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Returning 35 results for 'defeating insight are beast'.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Mimicry. The leucrotta can mimic Beast sounds and Humanoid voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations only with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Stench. Any
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
155,000 XP (310,000 XP total) for defeating the aspect of Bahamut after his Platinum Brilliance activates.
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If the aspect fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed
Beast, while retaining his game statistics (other than his size). This transformation ends if the aspect is reduced to 0 hit points or if he uses a bonus action to end it.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
:
The titanic monster’s carapace cracks, revealing a pulsing, red-purple heart buried amid heaps of blubber and muscle. Fissures run across the beast’s ancient shell, revealing three
party 180,000 XP for defeating Tromokratis after it uses Hearts of the Kraken.Fire; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold, Lightning, ThunderIf Tromokratis’s mythic
Species
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, and topaz—gleam in these dragonborn’s scaled skin and course through their veins. Theirs are the wonders of the mind, the force of will, the brilliant light of insight, and the resounding
option presented here tells you what your character’s creature type is.
Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct
Aasimar
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, and feelings.
The angelic being is far from omniscient. Its guidance is based on its understanding of the tenets of law and good, and it might have insight into combating especially powerful evils
on a greater quest. To a distant angel, saving a few commoners might pale in comparison to defeating a cult of Orcus. An aasimar’s guide is wise but not infallible.
Aasimar Names
Most aasimar
Backgrounds
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
(such as a bag of golden tea leaves or the tooth of a planar beast), a manifesto of your guiding philosophy, a set of common clothes in your faction’s style, and a pouch containing 10 gp worth of
coins from different worlds and planes
Sigil Faction Affinities
Faction
Skill
Athar
Religion
Bleak Cabal
Insight
Doomguard
Nature
Fated
Intimidation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Raven Raven
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 10 ft., fly 50 ft.
STR
2 (−4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
8 (−1)
INT
2 (−4)
WIS
12
whispering, a baby crying, or an animal chittering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Actions
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Raven Raven
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 1 (1d4 – 1)
Speed 10 ft., fly 50 ft.
STR
2 (–4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
8 (–1)
INT
2 (–4)
WIS
whispering, a baby crying, or an animal chittering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Actions
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
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
Ear for Deceit When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you develop a talent for picking out lies. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Insight) check to determine whether a creature is lying, treat a roll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Shifter Shifters are tied to primal spirits, which most of them refer to as the beast within. They are lithe of form and have bestial features: large eyes, flat noses, pointed ears, and light fur
over much of their bodies. When a shifter fully embraces the beast within by “shifting,” these features become even more pronounced. Shifter
Medium humanoid (shifter), any alignment
Armor Class 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Beast of Grakenok When Grakenok comes into sight, read or paraphrase the description below. If Sytri or Tol reached Grakenok before the characters, they are already engaged in battle. With its
Schley Map 9.1: Courier Four-Way Battle The characters, Sytri, and Tol all seek the glory of defeating the elder whirlwyrm. Track how much damage each character and the rival heroes deal to the monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
ft. in spider form)
STR
6 (–2)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Skills Deception +4, Insight +3, Persuasion +4
Senses Darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Infernal, Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Shapechanger. The imp can use its action to polymorph into the beast form of a rat, a raven, or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
transformation is permanent and can’t be undone except with a wish spell. Because he’s no longer a beast, speak with animals can’t be used to communicate with him. A character who examines the creature and
here to escape Arcturia’s presence and latches onto the adventurers, hoping they’ll protect him from her wrath. Characters who succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check can glean that the source of his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
(+0)
Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +7
Skills Insight +7, Nature +6, Perception +7, Survival +7
Damage Resistances fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Common, Druidic
) bludgeoning damage.
Spellcasting. Doric casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: animal messenger, beast sense, speak with animals
2/day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
16 (+3)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
14 (+2)
Saving Throws Str +3, Dex +1, Con +4, Int +5, Wis +9, Cha +3
Skills Animal Handling +8, Insight +8, Medicine +8, Perception +8
movement
5th level (2 slots): greater restoration, mass cure wounds
6th level (1 slot): conjure fey
Actions
Change Shape (2/Day). Amble magically polymorphs into a beast with a challenge rating of 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
Skills Insight +7, Nature +4, Perception +7
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, paralyzed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Celestial
Resistance. The Forest Master has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Master of Beasts. The Forest Master can comprehend and communicate with any Beast, even if the Beast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
reading ship captains’ minds, knock for unsealing containers for inspection, clairvoyance for peering into ship holds, dominate beast to pacify nervous animals, and so forth. ZINDAR’S TRAITS
Ideal. “I
)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Con +5, Wis +5
Skills Arcana +6, History +9, Insight +5, Investigation +9
Damage Resistances
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rolls. Beast Whisperer. The creature can communicate with Beasts as if they shared a common language. Death Jinx. When the creature dies, one random creature within 10 feet of the dead creature is
suppress this light or cause it to return. The light winks out if the creature dies. Mimicry. The creature can mimic Beast sounds and Humanoid voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
+ 3)
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Skills Deception +4, Insight +3
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Infernal, Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Shapechanger. The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat (speed 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
25 (+7)
WIS
28 (+9)
CHA
30 (+10)
Saving Throws Con +18, Int +16, Wis +18, Cha +19
Skills Insight +18, Perception +18, Persuasion +19
Damage Immunities acid, cold, fire
“Mythic Actions” section for 1 hour. Award a party an additional 155,000 XP (310,000 XP total) for defeating the aspect of Bahamut after his Platinum Brilliance activates.
