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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
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
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
The Book of Many Things
few words. He shares leadership of the guild with Boss Delour and has a knack for planning heists. Guild members consider him a brutal but fair leader. Some perceptive guild members—like Kathra
mean nothing to him now. The violence grates on him, and he no longer empathizes with Delour’s fantasies of revenge. Instead, Augustus secretly longs to end his curse and integrate into society
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
occupied and uses the cradle’s initiative count.
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If the cradle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The cradle has advantage on
day to day, ranging from pleasantly sunny to brutal hailstorms.
If the scion dies, these effects end immediately.
Scions of Giants’ Gods
Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam
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
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The scion has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Siege Monster. The scion deals double damage to objects and
of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage rolls.
Extreme Weather. The weather within 1 mile of the scion dramatically shifts day to day, ranging from pleasantly sunny to brutal hailstorms
Equipment
Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
feat.
This weapon has the following Mastery Property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Brutal. This weapon is designed for maximum damage. Brutal weapons score
Equipment
Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
feat.
This weapon has the following Mastery Property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Brutal. This weapon is designed for maximum damage. Brutal weapons score
Equipment
weapons score Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
Mastery of Advanced Weapons requires military training and skill. To use any of the special properties or the Weapon Mastery properties of the Fighting Chain, Brutal, you must take the Advanced
Equipment
Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
Proficiency feat.
This weapon has the following Mastery Property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Brutal. This weapon is designed for maximum damage. Brutal weapons score
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->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Improvement 4 +2 3 9 +4 Brutal Strike 4 +3 3 10 +4 Subclass feature 4 +3 4 11 +4 Relentless Rage 4 +3 4 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5 +3 4 13 +5 Improved Brutal Strike 5 +3 4 14 +5 Subclass feature
5 +3 4 15 +5 Persistent Rage 5 +3 4 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 5 +4 4 17 +6 Improved Brutal Strike 6 +4 4 18 +6 Indomitable Might 6 +4 4 19 +6 Epic Boon 6 +4 4 20 +6 Primal Champion 6 +4 4 Level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Improvement 4 +2 3 9 +4 Brutal Strike 4 +3 3 10 +4 Subclass feature 4 +3 4 11 +4 Relentless Rage 4 +3 4 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5 +3 4 13 +5 Improved Brutal Strike 5 +3 4 14 +5 Subclass feature
5 +3 4 15 +5 Persistent Rage 5 +3 4 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 5 +4 4 17 +6 Improved Brutal Strike 6 +4 4 18 +6 Indomitable Might 6 +4 4 19 +6 Epic Boon 6 +4 4 20 +6 Primal Champion 6 +4 4 Level
Weapon Property
A Brutal weapon is designed for maximum damage. Brutal weapons score Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as
from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
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Species
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
Ruhk
Neega
Bone Crusher
7
Mobad
Baggi
Flesh Ripper
8
Shamog
Shautha
Doom Hammer
9
Mugrub
Ovak
Elf Butcher
10
Bajok
Vola
Spine Snapper
11
Rhorog
Engong
Death Spear
12
Jahrukk
Volen
The Brutal
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->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->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Ravnican society. They shun the centers of civilization, which they see as a source of oppression and weakness, and instead haunt Ravnica’s alleyways, abandoned zones, and ruins. They want to see the
brutal state in which only the strong survive and the strongest rule. In a world covered with city streets and towering buildings, the Gruul are the most out of place, the most ill at ease, and the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
beholder is nearly unassailable thanks to the combination of its peerless intellect and the brutal effects of its eye rays. Some of the behaviors and motivations that beholders exhibit are analogous to
is the natural companion to eternal vigilance. Beholders are among the few creatures that can shape reality in their vicinity. In addition, beholders don’t truly sleep when they rest. Instead, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Ulmed, once hunted monsters alongside a then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich. When the priests of Osybus corrupted Strahd, Ulmed forsook the vampire and refocused the inquisition’s mission. Instead
inquisitors’ zealous and sometimes brutal methods inspire terror in many communities throughout the multiverse. Each Ulmist inquisitor belongs to one of three orders that harness the power of psionics
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->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, and the cult of scientific advancement at any cost. The harsh landscape feeds into this with both brutal cold and deadly creatures. Are the “whales” the mighty steamships of Ludendorf hunt for food
inherit his dying father’s factory in Ludendorf. Instead, Udo Schaller paid assassins to murder his son and had his brain transplanted into Ruprekt’s young body, with the help of Dr. Mordenheim. Udo’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of brutal military campaigning, he defeated his rivals and forged a nation. Retiring from war, Strahd settled in the beautiful valley where he’d won his greatest victory. There, in the way of his
. Instead, horrified by Sergei’s murder, Tatyana fled Strahd, ultimately leaping from the height of Castle Ravenloft to escape him and vanishing into the Mists. At the same time, traitors from among the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, because brutal raiding is an inborn trait of the hill giants. If those same hill giants worshiped Yeenoghu, however, that act would represent a flagrant turning away from the traditions of the ordning
are illiterate or nearly so — particularly hill, frost, and fire giants, which place little value on learning. Instead of writing stories with words, they typically tell their tales with pictograms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
his blood rather than his brains. He glories in Takhisis’s favor and wields her power in manners both frivolous and brutal. In their bunks, his troops whisper of his zealotry and claim that those
can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Verminaard wears +2 plate armor and wields the mace Nightbringer, which grants him darkvision as well as immunity to fire damage and to the charmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Delour and has a knack for planning heists. Guild members consider him a brutal but fair leader. Some perceptive guild members—like Kathra Bitterwind—have noticed he’s become more reclusive recently
Delour’s fantasies of revenge. Instead, Augustus secretly longs to end his curse and integrate into society. Only a Wish spell can end Augustus’s curse. He has ordered Wanewort, a night hag, to find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Instead, they feign retreats, regroup, and launch new attacks, wearing down their foes like storm-driven waves eating away at a sandy beach. Almost all water cultists are excellent swimmers skilled
Tethyrian merchant galley conscripted the young orphan into service, and Gar was forced into a brutal indentured servitude that was barely better than being enslaved. His unwilling service came to an end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the sphinx fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The sphinx makes three Claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Attack
succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The sphinx makes two Claw attacks and uses Roar.
Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +12, reach 5 ft. Hit: 20 (4d6 + 6) Slashing damage.
Roar (3/Day). The sphinx
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Pheres can be brutal and greedy, but they are clever as well, and understand the value of strategic leadership. Other centaurs in Pheres herds work as scouts, archers, warriors, and foragers. In addition
, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. Equine