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Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Mercane Telepathy. The mercane can communicate telepathically with any other mercane it knows, regardless of the distance between them.Multiattack. The mercane makes three Psi-Imbued Blade attacks
portfolios revolve around fair commerce. Standing 12 feet tall, they are lanky blue beings who dress in elegant robes and have elongated heads and long, spindly fingers.
Mercanes conduct most of their
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
language to communicate with one another over distance. Each individual typically hunts alone and widely separated from the others to ensure that everyone gets adequate fodder. The leader might
out across the world.
Numerous creatures have tried to tame, subjugate, or cooperate with the monsters. For instance, some forest-dwelling peoples capture girallons and train them to serve as sentinels
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, aside from the ability that a given creature has to control others, and they don’t comprehend the emotional aspects of existence that humans and similar beings experience. To a neogi, hatred is as
subjugate even beings that are physically superior.
Neogi usually dwell in far-flung locations on the Material Plane, as well as in the Astral Plane and the Ethereal Plane. They left their home world long
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
knowledge of those they mimic, podlings frequently miss the nuances of interactions between sapient beings. These duplicates make excuses about their odd behavior, but those familiar with an individual
relishes exposing its skin to the sun. It resents clothing and hair.
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The podling often reacts as if some unseen force is speaking to it, staring into the distance or nodding.
5
The
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
with an eel’s neck and head. It can poison the body and the mind of its targets and can subjugate even beings that are physically superior.
Neogi usually dwell in far-flung locations on the
neogi’s commands and can’t take reactions, and the neogi and the target can communicate telepathically with each other at a distance of up to 1 mile. Whenever the charmed target takes damage, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
subjugate even beings that are physically superior.
Neogi usually dwell in far-flung locations on the Material Plane, as well as in the Astral Plane and the Ethereal Plane. They left their home world
communicate telepathically with each other at a distance of up to 1 mile. Whenever the charmed target takes damage, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
);{"diceNotation":"5d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psychic Orb", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Collapse Distance (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge
", "rollAction":"Collapse Distance"}. The seer warps space around one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. That creature must make a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target, along with
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
everything within reach to satiate its hunger. Its powerful lungs can suck food straight into its gullet. The scion uses a great tree to bat foes far into the distance.
Regional Effects
The region
Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration.)
Scions of giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds, they slumber
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
suck food straight into its gullet. The scion uses a great tree to bat foes far into the distance.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a scion of Grolantor is altered by the giant’s magic
giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds, they slumber and have become part of the landscape. In this case, each scion is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
would work from a significant distance—even from the Far Realm itself, as described in chapter 8—and would affect individuals on a large scale. However, the fanatics learned from Ilvaash that
transforming beings into mind flayers from afar requires a powerful source of magic. After much communing and research, the mind flayer fanatics determined that the Netherese obelisk can power their ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Evil Inchoate I will be the last creature when I am done. The cosmos will then be perfect, free of the braying abominations that are all other living things.
— Orcus
As beings of utter chaos and
status, and they typically don’t set impossible goals — a lesser demon, for instance, might simply run amok when unleashed into the world, its only desire to spread chaos, but a marilith or other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Kelemvor’s faithful at odds with necromancers, priests of Myrkul, and others who promote the creation of the undead, and it also causes conflict from unexpected sources. For instance, priests of
there also exist undead that aren’t evil, such as the baelnorn, which the elves consider holy. Kelemvor’s devotees seek the end of such beings regardless of that fact.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of such a bargain reflects the agenda of the being or beings offering the bargain, be it the Dark Powers, a Darklord, or a more mysterious force. The particulars of the Dark Gift and how it will
instance presents itself, such as in any of the following cases: A Darklord will negotiate with a party only if a character seals the deal by accepting their Dark Gift. Time stops while a character is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
fight best from afar. Whether they wield arrows or magical rays, these creatures always try to keep a distance from their foes. Brute Brutes are hardy creatures who have lots of hit points and deal
Minions are weak creatures who find strength in numbers. For more information, see the “Minions” section. Retainer Retainers are sapient beings meant to accompany player characters on adventures. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and evil, but tinged with elven sensibilities. When someone takes the life of another, for instance, the elves have a unique way of delivering justice. Like most civilized beings, elves consider
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
called Turmish and Thay are at war. This conflict has become so violent and strange that it’s even spread beneath the waves. Those from Thay summon foul undead beings to do their bidding, and even
best to remain at least one hundred feet away from them, the sahuagin immediately attack. Otherwise, they follow and watch from a distance, allowing the characters to spring any potential traps or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Rudolph van Richten A scholar and monster hunter, Rudolph van Richten has traveled to dozens of domains, investigating reports of monstrous beings and documenting them in a series of published guides
herbalist’s shop in Mordentshire in the domain of Mordent. Rudolph van Richten’s Traits Ideal. “Evil cannot go unpunished.” Bond. “To protect those I love, I must keep them at a distance and hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Mercane Mercanes are the mysterious, magical creations of one or more deities whose portfolios revolve around fair commerce. Standing 12 feet tall, they are lanky blue beings who dress in elegant
also Mercane Telepathy)
