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                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     blood. If the sword doesn’t taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder takes
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     3d6 Psychic damage. On a failed save, the wielder is dominated by the sword, as if by the Dominate Monster spell, and the sword demands blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Psychic Defense. While the githzerai is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The githzerai makes three Unarmed Strike or Psychic Bolt attacks
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    : plane shift (self only), scrying (as an action), slow, telekinesisFuture Insight (3/Day). When the githzerai or a creature it can see makes an attack roll, a saving throw, or an ability check, the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     makes them look like flesh-and-blood people, and the constructs conduct themselves as convincingly real humanoids who are simply living their lives in Wisteria Vale. Detect magic spells do not reveal
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     whenever a villager touches a hard surface. The villagers are also cold to the touch, which can be ascertained only through physical contact. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Aura of Blood Thirst. If the flind isn’t incapacitated, any creature that has Rampage can make a Bite attack as a bonus action while within 10 feet of the flind.Multiattack. The flind makes one
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Yeenoghu, a flind uses demonic insight to guide the gnolls toward weak prey ripe for slaughter.
Unlike other leaders who might skulk behind their minions, a flind leads the charge in battle. Its flail causes wracking pain, paralysis, and disorientation in those it strikes.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Misdirecting Defense. The AC of the recruiter includes its Charisma modifier while it isn’t wearing armor or wielding a shield.
Oriq Mask. The recruiter wears an Oriq mask. While wearing the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     now uses the Oriq to gather the spells and magical energy he needs to summon a devastating being, the Blood Avatar, to destroy Strixhaven.
The Oriq work in secret, infiltrating Strixhaven to search
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     that has been turned to stone. The ritual, which requires a mixture of basilisk blood and the ashes from the burned feathers of a cockatrice, awakens a dim echo of the petrified victim’s spirit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     original victim’s memories resonates within the skull. A skilled magic-wielder can attempt to extract memories from it to gain insight into the victim’s past or find lore that otherwise
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Special Equipment. Vellynne wears bracers of defense and carries a wand of magic missiles (see “Actions” below).
Spellcasting. Vellynne is an 8th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ’s blood on the title page. The tome contains the spells Vellynne has prepared plus the following additional spells: bestow curse, blindness/deafness, false life, find familiar, magic weapon, polymorph, protection from evil and good, remove curse, shield, and Tenser's floating disk.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire Dragon Ideals
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Solitude. A stranger is just an
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind flayer;mind flayers that usurped the dragon
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;whether they want to or not.
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I cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     claims the spoils of the cult’s victories.
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A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire Dragon Ideals
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                                                     victories.
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A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire Dragon Ideals
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                                                     ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the Founder Dragons passed him over in favor of Jadzi, his bitterness knew no bounds. He now uses the Oriq to gather the spells and magical energy he needs to summon a devastating being, the Blood
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     to their cause. The Oriq take pains to hide their true allegiance and wear masks to hide their identities. These masks have magical properties that function only for their intended wearers.  Oriq Blood
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Elemental Evil Player's Companion
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the Wind Dukes long ago to defeat the Queen of Chaos’s monstrous champion, Miska the Wolf-Spider.
When plunged into Miska’s body, the chaos in his blood sundered the rod and scattered its
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     pieces across the multiverse. Recovering the pieces means gaining honor and esteem in the eyes of the vaati who forged it and could possibly restore a powerful weapon for defense against the agents of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Rogue The Mastermind matches well with any character of cunning, intelligence, and insight who might be involved in court intrigue. But it also serves as a good way to portray a cunning pirate
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     captain from the Blood Sea Isles. The Swashbuckler provides another option for characters who hail from that region. Serving as pirates or mariners plying the Blood Sea, a Swashbuckler’s emphasis on speed and light armor is ideal for an environment where heavy armor is little more than a deadly anchor.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     portents to tilt the balance in their favor. Githzerai Futurist Medium Aberration (Gith), Any Alignment
 Armor Class 16 (Psychic Defense)
 Hit Points 149 (23d8 + 46)
 Speed 40 ft.
  STR
 14 (+2
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    )
 DEX
 17 (+3)
 CON
 15 (+2)
 INT
 17 (+3)
 WIS
 17 (+3)
 CHA
 13 (+1)
 
