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Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Blackrazor is a sentient Chaotic Neutral weapon with an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of 10, and a Charisma of 19. It has hearing and Darkvision out to 120 feet.
The weapon speaks Common and can communicate
Blackrazor. Blackrazor can be destroyed by crushing it in the great gears of Mechanus. Primus, the creator of the modrons, also knows a series of musical tones that Blackrazor can’t stand to hear, causing the sword to shatter.
Magic Items
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, and a Charisma of 16, as well as hearing and darkvision out to a range of 30 feet.
The orb can speak, read, and understand Common, and it can communicate telepathically with any creature touching it
or slap it awake.
Visions of Terror. The cursed creature sees terrifying visions, causing it to view all creatures that aren’t also cursed as dangerous monsters for 10 minutes. The cursed
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
attack roll, the clockwork gives that creature a +5 bonus to its AC against that attack, potentially causing a miss. To use this ability, the clockwork must be able to see the creature and the
number of Hit Dice.
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Suction. The clockwork gains a climbing speed of 30 feet.
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Vocal Resonator. The clockwork gains the ability to speak rudimentary Common or Gnomish.
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Water
monsters
a weapon. Response: The nimblewright adds 2 to its AC against that attack, potentially causing it to miss.Watchful sentries that patrol important sites, nimblewright guards serve as loyal soldiers or
or other areas where they are common. Roll or choose a result from the Nimblewright Tasks table as inspiration for what a nimblewright guard or nimblewright hulk might be doing in a busy public place
Speak with Plants
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
thickets and undergrowth) into ordinary terrain that lasts for the duration. Or you can turn ordinary terrain where plants are present into difficult terrain that lasts for the duration, causing vines
move about, but they can freely move branches, tendrils, and stalks.
If a plant creature is in the area, you can communicate with it as if you shared a common language, but you gain no magical
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
Tool
Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land)
Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp
Hermit Origins
Any
of Seclusion
1
You led an ill-fated expedition into the Riverveins. Your friends were swept away by flooding, and you’ve never been able to shake the guilt of causing their deaths over
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
spades
Rogue
Two of spades
Balance
Joker (with TM)
Fool
Joker (without TM)
Jester
Balance. Your mind suffers a wrenching alteration, causing your alignment to change for
common or uncommon magic weapon with which you are proficient, or a spell scroll featuring a spell of a level you can cast, appears in your hands. The DM chooses the weapon or spell, which you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Noble A noble’s social advantages typically grant the noble access to greater education and training than most common folk, while nobles’ experience with business or politics makes many adept
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus two other languages
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2)
Actions
Rapier. Melee Attack Roll: +3, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) Piercing damage.
Reactions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Magic of the Storm During the Sundering, a constant storm called the Great Rain covered the Sea of Fallen Stars, darkening the skies and causing massive floods. Thousands of people died from drowning
their powers from the Great Rain, most common folk associate them with its destructive weather and treat them with caution.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
+1 +1
Wis 14 +2 +2
Cha 16 +3 +3
Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Persuasion +5
Gear Breastplate, Rapier
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus two other
languages
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2)
Actions
Rapier. Melee Attack Roll: +3, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) Piercing damage.
Reactions
Parry. Trigger: The noble is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The noble adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
11 (+0)
Saving Throws Str +5, Con +4
Damage Resistances fire
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common plus one more language
Challenge 4 (1,100
+ 3) bludgeoning damage plus 9 (2d8) fire damage. If the target is a creature, magical flames cling to it, causing it to take 3 (1d6) fire damage at the start of each of its turns. Immediately after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Or you can turn ordinary terrain where plants are present into difficult terrain that lasts for the duration, causing vines and branches to hinder pursuers, for example. Plants might be able to
creature is in the area, you can communicate with it as if you shared a common language, but you gain no magical ability to influence it. This spell can cause the plants created by the entangle spell to release a restrained creature.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Goblin Warrior Goblin warriors excel at causing mischief. Those in service to Maglubiyet have greater discipline and are likely to withdraw to set up ambushes. Goblin Warrior Small Fey (Goblinoid
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 8 −1 −1
Cha 8 −1 −1
Skills Stealth +6
Gear Leather Armor, Scimitar, Shield, Shortbow
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 9
Languages Common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
+0 +0
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Athletics +5, Perception +2
Gear Greatsword, Heavy Crossbow, Splint Armor
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 3
. Ranged Attack Roll: +3, range 100/400 ft. Hit: 12 (2d10 + 1) Piercing damage.
Reactions
Parry. Trigger: The warrior is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The warrior adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
, Rapier
Senses Passive Perception 10
Languages Common
CR 1 (XP 200; PB +2)
Actions
Rapier. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Piercing damage.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Attack Roll
: +5, range 80/320 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Piercing damage.
Reactions
Parry. Trigger: Pral is hit with a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: Pral adds 2 to his AC against that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Int 14 +2 +2
Wis 11 +0 +2
Cha 14 +2 +2
Skills Athletics +4, Deception +4
Gear Pistol, Scimitar, Studded Leather Armor
Senses Passive Perception 10
Languages Common
) Slashing damage.
Pistol. Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 30/90 ft. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) Piercing damage.
Reactions
Parry. Trigger: The bandit is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The bandit adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Perception 10
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The knight makes two attacks, using Greatsword or Heavy Crossbow in any combination.
Greatsword
) Radiant damage.
