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                                                     Spells
                                                    Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move on its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creature again before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to four creatures you have animated with this spell rather than animating a new creature
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Spells
                                                    Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     command any of them at the same time, issuing the same command to them). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move on its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     this spell on the creature before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to three creatures you have animated with this spell rather than animating new ones
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Halfling Nimbleness. Samara can move through the space of a Medium or larger creature.
Brave. Samara has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     gather information. Loyal spies would rather die than divulge information that could compromise them or their employers.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Cunning Action. On each of her turns, Khalessa can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Sneak Attack (1/Turn). Khalessa deals an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: dancing lights
Equipment. Khalessa owns a hat of disguise
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Cunning Action. On each of his turns, Orvex can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Sneak Attack (1/Turn). Orvex deals an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     politics. A spy is trained to secretly gather information. Loyal spies would rather die than divulge information that could compromise them or their employers.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Brave. You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the spy can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Halfling
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     trained to secretly gather information. Loyal spies would rather die than divulge information that could compromise them or their employers.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Tyranny of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Cunning Action. Jamna can take a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Gnome Cunning. Jamna has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spell attacks). Jamna has the following spells prepared from the wizard spell list:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation, ray of frost
1st level (3 slots): charm person
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: command,* detect thoughts,* sending*
1/day each: confusion,* dominate monster*
*To cast this spell, the swarm must have more than half its hit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     points remaining.The cranium rat squeaker;cranium rats squeakers of Sigil have no connection to the mind flayers that created their progenitors. Rather, these magical rodents cooperate with the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     makes one Massive Arm attack and uses Battlefield Cunning, if available, or Teleport.
Electrified Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ’s next turn.
Battlefield Cunning (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Battlefield Cunning"}. Up to two allied yugoloths within 60 feet of the yagnoloth that
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Stone Camouflage. The gnome has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
Gnome Cunning. The gnome has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     against magic.
Innate Spellcasting. The gnome's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 11). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     damage.
Spellcasting. The apprentice casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: guidance, mage
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     metaphysics. Their ultimate goal isn’t mastery, however. Rather, in their projects they explore and expand knowledge without expecting concrete answers. Whether students are extrapolating
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light,* message,* prestidigitation, shocking grasp (see “Actions” below)
1st level (4 slots): mage armor,* shield
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     his criminal ventures by capturing him.
Rather than put Gant to death for his crimes in Icewind Dale, the Council of Speakers in Ten-Towns made a deal with representatives of the Lords' Alliance to have
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Dragon of Icespire Peak
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Gnome Cunning. The gnome has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Spellcasting. The gnome is a 2nd-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (spell save DC 12, +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Gnome Cunning. Skeemo has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Spellcasting. Skeemo is a 9th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     save DC 14, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, light
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the thought spy can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The thought spy's innate spellcasting ability
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     is Intelligence (spell save DC 13). The thought spy can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: charm person, disguise self, encode thoughts (see chapter 2)
1/day each
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Stone Camouflage. The gnome has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
Gnome Cunning. The gnome has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     against magic.
Innate Spellcasting. The gnome's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 11). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Gnome Cunning. Spellix has advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Innate Spellcasting. Spellix's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: fire bolt
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Stone Camouflage. The Pudding King has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
Gnome Cunning. The Pudding King has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     components:
At will: nondetection (self only)
1/day each: blindness/deafness, blur, disguise self
Insanity. The Pudding King has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     their enormous size, supernatural strength, wicked cunning, and ability to speak.
Deep in the bowels of towns and cities, sewer kings reign over underground vermin, dreaming of the day when rats will
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     overthrow surface dwellers. Rancid saliva drips from a sewer king’s maw, and swarms of vermin skitter at the monstrous rat’s beck and call.
“‘The human world will fall,&rsquo
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Heroes of the Borderlands
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     damage.Jacko advertises his cloak-and-dagger services in seedy places throughout the Borderlands. For the right price, Jacko will trail, rob, rough up, or take out any mark—no questions asked.
