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Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the game statistics of the adult dragon instead of your own, but you retain your languages, personality, and memories. You can’t use a dragon's Change Shape or its legendary or lair actions.
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, barely maintaining a cohesive form. When a dust hulk dies, it disperses into a cloud of dust.
Dust hulks retain their ancestors’ passion for artistry, but instead of carving stone, they view
Necrichor
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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the necrichor fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. Unless its lifeless remains are splashed with Holy Water (flask);holy water or
sludge in the crypts of failed liches. Despite the loss of a solid physical form, these foul creatures retain their terrible intellects and aspire to megalomaniacal goals—the first of which
Monsters
Locathah Rising
statistics of the beast, but they retain their alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Amble also retains all their skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to
gaining those of the creature. If the creature has the same proficiency as Amble and the bonus in its stat block is higher, use the creature's bonus instead of Amble's.
When Amble transforms, they
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Regeneration. The jabberwock regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the jabberwock takes slashing damage, this trait doesn’t function at the
jabberwocks are difficult to come by, because the rare survivors of an encounter with one retain only a confused impression of its parts and not a sense of the whole. Pieced-together accounts
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Rush", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A creature can take this damage only once per turn.Some death dragons manage to retain almost all
races
from others: though many turn, few retain their sanity. Amongst the scourgeborne, araneas are the least trusted, their appearance revealing their former—or current—manipulative personality
the scourgeborne. Their unwillingness to see their problems has taken a literal form, as most of their sight was stolen from them. Instead, they received half-broken wings in a cruel farce of fate, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ground (your choice). For the duration, you use the game statistics of the adult dragon instead of your own, but you retain your languages, personality, and memories. You can’t use a dragon’s Change Shape or its legendary or lair actions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
following rules apply: Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your
creature’s bonus instead of yours. If the creature has any legendary or lair actions, you can’t use them. When you transform, you assume the beast’s hit points and Hit Dice. When you revert to your normal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
dragon, since it loses its draconic nature when it becomes undead. When a dragon becomes a shadow dragon, it retains its statistics except as described below. The shadow dragon might retain or lose any
-dealing breath weapon possessed by the dragon deals necrotic damage instead of its original damage type. A humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies, and an undead shadow rises from its
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
— yuan-ti make perfect courtiers. And, worse for the rest of us, rulers.
— Elminster
The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their
the blood, as it once did.
Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
rules apply: Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your
creature’s bonus instead of yours. If the creature has any legendary or lair actions, you can’t use them. When you transform, you assume the beast’s hit points and Hit Dice. When you revert to your normal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, Orcus transforms his followers into undead creatures such as ghouls and wights. Sometimes he needs his followers to retain their mortal forms, to more easily infiltrate a kingdom or city. He grants rank
immediately makes a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If it succeeds, it is instead reduced to 1 hit point. Aura of Death. This creature emanates a deathly aura that extends 30 feet in every direction from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, and churning seas and to face the monsters that lurk there. Even when they turn their devotion to other gods, orcs retain Gruumsh’s gifts: endurance, determination, and the ability to see in
reduced to 0 Hit Points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 Hit Point instead. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you finish a Long Rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, vast caverns, and churning seas and to face the monsters that lurk there. Even when they turn their devotion to other gods, orcs retain Gruumsh’s gifts: endurance, determination, and the ability to see
you are reduced to 0 Hit Points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 Hit Point instead. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you finish a Long Rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creature within 5 feet of you. That creature then teleports instead of you, appearing in an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within 30 feet of you. Summer. Immediately after you use your Fey
don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep. You can finish a long rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in a trancelike meditation, during which you retain consciousness. Whenever you finish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
cycle; the two can intersect, and at that nexus the liches find immense power, which commands the awe, envy, and fear of other Golgari. Unlike the shambling zombies they command, liches retain their
memories, their personalities, and especially their ambition. They also retain the grace and stature of living elves, but their bodies are in a constant state of slow decay. Various forms of fungus grow in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
transformed them into Elementals. They are little more than clouds of gravel and dust, barely maintaining a cohesive form. When a dust hulk dies, it disperses into a cloud of dust. Dust hulks retain
their ancestors’ passion for artistry, but instead of carving stone, they view their bodies as living works of art. As they fly, coursing along wind currents or blowing through underground tunnels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the most severe wrongs, offenders are banished to uninhabited islands, though they retain the right to travel to the Meet each year to seek reconciliation with the larger community. The Gods’ Tale The
Most folk in Godsbreath go by a single name—often a nickname picked up in their youth instead of their given name—preceded by an honorific reflecting their age, profession, or standing in the community
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
sacrifices, the yuan-ti stepped up their raids on bordering settlements to meet this need. The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their holdings for
. Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in human society, so they gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
retain their terrible intellects and aspire to megalomaniacal goals—the first of which involves regaining a body. To do this, they seek servants to exact their will, coercing even the most stubborn
Resistance (2/Day). If the necrichor fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. Unless its lifeless remains are splashed with holy water or placed in a vessel under the effects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, including worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need to rest. In
to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep. You can finish a Long Rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in a trancelike meditation, during which you retain consciousness. Elven Lineages Lineage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Drowned Master This waterlogged undead, bound to the Pit of Hatred in Tammeraut’s Fate, hovers menacingly over the bones of its victims. Its torso, arms, and head retain their former shapes, but its
, the drowned master drops to 1 hit point instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The drowned master makes two attacks: one with its greatsword and one with its Life-Draining Tentacle.