Reactions
Parry. Trigger: The knight is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The knight adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Or you can turn ordinary terrain where plants are present into difficult terrain that lasts for the duration, causing vines and branches to hinder pursuers, for example. Plants might be able to
creature is in the area, you can communicate with it as if you shared a common language, but you gain no magical ability to influence it. This spell can cause the plants created by the entangle spell to release a restrained creature.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The knight makes two attacks, using Greatsword or Heavy Crossbow in any combination.
Greatsword. Melee
damage.
Reactions
Parry. Trigger: The knight is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The knight adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Halaster’s voice, “Terrible and painful magical death! Fireballs and lightning bolts! Begone!” It speaks and understands Common, but voices nothing but empty threats and a desire to continue its “work
psychic damage, and ability scores of 10. It can’t be charmed or frightened, and it is not subject to exhaustion. It speaks and understands Common, has no attacks, and falls to pieces if reduced to 0 hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Int 14 +2 +2
Wis 16 +3 +7
Cha 14 +2 +2
Skills Athletics +9, Insight +7, Perception +7
Gear Greatsword, Longbow, Plate Armor
Senses Passive Perception 17
Languages Common
attack, possibly causing it to miss. On a miss, the warrior can make one Greatsword or Longbow attack against the attacker.
Make way, evil! I’m armed to the teeth and packing a hamster!
—Minsc, hero of Baldur’s Gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 14 +2 +5
Cha 17 +3 +6
Skills Acrobatics +7, Perception +5
Gear Pistol, Rapier
Senses Passive Perception 15
Languages Common plus one
.
Reactions
Riposte. Trigger: The pirate is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The pirate adds 3 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss. On a miss, the pirate makes one Rapier attack against the triggering creature if within range.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
occasional adventuresome rock gnome takes up residence in a human or dwarven city. Rock gnome communities are most common in the Western Heartlands and along the coast of the Shining Sea, but gnome
Ladies’ task, from seeking to gather examples of all of the beauty and riches of Toril, to a secret plan to thwart the evils of the world using their anonymity as a shield, causing the world to forget
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
the Roll When a character makes an attack roll, the two most common modifiers to the roll are an ability modifier and the character's proficiency bonus. When a monster makes an attack roll, it uses
Sometimes fate blesses or curses a combatant, causing the novice to hit and the veteran to miss. If the d20 roll for an attack is a 20, the attack hits regardless of any modifiers or the target's AC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
10 +0 +0
Wis 12 +1 +5
Cha 16 +3 +3
Immunities Necrotic, Poison; Exhaustion, Frightened, Poisoned
Senses Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages Abyssal, Common
(Necrotic), Dispel Magic
Reactions
Parry. Trigger: The aspirant is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The aspirant adds 4 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
+4 +8
Skills Acrobatics +10, Athletics +6, Perception +6
Gear Pistol, Scimitar
Senses Passive Perception 16
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 12 (XP 8,400; PB +4)
Actions
: The pirate is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The pirate adds 4 to its AC against melee attack rolls (including the triggering attack) until the start of its next turn, possibly causing the attacks to miss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bargains with a dusk hag in exchange for its prophecies and visions of the future. But the information gained from a dusk hag often has a way of causing more pain than joy. Like all hags, dusk hags
enjoy causing strife to those who bargain with them, and find ways to twist and turn promises to their own advantage. The Dusk Hag Prophecies table provides examples of the sort of dreams dusk hags might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
sports (wrestling, boxing, and pankration) are all common events in arenas, especially during the Iroan Games, an annual series of athletic competitions held in Akros. Arena Adventures Adventures in an
amphitheater during a well-attended event.
3 A chariot racer (gladiator) poisons members of a rival team, causing them to fall asleep during competition.
4 A mage uses magic to spy on athletes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Light Bearer. You know the light cantrip. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for it. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common
urge to stand against evil. Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1. Radiant Soul. Starting at 3rd level, you can use your action to unleash the divine energy within yourself, causing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
live on small family farms joined together in pacts—resource-sharing alliances forged by common interest. Inexplicably, the Ribbon’s soil grows less fertile each year, and no living soul in
whisper of strange magic that manifests without warning, causing unusual weather and reshaping the soil. Some believe these effects might be connected to ancient magics affecting the land or the will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
), Studded Leather Armor
Senses Passive Perception 11
Languages Common
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Actions
Multiattack. The gladiator makes three Spear attacks. It can replace one attack with a use
melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The gladiator adds 3 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Alejandro Pacheco In an undersea arena, the crowd goes wild
as a gladiator triumphs over a giant squid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
fuel cart nearby. “Faster!” bellows a deep, disembodied voice.
The sapient Engine Car is the source of the deep, booming voice. The car speaks Common and Modron. While it’s moving and not talking
the furnace isn’t replenished every hour with at least 100 gp worth of treasure, the Engine Car sputters and the train comes to a halt, causing a guard patrol (see “Guard Patrols” earlier in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
)
Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +4
Skills Stealth +8
Damage Resistances psychic
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Goblin, telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP
attack roll, the goblin conjures a shield of force. The target of the attack gains a +3 bonus to its AC against the triggering attack roll, potentially causing it to miss.
Kent Davis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
changes: She has AC 19 (natural armor). She speaks Common and Primordial. She can move across difficult terrain made of stone without expending extra movement. She has the following trait: Treasure
. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area taps into the ritual magic Seodra is using to craft the demilich’s skull, causing a random character to age by one year. This effect can be reversed by casting a remove curse spell using a 6th-level spell slot.