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, though you might get a different creature anyway (DM’s choice).
When the creature appears, it is under no compulsion to behave a particular way. You can ask it to perform a service in
or magic items to an allied temple, while a Fiend might demand a living sacrifice or a gift of treasure. Some creatures might exchange their service for a quest undertaken by you.
A task that can be
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hyenas transformed by magic. Many of them were then corrupted by the demon lord Yeenoghu. Whether in service to Yeenoghu or dedicated to the survival of their kin, gnoll war bands seek to soften up
foes with surprise attacks and to leave no survivors alive.Rampage. After the gnoll reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on its turn, the gnoll moves up to half its speed and makes a Bite attack.
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
has the stunned condition for 1 minute. On a successful save, a target takes half as much damage only. An affected creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
delight in corrupting storm giants to their service, transforming them into storm heralds.
A storm herald grows fins and tentacles, giving it a monstrous appearance. Its mind is wholly under its master
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
The first gnolls were hyenas transformed by magic. Many of them were then corrupted by the demon lord Yeenoghu. Whether in service to Yeenoghu or dedicated to the survival of their kin, gnoll war
bands seek to soften up foes with surprise attacks and to leave no survivors alive.Rampage. After the gnoll reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on its turn, the gnoll moves up to half its speed and makes a Bite attack.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
service to Yeenoghu or dedicated to the survival of their kin, gnoll war bands seek to soften up foes with surprise attacks and to leave no survivors alive.PoisonRampage. After the witherling reduces a
creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on its turn, the gnoll moves up to half its speed and makes one Bite attack.
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
pushed up to 30 feet upward and then falls. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only.
Spellcasting. The stalker casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components
as his hunting grounds. Stone giants can become mesmerized by the demon lord’s mazes and enter his service. These giants can continue pursuing art by crafting mazes, while satiating their
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Thunder Bomb","rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. After the giff throws the
death, each has a military rank. Promotions don’t depend on time in service but are granted by superiors as rewards for valor.
Muskets and grenades are the specialties of many giff regiments
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
-rin moves up to half its speed without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
Smite. The ki-rin makes one Hoof, Horn, or Sacred Fire attack.Ki-rins are noble, celestial creatures. In the
Outer Planes, ki-rins in service to benevolent deities take a direct role in the eternal struggle between good and evil. In the mortal world, ki-rins are celebrated far and wide as harbingers of destiny
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Evasion. If the high fae is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only
half damage if it fails, provided it doesn’t have the incapacitated condition.
Magic Resistance. The high fae has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
":"Blood Boil", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. On a success, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated. A
blood mages almost impossible to ambush.
Oriq
The Oriq are a secret society of mages who wield forbidden magic in the service of their leader, Extus Narr. Narr was in consideration for elevation
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollAction":"Heat Breath", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Metal objects in that area glow red-hot until the end of the dragonborn
Sardior's divine essence survives within every gem dragon. This philosophy is central to the teachings of Sardior's dragonborn champions, who wield psionic power in the service of their mysterious cause
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Boil", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. On a success, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated. A creature
dies if reduced to 0 hit points by this necrotic damage.The Oriq are a secret society of mages who wield forbidden magic in the service of their leader, Extus Narr. Narr was in consideration for
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
":"Card Spray", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and has the restrained condition for 1 minute as cards bind it. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. A restrained
;Decks of Many Things. They collect the cards, trade them, hoard them, and scatter them across worlds, all in service of an incomprehensible agenda to manipulate the fate of the multiverse. Rifflers are
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
save, the creature takes half as much damage.The dracohydra is the result of arcane experimentation dedicated to recreating Tiamat’s power. Amalgamating the magic of chromatic dragons with the
of its own. If left alone, they hunt the local fauna almost to extinction, then move on to threatening the folk of nearby settlements.
A dracohydra can sometimes be found in the service of the spellcaster who created it, kept obedient by the rituals of their creation.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
", "rollAction":"Firestorm Breath", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage and is pushed up to 30 feet away from Ember and knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage with no other
who serves the Dragon Queen Takhisis. In his service to the Dragon Queen, Ember has taken on many roles at her behest—including that of a black-robed human member of the Mages of High Sorcery
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
places where they’ll be left in peace, such as lonely tombs or the necropoleis of Asphodel and Odunos. There they go through half-hearted parodies of life, impeded by distraction and ennui
. Despite this, even the most languorous Returned defend themselves if threatened and might be pressed into the service of their more willful brethren.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
incapacitated condition until the end of the goblin’s next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only.Nimble Escape. The goblin takes the Disengage or Hide action
with other Aberrations, which help them transform in return for their service as shock troops. Regardless, the result is the same: a goblin with unnatural and barely contained psychic power.
Psionic
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
nuances of royal courts half a continent away and shockingly ignorant of what life is like for the poor outside their own doorsteps.
This combination of worldly savvy and local blindness characterizes
: Retainers
If your character has a noble background, you may select this background feature instead of Position of Privilege.
