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Player’s Handbook
the pocket dimension, it leaves behind in its space anything it was wearing or carrying.
One Familiar Only. You can’t have more than one familiar at a time. If you cast this spell while you have a familiar, you instead cause it to adopt a new eligible form.
of 0. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a Celestial, Fey, or Fiend (your choice) instead of a Beast. Your familiar acts
Monsters
Monster Manual
Immutable Form. The colossus can’t shape-shift.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the colossus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The colossus has
":"Radiant"} Radiant damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this beam disintegrates into dust, leaving behind any magic items it was wearing or
Monsters
Monster Manual
Astral Implosion. If the blob is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it implodes and ejects any creatures and objects engulfed by it into the Astral Sea. The blob itself vanishes, leaving behind a layer of
Plane.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the blob fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The blob has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Legend says Vecna’s destruction came at Kas’s hand, but Vecna also wrought his rebellious lieutenant’s doom, leaving only Kas’s sword behind.
Bloodthirst. The sword thirsts for
Initiative rolls.
Blade of Defense. When you take an action to attack with the sword, you can transfer some or all of its attack bonus to your Armor Class instead. The adjusted bonuses remain in
Spells
Player’s Handbook
instead create a 20-foot tall wave that travels from one side of the area to the other and then crashes. Any Huge or smaller vehicles in the wave’s path are carried with it to the other side. Any
directions. The water in the area moves as you direct it, but once it moves beyond the spell’s area, it resumes its flow based on the terrain. The water continues to move in the direction you
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
general chapters remain, ever revealing demonic secrets. Caged behind lines of script roils a secret piece of the Abyss itself, which keeps the book up-to-date, no matter how many pages are removed, and
roll for a spell you cast against a Fiend, you use the maximum possible result instead of rolling.
Random Properties. The Artifact has the following random properties (see “Artifacts” in
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
and become entombed in a state of suspended animation in an extradimensional sphere. Everything you’re wearing and carrying disappears with you except for Artifacts, which stay behind in the space
Temporary Hit Points daily at dawn until you die.
Talons. Every magic item you wear or carry disintegrates. Artifacts in your possession vanish instead.
Throne. You gain proficiency and Expertise in
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Evasion. If the thief is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the thief instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only
behind a calling card to taunt their victims. You may roll on the Master Thief Calling Cards table to determine what a master thief leaves behind.
Master Thief Calling Cards
d10;{"diceNotation
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
maintains concentration, up to 10 minutes (as if concentrating on a spell).
The charmed target is incapacitated, and instead of holding its breath underwater, it tries to breathe normally and
immediately runs out of breath, unless it can breathe water.
If the charmed target is more than 5 feet away from the kelpie, the target must move on its turn toward the kelpie by the most direct route
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
", "rollAction":"Hooked Spear", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, the derro can choose to deal no damage, and instead the target has the prone
cruelty and destruction.
Derro
Derro are Underdark dwellers of dubious origin. According to the histories of some duergar, derro are descended from a community of dwarves that was left behind when the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Resonant Connection. If the banderhobb has even a tiny piece of a creature or an object in its possession, such as a lock of hair or a splinter of wood, it knows the most direct route to that
, it leaves behind only tarry goo and wisps of shadow. Legends tell of an ominous tower in the Shadowfell where the shadows sometimes reform and banderhobbs roam.Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the banderhobb takes the Hide action.
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
mount with an attack, Red Ruin can cause the attack to target her instead.
Mounted Evasion. When Red Ruin or her mount makes a Dexterity saving throw to take half damage from an effect, they take no
, leading to speculation about her actual identity. She also speaks little, relying on sharp hand gestures to direct dragonnel-riders in flight.Fire
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Evasion. If the high fae is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only
fae kindguards are in direct service to Talion, the Kindly Lord. Nine times nine have these high fae sworn a binding oath to protect the Kindly Lord, each time pricking their hand on a hawthorn
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Funeral Pyre. When Vanifer drops to 0 hit points, her body is consumed in a flash of fire and smoke. Anything she was wearing or carrying is left behind among ashes.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If
Vanifer fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Spellcasting. Vanifer is a 10th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 16, +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s time to lay eggs and hatch a new brood of young.
These scorpion folk deposit their eggs in warm places out of direct sunlight, often amid a stand of cacti near their present encampment. The
clothing, or mine metals. Instead, they scavenge much of what they need or want. They do, however, melt down scavenged metal to forge crude weapons, armor, and tools.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
choldriths instead of chitines.
At first, these devotees were unaware that the new creatures, which they dubbed choldriths, were signs of Lolth’s wrath. Instead, they were pleased, because choldriths
could lay eggs that birthed more chitines (and the rare choldrith) and could direct the chitines in their work. But the devotees soon realized their mistake—choldriths belonged to Lolth, body
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
whirlwind that disperses quickly and harmlessly. Anything she is wearing or carrying is left behind.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Aerisi fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
been. A redcap’s desire to slay is rooted in its will to survive.
