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Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the unicorn fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The unicorn has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
again until the start of its next turn.PoisonUnicorn’s Blessing (3/Day). The unicorn touches another creature with its horn and casts Cure Wounds or Lesser Restoration on that creature, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
":"1d12+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Radiant Strike", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage.
Prophetic Blessing. The living portent magically infuses the power of its prophecy into another
", "rollAction":"Prophetic Blessing"}, and it gains a prophecy die, a d8. Once during each of the creature’s turns, when it fails an ability check or saving throw or misses an attack roll, it can
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the titan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Pact of Suffering. Using a 10-minute long ritual, the titan can forge a magical bond with a willing
more punishing suffering in exchange for their pacts or knowledge.
Barbed Gifts
When a supplicant piques a daemogoth titan’s interest, the titan can grant a blessing to the supplicant (see &ldquo
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage or, if the target is a creature, Steel Crane can grapple the target instead (escape DC 15). Steel Crane can’t make attacks with the whip while using
missile. The damage he takes from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + 10;{"diceNotation":"1d10+10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Deflect Missile"}. If the damage is reduced to 0, Steel Crane catches
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
interfere with the goings-on of the faerie court. Instead, treefolk serve as guardians and shepherds of their wild groves, dispensing wisdom and blessings to travelers who wander under their branches
);{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Oaken Boon"} temporary hit points at the start of each of its turns. This blessing lasts for 1 minute, until the treefolk has the incapacitated condition, or until the treefolk uses this bonus action again.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, he instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if he fails. He can't use this trait if he's incapacitated.
Magic
","rollAction":"Deflect Missile"}. If the damage is reduced to 0, Hlam catches the missile if it's small enough to hold in one hand and he has a hand free.
Slow Fall. Hlam reduces the bludgeoning damage he takes
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the leviathan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Partial Freeze. If the leviathan takes 50 cold damage or more during a single turn, the
a blessing to drown themselves in the elemental’s waters.Acid, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
subjected to an effect that allows her to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, she instead takes no damage if she succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if she fails. She
damage she takes from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + 9;{"diceNotation":"1d10+9","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Deflect Missiles"}. If the damage is reduced to 0, she catches the missile if it's small
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water
Blessing of the Sea (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dragon turtle would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total
instead resets to 350 hit points, and it recharges its Steam Breath. Additionally, the dragon turtle can now use the options in the "Mythic Actions" section for 1 hour. Award a party an additional
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Bak Mei fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Bak Mei carries a staff of striking with 10 charges.
Unarmored Defense. While Bak
the missile. The damage he takes from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + 12;{"diceNotation":"1d10+12","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Deflect Missile"}. If the damage is reduced to 0, Bak Mei catches the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the ki-rin fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The ki-rin has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
good fortune. They consider seeing a ki-rin fly overhead a blessing and events that happen on such a day especially auspicious. If a ki-rin alights during a ceremony such as a birth announcement or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bonus Class Features Martial Arts Focus Points Unarmored Movement 1 +2 Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense 1d6 — — 2 +2 Monk’s Focus, Unarmored Movement, Uncanny Metabolism 1d6 2 +10 ft. 3 +2 Deflect
. 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 1d10 12 +20 ft. 13 +5 Deflect Energy 1d10 13 +20 ft. 14 +5 Disciplined Survivor 1d10 14 +25 ft. 15 +5 Perfect Focus 1d10 15 +25 ft. 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bonus Class Features Martial Arts Focus Points Unarmored Movement 1 +2 Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense 1d6 — — 2 +2 Monk’s Focus, Unarmored Movement, Uncanny Metabolism 1d6 2 +10 ft. 3 +2 Deflect
. 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 1d10 12 +20 ft. 13 +5 Deflect Energy 1d10 13 +20 ft. 14 +5 Disciplined Survivor 1d10 14 +25 ft. 15 +5 Perfect Focus 1d10 15 +25 ft. 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon turtle can breathe air and water.
Blessing of the Sea (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dragon turtle would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total instead resets
(124,000 XP total) for defeating the dragon turtle after its Blessing of the Sea activates.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon turtle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
living portents are Aberrations instead of Celestials and are typically chaotic evil. They replace any radiant damage in their stat block with necrotic or psychic damage (DM’s choice). Their spells might
120 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d12 + 3) radiant damage.
Prophetic Blessing. The living portent magically infuses the power of its prophecy into another willing creature the living portent can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
roll a d4 instead. Crypt Hauntings d6 Haunting 1 Each character feels a creeping sensation along their scalp, as of probing tentacles seeking a weak spot in their skull. 2 The ghostly image of an
), valiant approach (area P11), and haunted hall (area P16). Dumathoin’s Blessing. When the characters purify the crypt, any character that helped put a haunt to rest or defeated one of the crypt’s ghosts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Mixed Heritage Half-elves are a diverse lot, given the number of combinations of elf subraces and human ethnicities in their ranks. Most of them consider their dual nature a blessing more than a
allows it, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead take a trait based on your elf parentage:
A half-elf of wood elf descent can choose the wood elf’s Elf Weapon Training
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
weapons. When you attack with a magic weapon, you can use your Intelligence modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity modifier, for the attack and damage rolls. Steel Defender By 3rd level, your tinkering
5 feet of it.
