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Dungeon Master’s Guide
’s authors filled the pages with their own visions of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil.
The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it
a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet. You can dismiss or manifest the halo as a Bonus Action. While present, the halo gives you Advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks. In
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
child, and she guards her adoptive community with nature’s ferocity. The Circle of the Moon has taught her to heed her primal instincts, which rarely lead her astray. She can be brusque, but
reverts to her true form if she is incapacitated or dies. She can revert to her true form using a bonus action.
While Doric is transformed, her stat block is replaced by the stat block of that form
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
. The hydra withdraws its limbs and heads into its shell. Until it emerges as a bonus action, it gains a +4 bonus to AC and has advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in its shell
strong instincts of self-preservation. When a snapping hydra feels a battle's odds tipping out of its favor, the hydra lets out a raspy screech and retracts into its shell. In the wilds of Eldraine
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Shape bonus action.Multiattack. Kas makes three Vengeful Sword attacks. He can replace one of these attacks with a Bite attack.
Vengeful Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15
. It lasts for 1 hour, until Kas dies, or until Kas dismisses it as a bonus action. Kas can’t have more than two specters summoned at a time.The Betrayer, the Bloody Handed, the Destroyer&mdash
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
greatwyrm is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The greatwyrm magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
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
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
greatwyrm is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The greatwyrm magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
greatwyrm is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The greatwyrm magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The greatwyrm magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
greatwyrm is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The greatwyrm magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
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
":"slashing"} slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Until the start of its next turn, Tromokratis and its hearts gain a +2 bonus to AC.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
creatures in one encounter. Award a party 36,000 XP for defeating Hythonia after she uses Shed Skin.
Hythonia’s Lair
Hythonia makes her lair on Skathos, an island where a secret sect of
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Hythonia briefly animates creatures that have been petrified by her gaze. Each statue attacks one creature within 5 feet of it, with a +11 bonus to hit and dealing 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
book’s various authors filled the pages with their own vision of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil.
The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book
10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. You can dismiss or manifest the halo as a bonus action. While present, the halo gives you advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made to
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
crystal.
While wearing this armor, you gain the following benefits:
You have a +1 bonus to AC.
Your Strength score is 18 (this has no effect if your Strength is already 18 or higher).
You have
advantage on death saving throws.
The armor has further capabilities that can be powered either by energy cells or by your own life energy. You can use a bonus action to draw power from an energy cell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Shifter Traits As a shifter, you have the following racial traits. Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. Size. You are Medium. Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet. Bestial Instincts. Channeling the
were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray. Shifting. As a bonus action, you can assume a more bestial appearance. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
is awarded for defeating the monster in combat or otherwise neutralizing it. Unless a rule says otherwise, a monster summoned by a spell or another magical ability is worth the XP noted in its stat
Proficiency Bonus A monster’s Proficiency Bonus (PB) is determined by its CR, as shown in the Proficiency Bonus by Challenge Rating table, and is reflected in saving throws, skills, and other statistics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Dretches Demons of Frenzy and Vulgarity Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: None The servants and victims of greater demons, dretches embody petty instincts, chaotic impulses, and violent urges
condition until the end of its next turn. While Poisoned, the creature can take either an action or a Bonus Action on its turn, not both, and it can’t take Reactions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Points (XP) a monster is worth is based on its CR, as detailed in the Experience Points by Challenge Rating table. XP is awarded for defeating the monster in combat or otherwise neutralizing it
62,000
25 75,000
26 90,000
27 105,000
28 120,000
29 135,000
30 155,000
Proficiency Bonus A monster’s Proficiency Bonus (PB) is determined by its CR, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
fighting companies and bandit gangs, proving their strength by defeating others in battle and taking what they want as loot. Members of the cult can gain the Crushing Blow trait. Cult leaders can also
gain the Indomitable Strength trait. Crushing Blow (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the creature gains a bonus to the damage roll of its next melee weapon attack that hits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
has taught her to heed her primal instincts, which rarely lead her astray. She can be brusque, but she will fight tooth and nail for a cause she believes in. Doric has joined the Emerald Enclave, a
, Elvish, Infernal, Sylvan
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Actions
Multiattack. Doric makes two Shaped Claw or Sling attacks. She can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
, however; it gives you a base AC of 17 (your Dexterity modifier doesn’t affect this number). You gain no benefit from wearing armor, but if you are using a shield, you can apply the shield’s bonus as normal
. Shell Defense. You can withdraw into your shell as an action. Until you emerge, you gain a +4 bonus to AC, and you have advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in your shell, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
and strong instincts of self-preservation. When a snapping hydra feels a battle’s odds tipping out of its favor, the hydra lets out a raspy screech and retracts into its shell. In the wilds of
—
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Amphibious. The hydra can breathe air and water.
Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. Whenever the hydra takes 30 or more damage in a single turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
predatory arachnid instincts.
Driders also appear when whole communities are transformed by a wicked god’s wrath or other magical means, or driders might be part of a world’s natural population. Most dwell
damage.
Poison Burst. Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 120 ft. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3) Poison damage.
Bonus Actions
Magic of the Spider Queen (Recharge 5–6). The drider casts Darkness, Faerie Fire, or Web, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
spirit hones your survival instincts. Totemic Attunement These options are available to you when you choose a totem animal at 14th level. Elk. While raging, you can use a bonus action during your move to
pass through the space of a Large or smaller creature. That creature must succeed on a Strength saving throw (DC 8 + your Strength bonus + your proficiency bonus) or be knocked prone and take
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
of 7 or lower on the d20 as an 8. Eye for Detail Starting at 3rd level, you can use a bonus action to make a Wisdom (Perception) check to spot a hidden creature or object or to make an Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Barlgura Demon of Instinct and Primal Violence Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Any IZZY Barlguras are demons that embody brutality and killer instincts. They ruthlessly hunt creatures that enter
DC 13):
2/Day Each: Disguise Self, Invisibility (self only)
1/Day Each: Entangle, Phantasmal Killer (level 6 version)
Bonus Actions
Leap. The barlgura jumps up to 40 feet by spending 10 feet of movement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
bonus against a target it can see within 10 feet of one of the hearths. If hit, a target takes 2 (1d4) piercing damage and is pulled into the nearest hearth. Witch Fire. The Chimney Witch can use an
wants to see the House of Lament destroyed, hoping that will free it from the chimney. It might aid the party in defeating the house’s other powerful spirits but grows agitated if ignored. Use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
characters receive for defeating a monster and its Proficiency Bonus follow. Some creatures that are created by magic have no CR. See also “Challenge Rating” and “Experience Points.” Traits. The monster’s
(“Actions”). Bonus Actions. If the monster has Bonus Action options, they are listed in this section. Reactions. If the monster can take special Reactions, those are listed in this section. Attack Notation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Experience Points characters receive for defeating a monster and its Proficiency Bonus follow. Some creatures that are created by magic have no CR. See also “Challenge Rating” and “Experience Points
. See also “Playing the Game” (“Actions”). Bonus Actions. If the monster has Bonus Action options, they are listed in this section. Reactions. If the monster can take special Reactions, those are listed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
with it, a process that begins shortly after the steeder hatches. As it grows, its rider works with it to direct its predatory instincts. Rather than spinning webs, steeders excrete a viscous substance
, Stealth +7
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Extraordinary Leap. The distance of the steeder’s long jumps is tripled; every foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. At the north end of the stream are a Psychic Gray Ooze and six Stirges. After defeating these creatures, the characters can destroy the brain-like fungus in the water, which is the source of the
corruption. If they do, each character earns a bonus 100 XP. Journey Home. As they leave the wood, the characters encounter Borogrove again. If they used his acorn, he gives them another one. If they purified the source of the stream, he gives them a Staff of Flowers in gratitude.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
engulfing its prey in a phantasmagorical nightmare. The key to defeating a dream eater lies not in brute force but in the ability to pierce its illusions and wrest others from its terrors. As such, bards
. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 13
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Ghastly Visions. Each creature that starts its turn within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
defy its instincts and abandon its old territory in search of better hunting. Trapper
Large Monstrosity, Unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 68 (8d10 + 24)
Speed 20 ft., climb
., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the trapper is motionless on a floor, wall, or ceiling at the start of combat, it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Halaster orders Nalkara to slay the characters, regardless of his feelings toward them. If the characters pass the test by defeating the empyrean, Halaster again uses the throne to throw his voice
them). The characters gain no XP for “defeating” Halaster in this fashion. If they refuse to leave, Halaster becomes annoyed and attacks them. If the characters took any actions to hinder Halaster’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
open, and so on. This entry specifies what the trap targets, its attack bonus or saving throw DC, and what happens on a hit or a failed saving throw. Countermeasures. Traps can be detected or
characters discover a trap, be open to adjudicating their ideas for defeating it. The trap’s description is a starting point for countermeasures, rather than a complete definition. To make it easier