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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Magic Resistance. The high fae has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The high fae makes two Fae Blade attacks and uses Vexing Prank once.
Fae Blade
. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Fae Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d8+5", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the rune is destroyed, the giant can inscribe a storm rune on another crystal ball in its possession when it finishes a short or long rest.Multiattack. The giant makes three Lightning Blade or
Lightning Lance attacks.
Lightning Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Lightning Blade"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d8 + 9
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
provoked. He wields the greatsword Angdrelve, also called Wave of Sorrow, whose wavy, razor-edged blade drips acid at his command.Graz’zt’s Lair
Graz’zt’s principal lair is his
the lair, all Wisdom (Insight) checks have disadvantage, and all Charisma (Deception) and Charisma (Persuasion) checks have advantage.
Mirrors Everywhere. Flat surfaces within 1 mile of the lair that
Equipment
A Concealed Blade is a dagger built into a mechanism hidden within a bracer or gauntlet. When you roll Initiative, you can make a Dexterity (Deception) check opposed by others’ Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
15 Charisma (Deception) check to pose the right questions to the right people at the right time. To determine the black market price of an item, multiply the item’s normal price (see the Player’s
salve. The merchant prince Kwayothé controls the sale of both. Neither kind of repellent protects against giant insects or the vile swarms of insects described in appendix A of the Monster Manual. A block
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 11 +0 +2
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Deception +2, Religion +2
Gear Leather Armor, Sickle
Senses Passive Perception 10
10 +0 +0
Wis 14 +2 +4
Cha 13 +1 +1
Skills Deception +3, Persuasion +3, Religion +2
Gear Holy Symbol, Leather Armor
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common
CR 2 (XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
+0
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 11 +0 +0
Wis 10 +0 +0
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Deception +4, Perception +2, Stealth +5
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception
imitations with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Actions
Shadow Blade. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Necrotic damage. Hit or Miss: The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
10 +0 +0
Wis 11 +0 +2
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Deception +2, Religion +2
Gear Leather Armor, Sickle
Senses Passive Perception 10
Languages Common
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2
+2 +4
Cha 13 +1 +1
Skills Deception +3, Persuasion +3, Religion +2
Gear Holy Symbol, Leather Armor
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
am forever disappointed with the insects that think themselves worthy of meeting me. I suppose I could entertain myself with destroying you.”
Sarusanda’s Influence If Sarusanda is with the party
asks the characters if this is true. A character can then make a DC 20 Charisma (Deception) check to convince Strahd they are members or otherwise important to the group. On a successful check, Strahd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
(Perception) check can hear the faint yet grotesque scuttling of insects from within. Hundreds of tarantula-sized undead spiders crawl through these warrens. Nepartak’s Skull The skull in the crystal box
without revealing her true predicament. Lying to her requires a successful DC 12 Charisma (Deception) check. If the characters reveal that she’s nothing more than a disembodied skull, if they fail three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Skills Deception +9, Perception +5, Stealth +10
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Common, thieves’ cant, plus any one language
Poison Blade attacks.
Poison Blade. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) piercing damage plus 5 (1d10) poison damage.
Reactions
Uncanny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the world, it would likely be a tempest caller. Tempest callers implant crystal balls inscribed with the storm rune into their foreheads or eye sockets, allowing them to see through magical deception
possession when it finishes a short or long rest.
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes three Lightning Blade or Lightning Lance attacks.
Lightning Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
23 (+6)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +14, Con +12, Wis +13
Skills Deception +12, Insight +13, Perception +13, Stealth +14
Damage
throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The champion makes two Leeching Blade attacks and uses Hollow Void.
Leeching Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
gnome—as long as the charlatan accomplishes the deed through cunning, negotiation, or deception rather than violence or outright theft, and as long as the mine stays in Zil hands. The same applies to
. Trust agents prefer to solve a problem without violence—by sharing a piece of information or a whispered warning sent via a message spell. But the Trust won’t hesitate to eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or blade. Typically, a target never sees the agent of their demise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
plague to devour crops. A planetar’s celestial ears detect every falsehood, and its radiant eyes see through every deception. Planetars are muscular and hairless and have opalescent green skin and
material components:
At will: detect evil and good, invisibility (self only)
3/day each: blade barrier, dispel evil and good, flame strike, raise dead
1/day each: commune, control weather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Cha +4
Skills Deception +4, Performance +6, Persuasion +6
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Common plus any two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Ink Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
contested by the character’s Charisma (Deception) check to see through the deception. A character who is caught lying to the dragon can never win back its trust. If the dragon is incapacitated, a
personality. From that point on, the dragon considers Wyllow its mortal enemy. Tearulai The longsword, Tearulai, is a sentient, neutral good sword of sharpness with an emerald-colored blade and precious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
gnome charlatan to connive another gnome out of a jewel mine—as long as this is accomplished through cunning, negotiation, or deception rather than violence or outright theft, and as long as the mine
eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or a blade. Typically, a target will never even see the agent that kills them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, lashed to a tree by vines. (This explorer was captured by Batiri goblins, doused in honey, and left to be devoured by hungry insects.) 3 The crushed remains of an unarmored dwarf, showing signs that she
the blade of a shortsword poking out its back. (If the frog is cut open, the partially digested body of a halfling is found inside.) 14 A tabaxi spread-eagled on the ground, but with its limbs and head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) Staff of healing Staff Yes (bard, cleric, or druid) Staff of swarming insects Staff Yes (bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) Staff of the woodlands
Staff Yes (druid) Staff of withering Staff Yes (cleric, druid, or warlock) Stone of controlling earth elementals Wondrous item No Sun blade Weapon Yes Sword of life stealing Weapon Yes Sword of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
than describe everything down to the last blade of grass. Call attention to unusual terrain features: a waterfall, a rocky outcropping that offers a breathtaking view over the tops of the surrounding
spend the next three days trudging through knee-deep mud — the first two days and nights in the pouring rain, and then another day under the beating sun, with swarms of hungry insects feasting on your blood.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
High Fae Though unable to tell outright lies, the high fae of Eldraine have many other means of deception at their disposal.
