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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
, animated dolls with mask-like faces, spindly limbs, and wild hair. They don’t have names and can’t speak.
Chwingas normally avoid other creatures, but they find the trappings of civilization
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, which manifest as separate beings known as eidolons. The experience of escaping the Underworld also causes them to lose their faces, which become expressionless surfaces with empty eye sockets and gaping
and air but not food or sleep. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.PoisonNecrotic
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
), the Returned lose their identities, which manifest as separate beings known as eidolons. The experience of escaping the Underworld also causes them to lose their faces, which become expressionless
Returned are undead. They need water and air but not food or sleep. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.PoisonNecrotic
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, which manifest as separate beings known as eidolons. The experience of escaping the Underworld also causes them to lose their faces, which become expressionless surfaces with empty eye sockets and gaping
and air but not food or sleep. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.PoisonNecrotic
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
known as eidolons. The experience of escaping the Underworld also causes them to lose their faces, which become expressionless surfaces with empty eye sockets and gaping mouths. These blank surfaces
. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.
VARIANT: RETURNED KAKOMANTIS
Although the dead typically
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Giff are tall, broad-shouldered folk with hippo-like features. Some have smooth skin, while others have short bristles on their faces and the tops of their heads. As beings of impressive size and
speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of widespread languages to choose from. The
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
. Gnomes average slightly over 3 feet tall and weigh 40 to 45 pounds. Their tan or brown faces are usually adorned with broad smiles (beneath their prodigious noses), and their bright eyes shine with
beauties of the world in their long years, but gnomes seem to worry that even with all that time, they can’t get in enough of the things they want to do and see.
Gnomes speak as if they can’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
throughout. Death Masks. The walls of the Mortuary are adorned with thousands of death masks imprinted with the faces of Sigil’s dead. Planar magic flows through the masks, allowing spellcasters to
commune with the dead through them. A speak with dead spell cast on a death mask causes the face to animate as if it were the corpse of the deceased creature that bore its likeness. The Heralds of Dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Magical illusions hide disrepair, and lies great and small fill everyday communication. Everyone knows these truths, but no one dares speak of them. The day-to-day administration of Port-a-Lucine rests in
small city watch helps him enforce. He also serves as the sole judge when those laws are broken. Decorative masks are a common accessory in Dementlieu, worn at social events and in daily life alike. Many people know their neighbors by their masks better than by their faces.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
location. The spirit can’t be harmed and doesn’t speak.
Fog cloud: Misty, harmless claws form in the fog.
Gust of wind: A ghastly moan accompanies the summoned wind.
Mage hand: The summoned hand is
, as though waking from some horrible nightmare.
Spirit guardians: The spirits appear as ghostly, skeletal warriors.
Wall of stone: A wall created by the spell has ghastly faces sculpted into it, as though tortured spirits were somehow trapped within the stone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
alignment, with an Intelligence of 14, a Wisdom of 10, and a Charisma of 18. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak
, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak with aquatic animals as if using a speak with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder in the conversation. Personality. When it grows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
are the hells’ legionnaires, tasked with protecting the realm and its rulers against intruders. Masks of Uniformity. Merregons have no individuality, and hence no need for faces. Every merregon
from no fight. Merregons can't speak, and their telpathy is one-to-one. Their orderly ranks are easily confused if you slay their shouting masters.
Merregon
Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the passphrase! So Ukurlahmu has spoken.”
A bone naga named Ukurlahmu (pronounced oo-ker-LAH-moo) has orders to protect the armory from thieves, but it struggles to remember faces. It only attacks
creatures who fail to speak the correct passphrase. The current passphrase is “black mask.” Characters are given three chances to utter the correct phrase before Ukurlahmu attacks. Before it attacks, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
are the Hells’ legionnaires, tasked with protecting their infernal plane and its rulers against intruders. Merregons have no individuality and hence no need for faces. Every merregon legionnaire has a
Condition Immunities frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages understands Infernal but can’t speak, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
they can speak Common; Ignan; and the local language, Tletlahtolli. Ollin is a bombastic, traveling dancer who enjoys participating in local celebrations and entices Tletepecs to dance their cares away
smiles I see on the faces of those I entertain.” Flaw. “My stage persona cloaks my insecurities. Sometimes I go to extremes to keep up this facade.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, legions of soldiers devoted to the wicked god Takhisis the Dragon Queen, and the world faces ruin once more. The War of the Lance has begun, and in a conflict between gods and dragons, a wounded world
have joined the enemy en masse. Whispers also speak of winged doom, wild reports of riders on dragonnels—and I dare imagine worse.
I don’t yet understand the shape of our enemy. Their motivations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, their faces chipped away by vandals. An inscription carved into the door’s molding has also been damaged, rendering it indecipherable.
