constant ritual grows to have rather

Darkling Elder

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling away some of the darkling’s absorbed light. If the ritual succeeds, the darkling grows into a taller, elf-like form. The darkling perishes if the ritual fails.

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The darkling elder casts darkness, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability.A wise and respected darkling can undergo a ritual to

Kiddywidget

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

":"roll","rollAction":"Hours"} hours for an impregnated skitterwidget to give birth to one kiddywidget. A newborn kiddywidget magically grows into a full-sized skitterwidget in 10 days. Autonomous. Unlike

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

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

everlasting guardian. The ritual to create a wood woad is a primeval secret passed down through generations of forest-dwelling societies and druid circles. Performing the ritual isn’t necessarily an

evil act if the victim-to-be is a willing sacrifice. In the ritual, a living person’s chest is pierced and the heart removed. A seed is pushed into the heart, which is then placed in a tree

Tempest Spirit

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

hit point maximum is reduced to 0.A storm giant can escape death through a mystical ritual that transforms the giant into a semiconscious storm. However, if the giant performs the ritual in a place

where the barrier between the Material Plane and the Shadowfell is thin, the seeping negative energy drastically alters the ritual’s outcome. The giant’s soul becomes infused with negative

Female Steeder

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

begins shortly after the steeder hatches. As it grows, its rider works with it to direct its predatory instincts. Rather than spinning webs, steeders excrete a viscous substance from their legs. This goo allows them to creep along walls and ceilings and to grapple prey.

Male Steeder

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

begins shortly after the steeder hatches. As it grows, its rider works with it to direct its predatory instincts. Rather than spinning webs, steeders excrete a viscous substance from their legs. This goo allows them to creep along walls and ceilings and to grapple prey.

Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Nightmare speakers revel in torturing others, keeping their victims in a constant state of fear and dread. They prefer to terrify rather than kill their opponents. They manipulate communities for

Draegloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

priest of Lolth in an unholy, dangerous ritual in which it is infused with the fey essence of the creator and the fiendish essence of a glabrezu. This ritual rarely succeeds, but Lolth’s

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

Daemogoth Titan

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the titan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Pact of Suffering. Using a 10-minute long ritual, the titan can forge a magical bond with a willing

creature it touches throughout the ritual. The creature becomes bound by the pact until it dies, the titan dies, or the pact is broken by a wish spell. The titan chooses one spell from the

Fensir Skirmisher

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

can transform even a pinch of mud or gravel into a boulder suitable for hurling, and the thrown stone grows in flight to knock its target flat on impact. Fensirs Long ago, a band of frost giants

nature was altered by constant regeneration and rebirth amid the energy of Ysgard, slowly changed into entirely new creatures: fensirs. Fensirs’ troll ancestry is hardly apparent in their appearance

Jammer Leech

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

shell is affixed to the ship by a glue-like substance secreted by the leech. The shell grows until it’s about 1 foot in diameter. The leech inside is reddish-purple in color, with a body resembling

defensive measure. If the crew of a ship becomes aware of leeches that have become attached, it’s customary for them to try to scrape the leeches off the hull rather than attack them with weapons

Dragonflesh Abomination

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

vestiges of its previous life. It sprouts a tail and clumsy wings and grows to enormous size, barely retaining a bipedal shape. Its stomach churns with acid, causing noxious fumes to waft from its mouth and

providing it with a caustic breath weapon. Its body is in a constant state of growth and change, allowing it to quickly heal from its wounds. These creatures are most often found in abandoned dragon

Spectral Cloud

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

’s appearance becomes clear: a skeletal cloud giant corpse. Tales suggest cloud giants sometimes seek this fate rather than accept the end of their naturally long lives. In such stories, a

cloud giant undergoes a ritual in which its heart is transplanted into a cloud, causing the giant’s body to dissolve and its spirit to animate the cloud.Poison, ThunderCold, Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Dimir Operative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

don’t share it. 3 I like to sound mysterious, because wisdom hidden grows deeper with time. 4 I have no patience with people who get in my way. 5 I love hearing about other

d6 Flaw 1 I like secrets so much that I’m reluctant to share details of a plan even with those who need to know. 2 I would let my friends die rather than reveal my true

Urchin - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

learned to provide for yourself. You fought fiercely over food and kept a constant watch out for other desperate souls who might steal from you. You slept on rooftops and in alleyways, exposed to the

from a fight. 2 Gold seems like a lot of money to me, and I’ll do just about anything for more of it. 3 I will never fully trust anyone other than myself. 4 I’d rather

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

attached to. Personality Traits d8 Personality Trait 1 I can’t wait to see what I become next! 2 I am convinced that everything inclines toward constant improvement

Everything I do is an attempt to impress someone I love. Flaws d6 Flaw 1 I have a rather embarrassing mutation that I do everything I can to keep hidden. 2 I’m more

Adult Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

who will listen to lectures on military history without complaint. 8 An adult sapphire dragon and an aboleth psychically face off for control of an area of the Underdark. The constant bombardment

or more of the following effects: Crystal Profusion. Natural stone within 6 miles of the lair grows plentiful crystal formations and veins of sapphire gemstones, particularly underground. Stony Sight

Ancient Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

plateau.A Topaz Dragon’s Lair Topaz dragons dwell where the sea meets the land, favoring sites where the constant action of the waves and tides is slowly reducing the land to gravel. They make their

surrounding a legendary topaz dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Crystal Profusion. Natural stone within 6 miles of the lair grows

