is rather from power searing the deception

Evoker

Classes Player’s Handbook

Create Explosive Elemental Effects Your studies focus on magic that creates powerful elemental effects such as bitter cold, searing flame, rolling thunder, crackling lightning, and burning acid

. Some Evokers find employment in military forces, serving as artillery to blast armies from afar. Others use their power to protect others, while some seek their own gain.

Rogue

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, Perception, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons and Martial weapons that have the Finesse or

have a knack for finding the solution to just about any problem. A few even learn magical tricks to supplement their other abilities. Many Rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine

Light Domain

Classes Player’s Handbook

Bring Light to Banish Darkness The Light Domain emphasizes the divine power to bring about blazing fire and revelation. Clerics who wield this power are enlightened souls infused with radiance and

the power of their deities’ discerning vision, charged with chasing away lies and burning away darkness. The Light Domain is associated with gods of truth, vigilance, beauty, insight, and

Trickery Domain

Classes Player’s Handbook

Make Mischief and Challenge Authority The Trickery Domain offers magic of deception, illusion, and stealth. Clerics who wield this magic are a disruptive force in the world, puncturing pride

. Religious orders that operate in secret, especially those that seek to undermine oppressive governments or hierarchies, also draw on the power of the Trickery Domain.

Warlock

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training Light armor Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Leather;Leather

multiverse. They often begin their search for magical power by delving into tomes of forbidden lore, dabbling in invocations meant to attract the power of extraplanar beings, or seeking places of power where

Sorcerer

Classes Player’s Handbook

: Arcana, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training None Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Spear, 2 Dagger;Daggers

power, while others trace it to strange events in their personal or family history. The blessing of a dragon or a dryad at a baby’s birth or the strike of lightning from a clear sky might spark a

Wizard

Classes Player’s Handbook

explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and spectacular transformations. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or forms protective barriers. Their

Wizards believe that their counterparts in ancient civilizations knew secrets of magic that have been lost to the ages, and discovering those secrets could unlock the path to a power greater than any

Ivlis

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

pretense of charity and goodness, Ivlis is a demon worshiper who leads a wicked cult. She uses deception and skulduggery to advance her power. Though she feigns kindness and compassion in public spaces

Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s

amassed magical skill and political influence he uses for his own gain. Manshoon considers the Zhentarim to be only one tool to amass personal power, and he casually sacrifices minions once they&rsquo

House Phiarlan Heir

Backgrounds Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Ability Scores: Dexterity, Wisdom, Charisma Feat: Mark of Shadow Skill Proficiencies: Deception and Stealth Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Disguise Kit, Fine

Clothes, 10 GP; or (B) 50 GP Though you have seen wealth, fame, and beauty as a child of House Phiarlan, you consider knowledge (and the power it brings) the greatest treasure of all. You might

House Vadalis Heir

Backgrounds Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

of ambition and status that others play. You know the beauty and power inherent in life, the mysteries of birth and death, and the miracles that happen in between. Your insights into the natural world

allow you to see through the lies and deception of city folk—and never let on how much of their subterfuge you recognize.

Vampire Infernalist

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.Vampire Arcanist of the Nine Hells While mortal wizards tend to hesitate before bartering their souls to devils for magical power, vampire wizards

city isn’t likely to harbor more than one vampire infernalist. Vampire infernalists are dormant during the day, retreating to resting places hidden from the sun’s searing rays before

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

, Speak with Dead 1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Power Word KillLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, Sammaster can expend a use to take one of the

efficiently as he can. Sammaster personally checks in on the cult’s most important plots, often surprising his minions with his presence. Rather than keep a soul jar as liches do, Sammaster keeps

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Speak with Dead, Wall of Force 1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Disintegrate, Power Word KillProtective Magic. Sammaster casts Counterspell or Shield in

can. Sammaster personally checks in on the cult’s most important plots, often surprising his minions with his presence. Rather than keep a soul jar as liches do, Sammaster keeps a magical soul

Silverquill Professor of Radiance

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

strike at their foes with searing radiance. These Silverquill teachers seek to inspire greatness in all that they do, pushing their students to look for the good in all things and bring that into the

light. Silverquill Scholars The scholars of Silverquill College study the power of magic shaped through spoken and written words. They use that power either to illuminate and guide or to obscure and demoralize.Radiant

Helm of Perfect Potential

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Master’s Guide: 2 minor beneficial properties 1 major beneficial property 1 minor detrimental property Master of Guile. While wearing the helm, you have advantage on Charisma (Deception) and

Wisdom (Insight) checks. Arrow of Elemental Havoc. As a bonus action while wearing the helm, you can launch a bolt of searing elemental energy toward a creature you can see within 90 feet of yourself

High Fae Impostor

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

mischievous manipulators who delight in disguising themselves with magic to vex other creatures. Their reasons for deception vary, ranging from harmless pranks to malicious infiltration. When a high fae

other means of deception at their disposal. High Fae Ageless and inhuman, high fae are the oldest creatures in Eldraine, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no

Trickery Domain Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

, stealing from the rich, freeing captives, and flouting hollow traditions. They prefer subterfuge, pranks, deception, and theft rather than direct confrontation. Trickery Domain Spells Cleric

Fraz-Urb'luu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

staff of power taken from him by those who imprisoned him and commands his servants to do likewise. The Prince of Deception’s true form is like that of a great gargoyle, some 12 feet tall, with

one creature with his tail at a time. Terror (Costs 2 Actions). Fraz-Urb’luu uses Phantasmal Terror.Fraz-Urb’luu is the Prince of Deception and Demon Lord of Illusions. He uses every

