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Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
call upon the spirits of dead creatures. Mages seeking longer-term assistance from ancient spirits have learned to house these spirits in statues, giving them a more permanent residence from which to
assist the living.
Some of these spirit statues bond with and mentor a specific mage, but most serve in a variety of roles for numerous individuals, ranging from research colleagues to martial
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
As a rank 2 hoardsperson, you are granted the use of a living loot satchel, which is an uncommon magic item. It functions as a bag of holding and is available in a variety of colors and styles
.
Class-Based Living Loot Satchel
Class
Satchel
Barbarian
Broad belt with a dozen hanging pockets
Bard
Lute case
Cleric
Hollowed-out holy tome
Druid
Made from natural
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ground below.
A piercer is the larval form of a roper, and the two creatures often attack in tandem. A rock-like shell encases a piercer's body, giving it the look and texture of a stalactite. That
from ordinary rock formations.
Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Such amalgamated spirits are tormented by their collective pain, endlessly moaning disjointed final thoughts as they lash out at the living. Having known untold deaths, gallows speakers can predict
suffering, foreseeing dooms leveled against them and overwhelming their foes with visions of innumerable violent deaths.
Gallows speakers rarely speak coherently or communicate with the living, instead
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons’ connection to
the Elemental Planes of Air and Water, creating flash glaciation that encroaches upon inhabited lands.
Connected Creatures
Crystal dragons are among the most social and hospitable of dragons
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
all others. Over time, such a resident nymph often becomes connected with their aquatic home through sightings and stories, becoming a guardian of the place and, in effect, a manifestation of its
for whatever catches their eye. Living creatures aren’t exempt from this curiosity, either. Naiads are known to befriend aquatic creatures, or even to keep modest menageries. The occasional star
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
connected to one another.
False Appearance. If the yggdrasti is motionless and rooted in the ground at the start of combat, it looks just like a dead tree and has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover
similar magic, someone might be able to convince an yggdrasti to break off its attack, but the monster’s innate hatred of other living things is extremely difficult for it to suppress.
Yggdrasti
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
death, Bak Mei became obsessed with living an unending life. He began collecting texts on the subject, consulting with practitioners of the necromantic arts, and seeking audiences with dark forces.
The
recruit new members. Under Bak Mei’s cruel tutelage and eccentric training methods, the order has grown in power and numbers, living in seclusion while he planned his revenge on his former
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons&rsquo
ripped open holes to the Elemental Planes of Air and Water, creating flash glaciation that encroaches upon inhabited lands.
Connected Creatures
Crystal dragons are among the most social and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with the dragon’s mood.
Embodiment of
intelligent creatures in the dragon’s territory, and desperate locals seek to find out what’s behind the dragon’s wrath.
Connected Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
shades, long hair that regrows if cut, and an irremovable living crown. Along with these marks, hexbloods manifest hag-like traits, such as darkvision and a variety of magical methods to beguile the senses
unusual crown, often called an eldercross or a witch’s turn. This living, garland-like part of a hexblood’s body extends from their temples and wraps behind the head, serving as a visible
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with the dragon
destroying the homes of all intelligent creatures in the dragon’s territory, and desperate locals seek to find out what’s behind the dragon’s wrath.
Connected Creatures
Topaz
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeleton;skeletons or wight;wights, or terrifying mounts
, like warhorse skeleton;warhorse skeletons or nightmare;nightmares.
Headless Hunts
Dullahans are known for seeking their lost heads, giving rise to regional legends of headless hunters and endless
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
find a way back home to the Feywild.
Connected Creatures
In the Feywild, moonstone dragons interact mostly with pixie;pixies, sprite;sprites, and other Fey creatures who revere and serve the
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Connected Creatures
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A Fey noble has sent an archmage advisor to parley with an adult moonstone dragon whose lair is in the noble’s territory, and it isn’t
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
deep dragon wants someone to manufacture a scenario that will get the dragon out of an old commitment to protect a city.
Connected Creatures
Deep dragons appreciate the company of other dragons
junior ones.
Adult Deep Dragon Connections
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Connected Creatures"}
Connected Creatures
1
An adult deep dragon has played chess
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Plane can’t find a way back home to the Feywild.
Connected Creatures
In the Feywild, moonstone dragons interact mostly with pixie;pixies, sprite;sprites, and other Fey creatures who
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Connected Creatures
1
An ancient moonstone dragon and an ancient green dragon vie for supremacy in a primeval forest.
2
An ancient
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
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A deep dragon wants someone to manufacture a scenario that will get the dragon out of an old commitment to protect a city.
