driving methods also

Galvan Magen

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Galvan magen can fly. They also store static electricity, which they discharge as lightning bolts. Magen are magical

, humanlike beings created by a wizard spell (see the create magen spell in appendix D) or by other arcane methods. Though magen look like humanoids with green skin, they are constructs. When one is

Deathlock

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, a foul Undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron. An powerful necromancer might also discover the wicked methods of creating a deathlock and then subjugate it, acting as the deathlock’s patron.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Deathlock Mastermind

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock, a foul Undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron. An powerful necromancer might also discover

the wicked methods of creating a deathlock and then subjugate it, acting as the deathlock’s patron.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Deathlock Wight

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock, a foul Undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron. An powerful necromancer might also discover the wicked methods of

Deep Scion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

throw or be stunned until the end of the deep scion’s next turn. In water, the psychic screech also telepathically transmits the deep scion’s memories of the last 24 hours to its master

by an undersea power: surrender, body and soul, or drown. Those who submit are subjected to an ancient ritual widespread among evil aquatic creatures. Its methods are painful and the result never

Arcane Archer (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

centuries, the methods of these elf archers have been learned by members of other races who can also balance arcane aptitude with archery. Arcane Archer Features Fighter Level Feature 3rd

Arcane Archer

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

centuries, the methods of these elf archers have been learned by members of other races who can also balance arcane aptitude with archery. Arcane Archer Features Fighter Level Feature

War Magic

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

teaches techniques that empower a caster’s spells, while also providing methods for wizards to bolster their own defenses. Followers of this tradition are known as war mages. They see their

their defensive skills foil their opponents’ attempts to counterattack. War mages are also adept at turning other spellcasters’ magical energy against them. In great battles, a war mage

War Magic (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

teaches techniques that empower a caster’s spells, while also providing methods for wizards to bolster their own defenses. Followers of this tradition are known as war mages. They see their

their defensive skills foil their opponents’ attempts to counterattack. War mages are also adept at turning other spellcasters’ magical energy against them. In great battles, a war mage

Clockwork Bronze Scout

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Constructs but also has resulted in genuine advances, such as clockworks. The methods used to craft clockworks have been shared between gnome communities over many generations. Individual Designs Gnome

Clockwork Iron Cobra

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

also has resulted in genuine advances, such as clockworks. The methods used to craft clockworks have been shared between gnome communities over many generations. Individual Designs Gnome artisans

Clockwork Oaken Bolter

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

but also has resulted in genuine advances, such as clockworks. The methods used to craft clockworks have been shared between gnome communities over many generations. Individual Designs Gnome artisans

Clockwork Stone Defender

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

produced many failed Constructs but also has resulted in genuine advances, such as clockworks. The methods used to craft clockworks have been shared between gnome communities over many generations

Cradle of the Storm Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

joyful glimpses of an idyllic past to horrific nightmares of torment and devastation. A cradle of the storm scion stirs into action not only when the scion is threatened but also if the scion’s

subconscious wishes, including driving off intruders. But if the cradle dies, the scion within fully awakens.Lightning, PoisonCold, Fire, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Fraz-Urb'luu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it is also grappled (escape DC 24). The grappled target is also restrained. Fraz-Urb’luu can grapple only one creature

. Fraz-Urb’luu wears all these masks and more. He particularly delights in aiding demon-hunters against his demonic adversaries, driving the hunters to greater and greater atrocities in the name

Scion of Stronmaus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

and devastation. A cradle of the storm scion stirs into action not only when the scion is threatened but also if the scion’s sleep is troubled by nightmares. When roused, the cradle takes on a

, each scion is enclosed in stasis inside a powerful Elemental called a cradle. The cradle protects the slumbering scion and follows its subconscious wishes, including driving off intruders. But if the

Fraz-Urb'luu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it is also grappled (escape DC 24), and it is restrained until the grapple ends. Fraz-Urb’luu can grapple only

, some lost god or Celestial, or even another Fiend. Fraz-Urb’luu wears all these masks and more. He particularly delights in aiding demon-hunters against his demonic adversaries, driving the hunters

Satyr Legacy

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

victory was short-lived. Heliod dispatched his champion, Elspeth, who faced many trials but ultimately killed the god-satyr by driving the spear, Godsend, through his heart. Many satyrs remember

Xenagos as a satyr who lived life to the fullest and who played tricks that stirred up even the gods. Yet, he’s also an example of how bitterness can turn a great trick nasty and how schemes that

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

come into conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and

dragon to tolerate the djinni’s presence by driving off a clan of cyclops;cyclopes harassing the dragon. 4 Reunited after years apart, an adult topaz dragon parent and young dragon child

Gnoph-Keh

monsters

Storm. The gnoph-keh can generate a supernatural storm that fills the area around it in a howling blizzard. Driving snow and wind fill the area in a 300-foot Emanation centered on the gnoph-keh. The area

is Heavily Obscured, and exposed flames in the area are doused. This effect ends if the gnoph-keh has the Incapacitated condition or dies. It can also dismiss the effect as a Bonus Action. A creature