Greatsword. Melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
opposing forces—including civilians among those forces—unless given explicit instructions to the contrary. A few exceptional Karrnathi undead retain their individuality and the memories of their former
the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the soldier drops to 1 hit point instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The soldier attacks three times with one of its weapons.
Longsword
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
retain their terrible intellects and aspire to megalomaniacal goals—the first of which involves regaining a body. To do this, they seek servants to exact their will, coercing even the most stubborn
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the necrichor fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. Unless its lifeless remains are splashed with holy water or placed in a vessel under the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need to rest. In that state
4 hours if you spend those hours in a trancelike meditation, during which you retain consciousness. Elven Lineages Lineage Level 1 Level 3 Level 5 Drow The range of your Darkvision increases to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
form using a bonus action on their turn.
Amble’s game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but they retain their alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
higher, use the creature’s bonus instead of Amble’s.
When Amble transforms, they assume the beast’s hit points and Hit Dice. When Amble reverts to their normal form, they return to the number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
its mortal body and superficially resembles a zombie. However, instead of lifeless eyes, a revenant’s eyes burn with resolve and flare in the presence of its adversary. If the revenant’s original body
. Undead Nature. A revenant doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. VARIANT: REVENANTS WITH SPELLS AND WEAPONS
Revenants that were spellcasters before they died might retain some or all of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Centaur
RYAN PANCOAST
In the sprawling city of Ravnica, where “open road” seems like a contradiction and “open plain” is sheer nonsense, centaurs nevertheless retain a love of wide spaces and
them, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. Equine Build. You count as one size larger when determining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
with precious stones and metals. In truth, Lynx is an active agent of Zariel but is no longer among the living. Rather, she’s a lawful evil undead tiefling, with her skeleton specially crafted to retain
failed to return. Lynx believes that an expedition should instead be sent to an earlier time in the tomb’s construction, when the missing components are known to be there. She further theorizes that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, though most hybrids retain their basic physical form. All are augmented with characteristics of animals, mostly aquatic, reptilian, or amphibian creatures. These include crab claws, squid tentacles
damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. Immediately after hitting, you can try to grapple the target as a bonus action. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
memorialized. Crypt Hauntings The crypts retain the echoes of the mind flayers’ invasion, and these echoes make the spirits within the crypt uneasy. Where the text references a crypt haunting, roll a
roll a d4 instead. Crypt Hauntings d6 Haunting 1 Each character feels a creeping sensation along their scalp, as of probing tentacles seeking a weak spot in their skull. 2 The ghostly image of an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of an encounter with one retain only a confused impression of its parts and not a sense of the whole. Pieced-together accounts describe it as a sinewy, dragon-like creature that can walk on its hind
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the jabberwock fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Regeneration. The jabberwock regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the jabberwock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) Necrotic damage.
Aberrant Death’s Head A death’s head that arises from an aberrant monster, such as a nothic or mind flayer, might retain a measure of
Restrained, ending the effect on itself on a success. Second Failure: The target has the Petrified condition instead of the Restrained condition for 10 minutes, after which the effect ends on the target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
chain shirts instead of the usual hide armor. Bugbears are never outfitted with ranged weapons (which they refuse to use) or with heavy armor (which compromises their stealthiness). If some bugbears
Warfare in the name of Maglubiyet isn’t conducted like the raiding of orcs or the wanton slaughter of gnolls. It is instead a practice of claiming territory and subjugating people. Those who surrender to