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Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
feather form early if it drops to 0 hit points or if you use an action to speak the command word again while touching the bird.
When the diatryma reverts to feather form, the magic of the feather can
This bright plume is made from the feather of a diatryma (pronounced dee-ah-TRY-mah), a Large, colorful, flightless bird native to the Underdark. If you use an action to speak the command word and
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
resembles a massive version of its namesake bird, this creature is a unique form of avian insect. Seen up close, it can easily be discerned from any other giant bird by its insectoid maw, its four-clawed
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
for the Black Network in Waterdeep, setting up a cover in the Trades Ward in the form of a cramped little shop called Weirdbottle's Concoctions. Most of his potions and elixirs are nonmagical, but he
crafts magical ones for his Zhent friends.
Skeemo can add “sellout” to his credentials, his services having been bought by House Gralhund and the Black Network operatives loyal to Manshoon. The rock gnome uses paper bird;paper birds to send messages both to his new friends and his old ones.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
is immune to all damage, and after 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days, it hatches a new phoenix.
Fire Form. The phoenix can move through a space as narrow as 1
":"Fire Form", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. In addition, the phoenix can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. The first time it enters a creature’s space on a turn, that
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
specific to each keyrune. At the end of the duration, the creature reverts to its keyrune form. It reverts early if it drops to 0 hit points or if you use an action to speak the command word again
while touching it. When the creature reverts to its keyrune form, it can’t transform again until 36 hours have passed.
Azorius Keyrune (Rare). This keyrune is carved from white marble and lapis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to 6 hours, after which it reverts to its feather form. It reverts to feather form early if it drops to 0 hit points or if you use an action to speak the command word again while touching the bird
Feather of Diatryma Summoning Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) This bright plume is made from the feather of a diatryma (pronounced dee-ah-TRY-mah), a Large, colorful, flightless bird native
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
in his “body” often shine brightly, suggesting eyes. Kruphix’s starry silhouette sometimes takes the form of a bird or a whale.
. Kruphix’s true form is more abstract than that of any of the other gods. He appears only in star-filled silhouette, usually as a hooded, four-armed figure of indeterminate species and gender. Two of the stars
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Saidra’s Powers and Dominion Saidra’s form is a vaporous as her claims to nobility. She’s a crimson spirit with statistics similar to a wraith. She can cast the disintegrate spell (save DC 18) on any
creature that reveals themself to be lying about who they are. In her guise as duchess, Saidra dons a bird-like mask and fashionable scarlet gowns. As the Red Death, she is nothing more than a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
an elemental creature in the form of a majestic bird. Whatever its origin, an arclight phoenix looks like a bird of prey formed entirely of electrical energy. Lightning fans out behind it as it bolts
additional 15 feet.
Lightning Form. The arclight phoenix can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. A creature that touches the phoenix or hits it with a melee attack while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Shattered clay roof tiles, splinters of wood, dry leaves, and bird droppings cover the floor, which has begun to rot in a number of places. The rafters are home to several birds’ nests formed out of
with crimson fletching. Wardrobes. Members of the Scarlet Sash come here and hang up their robes and sashes before taking raven form, storing them and their extra clothes in the wardrobes and using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
wizard or other individual can bypass the ward by assuming the form of a Tiny bird. The Avowed don’t discuss this flaw with outsiders, but anyone who can see the gulls flying over Candlekeep can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
takes it back to its nest to be devoured.
The peryton is a bizarre creature that blends the body and wings of a bird of prey with the head of a stag. Its strangest feature is its shadow, which appears
humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
atop it. Paintings on the chariot’s body show a tall bird with a long, sharp beak. On the south wall, a bronze shield bears the embossed image of a Chultan warrior carrying a spear, below an inscription
taken from the room, the shield vanishes and reappears on the wall between the statues. Sarcophagus The sarcophagus contains the brittle skull and bones of an eblis (Papazotl’s animal form; see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
center of the eastern wall is masked by a curtain of shells and beads.