Satisfied
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     customers parrot his cheesy slogan: “Jacko always has your back-o.”Cunning Action. Jacko takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Tales from the Yawning Portal
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Gnome Cunning. Erky has advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Spellcasting. Erky is a 1st-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     DC 12, +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The acolyte has following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     increases by 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Divine Eminence"} for each level above 1st.
Gnome Cunning. He has advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     hit with spell attacks). The priest has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, guiding bolt, sanctuary
2nd level
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Reach to the Blaze. Embric can cast produce flame at will. (Constitution is his spellcasting ability, and he has a +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} bonus
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     hit it. To do so, Embric must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.It takes a strong personality, ruthless cunning, and a silver tongue to keep a gang of bandits in line. The bandit captain
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11):
At will: darkness, dispel magic, fear, heat metal, levitate
Weakening Gaze. The babau targets one creature that it can see within 20 feet of it
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     appearance helped rout Glasya and secured Graz’zt’s place as one of the preeminent demon lords of the Abyss.
A babau demon has the cunning of a devil and the bloodthirstiness of a demon
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Barovia would fade, allowing the spirits of Vladimir and his knights to enter the afterlife. Nevertheless, Vladimir would rather savor Strahd's torment than bring peace to his fallen order or peace
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Thieves’ Gallery
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: friends, message
3/day each: charm person, disguise self
1/day: suggestionInspiring Words (3/Day). When a creature Edgin can see within 60 feet of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     relies on charisma first—rather than magic or muscle—to escape trouble. Once a member of the Harpers, a spy organization dedicated to protecting Faerûn’s common folk, Edgin has
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     smell.
Gnome Cunning. The wererat has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Innate Spellcasting. The wererat’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (spell save DC 11). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: nondetection (self only)
1/day each: blindness/deafness, blur, disguise self
Stone
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     will do.”
Ideal. “One who stands idle as evil remains unchecked is no friend or ally of mine. We all have an obligation to fight atrocity and corruption, to whatever extent we can.&rdquo
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     damage.
Spellcasting. The pledgemage casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: guidance, mage
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     in the magic of geometry and metaphysics. Their ultimate goal isn’t mastery, however. Rather, in their projects they explore and expand knowledge without expecting concrete answers. Whether
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     spells, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), see invisibility
1/day each: plane shift (self only
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ), telekinesisGithzerai uniters espouse wisdom and unity rather than violence. Many uniters are members of the Sha’sal Khou, a group of githyanki and githzerai who band together to reunify the gith
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     with spell attacks). It has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, minor illusion, ray of frost (see “Actions” below)
1st level (4 slots): color spray, expeditious retreat
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     use a combination of cunning, faith, and magic to defend their coastal home. Most of these skilled soldiers serve in the Reverent Army, the defenders of Meletis, which uses an array of proven strategies
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     as a crawling claw or a Will-o'-Wisp;will-o'-wisp.
Vampirate
Vampirates are the walking, talking husks of dead pirates who refused to go quietly into the afterlife. They ply the void in their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     parchment. A vampirate has fangs like a vampire’s but doesn’t use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
At will: dancing lights, mage armor, mage hand
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     claim the throne themselves.
Those favored consorts who prove their cunning gain the ear, and perhaps even the heart, of their priestess and are relied on to provide useful advice. No position of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: disguise self, mage hand, minor illusion
2/day each: charm person, dispel magic, greater invisibility
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , wall of forceSeekers of forgotten lore and lost relics, blue abishais are the most cunning and learned of their kind. Their research into occult subjects gleaned from tomes plundered from across the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11):
At will: detect magic, mage armor (self only), mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation
1/day each: burning hands
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ;bats, which xvarts befriend to this day. He enjoyed his reign only briefly before Graz’zt unleashed his vengeance. The demon prince urged villains far and wide to pursue the Infinity Spindle for themselves and destroy Raxivort.Low Cunning. The xvart takes the Disengage action.
                                                
                                            
                                        