Legendary Resistance (5/Day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Throws Con +10, Int +6, Cha +7
Skills Deception +11, Insight +7, Perception +11, Sleight of Hand +9
Senses passive Perception 21
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus
.
Telekinetic Strike. Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 240 ft., one target. Hit: 25 (4d10 + 3) force damage.
Change Shape. The giant magically transforms to look and feel like a Beast or a Humanoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
locals don’t recollect the fog and beast attacks that Wan-Ha’s gwishin uses to impede their work, they’re aware that accidents, vandalism, and missing workers delay construction. When the characters
recent accidents at the site. If asked, Jung-Soon doesn’t know anything about the fog, strange events, or attacks on the camp. However, characters who succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check sense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
only surviving creature in the wreck is a cunning displacer beast.
4 The characters find a strange but adorable creature trapped within an abandoned alien installation. The being is a lovable
taken over by an intellect devourer.
6 An inventor requests the characters’ insight into a pill-sized device she extracted from her own body. As the characters examine it, the device projects a map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
)
INT
19 (+4)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saving Throws Con +5, Int +8, Wis +7
Skills Animal Handling +7, Arcana +8, Insight +7, Medicine +7
Damage Immunities acid, poison
, transforming into a random beast or a creature it has seen within the last 24 hours (as chosen by the DM). This effect lasts until the target finishes a long rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
.”
The Dryads’ Offer The three mothers offer to serve as guides, leading the characters safely through the woods to their original destination. But in exchange, they ask for assistance in defeating
crowns also intensify the hags’ illusion of themselves as dryads and Olitor as a satyr, make the unicorn Banrion appear to be a fiendish, haggard beast, and make the fey in the unicorn’s care appear as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
(+0)
WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
10 (+0)
Saving Throws Int +2, Wis +6
Skills Athletics +1, Insight +6, Perception +6, Stealth +5, Survival +6
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Her attacks in beast form are magical. While in beast form, Walnut can use a bonus action to expend one spell slot and regain 1d8 hit points per level of the spell slot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
out of the maze without his help. Characters can determine that the goblin is sincere in wanting to help with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check. Once the goblin has the characters’ attention, it
(and their answers) are as follows: What beast has the sharpest eye? (Eagle) Threads get pulled through the eye of what? (Needle) What is the eye to the soul? (Window) Whose eye matters to a witch’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
17 (+3)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
20 (+5)
Saving Throws Wis +9, Cha +9
Skills Insight +9, Perception +9
Damage Resistances radiant; bludgeoning, piercing, and
points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness.
Change Shape. The deva magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Cha 17 +3 +3
Skills Insight +4, Perception +7, Stealth +3
Immunities Lightning
Senses Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 17
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 8
.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 25 +7 +7
Dex 10 +0 +5
Con 23 +6 +6
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 16 +3 +3
Wis 15 +2 +7
Cha 20 +5 +5
Skills Insight +7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
13 (+1)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Skills Deception +6, Insight +3, Perception +3
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive
three melee attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Change Shape. Portentia magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
tasked with wandering the land as knights errant, relying on their judgment, bravery, and fidelity to the code of chivalry to guide them in defeating evildoers. A Purple Dragon knight inspires greatness
following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, or Performance. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses Persuasion. You receive this benefit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Skills Insight +8, Perception +14, Persuasion +13, Stealth +8
Immunities Fire
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 24
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 17 (XP 18,000
21, +13 to hit with spell attacks):
At Will: Detect Magic, Guiding Bolt (level 2 version), Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit Points gained from the spell, and no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Abyssal, Gnoll
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Mimicry. The leucrotta can mimic Beast sounds and Humanoid voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations only with a
successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Stench. Any creature other than a leucrotta or gnoll that starts its turn within 5 feet of the leucrotta must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
15 +2 +7
Cha 20 +5 +5
Skills Insight +7, Perception +12, Stealth +5
Immunities Lightning
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 22
Languages Common
Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17, +10 to hit with spell attacks):
At Will: Detect Magic, Guiding Bolt (level 2 version), Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Misplaced Monsters: Volume One
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +6, Wis +8, Cha +8
Skills Arcana +6, Insight +8, Perception +8
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft
.
Gift of Speech (1/Day). Coral targets one Beast she can see within 10 feet of herself. The target gains the ability to understand and speak Common or Sylvan (Coral’s choice) for 10 minutes.