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Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
surface in the wake of the giant empire’s fall, they retain a spiritual and physical connection to the darkness below. Umbragen shadow walkers weave shadow magic to confound foes.Radiant
Fey Ancestry. Magic can’t put the shadow walker to sleep.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the shadow walker has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.
Multiattack
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
gains temporary hit points equal to the damage dealt.Death giant reapers wield massive scythes and wear armor that resembles the carapaces of giant insects. They wield the magic of shadow, which lets
Multiattack. The giant makes two Scythe or Soul Bolt attacks.
Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Scythe"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Lurkers in Shadow. Jermlaine are invisible to darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The jermlaine has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Vermin Friend. The jermlaine can
speak to and understand rat;rats and giant rat;giant rats.
Swarming Rush. A jermlaine adds 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Swarming Rush"} to its weapon damage rolls while
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Magic Resistance. The deep crow has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the deep crow can take the Hide action as a
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
Curse of Strahd
has additional protection in the form of a giant crystal heart hidden inside Castle Ravenloft.
Any damage that Strahd takes is transferred to the Heart of Sorrow (see chapter 4, area K20). If the
apparition has the statistics of a specter.
Strahd targets one Medium or smaller creature that casts a shadow. The target’s shadow must be visible to Strahd and within 30 feet of him. If the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than her own, or back into her true form. She reverts to her true form if she dies. Any equipment she is wearing or
Khatesh understand what forces they are dealing with, or recognize the danger inherent in her gifts.
The Queen of Shadows. An entity of shadow, Sul Khatesh can assume any form. Her favored shape is a twelve
Aasimar
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Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dark eyes
3
Starkly colored hair
4
An unusual hue tinting your shadow
5
A ghostly halo crowning your head
6
Rainbows gleaming on your skin
Creating Your Character
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character’s creature type is.
Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Ape
Black bear
Cockatrice
Crocodile
Darkmantle
Deep gnome (Svirfneblin)
Dust mephit
Gas spore
Giant goat
Giant sea horse
Giant wasp
Gnoll
Gray
ooze
Hobgoblin
Ice mephit
Jackalwere
Lizardfolk
Magma mephit
Magmin
Myconid adult
Orc
Piercer
Reef shark
Rust monster
Sahuagin
Satyr
Scout
Shadow
Swarm of insects
Thug
Tridrone
Vine blight
Warhorse
Warhorse skeleton
Worg
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Imix, giant strider, gnoll flesh gnawer, kobold dragonshield, kobold scale sorcerer, meazel, nilbog, xvart warlock of Raxivort 2 Aurochs, hobgoblin Iron Shadow, ogre bolt launcher, ogre howdah
, quetzalcoatlus, shadow mastiff 3 Neogi, ogre chain brute, redcap, shadow mastiff alpha 4 Barghest, clockwork iron cobra, clockwork stone defender, hobgoblin devastator, neogi master, ogre battering ram, yeth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
CR 1/2 Ape
Black Bear
Cockatrice
Crocodile
Darkmantle
Dust Mephit
Gas Spore Fungus
Giant Goat
Giant Seahorse
Giant Wasp
Gnoll Warrior
Gray Ooze
Hobgoblin Warrior
Ice Mephit
Jackalwere
Magma Mephit
Magmin
Modron Tridrone
Myconid Adult
Performer
Piercer
Reef Shark
Rust Monster
Sahuagin Warrior
Satyr
Scout
Shadow
Swarm of Insects
Tough
Troll Limb
Vine Blight
Warhorse
Warhorse Skeleton
Worg
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
CR 13 Adult Brass Dragon
Adult White Dragon
Beholder
Nalfeshnee
Rakshasa
Shadow Dragon
Storm Giant
Ultroloth
Vampire
Paladin
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
of light that seems to illuminate only him, an elf laughs with exultation. His spear flashes like his eyes as he jabs again and again at a twisted giant, until at last his light overcomes its hideous
against the shadow, a knight whose oath descends from traditions older than many of the gods? Or are you an embittered loner sworn to take vengeance on those who have done great evil, sent as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Monstrosities Adult kruthik
Angry sorrowsworn
Astral dreadnought
Banderhobb
Catoblepas
Cave fisher
Chitine
Choldrith
Deep scion
Female steeder
Froghemoth
Giant strider
Sea spawn
Shadow mastiff
Shadow mastiff alpha
Skulk
Tlincalli
Trapper
Wretched sorrowsworn
Xvart
Xvart warlock of Raxivort
Young kruthik
Yuan-ti anathema
Yuan-ti broodguard
Yuan-ti mind whisperer
Yuan-ti nightmare speaker
Yuan-ti pit master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP) Adult brass dragon
Adult white dragon
Beholder (not in lair)
Nalfeshnee
Rakshasa
Storm giant
Ultroloth
Vampire
Young red shadow dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
warlock of Raxivort