If the characters push aside the curtain, read: Behind the curtain is the chalky form of a statue seated on a stone throne
crafted on one end and the talons of a bird holding a blazing sun on the other. The most remarkable thing about the statue is its face.
The statue duplicates the face of the first person who enters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
up with no ill treatment, and it abandons a manipulative or abusive companion without warning. Language of Emotion. Pseudodragons can’t speak, but they communicate using a limited form of telepathy
pseudodragon often vocalizes animal noises. A rasping purr indicates pleasure, while a hiss means unpleasant surprise. A bird-like chirping represents desire, and a growl always means anger or discontent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Planes creates an explosion of fire that spreads across the sky. An enormous fiery bird forms in the center of the flames and smoke—an elder Elemental possessed by a need to burn everything to ash
any creature that touches it, though no more than once per round. The cinder is immune to all damage, and after 1d6 days, it hatches a new phoenix.
Fire Form. The phoenix can move through a space as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
! Jester
I’m the grim orb atop one’s neck. Your own you wish whole; your enemy’s wrecked. My form inspires dread, yet without me you’re dead. Click to see the answer! Skull
I arrive every day and
I snatch; I rip; I slash; I grip. I’m the daggers wielded by every bird above, from fiercest griffon to most graceful dove. Click to see the answer! Talons
The prosperous believe we smile on them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
of swamp animals or plants might form amid your spell effects. Building a Witherbloom Character Druids and warlocks make up most of Witherbloom’s student body. A few wizards (mostly those who study the
the Witherbloom Trinkets table, instead of on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook, for your starting trinket. Witherbloom Trinkets d6 Trinket 1 A black bird-shaped mask, trimmed with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Phoenix Releasing a phoenix from the Inner Planes creates an explosion of fire that spreads across the sky. An enormous fiery bird forms in the center of the flames and smoke — an elder elemental
round. The cinder is immune to all damage, and after 1d6 days, it hatches a new phoenix.
Fire Form. The phoenix can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. Any creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
travel. As you approach a wooded crossroads, the leaden rain makes the cloaked form standing there seem all the more unreal.
All the characters see this same sight, though they don’t see one another
bird skulls. This item has no magical properties or immediate use but might prove useful as the adventure proceeds. The Mists. The day’s drizzle has grown into a rainstorm, and anyone who looks back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
they have clothing to wear while in humanoid form. They occasionally stash magic items of evil repute here until better hiding places can be found for them. Adventurers who come to the chalet
. “Freedom is the power to become a bird, take to the sky, and leave the world behind for a while.” Bond. “The Scarlet Sash means everything to me. I’m honored to be part of this kindness and would die to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
creature is a unique form of avian insect. Seen up close, it can easily be discerned from any other giant bird by its insectoid maw, its four-clawed feet, and the cluster of red eyes that are the most
meal for one of these monstrosities is a too-real threat for those who stumble into their deadly lairs.
Though the deep crow most immediately resembles a massive version of its namesake bird, this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
their tribes and claim additional lands as their territory. Pegasi and unicorns can be found here, and even some of the fabled aarakocra, the winged bird-folk, live among the peaks at the heart of the
the waters of the Unicorn Run, which cuts through the rocks of the lower range to form a series of gorges and cliffs known as the Sisters. The sight of the tiered waterfalls is positively breathtaking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Gnoll Tactics Gnolls might seem to throw themselves into battle mindlessly, driven only by fury and hunger, but they do possess a rudimentary form of cunning that is borne out by several tactics they
, preferably by messenger bird. Do not tell the spies of your suspicions. Invent a story, such as the search for an outlaw or some other deception.