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Mercane Telepathy. The mercane can communicate telepathically with any other mercane it knows, regardless of the distance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Entering the Village As the characters progress into the village, read the following: In the distance, a slender figure tends to the wounded villagers, who respond with heartfelt gratitude. As the
is now an olvidado—a deceased person who remained behind after the Night of the Remembered. Rufina doesn’t know how or why they don’t pass on to the afterlife. Although beings like Rufina are uncommon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Neogi A neogi looks like an outsize spider with an eel’s neck and head. It can poison the body and the mind of its targets and can subjugate even beings that are physically superior. Neogi usually
control others, and they don’t comprehend the emotional aspects of existence that humans and similar beings experience. To a neogi, hatred is as foreign a sensation as love, and showing loyalty in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Huge, or Gargantuan. See also “Size.” Creature Type. This entry notes the family of beings a monster belongs to, along with any descriptive tags. See also “Creature Type.” Alignment. An alignment is
number and a die expression for each instance of damage. For example, an attack might deal 4 (1d4 + 2) damage on a hit. The DM determines whether you use the static number or the die expression in parentheses; you don’t use both.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Huge, or Gargantuan. See also “Size.” Creature Type. This entry notes the family of beings a monster belongs to, along with any descriptive tags. See also “Creature Type.” Alignment. An alignment is
block usually provides both a static number and a die expression for each instance of damage. For example, an attack might deal 4 (1d4 + 2) damage on a hit. The DM determines whether you use the static number or the die expression in parentheses; you don’t use both.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
communicate with one another over distance. Each individual typically hunts alone and widely separated from the others to ensure that everyone gets adequate fodder. The leader might organize members
. Numerous creatures have tried to tame, subjugate, or cooperate with the monsters. For instance, some forest-dwelling peoples capture girallons and train them to serve as sentinels. Recognizing that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Your Turn On your turn, you can move a distance up to your speed and take one action. You decide whether to move first or take your action first. Your speed--sometimes called your walking speed--is
care or when it presents an unusual obstacle. For instance, the DM could reasonably expect you to use an action to open a stuck door or turn a crank to lower a drawbridge. Reactions Certain special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Your Turn On your turn, you can move a distance up to your speed and take one action. You decide whether to move first or take your action first. Your speed — sometimes called your walking speed — is
for any of these activities when it needs special care or when it presents an unusual obstacle. For instance, the DM could reasonably expect you to use an action to open a stuck door or turn a crank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
supernatural beings. Cult members often have abilities tied to the forces they worship. Aberrant Cultist Aberrant cultists pursue mind-bending powers from alien forces. Aberrant cultists align with
powerful undead beings, apocalyptic prophecies, or immortals with power over death, such as Acererak, Kyuss, Orcus, Vecna, or Wee Jas. Death Cultist Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral Evil
AC 17 Initiative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
cosmic phenomena. Its power slips into the world in the same form, with star fields filling the shadows of Nyxborn beings that are infused with its power (see chapter 6 for details on Nyxborn). While
relief against the starry sky of Nyx, culminating in a golden orb that can be seen from a great distance. Some speculate that this orb is the source of Nyx’s vibrant colors and lights, and that without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
look like bobbing lantern lights in the distance, although they can choose to alter their colors, or wink out completely. When they activate their lights, will-o’-wisps offer hope, hinting of safety
’-wisps are the souls of evil beings that perished in anguish or misery as they wandered forsaken lands permeated with powerful magic. They thrive in swampy bogs and bone-strewn battlefields where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
unknown distance beyond that is the edge of the world, where the sea flows off the disk of the world and into the starry void. The known world of Theros consists of a long stretch of coastline forming
are home to the Returned—zombie-like beings who have escaped the clutches of the underworld at the cost of their identities. The lands around these cities are bleak and barren, as if the Returned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. It’s not just gods that have the power to bind spirits to their idols. Beings such as archdevils can do it with the souls of their cultists. Moloch, for
instance. Eidolon
Medium undead, any alignment
Armor Class 9
Hit Points 63 (18d8 − 18)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)
STR
7(−2)
DEX
8(−1)
CON
9(−1)
INT
14(+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
types, which have no rules of their own. Aberrations are utterly alien beings. Many of them have innate magical abilities drawn from the creature's alien mind rather than the mystical forces of the world
something in the game, such as a magic item, might refer to them. For instance, a spear that is especially effective at fighting demons would work against any monster that has the demon tag.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
shapes and abilities. The common forms that are familiar to demonologists represent broad trends, but individual demons defy those tendencies. For instance, a vrock might crawl out of an oil slick in the
accumulates changes to its form due to interaction with the energies of the Abyss. These long-lived demons often become demon lords, beings of such power that they can hold sway over entire realms within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Encounter Distance column in the Travel Terrain table gives the range at which creatures might become aware of each other while journeying through the wilderness. When staging an encounter, consider these
characters and monsters spot each other from a distance in open terrain. Found by Chance. The characters happen upon monsters that are camping, eating, hunting, basking in the sun, walking along the same trail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
poison the body and the mind of its target, able to subjugate other beings that are otherwise physically superior. Alien Tyrants. Neogi usually dwell in far-flung locations on the Material Plane, as well
the emotional aspects of existence that humans and similar beings experience. To a neogi, hatred is as foreign a sensation as love, and showing loyalty in the absence of authority is foolishness. Damn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
dominant adult that also tends to be the oldest member of the group. When on the hunt away from their lair, girallons use roars and body language to communicate with one another over distance. Each
with the monsters. For instance, yuan-ti enslave girallons, turning them into border sentinels for their serpent kingdoms. Because girallons are known to be peaceful among their own kind, some