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                                                    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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     repeat the saving throw. The effect ends if the second save is successful; otherwise the target is petrified for 24 hours.Stone cursed are spawned through a foul alchemical ritual performed on a Humanoid
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    False Appearance. If the slithering tracker is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the slithering tracker move or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     half.The quest for revenge sometimes leads those terribly aggrieved to undergo a ritual whereby they transform into bodies of semiliquid sentience known as slithering trackers. Innocuous and insidious at
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     (Insight) check can discern whether you are happy, sad, angry, disgusted, surprised, or afraid, as well as the main source of that emotion. For example, you might communicate fear caused by a monster you
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     just saw around the corner, grief at the loss of a friend, or happiness derived from pride in your performance in combat. A dark elf has advantage on this check.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of Gruumsh has also mastered a ritual for this purpose, and bestows it on those deemed worthy. Whatever process is used corrupts the subject, transforming them into a vicious Fiend.
Although
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Duergar Resilience. Grandolpha has advantage on saving throws against poison, spells, and illusions, as well as to resist being charmed or paralyzed.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). Grandolpha's
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Poison Spray (Cantrip). Grandolpha extends her hand toward a creature she can see within 10 feet of her and projects a puff of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     her sister Auspicia into exploring the depths of the Wandering Crypt. And she would have been successful in arranging for Omin to be claimed by that creature as well if he hadn't fled immediately in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     search of a weapon to aid his captured sister.
Whether in combat or social encounters, Portentia shifts frequently between different forms and mindsets, only some of which are fully humanoid. She fights
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The kobold makes two Spear attacks.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     eggs, but once every few years a kobold hatches with an innate version of the dragonshield’s abilities. In either case, a dragonshield is skilled at hand-to-hand combat and bears a shield made
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     vast scale, or if their bodies were damaged by elemental forces. These unusual forms can also be produced and shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     City Guard. In that position, she watches over traffic that passes through the gate — and ensures that her associates in the Black Network can come and go freely.
Born to a well-off family in Calimshan
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , Tashlyn has an unfettered sense of superiority. Quick to anger, she hates to back down from a fight. She respects anyone who can best her in melee combat.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     and are usually programmed to take intruders prisoner before resorting to lethal force. Combat robots signal their pursuit with built-in sirens and flashing lights, warning nearby creatures of their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     imminent arrival with an intimidating display. Combat robots display a wide range of voices. Some units are clearly designed to intimidate, while others offer canned, upbeat platitudes in pleasant tones
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     amethyst. The process requires at least three mind flayer arcanists and the sacrifice of an equal number of souls from living victims in a three-day-long ritual of spellcasting and psionic communion. Upon
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     mind is transferred to the periapt, where it remains in communion with any other trapped alhoon minds, as well as the souls of those sacrificed.
The undeath conferred by a periapt of mind trapping
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     has advantage on saving throws against spells and the charmed, paralyzed, and poisoned conditions.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the duergar has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     broken (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar wears or carries is invisible with it. While the invisible duergar is mounted, the mount is invisible as well. The invisibility ends
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     my sword. They beat words to hell.”
Ideal. “I expect to be paid well for my handiwork.”
Bond. “The League of Malevolence is a convenient arrangement—until something
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     better comes along.”
Flaw. “I don’t have a single friend I can count on.”
Combat Notes
Warduke likes to hit things with his sword; it’s as simple as that.
League of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes three Scimitar or Arcane Eruption attacks. The drow can replace one of the attacks with a use of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , including the powerful drow matron mother, takes an attractive drow as consort. Chosen as much for beauty as for magical might, a drow favored consort can hold their own in both conversation and combat
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Axiomatic Mind. The decaton can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions.
Combat Ready. The decaton has advantage on initiative rolls.
Disintegration. If
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     only), protection from evil and goodThe least of the hierarchs, decatons monitor the physical well-being of base modrons. Two stubby legs support their spherical bodies, and ten mechanical tentacles
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     invulnerability
7th level (1 slot): teleport
8th level (1 slot): mind blank
9th level (1 slot): time stop
*Vizeran mind blank, stoneskin and mage armor spells on itself before combat.
Sunlight
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Sensitivity. While in sunlight, Vizeran has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    False Appearance. If the blight is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. If a creature hasn’t observed the blight move or act, that creature must succeed
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     passerby can awaken into a terror known as a razorvine blight.
Razorvine blights lay ambushes on well-traveled paths by standing still to appear as ordinary razorvine. When unassuming travelers pass
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     talking. When he does speak outside of combat, he comes across as surprisingly calm and soft-spoken. While swinging his axe in battle, however, he bellows and laughs like a berserker.
Harshnag knows the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     North well and has no chance of becoming lost in its wilderness. He’s sensitive to the fact that many small folk have a freshly rekindled fear of giants striding into their settlements.Cold
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     drow to sleep.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes three Shadow
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     attack—and then they are the last thing their victims see.
A shadowblade gains their powers over shadow via a ritual in which they kill a shadow demon and mystically prevent it from re-forming in
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     drow to sleep.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes three Shadow
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     moment they attack—and then they are the last thing their victims see.
A shadowblade gains their powers over shadow via a ritual in which they kill a shadow demon and mystically prevent it from re
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     attacker.A product of life on a small-town farm, the rogue known as Viari carries fond memories of those childhood days and his loving family. (Well, except for that thing where his parents insist on
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and earnest debate, he demonstrates an equal flair for planning and forethought, mad combat moves (involving leaping off high places whenever possible), and dark vengeance.
Viari's career as an
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Dexterity saving throws while standing within 5 feet of an ally wielding a shield.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the duergar has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    False Appearance. If the spider is motionless, has its eyes and mouth closed, and has its legs wrapped around its body at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     much as a giant, lifeless rock in space—hence its name.
An asteroid spider has its own gravity plane and air envelope, as well as multiple spinnerets with which it can create web strands. Its
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     weapon is a molten storm of ash and flame. In combat, Ember wears a set of magic plate armor that bolsters his already-impressive might, allowing him to annihilate entire cohorts with terrifying
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ease.FireAlter Shape. Ember magically transforms into a vulture or a mage and retains his alignment, damage immunities, hit points, and Hit Dice, as well as his Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. This transformation ends if Ember is reduced to 0 hit points or if he uses another bonus action to end it.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     stay in one place, making them a threat along well-traveled dungeon corridor and on routes through the wilderness that see a lot of traffic. When prey is scarce, a trapper enters a state of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     always sit well with their more cautious companions.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I’m a bit rash, to put it mildly.”
Ideal. “I have no tolerance for bullies and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     demands that I strike out on my own while my comrades-in-arms waste time deliberating.”
Combat Notes
Molliver likes to get up close and personal in fights. If they’re caught in a tight spot
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Soulblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Soulblade"} to hit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Underdark, duergar must constantly be on guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Fire Lance. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Fire Lance"} to hit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training
                                                