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life. In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common

an unappealing place to explore by temporarily diverting springs, driving away game, stealing critical tools, and altering trails to leave hunting or lumber parties hopelessly lost. The firbolgs

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, driving them into the Darkened Depths where they escaped into the crushing pressure and utter darkness. In time, the tritons noticed that their ancient elemental foes had grown quiet. Expeditions to

them. Tritons also have a tendency to emerge from their isolation under the assumption that other folk will welcome them as respected allies and mentors. Again, distance drives much of this attitude

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

skilled allies. Alien Minds The lizardfolk’s reptilian nature comes through not only in their appearance, but also in how they think and act. Lizardfolk experience a more limited emotional life than

plans, or cultivating other methods to progress beyond their simple existence as hunters and gatherers. Hapless Soft Ones At their core, lizardfolk view other humanoids with an indifference verging on

Clockworks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Clockworks The gnomes’ efforts to invent and tinker with magic and mechanical devices produce many failed constructs, but also result in genuine advances, such as clockworks. Since their discovery

, the methods used to craft clockworks have passed from one community of gnomes to another and down the generations. Constructed Nature. A clockwork doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.

Chapter 10: Factions of Etharis

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide

be as big an industry as killing people. What also keeps the guilds separated is their varied, and sometimes incompatible, methods of monster hunting. Some guilds insist on fighting with sword

guilds who embrace fully eldritch methods by devouring monster flesh to self-inflict physical mutations, horrifying many other hunters. Public attitudes towards the hunting guilds also vary due to

Clockworks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Clockworks The gnomes’ efforts to invent and tinker with magic and mechanical devices produce many failed constructs, but also result in genuine advances, such as clockworks. Since their discovery

, the methods used to craft clockworks have passed from one community of gnomes to another and down the generations. Constructed Nature. A clockwork doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.

Disarming Haunted Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

dispel evil and good. Some haunted traps might also be disarmed in nonmagical ways related to the history of a haunted area. Such methods might be as simple as wearing the clothes of a haunted house’s

Disarming Haunted Traps Characters who notice a haunted trap before it activates can attempt to disarm it. Typical methods of disarming traps, such as thieves’ tools and dispel magic, don’t affect

Disarming Haunted Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

dispel evil and good. Some haunted traps might also be disarmed in nonmagical ways related to the history of a haunted area. Such methods might be as simple as wearing the clothes of a haunted house’s

Disarming Haunted Traps Characters who notice a haunted trap before it activates can attempt to disarm it. Typical methods of disarming traps, such as thieves’ tools and dispel magic, don’t affect

Purphoros's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Purphoros’s Villains Though Purphoros’s ideals are shared by many, the methods he uses to advance them can be brutal. His belief that creation necessitates destruction, combined with his cavalier

archmage of Purphoros to aid her. Then several of their test limbs escape. 3 A rebel (spy) plots to set fire to a temple of Heliod and dedicate the blaze to Purphoros, driving the gods toward a

Crime Syndicate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

the Last War. The war left many people desperate, driving them into lives of crime. The war also demanded huge numbers of able-bodied soldiers, which reduced the ranks of law enforcement across

Using Enclaves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

adventure hooks that might attract characters to the enclave or give them a reason to draw on its magic. The adventure hooks also suggest specific creatures or encounter tables appearing in the “Encounters

a hostile giant is the driving force behind an adventure seed, how does the adventure change if that giant is indifferent or even friendly to the characters?

Purphoros's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Purphoros’s Villains Though Purphoros’s ideals are shared by many, the methods he uses to advance them can be brutal. His belief that creation necessitates destruction, combined with his cavalier

archmage of Purphoros to aid her. Then several of their test limbs escape. 3 A rebel (spy) plots to set fire to a temple of Heliod and dedicate the blaze to Purphoros, driving the gods toward a

What You'll Find Within

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

What You’ll Find Within Chapter 1 brims with new features and subclasses for the classes in the Player’s Handbook, and it presents the artificer class, a master of magical invention. The chapter also

offers feats for groups that use them. Chapter 2 contains patrons who can become one of the driving forces behind your group’s adventures. Chapter 3 sparkles with new magical options, including

Starting Point: Morgrave University

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

its unorthodox methods and hands-on style of teaching. If you want to learn about the history of Sharn, what better way than to explore the ancient ruins below the city? Critics say that Morgrave is a

asset for sages conducting research and a source of potential patrons. But it can also be the foundation of a campaign: heroic fantasy seen through the eyes of students at the university.

Starting Point: Morgrave University

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

its unorthodox methods and hands-on style of teaching. If you want to learn about the history of Sharn, what better way than to explore the ancient ruins below the city? Critics say that Morgrave is a

asset for sages conducting research and a source of potential patrons. But it can also be the foundation of a campaign: heroic fantasy seen through the eyes of students at the university.

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