Ageless and inhuman, high fae are the oldest creatures in Eldraine
vex other creatures. Their reasons for deception vary, ranging from harmless pranks to malicious infiltration. When a high fae impostor takes on the identity of another creature, the impostor magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
spell slot or material components. Beast Speech You can cast speak with animals at will, without expending a spell slot. Beguiling Influence You gain proficiency in the Deception and Persuasion skills
, Pact of the Blade feature When you hit a creature with your pact weapon, the creature takes extra necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1). Mask of Many Faces You can cast disguise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
) check hears distant chittering. Light. None. The sunken floor of this huge hall is covered in dead insects, their dried shells shifting and whispering in a faint breeze. Dozens of demonic faces are
filled completely with dead insects along with occasional bones, making it difficult terrain. Pit Traps. Scattered through the room, hidden beneath the blanket of insect bodies, are several pit traps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
provoked. He wields the greatsword Angdrelve, also called Wave of Sorrow, whose wavy, razor-edged blade drips acid at his command. Graz’zt
Large Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 20 (natural
+9, Con +12, Wis +12
Skills Deception +15, Insight +12, Perception +12, Persuasion +15
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning
Damage Immunities poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Ankheg Burrowing Insectile Predator Habitat: Forest, Grassland; Treasure: None Oversize insects, ankhegs burrow close to the surface, creating sprawling underground labyrinths. From these tunnels
+5 Con 14 +2 +6 Ability Score Mod Save Int 20 +5 +9 Wis 16 +3 +7 Cha 17 +3 +3
Skills Arcana +9, Deception +7, Insight +7, Perception +7
Resistances Cold, Fire, Lightning
Immunities Acid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Reactive. The marilith can take one Reaction on every turn of combat.
Actions
Multiattack. The marilith makes six Pact Blade attacks and uses
Constrict.
Pact Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +10, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Necrotic damage.
Constrict. Strength Saving Throw: DC 17, one Medium or smaller creature the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
gloom flies a rusty blade, followed by another! If more than two flying swords are encountered, the others aren’t far behind. These weapons drift about the castle and attack intruders within range of
, at which point he tries to flee the castle. 5 A dead Barovian that serves as host to a swarm of insects (spiders). The baby giant spiders (each one the size of a tarantula) crawl out of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
cost of their free will. The Cult of the Howling Hatred relies upon deception and trickery both to recruit its members and defeat its enemies. Even so, those that underestimate the air cult for their
ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
9 (−1)
CHA
11 (+0)
Skills Deception +2, Religion +2, Stealth +4
Senses passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
lie to Marilissa about their purpose and make a DC 12 Charisma (Deception) check. On a successful check, Marilissa believes the characters aren’t here to harm the wyrmling. She lets the characters
: Centipede Infestation Many-legged bugs swarm over the north and south walls of this long cavern.
Two Swarms of Insects (centipedes) and two Giant Centipedes crawl across these walls. The insects fight any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Meeting Windfall As a dedicated champion of Tiamat, Windfall has been granted phenomenal power by her master. Her skin glitters with patches of multicolored scales, and in combat, her blade sings
, Deception +22, Insight +18, Perception +11, Performance +22, Persuasion +22, Sleight of Hand +14
Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
warped by her presence, which creates one or more of the following effects: Spiders and insects within 1 mile of Arasta’s lair serve as her eyes and ears. Birds and other flying creatures are absent
walls or trees). The webs are flammable. Any webs exposed to fire burn away in 1 round. Any destroyed webs are magically repaired at the next dawn. If Arasta dies, the spiders and insects lose their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, writing on foggy glass, or insects swarming to create messages. 76–80 During the next night, one sleeping character in the region receives a vision as if the target of the dream spell. The dream is brief
worlds, the biomass of insects radically outweighs that of higher organisms. Mass migrations and deadly insect species can imperil larger creatures, but most insects remain nothing more than an annoyance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
destroyed or disgraced houses. Gifted with a sharp mind, a sense of humor, puissant skill with a blade, and a wealth of useful magic items, Jarlaxle infiltrated the city of Luskan, brought a kind of order
)
Saving Throws Dex +11, Wis +8
Skills Acrobatics +11, Athletics +6, Deception +14, Perception +8, Sleight of Hand +11, Stealth +16
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
12 (+1)
INT
19 (+4)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
17 (+3)
Saving Throws Int +7, Wis +6, Cha +6
Skills Arcana +7, Deception +6, Insight +6, Perception +6, Persuasion +6, Stealth +4
Intelligence (save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). The mind flayer has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): blade ward, dancing lights, mage hand, shocking grasp
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