Ferry. A black gondola, its hull carved with leering eyes, is
Common and Infernal, but can’t speak. It plies the River Sargauth in whichever direction its riders want to go. When the characters reach their destination, the tiefling extends a bony hand, expecting a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
all the racial traits of stouts in the Player’s Handbook. Strongheart halflings are shorter on average than their lightfoot kin, and tend to have rounder faces. They have the skin tones and hair
halfling traits in the Player’s Handbook, plus the subrace traits below.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Silent Speech. You can speak telepathically to any creature within 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
gigantic, animate trees with wizened faces. Most have lived for centuries and know secrets of the natural world. They avoid becoming embroiled in the conflicts of shorter-lived creatures, but they’re
). The treant magically animates up to two trees it can see within 60 feet of itself. Each tree uses the Treant stat block, except it has Intelligence and Charisma scores of 1, it can’t speak, and it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, giving him an Intelligence of 10 and the ability to speak Common. After serving him for the duration of the enchantment, the serpent slithered off and found its way to Omu. Azi Mas has a good memory; he
can remember names and faces and is quick to warn his masters if yuan-ti pass through whom he hasn’t seen before. Treasure The storeroom contains fifty bolts of cloth; six crates of bronze bars; three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
saw Serapio’s locket identify Doña Rosa as the woman in the portrait. If the characters are armed, she faces them defiantly, asking, “Are you here to kill my son?” The group’s answer determines how
locket hangs on the wall near his bedroll. This is the top half, and no picture is inside. Offerings for the Dead After the characters speak with Doña Rosa, they see other residents of the vecindad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of the town. Sheriff Markham Southwell leads Town Speaker Duvessa Shane to the gatehouse to speak with the angry giant. Augrek Brighthelm is already there. Beginning the Encounter The characters are in
folk warm their hands and faces by small campfires. Everywhere across town, people are trudging through snow-covered streets on errands. The town’s outer walls block the worst of the wind, but not all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of the noble houses. Anyone they decide is at odds with the hierarchy faces torture and usually an excruciating death. VARIANT: YOCHLOL SUMMONING
Some drow inquisitors have an action that allows
creature speak a lie in a language she knows.
Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep.
Innate Spellcasting. The drow’s innate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
inside plants, rocks, and springs far from civilization. Chwingas resemble 6-inch-tall, animated dolls with mask-like faces, spindly limbs, and wild hair. They don’t have names and can’t speak. Chwingas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
16. Animated Staff Light. Wax candles in stone holders light the room.
Furnishings. In the middle of the room, a wooden chair faces a small wooden table upon which rests a game board topped with
of 30 feet, and the ability to hover. It has blindsight out to a range of 60 feet and is blind beyond this radius. The staff’s alignment is neutral evil. It can speak and understand Common. It has the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
from it, bumping, jabbing, or prodding it, laughing, making faces, or simply looking at it the wrong way. When its rage is incited, an ogre lashes out in a frustrated tantrum until it runs out of
forged for a creature of its size.
Legendary Stupidity. Few ogres can count to ten, even with their fingers in front of them. Most speak only a rudimentary form of Giant and know a smattering of Common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, pillars, cornices, filigrees, buttresses, leering dragon faces, and other decorative flourishes. This work has been done by kobolds in Arauthator’s service, and its quality varies widely. Floors
their quest. Ice toads normally speak only their own obscure language. Those in Oyaviggaton know a little Draconic and Uluik (the language of the Ice Hunters), but their accents are thick and their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
spell slot or material components. Beast Speech You can cast speak with animals at will, without expending a spell slot. Beguiling Influence You gain proficiency in the Deception and Persuasion skills
, Pact of the Blade feature When you hit a creature with your pact weapon, the creature takes extra necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1). Mask of Many Faces You can cast disguise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
an awakened tree (see the Monster Manual), except they can’t speak. An animated tree acts as an ally of the treant. The tree remains animate for 1 day or until it dies, until the treant dies or is
, used a speak with animals spell to panic the dragonfly. Characters can spot Kettlesteam before she slips away with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by the kenku’s Charisma (Deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
drooping wattles—all are strange and doleful.
The carved faces are magical. They are immune to all damage and speak a few programmed messages. When a creature approaches one of the tunnels, the face
beside it animates and warns in a deep, dire tone, “Turn back—this is not the way!” A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
of the carved faces is magical. They are immune to all damage and speak a few programmed messages. When a creature approaches one of the tunnels leaving the chamber, the face beside it animates and
warns in a deep, dire tone, “Turn back—this is not the way!” A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a gemstone in its mouth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
reads: “Want to be part of something big? Speak to Davil Starsong at the Yawning Portal.” If the characters seek out Davil, Yagra Stonefist (see “Familiar Faces”) greets them and leads interested parties
characters want to speak with Tashlyn directly, Yagra can arrange a meeting in the City of the Dead or some other quiet place. By the time the characters see her, Tashlyn has learned the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
score of 10 and can speak Common. Zhentarim Characters who are members of the Zhentarim can approach Yagra Stonefist at the Yawning Portal (see “Familiar Faces”). She recently learned about a “back door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flying speed of 30 feet, and it can hover. It has blindsight out to a range of 60 feet and is blind beyond this radius. It can’t speak or hear, and it can’t be blinded or deafened. 1b. Waiting Room This
.
Visitors who decline the headmaster’s offer are politely asked to return whence they came and never show their faces in Dweomercore again. Those who refuse to leave are attacked.
Any character who claims
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, standing at the edge of the pool are six wolf-like humanoids, their backs to the characters. With faces raised up in supplication, they chant ominously. Read: You have come upon the Pool of Eternal Spring
wolf’s statistics, but it retains its hit points. The target is limited in the actions it can perform by the nature of its wolf form, and it can’t speak, cast spells, or take any other action that