Y'demi

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

’demi can’t be targeted by any divination magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors, and she adds double her proficiency bonus to Charisma (Deception) checks (included above

":"Blood Boil"}. Y’demi chooses a point within 150 feet of itself, and a 20-foot radius sphere centered on that point fills with a burst of searing, blood-red mist. Each creature of Y’demi

Oriq Blood Mage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, the blood mage can’t be targeted by any divination magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors, and it adds double its proficiency bonus to Charisma (Deception) checks (included above

", "rollAction":"Blood Boil"}. The blood mage chooses a point within 150 feet of itself, and a 20-foot radius sphere centered on that point fills with a burst of searing, blood-red mist. Each creature of the

Planar Incarnate (Celestial Form)

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

only.The incarnate can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Searing Gaze. In response to being hit by an attack roll, the incarnate turns its magical gaze toward one creature it

":"Searing Gaze", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Teleport. Immediately after a creature the incarnate sees ends its turn, the incarnate teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.The

Planar Incarnate (Fiend Form)

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

damage only.The incarnate can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Searing Gaze. In response to being hit by an attack roll, the incarnate turns its magical gaze toward one

":"Searing Gaze", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Teleport. Immediately after a creature the incarnate sees ends its turn, the incarnate teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can

Fraz-Urb'luu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

the Abyss. He seeks the pieces of the legendary staff of power taken from him by those who imprisoned him, and commands his servants to do likewise. The Prince of Deception’s true form is like

Deception and Demon Lord of Illusions. He uses every trick, every ounce of demonic cunning, to manipulate his enemies—mortal and fiend alike—to do his will. Fraz-Urb’luu can create

School of Evocation Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

You focus your study on magic that creates powerful elemental effects such as bitter cold, searing flame, rolling thunder, crackling lightning, and burning acid. Some evokers find employment in

military forces, serving as artillery to blast enemy armies from afar. Others use their spectacular power to protect the weak, while some seek their own gain as bandits, adventurers, or aspiring tyrants.

Scion of Memnor

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

made from magically dense clouds. It tends to regard other creatures as toys rather than serious threats, and it uses its illusion magic to manipulate creatures into fighting each other. If seriously

within fully awakens.ThunderCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksFog of Deception. The scion conjures a magical cloud that fills a 30-foot-radius sphere

Magewright

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, while a blacksmith uses mending to perform minor repairs and guidance to help inspire their work. Those who work minor magic into their labors are called magewrights. Far more limited in magical power

: speak with dead. Deception (+3), Religion (+4) 8 Oracle Guidance. Ritual only: augury, divination (1 hour). History (+4), Religion (+4)

Ringlerun

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Special Equipment. Ringlerun wields a staff of power. It has 20 charges when fully charged and regains 2d8 + 4;{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain charges"} expended

rolls but loses its other properties; on a 20, it regains 1d8 + 2;{"diceNotation":"1d8+2","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain Charges"} charges.Multiattack. Ringlerun makes three Staff of Power or

Veiled Presence

Monsters The Book of Many Things

equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 40 feet to an unoccupied space that it can see. Stab (Costs 2 Actions). The veiled presence makes one Blade of Judgment attack. Searing Radiance (Costs 3

make a DC 22 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Searing Radiance", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or

Murgaxor

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

can’t be targeted by any divination magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors, and he adds double his proficiency bonus to Charisma (Deception) checks (included above). Sanguine Sense

chooses a point within 150 feet of himself, and a 20-foot radius sphere centered on that point fills with a burst of searing, blood-red mist. Each creature of Murgaxor’s choice that he can see in

Storm Giant Tempest Caller

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, tempest callers proudly claim a position at the pinnacle of that ranking—and few dare to challenge them. Wielding the power of rune magic in addition to the innate magic that courses through

inscribed with the storm rune into their foreheads or eye sockets, allowing them to see through magical deception. They can also create a momentary vortex of freezing winds and storm clouds around themselves, engulfing their foes in elemental fury.Lightning, ThunderCold

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

, carry the power of the planes in their blood. The genasi are one such people, the offspring of genies and mortals. The Elemental Planes are often inhospitable to natives of the Material Plane

: crushing earth, searing flames, boundless skies, and endless seas make visiting these places dangerous for even a short time. The powerful genies, however, don’t face such troubles when venturing

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

seeing the deepest places in the ocean. 8 I find I rather enjoy the company of people—as long as they remain unaware of my true nature. Deep Dragon Ideals d6;{"diceNotation

":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"} Ideal 1 Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours

Adult Red Dracolich Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

strongholds. Caves with volcanic or geothermal activity are the most highly prized red dracolich lairs, creating hazards that hinder intruders and letting searing heat and volcanic gases wash over a

are the throne from which it can look out to survey all it controls—and the wider world it seeks to control. Throughout the lair complex, servants erect monuments to the dracolich's power

Ancient Red Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

lairs, creating hazards that hinder intruders and letting searing heat and volcanic gases wash over a dragon as it sleeps. With its hoard well protected deep within the lair, a red dragon spends as

control. Throughout the lair complex, servants erect monuments to the dragon’s power, telling the grim story of its life, the enemies it has slain, and the nations it has conquered. Lair

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