If a spy fails to report, you must strike quickly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
(awareness) 57–60 Portable Hole 61–64 Potion of Diminution 65–68 Potion of Gaseous Form 69–76 Potion of Healing (superior) 77–80 Quaal’s Feather Token (bird, swan boat, or whip) 81–84 Ring of Evasion 85
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
usually send omens as either warnings or as signs of their favor. The response to the augury spell takes the form of an omen foretelling weal or woe, and the gods might use omens in the same way, even
form of the response might vary depending on the method of divination used, which can go beyond the inlaid sticks, dragon bones, or ornate cards mentioned in the spell description. Diviners in Theros
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
rider 9 Trinket 10 Hidden bundle 11 1d4 swarm of ravens (50%) or 1 wereraven (see appendix D) in raven form (50%) 12 1d6 dire wolves 13 3d6 wolves 14 1d4 berserkers 15 Corpse 16 1d6 werewolves in human
form 17 1 druid with 2d6 twig blights 18 2d4 needle blights 19 1d6 scarecrows 20 1 revenant Nighttime Random Encounters in Barovia d12 + d8 Encounter 2 1 ghost 3 Hunting trap 4 Grave 5 Trinket 6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
material components:
At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light
3/day each: feather fall, fly, misty step, telekinesis
1/day each: control weather, gaseous form
Spellcasting. The giant is a 5th-level
magically polymorphs into a beast or humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. Any equipment the giant is wearing or carrying is absorbed by the new form. Its statistics, other than its size, are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
stone. Its gaze looks up toward the sphere, and the pattern of bird droppings around its eyes gives it the appearance of weeping. All about the statue, climbing up its chest and on its knee and
, and thus locals call it the Hawk Man. I can reveal that in fact it bears much resemblance to an aarakocra, one of the bird-people said to live in the Star Mounts in the High Forest. The statue’s wings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
, fish with nets, and carve a dugout. Niche B. Twelve commoners are engaged in farming, planting maize and harvesting wheat. Five tribal warriors stand guard, and a cult fanatic (priest) in a bird
don’t animate. A god, adorned in green quetzal feathers, is mixing ashes with blood to form sculptures of a man and woman, while four towering figures painted red, black, blue, and white are standing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
head while holding a hand up to one ear. He might bob his head and flap his arms like a bird to indicate that Kettlesteam is the culprit. He doesn’t know where the kenku is, but he knows she has been
causing mischief throughout the carnival and sometimes uses magic to conceal her true form. If the characters agree to help Candlefoot, he performs a few delightful magic tricks for their amusement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
’ motivation is unknown, planar cosmologists theorize the march is a massive form of data collection or a means of calibrating the multiverse. The Great Modron March coincides with every seventeenth Grand
following effects in and around the gate-town: Mechanical Metronome. The gate ticks as it turns in time with the gears of Mechanus. Repetitive sounds—a bird tweeting, a worker hammering a nail, or a guard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
40 Portable Hole 41–42 Potion of Clairvoyance 43–44 Potion of Diminution 45–46 Potion of Gaseous Form 47 Potion of Giant Strength (fire) 48–49 Potion of Giant Strength (frost or stone) 50–51 Potion
of Heroism 52–53 Potion of Invisibility 54–55 Potion of Invulnerability 56–57 Potion of Mind Reading 58–59 Quaal’s Feather Token (bird, swan boat, or whip) 60–61 Ring of Feather Falling 62 Ring of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
streets in humanoid form, taking in the local culture and cuisine, and amusing themselves by observing how the smaller races live. Some metallic dragons prefer to stay as far away from civilization as
possible so as to not attract enemies. However, this means that they are often far out of touch with current events. The Persistence of Memory. Metallic dragons have long memories, and they form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the hatch’s glass panes. Four dead seagulls lie on the deck and two ravens squawk at you from the crow’s nest, a forty-foot climb up the ship’s rigging.
The ravens are two imps in shapechanged form
are always littered with seagull carcasses. A character who examines a dead seagull and succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check ascertains that the bird was stung to death. If the imps see Amrik






