mages some with only allows first for life

Oath of the Ancients

Classes Player’s Handbook

Preserve Life and Light in the World The Oath of the Ancients is as old as the first elves. Paladins who swear this oath cherish the light; they love the beautiful and life-giving things of the

to preserving life and light. These paladins share the following tenets: Kindle the light of hope. Shelter life. Delight in art and laughter.

Halberd

Equipment

Proficiency with a Halberd allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you

feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.

Greataxe

Equipment

Proficiency with a Greataxe allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you

feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.

Soldier

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook

precious few memories of life before you took up arms. Battle is in your blood. Sometimes you catch yourself reflexively performing the basic fighting exercises you learned first. Eventually, you put that training to use on the battlefield, protecting the realm by waging war.

Death Tyrant

Monsters Monster Manual

. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 17. First Failure: The target has the Restrained condition and repeats the save at the end of its next turn if it is still Restrained, ending the effect on itself on a success

Underdark, in the tunnel-mazes they occupied in life or in the lairs of enemy beholders they conquered. These lairs are devoid of life, as death tyrants change their servants into Undead horrors. The

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well

Dwarf

Species Player’s Handbook

stone and metal and for living underground. The god also made them resilient like the mountains, with a life span of about 350 years. Squat and often bearded, the original dwarves carved cities and

subterranean horrors. Inspired by those tales, dwarves of any culture often sing of valorous deeds—especially of the little overcoming the mighty. On some worlds in the multiverse, the first settlements

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

disappears, your Attunement to it ends immediately, and you lose all benefits granted by it. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life

damage unless the creature is a Fiend or an Undead. Destroying the Book. The Book of Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

pallor common to liches, she prefers to maintain a magical disguise that allows her to appear as the high elf she was in life. Ever the schemer, Valindra doesn’t use this disguise out of nostalgia

originating from Valindra. First Failure: 39 (6d12);{"diceNotation":"6d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Deathly Grasp", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage and the target has the Restrained

Flamekin

Species Lorwyn: First Light

flames, though they possess innate magic that allows them to create burning flames in a multitude of forms. Flamekin view self-discovery and self-expression the noblest of aspirations and believe

that self-realization is the most important thing an individual can do with their life. Flamekin call this lifelong pursuit the Path of Flame. Flamekin dwell in either Lorwyn or Shadowmoor. Physically

Chondathan Freebooter

Backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

of compulsory military service, you bristled at that authoritarian attempt to control your life. You forsook your nationhood, discarded your given name, and worked as a freebooter with the first ship

Purple Dragon Squire

Backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Tools, Fine Clothes, 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP You’ve pledged your life to the safety of Cormyr and sought admission to that realm’s order of elite warriors: the Purple Dragon Knights. But before

you have the chance to join the ranks officially, you must first serve as a knight’s squire. You’ve found a liege willing to take you on and teach you the order’s ways. Will you

Zlan

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

darkness Fetchigrol Abused authority as a spiritual leader to trade souls for power First Grandfather Wu Unleashed a magical contagion that killed a world of billions Solmé of Gharr

through the accumulation of chardalyn from across Icewind Dale. Zlan’s affinity with chardalyn allows it to access information across the region and use chardalyn to corrupt those who could

Bladesinger

Classes Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

experiences in their life— a glorious dance accompanied by a singing blade. Bladesinging is associated with the ancient elven societies that first mastered the art and coined the term. Even today

Y'demi

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

function only for their intended wearers. Oriq Blood Mage Oriq blood mages create deadly weapons formed of their own blood. They can also sense the life energy within nearby creatures, making the

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

High Fae Mage

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

":"2d10+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Elemental Strike (Thunder)", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} damage (the high fae’s choice). Negotiate Life (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6

", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Negotiate Life"}. The high fae enacts a magical bargain, siphoning energy from its opponents to heal its wounds. The high fae targets up to three creatures it can see

Blood Spear

Magic Items Curse of Strahd

vampires: he slept during the day and hunted at night, he drank the blood of his prey, and he lived underground. In battle, he wielded a spear stained with blood. His was the first blood spear, a weapon

that drains life from those it kills and transfers that life to its wielder, imbuing that individual with the stamina to keep fighting. When you hit with a melee attack using this magic spear and

Raise Dead Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

, curses, or similar effects; if these aren't first removed prior to casting the spell, they take effect when the creature returns to life. The spell can't return an undead creature to life. This spell

You return a dead creature you touch to life, provided that it has been dead no longer than 10 days. If the creature's soul is both willing and at liberty to rejoin the body, the creature returns to