VARIANT: MADCAPS
A madcap is a redcap that soaks its hat in demon ichor instead of blood. Contact with demon ichor makes the
, the word “cool,” or the color blue.
When a madcap drops to 0 hit points, its hateful existence comes to an end in spectacular fashion as it bursts into flames, reducing itself, its ichor-soaked hat, and its pants to ashes instantly while leaving behind its weapon and smoldering iron boots.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the flind, within its reach. If there’s no creature within reach, the target instead moves half its speed in a random direction.
Flail of Pain. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
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
Keys from the Golden Vault
Ashen Creature. When Jhaeros drops to 0 hit points, he explodes in a harmless cloud of ashes, leaving nothing else behind.
Berserk. Whenever Jhaeros starts his turn with 60 hit points or fewer, roll
all his hit points.
Fire Absorption. Whenever Jhaeros is subjected to fire damage, he takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the fire damage dealt.
Immutable Form
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Earthen Defeat. When Marlos drops to 0 hit points, his body transforms into mud and collapses into a pool. Anything he is wearing or carrying is left behind.
Earth Passage. Marlos can move in
shunted into the nearest space he last occupied.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Marlos fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Petrifying Gaze. When a creature that can see Marlos&rsquo
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Conduit. If the yggdrasti is subjected to lightning damage, it is unhurt, and the lightning damage is instead divided evenly among all creatures it is grappling. In addition, the yggdrasti regains one
Tree, yggdrasti look like gigantic, dead trees covered with barnacles. They fly through Wildspace and the Astral Sea with their topmost branches leading the way and their withered roots trailing behind
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
digesting it. Only a scattering of bones, metal, treasure, and other indigestible bits is left behind.
A trapper’s ability to alter the color and texture of its outer side enables it to blend in with
with its body, making them look like irregularities in the surface. The creature might instead attach itself to a nearby wall or a ceiling, using the remnants as bait; any creature that stops to
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Immutable Form. The colossus is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the colossus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic
much damage on a successful one. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this beam is disintegrated, leaving behind anything it was wearing or carrying.In the final days of the Last War, House Cannith
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the beast fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Siege Monster. The beast deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The beast makes
and leaves nothing behind, except a pile of ashes plus whatever equipment it was wearing or carrying.The beast can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
in the area that aren’t being worn or carried.
The explosion destroys the phoenix’s body and leaves behind an egg-shaped cinder, which weighs 5 pounds. The cinder deals 21 (6d6
phoenix sheds bright light in a 60-foot radius and dim light for an additional 60 feet.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the phoenix fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Siege
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
nightmare about losing blood. Its coloration and shape resemble those of the beholder that dreamed it into existence, but its hue is more muted, and instead of magical eye rays, it has ten long
;rats, leaving behind a trail of bloodless corpses. When underground, it uses its tentacles as feelers, prodding and examining the environment in all directions. Above ground, it usually keeps its
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Ice Wolves"} wolves made of ice (use the winter wolf stat block in the Monster Manual to represent them, but they are Elementals instead of
to a meteoric rise in the giants’ ordning. Many of them end up as jarls, leading their communities, or as advisers to jarls—often the true power behind the throne. They are usually devoted
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the false lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The false lich has advantage on saving throws against spells and magical
the false lich is reduced to 0 hit points, it is destroyed and disintegrates, leaving behind the gems. Crushing a gem releases any souls trapped within, at which point the soul’s body re-forms in an unoccupied space nearest to the gem and in the same state as it was when its soul was trapped.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ancient dragon resemble glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods
of creation.
5
To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
6
I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do
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
Outer Planes, ki-rins in service to benevolent deities take a direct role in the eternal struggle between good and evil. In the mortal world, ki-rins are celebrated far and wide as harbingers of destiny
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
can see within 120 feet of it. The spell targets the chosen creature instead of the morkoth. If the spell forced a saving throw, the chosen creature makes its own save. If the spell was an attack, the
are tied to a particular place or group of locales, and still others move erratically through the cosmos. Occasionally, a morkoth learns to direct its island’s movement.A Morkoth’s Lair
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
shirt and trousers.
Personality Trait. “I judge others by their actions. Words mean nothing.”
Ideal. “Knowledge. The Book of Inner Alchemy will help me leave behind the sins of my
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Titivilus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Titivilus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
Teleport.
Assault (Costs 2 Actions). Titivilus makes one Silver Sword attack, or he uses Frightful Word.Dispater, the gloomy Lord of Dis, rules from his iron palace, seeming to hide behind its
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
an ancient dragon resemble glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods
foundations of creation.
5
To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
6
I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than