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

a constant battle against deep gnome miners, who scour the tunnels of the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds. 2 An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult

’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Crystal Profusion. Natural stone within 6 miles of the lair grows plentiful crystal formations and

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Lair Topaz dragons dwell where the sea meets the land, favoring sites where the constant action of the waves and tides is slowly reducing the land to gravel. They make their lairs in caves set into sea

’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Crystal Profusion. Natural stone within 6 miles of the lair grows plentiful crystal formations and

Darkling Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

darkling grows into a tall and fair form, like that of a gray-skinned elf. The darkling perishes if the ritual fails.

qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling some of the darkling's absorbed light away from its body. If the ritual succeeds, the

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, channeling some of the darkling's absorbed light away from its body. If the ritual succeeds, the darkling grows into a tall and fair form, like that of a gray-skinned elf. The darkling perishes if the ritual fails.

the colors in a painting or a jewel. Elder Transformation. A wise and respected darkling can qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos

Trickery Domain Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

Gods of trickery — such as Tymora, Beshaba, Olidammara, the Traveler, Garl Glittergold, and Loki — are mischief-makers and instigators who stand as a constant challenge to the accepted

, stealing from the rich, freeing captives, and flouting hollow traditions. They prefer subterfuge, pranks, deception, and theft rather than direct confrontation. Trickery Domain Spells Cleric

Narthus

monsters

before the end of Narthus’s next turn has Advantage.A craven lackey, Narthus serves Ivlis out of fear rather than loyalty. Narthus spends his days groveling before Ivlis and cruelly whipping new

fascinations. He grows the cult’s ranks through macabre rituals, conscripting the dead to serve the cult’s depraved goals.

Ritual Caster

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

Ritual tag to the spells always prepared with this feature. Quick Ritual. With this benefit, you can cast a Ritual spell that you have prepared using its regular casting time rather than the extended

a maximum of 20. Ritual Spells. Choose a number of level 1 spells equal to your Proficiency Bonus that have the Ritual tag. You always have those spells prepared, and you can cast them with any spell

Grung

Species One Grung Above

. All grungs are a dull greenish gray when they are born, but each individual takes on the color of its caste as it grows to adulthood. Green grungs are the tribe’s warriors, hunters, and laborers

caste for life. On rare occasions, an individual that distinguishes itself with great deeds can earn an invitation to join a higher caste. Through a combination of herbal tonics and ritual magic, an

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

peppered with a parental attitude toward strangers. Another is a mirthful sybarite with an unfettered love of food, drink, and romance. When dealing with the forlarren, the only constant is the malleable

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

cannibalizing their victims, and then performed a sorcerous ritual while writhing in pools filled with living snakes that enabled them to mix their flesh with that of serpents, becoming like the gods in

can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a

Shub-Niggurath

monsters

shelter. A visitor may be told they have been chosen as an honored guest for a local ceremony, one that ends with the guest ritual slaughtered and their blood poured upon an altar to Shub-Niggurath to

appease the goddess’ growing hunger. The Land Revolts. As the cult grows stronger, the corrupted land twists and turns to aid them. Paths become overgrown with thick hedges, leading strangers

Urchin Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You grew up on the streets alone, orphaned, and poor. You had no one to watch over you or to provide for you, so you learned to provide for yourself. You fought fiercely over food and kept a constant

;d rather kill someone in their sleep than fight fair. 5 It’s not stealing if I need it more than someone else. 6 People who can’t take care of themselves get what they deserve.

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

stars overhead, a wild-eyed tiefling chants the mystic ritual that will open a doorway to a distant world. Warlocks are seekers of the knowledge that lies hidden in the fabric of the multiverse. Through

and grows in power, at the cost of occasional services performed on the patron’s behalf. The magic bestowed on a warlock ranges from minor but lasting alterations to the warlock’s being

Let the Franchise Shine

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

Let the Franchise Shine An Acquisitions Incorporated franchise is like a newborn baby that the characters all had a hand in conceiving, delivering, and raising. It needs constant care and feeding as

it grows to its full potential, but there’ll be a lot of risks, drama, and dirty diapers along the way. (Okay, that might be taking the analogy too far, but you get the idea.) Running a franchise can

Let the Franchise Shine

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

Let the Franchise Shine An Acquisitions Incorporated franchise is like a newborn baby that the characters all had a hand in conceiving, delivering, and raising. It needs constant care and feeding as

it grows to its full potential, but there’ll be a lot of risks, drama, and dirty diapers along the way. (Okay, that might be taking the analogy too far, but you get the idea.) Running a franchise can

Anthradusk's Return

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

ritual chamber (area H15). Characters in area H15 or H16 have 1 minute to prepare before the dragon appears. Anthradusk grows enraged at the sight of intruders and fights to the death. Unless

halls. Something huge draws near. Anthradusk has returned with the final items necessary to complete his ritual. The dragon enters the city via the sinkhole in the catacombs (area H11) and heads to his

Anthradusk's Return

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

ritual chamber (area H15). Characters in area H15 or H16 have 1 minute to prepare before the dragon appears. Anthradusk grows enraged at the sight of intruders and fights to the death. Unless

halls. Something huge draws near. Anthradusk has returned with the final items necessary to complete his ritual. The dragon enters the city via the sinkhole in the catacombs (area H11) and heads to his

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