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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
Nezznar the Black Spider
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Lost Mine of Phandelver
Special Equipment. Nezznar has a spider staff.
Fey Ancestry. Nezznar has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put him to sleep.
Sunlight Sensitivity. Nezznar has
3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Spider Staff","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.Drow (dark elves) are a devious, scheming subterranean race that worships Lolth
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
special form of telepathy that enables them to communicate with one another across the multiverse. A mercane often uses this ability to warn another mercanes about individuals who are dangerous or
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Dangerous Raider of the Sea
Vikings are battle-hardened warriors and sailors who ply the seas of the Northlands for glory and plunder. As followers of the Reaver’s Way, they have their own
sense of honor, yet they can be merciless in times of raiding and war. Vikings are known for their prowess with the spear and axe, and for their belief that they can earn a special place in the halls of the dead through their deeds of valor in battle.
Sahuagin Baron
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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
driven into a frenzy by the smell of fresh blood. As worshipers of Sekolah, they also have a special kinship with sharks, which they train as attack animals. Even untrained sharks recognize sahuagin
Sahuagin Priestess
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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
worshipers of Sekolah, they also have a special kinship with sharks, which they train as attack animals. Even untrained sharks recognize sahuagin as allies and don't prey on them.
Elven Enmity. The sahuagin
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Not everyone can build a ship to sail in the icy waters of the Northlands. You have mastered your craft, shrugging off the cold wind against your fingers to bring your own special touch to ships
them afloat even as they move through dangerous waters and fend off attacks at sea.
Ability Scores: Dexterity, Strength, Wisdom
Feat: Sea Wolf
Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics and Sleight of Hand
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their ships in colorful patterns as well as customizing their vessels with special equipment. Large, private gatherings of damselfly ship owners are not uncommon; they use these get-togethers to show
off their ships and to race one another through asteroid belts and other obstacle courses, either for rewards or bragging rights.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Special Equipment. Kelek wears bracers of defense and carries a staff of striking with 10 charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain expended
coward at heart. The fact that he’s highly intelligent makes him even more dangerous. More than anything, he wants the staff of power in the possession of his most hated foe, Ringlerun (described
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Special Equipment. Skylla carries an eldritch staff (see appendix A) with 10 charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Charges regained"} expended
effective melee combatant. She is more dangerous when she can use magic from a safe distance. She can also use her faerie fire spell to make foes easier for her allies to hit.
League of Malevolence
The
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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Special Equipment. Elkhorn wields a Longsword, +1;+1 longsword.Multiattack. Elkhorn makes two Dagger or +1 Longsword attacks.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3
;s much more dangerous against creatures that are significantly bigger than he is.
Valor's Call
The noble adventuring party known as Valor’s Call was founded by Strongheart, a resolute human
Shapechange
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hit points, you aren't knocked unconscious.
You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source and can use them, provided that your new form is physically capable of doing
so. You can't use any special senses you have (for example, darkvision) unless your new form also has that sense. You can only speak if the creature can normally speak.
When you transform, you
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
court of the Queen of Air and Darkness, one of the Feywild’s archfey. Goblins thrived in her dangerous domain thanks to a special boon from her—a supernatural knack for finding the weak
character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature type is.
Here
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expend a use to take one of the following actions. Ivan regains all expended uses at the start of each of his turns.
Retaliate. Ivan makes one Foreleg attack.
Trapped Ground. Ivan spreads special
believes mocks him and has caused his aged, squalid state.
Ivan surrounds himself with dangerous clockwork toys and fawning, mechanical servants. While he goes through the motions of crafting such
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dangerous those dragons can be and help others defend against draconic destruction.
Whatever their relationship to dragons, kobold scales tend to be rust colored, although the occasional kobold sports
, their cry resonates with draconic power.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical
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creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature type is.
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member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character
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, shadar-kai can live to be over 750 years old.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical
race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score
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player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature
whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dangers during adventures.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race such as the
languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature type is
character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining
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special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature type is.
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member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character&rsquo
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race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability
Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you select one of the dragonborn races in this chapter, follow these additional rules during character creation
to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most
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’t have a unified story of how they were created, but they all have a sense of being mystically connected to the natural world. Carrying their shelter on their backs gives tortles a special
, and many tortles enjoy adorning their shells in distinctive ways.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you
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.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during
.
Creature Type
Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type
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Underdark and beyond.
Like other dwarves, duergar typically have a life span of 350 years.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a
fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase
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, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s
choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
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fins on their calves, and coloration that favors blues and greens.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If
you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and
backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
: Two of your choiceEquipment: A leather-bound diary, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, a set of traveler’s clothes, one trinket of special significance, and a pouch containing 10 gp
and the ways of their people, who eventually treated you as one of their own. One culture had more of an influence on you than any other, shaping your beliefs and customs. Choose a race whose culture
Dhampir
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race option presented here tells you what
ancestors.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of one of the game’s fantastical races. Alternatively, you can choose a lineage. If
Reborn
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character is a member of the human race or of one of the game’s fantastical races. Alternatively, you can choose a lineage. If you choose a lineage, you might have once been a member of another race
’re free to follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.
If you are replacing your race with a lineage, replace
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation
DM is free to add or remove languages from that list for a particular campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
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Beast Masters and Slave Drivers
Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god