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College of Dance

Classes Player’s Handbook

Move in Harmony with the Cosmos Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation can’t be contained within speech or song; the words are uttered by the movements of celestial

bodies and flow through the motions of the smallest creatures. These Bards practice a way of being in harmony with the whirling cosmos that emphasizes agility, speed, and grace.

Enthrall

Spells Player’s Handbook

You weave a distracting string of words, causing creatures of your choice that you can see within range to make a Wisdom saving throw. Any creature you or your companions are fighting automatically

Folding Boat

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

command words, each requiring a Magic action to use: First Command Word. The box unfolds into a Rowboat. Second Command Word. The box unfolds into a Keelboat. Third Command Word. The Folding Boat

folds back into a box if no creatures are aboard. Any objects in the vessel that can’t fit inside the box remain outside the box as it folds. Any objects in the vessel that can fit inside the box do

Mass Suggestion

Spells Player’s Handbook

You suggest a course of activity—described in no more than 25 words—to twelve or fewer creatures you can see within range that can hear and understand you. The suggestion must sound

Speaking Stones

Magic Items Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

Speaking Stones come in pairs, with each stone carved to match the other. While you touch one stone, you can take a Magic action to send a short message of 25 words or fewer to the bearer of the

other stone. That creature hears the message in its mind, recognizes you as the sender if it knows you, and can answer in a like manner immediately. The stones enable creatures to understand the meaning

Merrow Haranguer

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

Longbow", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage. Invective. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, up to three creatures the merrow can see within 60 feet. Failure: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType

exploit the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor’s land-dwelling species. They resemble large fish with humanoid torsos and arms, though their forms vary widely. Merrow are often capable warriors, but most prefer to duel with cutting words before resorting to physical violence.

Edgin Darvis

Monsters Thieves’ Gallery

);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shortsword", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage. Disorienting Words. Edgin magically taunts up to three creatures he can see within

60 feet of himself. Each creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Disorienting Words", "rollDamageType":"psychic

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean’s black depths to hunt the creatures of the

shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest trenches of the ocean, sahuagin view the entire aquatic realm as their kingdom and the creatures in it as blood sport for their hunting parties. The

Witchboard

Equipment

Ability: Charisma Utilize: Exchange messages of up to 10 words with an Ethereal creature within 30 feet (DC 15). A witchboard is a slat of wood covered with letters, usually the Common alphabet

though versions for different scripts are available. You can use it to contact Ethereal creatures, allowing limited conversations with them.

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean's black depths to hunt the creatures of the shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest

trenches of the ocean, sahuagin view the entire aquatic realm as their kingdom and the creatures in it as blood sport for their hunting parties. The self-styled rulers of sahuagin ocean domains are

Folding Boat Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

command words, each requiring you to use an action to speak it. One command word causes the box to unfold into a boat 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. The boat has one pair of oars, an anchor

, a mast, and a lateen sail. The boat can hold up to four Medium creatures comfortably. The second command word causes the box to unfold into a ship 24 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. The

Inquisitive (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

As an archetypal Inquisitive, you excel at rooting out secrets and unraveling mysteries. You rely on your sharp eye for detail, but also on your finely honed ability to read the words and deeds of

other creatures to determine their true intent. You excel at defeating creatures that hide among and prey upon ordinary folk, and your mastery of lore and your keen deductions make you well equipped to

Inquisitive

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

As an archetypal Inquisitive, you excel at rooting out secrets and unraveling mysteries. You rely on your sharp eye for detail, but also on your finely honed ability to read the words and deeds of

other creatures to determine their true intent. You excel at defeating creatures that hide among and prey upon ordinary folk, and your mastery of lore and your keen deductions make you well equipped to

Mass Healing Word Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

As you call out words of restoration, up to six creatures of your choice that you can see within range regain hit points equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on

Enthrall Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You weave a distracting string of words, causing creatures of your choice that you can see within range and that can hear you to make a Wisdom saving throw. Any creature that can't be charmed

Mark of Scribing Gnome

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

bears the mark can feel words as though they are living creatures, struggling to make their meaning known. The mark provides a range of gifts. It translates languages, but it also allows its bearer to

, and others who work with words. House Sivis has an especially close relationship with House Kundarak, as Kundarak letters of credit must be notarized with a Sivis arcane mark. House Sivis takes great

Kraken Priest Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

after a Short or Long Rest). A kraken speaks through the priest with a thunderous voice audible within 300 feet. Creatures of the priest's choice that can hear the kraken's words (which are spoken in

Sending Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You send a short message of twenty-five words or less to a creature with which you are familiar. The creature hears the message in its mind, recognizes you as the sender if it knows you, and can

answer in a like manner immediately. The spell enables creatures with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to understand the meaning of your message. You can send the message across any distance and even to

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

, ensuring that her companions’ words will be well received. Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds

, create illusions, and even heal wounds. Music and Magic In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master