Yuan-ti broodguard
Monstrosities Banderhobb
Catoblepas
Cave fisher
Chitine
Choldrith
Froghemoth
Giant strider
Girallon
Leucrotta
Shadow mastiff
Tlincalli
Barghest
Devourer
Draegloth
Maw demon
Shoosuva
Tanarukk
Vargouille
Giants Cloud giant smiling one
Fire giant dreadnought
Frost giant everlasting one
Mouth of Grolantor
Stone giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Nurtured One of Yurtrus
Swarm of rot grubs
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Deinonychus
Firenewt warlock of Imix
Giant strider
Gnoll flesh gnawer
Grung wildling
Kobold dragonshield
Kobold scale
Hobgoblin Iron Shadow
Meenlock
Orc Claw of Luthic
Orc Hand of Yurtrus
Quetzalcoatlus
Shadow mastiff
Vegepygmy chief
Yuan-ti broodguard
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Archer
Cave fisher
Choldrith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Khorvaire Common Dwarvish Mror Holds Dwarvish Elvish Aerenal, Valenar Elvish Giant Inhabitants of Xen’drik Giant Gnomish Zilargo Dwarvish Goblin Darguun, Droaam, Shadow Marches, monsters of Khorvaire Goblin
language of the goblin empire of Dhakaan and survives as the primary language in Darguun, Droaam, and the Shadow Marches. Goblin displaced the Orc language; the people of the Shadow Marches typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
have lived in the lightless caverns of Khyber. There, they tapped into a mysterious magical shadow they called the Umbra. Though some have emerged to haunt the surface in the wake of the giant
, was one of the first explorers from Khorvaire to penetrate the interior of Xen’drik and discover ruins from an ancient giant civilization there. Despite the great distance involved, multiple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gas Spore Gas Spore Fungus Giant Poisonous Snake Giant Venomous Snake Gnoll Gnoll Warrior Goblin Goblin Warrior Grick Alpha Grick Ancient Gynosphinx Sphinx of Lore Half-Ogre (Ogrillon) Ogrillon Ogre
Modron Tridrone Veteran Warrior Veteran Young Red Shadow Dragon Shadow Dragon Yuan-ti Pureblood Yuan-ti Infiltrator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
pleasing scents 2 A crooked stone tower that has a moon-like orb of light circling its rooftop, which causes the tower’s shadow to move like a clock hand 3 A decrepit mansion that is partially sunk
in the middle of a bog 4 A rocky hill shaped like a sleeping satyr, with its open mouth forming a cave entrance 5 A windmill that walks around on giant crow’s feet 6 A crumbling keep on a small island
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Stat Blocks by Creature Type Here are the creatures in this bestiary, as well as in the subsequent NPC collection, sorted by creature type. Aberrations
Flying horror
Shadow horror
Skittering
giant
Borborygmos
Guardian giant
Nivix cyclops
Orzhov giant
Sunder shaman
Humanoids
Anarch
Biomancer
Blood witch
Cosmotronic blastseeker
Counterflux blastseeker
Druid of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Fiendish Incursion Encounters and Storm Giant Encounters tables (see chapter 3), and she promises Stronmaus’s blessing to those who help her. Inky Depths A shadow-corrupted kraken lairs in the deep
in the Forsaken Deep create a perpetual necrotic storm on the ocean surface above. To stop it, the characters must brave creatures from the Elemental Water Encounters and Giant Necropolis Encounters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Zombie 1/2 Darkmantle, Gas Spore Fungus, Gray Ooze, Hobgoblin Warrior, Myconid Adult, Piercer, Rust Monster, Shadow, Swarm of Insects, Warhorse Skeleton 1 Bugbear Warrior, Ghoul, Giant Spider, Giant
Nightbringer 9 Fire Giant 10 Aboleth, Cyclops Oracle 11 Behir, Dao, Mind Flayer Arcanist 13 Beholder, Shadow Dragon, Vampire 14 Death Tyrant 15 Purple Worm, Salamander Inferno Master, Vampire Umbral Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Inhabitants Sythian Skalderang is described at the end of the adventure. His muse, the incubus Joster Mareet, clings to him like a shadow and uses telepathy to communicate secretly with him. The
. These Tiny demons haunt the conservatory, where they remain invisible or take the forms of bats and giant centipedes. Sythian and Joster are the only ones at the conservatory who are aware of the demons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
, darkling, firenewt warrior, gazer, skulk, swarm of rot grubs 1 Choker, duergar soulblade, female steeder, firenewt warlock of Imix, giant strider, kobold dragonshield, kobold scale sorcerer, maw
One 7 Armanite, dhergoloth, draegloth, lost sorrowsworn, shadar-kai shadow dancer, venom troll, warlock of the Fiend 8 Blackguard, canoloth, howler 9 Drow house captain, shadar-kai gloom weaver, lonely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Hell hound MM 3 Nightmare MM 3 Ogre chain brute MTF 5 Barbed devil MM 5 Cambion MM 6 Bloodfray giant GGR 7 Blood witch GGR 9 Master of cruelties GGR 9 Shadow horror GGR 11 Horned devil MM 12 Sire of insanity GGR 24 Rakdos GGR ZOLTAN BOROS
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
magic of shadow, which lets them take on a ghastly appearance and disappear, as well as twist shadow into terrifying bolts of energy that drain the vigor of their victims. Death Giant Reaper Huge Giant
denying that death giants can make excellent use of it.