 Saving Throws Str +6, Dex +7, Int +7, Wis +7
 Skills Arcana +7, Insight +7, Perception +7
 Senses truesight 30 ft
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
 12 (+1)
 WIS
 14 (+2)
 CHA
 9 (–1)
 
 Skills Insight +4
 Senses passive Perception 12
 Languages Common
 Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
 Unarmored Defense. While the tower
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     possessions.   Julie Dillon   
   Tower Hand Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
 Armor Class 14 (Unarmored Defense)
 Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
 Speed 40 ft.
  STR
 10 (+0)
 DEX
 14 (+2)
 CON
 12 (+1)
 INT
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     flickers of divine insight. Near the base of the mountain is a giant carving of a snake’s head, its forked tongue forming a ten-foot-wide, twenty-foot-high stone ramp. Stone fangs descend from the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     diameter, caked with dried blood. Set into the base of the bowl is an empty niche, and hanging from the ceiling above the altar is a bloodstained iron hook at the end of a rusty chain. A search of the wall
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    City Watch  You have served the community where you grew up, standing as its first line of defense against crime. You aren’t a soldier, directing your gaze outward at possible enemies. Instead, your
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     constables and police forces, and even smaller communities have sheriffs and bailiffs who stand ready to protect their community. Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Insight Languages: Two of your choice Equipment
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Mod Save 
    Str  12  +1  +5 
  Dex  18  +4  +8 
  Con  15  +2  +2 
      Ability Score Mod Save 
    Int  19  +4  +8 
  Wis  18  +4  +8 
  Cha  14  +2  +2 
   
 Skills Arcana +8, Insight +8
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
 At Will: Mage Hand (the hand is Invisible)
 1/Day Each: Plane Shift, See Invisibility
 Reactions
 Psionic Defense. The githzerai casts Feather Fall or
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Mod Save 
    Str  13  +1  +4 
  Dex  18  +4  +7 
  Con  15  +2  +2 
      Ability Score Mod Save 
    Int  16  +3  +6 
  Wis  17  +3  +6 
  Cha  12  +1  +1 
   
 Skills Arcana +6, Insight +6
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Leap (2/Day). The githzerai casts Jump, requiring no spell components and using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
 Reactions
 Psionic Defense (2/Day). The githzerai casts Feather Fall or
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                      15  +2  +4 
  Con  12  +1  +1 
      Ability Score Mod Save 
    Int  13  +1  +3 
  Wis  14  +2  +4 
  Cha  10  +0  +0 
   
 Skills Insight +4, Perception +4
 Senses Passive Perception 14
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    .
 Reactions
 Psionic Defense (2/Day). The githzerai casts Feather Fall or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, requiring no spell components and using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     descending into the rock. Blood has been used to draw crude symbols on the skulls.
 The skulls belong to humans, dwarves, goblins, goliaths, and orcs. The symbol on each skull looks like a three
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    -defense (see “Tale of Gnoll Betrayal”). Treasure. Characters who search the cave for treasure find a leather pouch beneath a pile of broken bones. The pouch belonged to a human furrier whom the gnolls
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a storm cloud, symbolizing wrath and power 3 Crossed greatswords in front of a castle gate, signifying the defense of a city or kingdom 4 A skull with a dagger through it, representing the doom you
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     bring to your enemies 5 A phoenix in a ring of fire, an expression of an indomitable spirit 6 Three drops of blood beneath a horizontal sword blade on a black background, symbolizing three foes you have sworn to kill
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of Nighthill’s face and head are bandaged, his right arm hangs in a sling, and his light blue tunic is stained with his own blood. He received these wounds during the early stages of the attack and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     defense and is the best source of information on the tunnel and the sally port (see “The Old Tunnel” and “The Sally Port” below). He carries an enormous ring of iron and brass keys to the many locks in the keep.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     impede on Oreskos and the safety of the leonin prides. Leonin Iconoclast
 Medium humanoid (leonin), any alignment
 Armor Class 17 (Unarmored Defense)
 Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
 Speed 40 ft.
   STR
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
 14 (+2)
 
  DEX
 18 (+4)
 
  CON
 16 (+3)
 
  INT
 13 (+1)
 
  WIS
 17 (+3)
 