Connected Creatures
Deep dragons appreciate the company of
—albeit junior ones.
Ancient Deep Dragon Connections
d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Connected Creatures"}
Connected Creatures
1
An ancient deep dragon
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace
crystal dragon has ripped open holes to the Elemental Planes of Air and Water, creating flash glaciation that encroaches upon inhabited lands.
Connected Creatures
Crystal dragons are among the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to
.
8
A crystal dragon has ripped open holes to the Elemental Planes of Air and Water, creating flash glaciation that encroaches upon inhabited lands.
Connected Creatures
Crystal dragons
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mindless automatons, House Cannith devoted vast resources to improving these steel soldiers. An unexpected breakthrough produced sapient soldiers, giving rise to what some have only grudgingly accepted
-hearted killer, or a visionary in search of meaning.
Living Steel and Stone
Warforged are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. Root-like cords infused with alchemical fluids serve as
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
fight it off.
2
I assume that anyone outside the Golgari looks down on me.
3
I feel a need for revenge against those who enjoy the privilege of living above ground.
4
I don’t
, you are connected to every other member in some way or another. Convinced that the rest of the world is out to get you, you find it easy to form close bonds with your guild mates, and harder to make
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
crowds. They're also natural swimmers.
Most giff believe they originated on one world, but their home world is now the stuff of legend, because no living giff has seen it or knows where it is. The
it, giff are drawn to the Astral Plane because, on a deep psychic level, they remain connected to their creator gods, who have just enough divine spark left in them to imbue giff with sparks of their
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
6 levels of exhaustion, it dies and instantly transforms into a living manes (see the Monster Manual) under the sibriex’s control. The transformation of the body can be undone only by a wish
target becomes thin and skeletal, halving its weight.
81–85
The target’s head triples in size.
86–90
The target’s ears become wings, giving it a flying speed of 5
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with
intent on destroying the homes of all intelligent creatures in the dragon’s territory, and desperate locals seek to find out what’s behind the dragon’s wrath.
Connected
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s psionic power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back
.
Connected Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creatures telepathically hear each other while connected in this way.Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tentacle"} to hit, reach 30 ft., one
are so-called among non-illithids because they act as the central communication hub for an entire mind flayer colony, just as a brain does for a living body. Linked to the elder brain, the colony acts
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
hazardous and you remain in good standing with your temple.
BALDUR’S GATE FEATURE: RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
You’re tightly connected with the religious community of Baldur’s Gate
tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods.
7
I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates
Elf
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
.
— Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in places of
enjoy simple yet lovely jewelry.
A Timeless Perspective
Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They are
Rogue
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine the
avoiding danger, and a few learn magical tricks to supplement their other abilities. A Shady Living Every town and city has its share of rogues. Most of them live up to the worst stereotypes of the
Kobold
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses.
Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their
might make occasional nighttime forays up to the surface. Roughly one quarter of the towns and cities in the world have kobold communities living under them, but the kobolds are so good at staying
Druid
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
of Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms, druidic circles are not usually connected to the faith of a single nature deity. Any given circle in the Forgotten Realms, for example, might include druids who
religions of the world. They believe that every living thing and every natural phenomenon—sun, moon, wind, fire, and the world itself—has a spirit. Their spells, then, are a means to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Realms of the Returned Death and life are two sides of the same coin. Opposite, but eternally connected. One cannot exist without the other.
—Slighos the Body-binder
Before becoming a god, Phenax
, individuals. These Returned find the world of the living far different from how they experienced it in life—not that they remember their lives. Although they’ve escaped from the Underworld, the Returned still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Realms of the Returned Death and life are two sides of the same coin. Opposite, but eternally connected. One cannot exist without the other.
—Slighos the Body-binder
Before becoming a god, Phenax
, individuals. These Returned find the world of the living far different from how they experienced it in life—not that they remember their lives. Although they’ve escaped from the Underworld, the Returned still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Encounters Giants are social creatures, often living together in families or bands, or accompanied by smaller followers. Even when they live in isolation, they often keep pets or servants. While an
, whether you’re planning a single encounter or populating a giant-filled enclave. The tables are broken into two categories: “Giantkind Encounters” and “Connected Creatures.” The first includes tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Encounters Giants are social creatures, often living together in families or bands, or accompanied by smaller followers. Even when they live in isolation, they often keep pets or servants. While an
, whether you’re planning a single encounter or populating a giant-filled enclave. The tables are broken into two categories: “Giantkind Encounters” and “Connected Creatures.” The first includes tables