—Bigby
Death Giant Reaper Death giant reapers wield massive scythes and wear armor that resembles the carapaces of giant insects. They wield the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, swarm of ravens, winged kobold, zombie 1/4 (50 XP) Crocodile, giant wasp, shadow, swarm of insects, thug, warhorse 1/2 (100 XP) Ghoul, giant spider, half-ogre, specter, spy, yuan-ti pureblood 1 (200 XP
angels and demons. Arctic Monsters Monsters Challenge Rating (XP) Commoner, owl 0 (10 XP) Bandit, blood hawk, kobold, tribal warrior 1/8 (25 XP) Giant owl, winged kobold 1/4 (50 XP) Ice mephit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Encounter 1–6 1d4 drow mages 7–8 1 giant spider 9–10 1 invisible quasit 11–12 1 mad drow mage 13–14 1 shadow demon 15–18 1d4 slaves 19–20 1 succubus or incubus Drow Mages There is a 50 percent
alert if it isn’t already. Giant Spider This giant spider crawls along the walls or ceiling. It ignores the characters unless they take hostile action against it, in which case it attacks. Invisible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Spirit Troll A troll blasted with psychic energy can take a nonphysical form when it regenerates. Its psyche survives, but the body of a spirit troll is as insubstantial as shadow. The troll might be
unaware of the transition — it still moves and attacks with teeth and claws as it always did — but now it strikes at its victim’s mind. Spirit Troll
Large giant, chaotic evil
Armor Class 17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
drow quietly make their way up the mountainside, into the yakfolk village, and down into the fire giant forge by way of the elevator (area 9). The yakfolk have been warned that the drow are coming and
arrive after the party leaves and give Zalto the iron flask. On their first turns in combat, both Draac and Taal attempt to summon a shadow demon. If defeat seems likely, Draac orders the remainder of his force to cover his escape while he flees with the iron flask.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of a giant holding up a heavy, iron lantern with one raised arm. Each type of giant is represented: hill, stone, frost, fire, cloud, and storm. A cold, magical light radiates from each lantern
, illuminating a giant corpse lying on the floor beneath a shroud of frost in the middle of the room. The corpse looks like it has been here for some time, preserved by the cold. Next to the body rests a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
]? The oracle answers with a special quest (see “Quest for the Giant Relics”).
Where is Blagothkus? “His shadow falls on Parnast.”
Can Klauth be trusted? “No ancient dragon can be trusted, especially
Words of the Oracle Etched into the floor of area 11 and hidden under a thin layer of frost is a 20-foot-diameter, mithral-inlaid circle inscribed with the kong (king) rune (see "Giant Runes" in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
their blindsight. Giant Spider Cocoon A giant spider cocoon is encountered only if the characters are moving about the castle (not resting); otherwise, reroll. A white cocoon is suspended from the
ceiling amid thick webs and appears to hold something human-like. A giant spider made this cocoon. Characters who can reach it can cut it open to free whatever is inside. Roll a d6 to determine the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
straight to the palace’s front gate (area P1). Characters who ride on the backs of giant cranes from Motherhorn are deposited in the garden (area P2). No matter how the characters arrive at the palace
, describe it as follows: A twilit palace emerges dreamlike from the clouds. A great marble tower ringed by delicate spires casts its shadow over the rooftops below. Another tower teeters nearby, torn