Precognitive Mage

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

creature it can see makes an attack roll, a saving throw, or an ability check, the mage can cause the roll to be made with advantage or disadvantage.Precognitive mages, a rarity among Azorius

who first put her gifts to use as a young thief on the streets of Ravnica. While still a teenager, she was apprehended and then pardoned in exchange for agreeing to use her talents in the service of

Pest Mascot

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

. However, these ferret-sized swamp creatures hold deep wells of life essence, making them convenient fuel sources for the magic of Witherbloom mages. As such, many Witherbloom students have adopted pests

Assassin Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Assassinate. During its first turn, the assassin has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn't taken a turn. Any hit the assassin scores against a surprised creature is a critical

hit. Evasion. If the assassin is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the assassin instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw

Draconian Mage

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

across the battlefield or aid their allies’ incursions and attacks. They have wings that allow them to glide during a fall. When draconian mages die, their flesh shrivels away before their bones

explode, sending a shower of magical splinters in all directions. On the world of Krynn, draconian mages formed from bronze dragon eggs are called bozak draconians. Draconians Draconians are

Oriq Blood Mage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

creature dies if reduced to 0 hit points by this necrotic damage.Oriq blood mages create deadly weapons formed of their own blood. They can also sense the life energy within nearby creatures, making the

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

Demilich Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Avoidance. If the demilich is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half

15 Constitution saving throw or drop to 0 hit points. On a successful save, the creature is frightened until the end of its next turn. Life Drain. The demilich targets up to three creatures that it

Silverquill Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

stirring prose, allowing the creature to reroll the saving throw and use the higher result.Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill College—first as apprentices and then as silverquill

pledgemage;pledgemages—cut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and-white uniforms, these budding mages practice bolstering speeches and wield inky blades. Some Silverquill

Bronze Sable

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

been used as nimble scouts, always on alert for danger. The first anvilwroughts were created by the god of the forge, Purphoros. He gave the secret of breathing life into these metal creatures to his

sable's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. Surprise Attack. If the sable surprises a creature and hits it with an attack during the first round of combat, the

Andras

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

Assassinate. During its first turn, Andras has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn't taken a turn. Any hit Andras scores against a surprised creature is a critical hit. Evasion

. If Andras is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, he instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it

Obmi

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Assassinate. During his first turn, Obmi has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn. Any hit Obmi scores against a surprised creature is a critical hit

. Evasion. If Obmi is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, Obmi instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if

Silverquill Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

weaves together stirring prose, allowing the creature to reroll the saving throw and use the higher result.Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill College—first as silverquill apprentice

;apprentices and then as pledgemages—cut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and-white uniforms, these budding mages practice bolstering speeches and wield inky blades

Witherbloom Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

fog and muck of the swamp, the students of Witherbloom College—first as apprentices and then as witherbloom pledgemage;pledgemages—study the cycle of life and death. Their magic is fueled

apprentice sees a creature within 30 feet of itself drop to 0 hit points, the apprentice channels the expended life essence and targets another creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The

Lohezet

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

within the sphere is heavily obscured, and when a creature starts its turn in the sphere or enters the sphere for the first time on a turn, it must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a failed

":"damage", "rollAction":"Noxious Rebuke", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A black-robed member of the Mages of High Sorcery, Lohezet

Grumink the Renegade

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Dwarven Resilience. Grumink has advantage on saving throws against poison, and he has resistance against poison damage. Assassinate. During his first turn, Grumink has advantage on attack rolls

against any creature that hasn't taken a turn. Any hit Grumink scores against a surprised creature is a critical hit. Evasion. If Grumink is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity

Vampiric Mist Legacy

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Life Sense. The mist can sense the location of any creature within 60 feet of it, unless that creature’s type is construct or undead. Forbiddance. The mist can’t enter a residence

":"damage","rollAction":"Life Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, the mist regains 10 hit points, and the target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic

Banderhobb

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

banderhobbs—a hag who knows the ritual might be willing to teach it for the right price. Some other wicked Fey and powerful Fiends also know of the process, as do a few mortal mages. During its

an item allows it to sense the creature’s location from as far as a mile away. A banderhobb fulfills its duties until its existence ends. When it expires, usually several days after its birth

Giff Warlord

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Morningstar attacks or one Double-Barreled Musket attack.A high-ranking giff who takes up the life of an independent mercenary might amass enough power and influence to become a warlord. A giff warlord

join the ranks of the warlord’s army, which is mainly made up of mages who helm the ships of the fleet and provide magical firepower, sellswords of various species, and guns for hire in the form

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