  CHA
 10 (+0)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Wis +6
 Skills Arcana +4, Insight +6, Intimidation +3, Stealth
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
 Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
 Armor Class 16 (Unarmored Defense)
 Hit Points 60 (11d8 + 11)
 Speed 40 ft.
   STR
  11 (+0) 
  DEX
  17 (+3) 
  CON
  13 (+1) 
  INT
  11 (+0
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ) 
  WIS
  16 (+3) 
  CHA
  10 (+0)
Skills Acrobatics +5, Insight +5, Stealth +5
 Senses passive Perception 13
 Languages any one language (usually Common)
 Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
 Skills Insight +6, Perception +6
 Senses passive Perception 16
 Languages Common, Gith
 Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
 Psychic Defense. While the githzerai is wearing no armor and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Defense)
 Hit Points 123 (19d8 + 38)
 Speed 40 ft.
  STR
 13 (+1)
 DEX
 17 (+3)
 CON
 15 (+2)
 INT
 15 (+2)
 WIS
 17 (+3)
 CHA
 16 (+3)
 
 Saving Throws Str +4, Dex +6, Int +5, Wis +6
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Greenest. The right side of Nighthill’s face and head are bandaged, his right arm hangs in a sling, and his light blue tunic is stained with his own blood. He received these wounds during the early
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , Escobert is in charge of its defense and is the best source of information on the tunnel and the sally port (see “The Old Tunnel” and “The Sally Port” below). He carries an enormous ring of iron and brass keys to the many locks in the keep.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
 11 (+0)
 DEX
 17 (+3)
 CON
 13 (+1)
 INT
 11 (+0)
 WIS
 16 (+3)
 CHA
 10 (+0)
 
 Skills Acrobatics +5, Insight +5, Stealth +5
 Senses passive Perception 13
 Languages any one language
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (usually Common)
 Challenge 3 (700 XP)
 Unarmored Defense. While the adept is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
 Actions
 Multiattack. The adept makes
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Points 60 (11d8 + 11)
 Speed 40 ft.
   STR
 11(+0)
 
  DEX
 17(+3)
 
  CON
 13(+1)
 
  INT
 11(+0)
 
  WIS
 16(+3)
 
  CHA
 10(+0)
Skills Acrobatics +5, Insight +5, Stealth +5
 Senses
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     passive Perception 13
 Languages any one language (usually Common)
 Challenge 3 (700 XP)
 Unarmored Defense. While the adept is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     surrounded by treacherous bogs and tangled thickets. The inhospitable territory serves the Returned as a first line of defense against any intruders. Near the southern edge of Hetos stands an ages-old
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , crimson cypress called the Blood Tree. Color from the tree bleeds into the surrounding bog, making the swamp waters look like a charnel pit. Vicious and venomous swamp creatures are drawn to the Blood Tree and frequently drag prey into its foul midst. (VOLKAN BAGA)
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    .
   STR
 14(+2)
 
  DEX
 19(+4)
 
  CON
 16(+3)
 
  INT
 17(+3)
 
  WIS
 19(+4)
 
  CHA
 13(+1 )
Saving Throws Str +6, Dex +8, Int +7, Wis +8
 Skills Arcana +7, Insight +8
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     invisibility, shield
 1/day each: haste, plane shift, teleport
 Psychic Defense. While the githzerai is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
 Actions
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     makes them look like flesh-and-blood people, and the constructs conduct themselves as convincingly real humanoids who are simply living their lives in Wisteria Vale. Detect magic spells do not reveal
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     whenever a villager touches a hard surface. The villagers are also cold to the touch, which can be ascertained only through physical contact. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Black Blood Healing. The black blood that is a sign of your people’s connection to That-Which-Endures boosts your natural healing. When you roll a 1 or 2 on any Hit Die you spend at the end of a short
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     simple ideas and straightforward concepts. Persuasive. Your people’s lack of history makes you trustworthy and humble. You have proficiency in the Persuasion skill. Telepathic Insight. Your mind’s
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Bloodthirst. The sword thirsts for blood. If the sword doesn’t taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     save, the wielder takes 3d6 Psychic damage. On a failed save, the wielder is dominated by the sword, as if by the Dominate Monster spell, and the sword demands blood. The spell effect ends when the
                                                
                                            
                                        