                                            
                                        
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Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the duergar has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The duergar makes two Iron Fist
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     many who dwell in the Underdark, duergar must constantly be on guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the choldrith has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     dedicated solely to her, but the devotees performed no such ritual. As revenge for the devotees’ betrayal, the Spider Queen manipulated the creation rituals so that they sometimes created
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     down mortal souls for violent ritual sacrifice to their god.
Roleplaying Aurnozci
Aurnozci is a being of mindless destruction, and the Caged Worm has few dealings with mortals that don’t end
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     in consumption. Periodically, the Eye of Aurnozci communes with their horrifying master or leads a ceremony of propitiation in the Firehive. In combat, Aurnozci screeches horribly and attacks any
                                                
                                            
                                        
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Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the kobold has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     swarm disperses.
A kobold inventor builds improvised weapons to gain an advantage in combat. These weapons last for only one or two attacks before they break and typically work only for the inventor, but
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The duergar makes two Mind-Poison Dagger attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Mind Mastery
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by some
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The duergar makes three Psychic-Attuned Hammer or Javelin attacks and uses Call to Attack.
Psychic-Attuned
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     dwell in the Underdark, duergar must constantly be on guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     ocean. (Good)
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Code of Combat. I despise most other dragons, but I meet them face to face without resorting to the base trickery I use on lesser creatures. (Lawful)
Topaz Dragon
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     dragon egg, and they care for it as if it were their own.
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A sea hag is on the hunt for a topaz dragon wyrmling, to be used as a component in a fell ritual.
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A pirate crew keeps a curmudgeonly topaz dragon wyrmling as a beloved mascot.
Cold, Necrotic
                                                
                                            
                                        