You have the service of three retainers loyal to your family. These retainers
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
, taking 67 (15d8);{"diceNotation":"15d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Cold Breath","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Necrotic Breath
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Necrotic Breath","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Paralyzing Breath. Miirym exhales paralyzing
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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only and moves to the nearest unoccupied space outside the vortex.
On subsequent turns, Nafas can use this action to move the vortex up to 60 feet
.
Zephyr Step. In response to being hit by an attack roll, Nafas moves up to half his flying speed without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.Nafas is the breath of the multiverse, an
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Politics in the Nine Hells are anything but predictable. Alliances form all the time, but most wind up unraveling due to treachery. Nevertheless, for
all their backbiting and betrayal, devils do occasionally display loyalty, offering unwavering service to their masters. One such example is Hutijin, a duke of Cania and loyal servant of Mephistopheles
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
":"14d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Argent Blaze", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Additionally, Alustriel or one
service.
Alustriel stepped down as Silverymoon’s high mage more than a century ago. Her son, Methrammar Aerasumé, now leads the city and works to uphold his mother’s legacy
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
", "rollAction":"Elemental Breath (Lightning)", "rollDamageType":"lightning"}. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage.
At the same time as the colossus releases this exhalation
energy.During the dawn of the giants’ empires, twisted minds sought to make their fallen comrades continue their service. Wizard giants stitched and wove the flesh of various giants over an
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
half its burrowing speed and can leave a 5-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft
save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using
Planar Ally
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service in exchange for payment, but it isn't obliged to do so. The requested task could range from simple (fly us across the chasm, or help us fight a battle) to complex (spy on our enemies, or
donation of gold or magic items to an allied temple, while a fiend might demand a living sacrifice or a gift of treasure. Some creatures might exchange their service for a quest undertaken by you.
As a
Imp (Familiar Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
. While the imp is within 10 feet of its master, the master shares the imp's Magic Resistance trait. If its master violates the terms of the contract, the imp can end its service as a familiar, ending
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Sting","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Invisibility. The imp magically turns invisible until it
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. Success: Half damage only.Wave the Banner. Trigger: An ally of the herald’s within 60 feet misses with an attack roll or fails a saving throw. Response: The ally can reroll the d20 and must use the
new roll.Heralds of fools lead troupes of fiendish revelers in service to the enigmatic The Lord of Fools;Lord of Fools, a clown or jester entity who is a curious mix of levity and cruelty (though
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Drawn to Service. The ceustodaemon has Disadvantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects that would compel them to serve a master outside Abaddon. The cost of Material components
and payment required for Planar Ally, Planar Binding, Gate, and similar spells are reduced by half if the only target is a ceustodaemon. Multiattack. The ceustodaemon makes one Bite attack and one
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target has the Poisoned condition until the end of its next turn. Success: Half damage only.Gloomwoods were once treant;treants in service to an archfey, but they were corrupted by a supernatural
Monk
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Her fists a blur as they deflect an incoming hail of arrows, a half-elf springs over a barricade and throws herself into the massed ranks of hobgoblins on the other side. She whirls among them
nearby towns or villages and exchanging their service for food and other goods. As versatile warriors, monks often end up protecting their neighbors from monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an
Deck of Many Things
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rare or rarer magic weapon with which you are proficient appears in your hands. The GM chooses the weapon.
Knight. You gain the service of a 4th-level fighter who appears in a space you choose within
own avatar of death. A creature slain by an avatar of death can't be restored to life.
Avatar of Death
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 20 Hit Points half the hit point maximum of its
Ki-rin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
.
Move. The ki-rin moves up to its half speed without provoking opportunity attacks.Lair of Luxury
On the celestial planes, ki-rins reside in lofty, elegant aeries filled with luxurious objects. In the
creatures into its service, its lair doubles as a sacred site wherein the ki-rin not only rests, but also teaches of holy mysteries.
Inside its lair, a ki-rin has the power to conjure objects up to three
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. of it; Failure: The target takes 66 (12d10);{"diceNotation":"12d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Horrid Tongue Lash", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. Success: Half damage.
Shape-Shift
humanoid and interacts with mortals. He seems to enact the strange, unknowable will of other, more powerful Mythos entities, but his service is grudging and sarcastic. He mocks the deities he serves and
magic-items
D&D Free Rules (2024)
which you are proficient appears on your person. The DM chooses the weapon.
Knight. You gain the service of a Knight, who magically appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 30 feet of
, Neutral Evil
AC 20 Initiative +3 (13)
HP Half the HP maximum of its summoner
Speed 60 ft., Fly 60 ft. (hover)
Mod
Save
STR
16
+3
+3
DEX
16
+3
+3
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Pentival A lawful good male half-dragon paladin in the service of Pelor, Pentival ventured to the tomb worksite along with several fellow paladins, drawn by rumors of a powerful balor bound there
. Acererak spread these rumors, relying on combat between Pentival and Tarnhem to weaken them both, after which he could capture and imprison them for his own purposes. Pentival uses the half-red dragon