Reaction
Deflect Attack. The defender imposes disadvantage on the attack roll of one creature it can see that is within 5 feet of it, provided the attack roll is against a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Spells
1st charm person, disguise self 3rd mirror image, pass without trace 5th blink, dispel magic 7th dimension door, polymorph 9th dominate person, modify memory Blessing of the Trickster
Starting when you choose this domain at 1st level, you can use your action to touch a willing creature other than yourself to give it advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. This blessing lasts for 1 hour
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death.
Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who
battle or illness, but an orc can live to about 40, remaining healthy almost up until the end. Luthic’s divine blessing can further extend an orc’s life, though Gruumsh is never happy when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
with a magic weapon, you can use your Intelligence modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity modifier, for the attack and damage rolls. Steel Defender 3rd-level Battle Smith feature Your tinkering has
feet of it.
Reaction
Deflect Attack. The defender imposes disadvantage on the attack roll of one creature it can see that is within 5 feet of it, provided the attack roll is against a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the titan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Pact of Suffering. Using a 10-minute long ritual, the titan can forge a
daemogoth titan’s interest, the titan can grant a blessing to the supplicant (see “Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). As long as the creature has the blessing, it must expend and roll two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
13
Languages Celestial, Elvish, Sylvan; telepathy 120 ft.
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Traits
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the unicorn fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
Evil and Good, Entangle, Pass without Trace, Word of Recall
Bonus Actions
Unicorn’s Blessing (3/Day). The unicorn touches another creature with its horn and casts Cure Wounds or Lesser
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
place, one with knowledge of rule and the deities’ blessing. On the day of the ritual that would consecrate the pharaoh’s connection with the gods, Ankhtepot rallied his loyal priests and murdered their
gods. As he stood before them in death, the immortals forsook him, cursing him and denying him entry to the afterlife. Instead, they returned him to the world, but stripped away a piece of his soul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
forested wilds. Though many treefolk rival members of the high fae in age, they rarely interfere with the goings-on of the faerie court. Instead, treefolk serve as guardians and shepherds of their wild
turns. This blessing lasts for 1 minute, until the treefolk has the incapacitated condition, or until the treefolk uses this bonus action again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) slashing damage or, if the target is a creature, Steel Crane can grapple the target instead (escape DC 15). Steel Crane can’t make attacks with the
+ 4 hit points, and all levels of exhaustion end on him.
Reactions
Deflect Missile. In response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, Steel Crane deflects the missile. The damage he takes from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
creature that is of a size larger than hers.
Evasion. If Rosie is subjected to an effect that allows her to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, she instead takes no damage if she
hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. Rosie’s unarmed strikes are magical.
Reactions
Deflect Missiles. In response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, Rosie deflects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
magic that could reveal his location to point to the nearest xvart instead. Xvart
Small Monstrosity, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 13 (leather armor)
Hit Points 7 (2d6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
Bonus +2
Raxivort’s Blessing. When the xvart reduces an enemy to 0 hit points, the xvart gains 4 temporary hit points.
Raxivort’s Tongue. The xvart can communicate with ordinary bats and rats, as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
crescent moon, seasons, or momentous events. Weretigers often view their abilities as a blessing or a family honor, and they use their shape-shifting abilities to defend something with historic
following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 13. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Weretiger under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
coastal communities. Those cultists often consider it a blessing to drown themselves in the elemental’s waters. Leviathan
Gargantuan Elemental, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 17
Hit Points 328
, it can choose to succeed instead.
Partial Freeze. If the leviathan takes 50 cold damage or more during a single turn, the leviathan partially freezes; until the end of its next turn, its speeds are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
are magically replaced by a pair of soft, fuzzy donkey ears. Moreover, when you try to speak, you instead bray. 2 You gain 1d3 levels of exhaustion. Until the curse ends, these levels of exhaustion
her “fair blessing.” 5 After filling your pockets with fool’s gold, you must flap your arms and quack like a duck. 6 You must bury an executioner’s hood (a black-capped mushroom found in the Feywild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
search for Dragon’s Blessing. Personality Trait. “There’s nothing interesting about me. Tell me about yourself instead.” Ideal. “My work might go unseen, but it contributes to a greater whole.” Bond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
/Day). If Bak Mei fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Bak Mei carries a staff of striking with 10 charges.
Unarmored Defense. While Bak Mei is wearing no armor
hit points, and all levels of exhaustion end on him.
Bonus Actions
Nimble Escape. Bak Mei takes the Disengage or Hide action.
Reactions
Deflect Missile. In response to being hit by a ranged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, sending
Evasion. If Hlam is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, he instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and
) necrotic damage.
Wholeness of Body (Recharges after a Long Rest). Hlam regains 60 hit points.
Reactions
Deflect Missile. In response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, Hlam deflects the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier for the attack and damage rolls of your Unarmed Strikes and Monk weapons. In addition, when you choose the Grapple or Shove option of your Unarmed
Strike, you can use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier to determine the save DC. Level 1: Unarmored Defense While you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a Shield, your base Armor