Zodar

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Disembodied Voice. Up to three times in its life, the zodar can cause a message of up to twenty-five words to issue from the air around it. It speaks only when it has something profoundly important

exist or where they came from, but the most popular hypothesis is that they are the creations of some long-forgotten god. Zodars interact with other sapient creatures in a manner that goes beyond mere

Aurelia

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

":"radiant"} radiant damage. Leadership. Aurelia utters a few inspiring words to one creature she can see within 30 feet of her. If the creature can hear her, it can add a d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10

. Aurelia regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn. Command Allies. Aurelia chooses up to three creatures she can see within 30 feet of her. If a chosen creature can see or hear

Thri-kreen Hunter

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

themselves. The Thri-kreen language doesn’t employ words in the usual sense. To demonstrate emotion and reaction, thri-kreen clack their mandibles and wave their antennae, indicating to other

thri-kreen what they are thinking and feeling. Other creatures find this method of communication difficult to interpret and impossible to duplicate. To interact with creatures of other sapient species

Thri-kreen Mystic

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

revitalize themselves. The Thri-kreen language doesn’t employ words in the usual sense. To demonstrate emotion and reaction, thri-kreen clack their mandibles and wave their antennae

, indicating to other thri-kreen what they are thinking and feeling. Other creatures find this method of communication difficult to interpret and impossible to duplicate. To interact with creatures of other

Undercity Medusa

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

medusas of Ravnica, often called gorgons, are a monstrous race of creatures that appear superficially similar to human women. In place of hair, a gorgon has a writhing mass of black, serpentine

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered

impossible to manipulate, influence, or control by nonmagical means, even as it seeks to control other creatures through terror, pleasure, and awe. Yuan-ti know that the world they hope to rule can

Gazer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

follows its creator like a devoted, aggressive puppy, and sometimes small packs of these creatures patrol their master’s lair for vermin to kill and lone creatures to harass. A gazer can’t

speak any languages but can approximate words and sentences it hears, mimicking them in a high-pitched, mocking manner. Beholders find gazers amusing and tolerate their presence like spoiled pets. Some

Oread

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

oreads number among the most dangerous nymphs, as they embody the wild might of flames, volcanism, and the hidden forces of the earth. These creatures typically dwell in remote mountain crags and near

volcanoes, where they caper among the forces of dissolution and rebirth. During avalanches and volcanic eruptions, groups of oreads might race ahead of the destruction, dancing, singing, and doing what

Thri-kreen Gladiator

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

eschew armor. Although thri-kreen don’t need to sleep, they do require periods of inactivity to revitalize themselves. The Thri-kreen language doesn’t employ words in the usual sense. To

demonstrate emotion and reaction, thri-kreen clack their mandibles and wave their antennae, indicating to other thri-kreen what they are thinking and feeling. Other creatures find this method of

Headless Iron Golem

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

iron golem's shape can be worked into any form, though most are fashioned to look like giant suits of armor. Its fist can destroy creatures with a single blow, and its clanging steps shake the earth

grasp of language beyond that understanding, and can't be reasoned with or tricked with words. Constructed Nature. A golem doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.Fire, Poison, Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine

Yeth Hound

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hunting dogs. They race in pursuit of their prey, running it down until it’s too exhausted to fight back. Only the threat of dawn drives the pack back into hiding. A pack of yeth hounds can be

. Its head has a human-like face and glowing red eyes. The creature gives off a smoky odor. Yeth hounds make a ghastly baying sound that causes most creatures to flee in terror. They chase those who

King Hekaton

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

action on his turn, Hekaton can shift his weight and cause any ship upon which he stands to heave to one side or the other. All other creatures standing on the ship must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity

presided over a court that included representatives of every race of giant, from mighty storm giants to lowly hill giants. He used the power of the Wyrmskull Throne — a gift given to him by his wife

Kelubar Demodand

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

;shators. They are squat, and their skin drips with a foul-smelling, acidic slime. Kelubars revel in the subservience of others, and they prefer to do battle with words—or at least to send in their

transgressions, these bitter, wicked creatures have appointed themselves the jailers of the plane. Demodands viciously defend the few known portals that lead out of Carceri and ruthlessly torment other

Kraken Priest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Short or Long Rest). A kraken speaks through the priest with a thunderous voice audible within 300 feet. Creatures of the priest’s choice that can hear the kraken’s words (which are spoken

Dream Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

This spell shapes a creature's dreams. Choose a creature known to you as the target of this spell. The target must be on the same plane of existence as you. Creatures that don't sleep, such as elves

ten words and then the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, echoes of the phantasmal monstrosity spawn a nightmare that lasts the duration of the target's sleep and prevents the

Delerium Fragment Legacy

Equipment

instead of laughing, the creature repeats unfathomable combinations of syllables and words. 3 Time skips a beat. Creatures within 60 feet experience a palpable feeling of vertigo followed by a

1 Gravity breaks within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair, and must move by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall

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