managed secrets with openly alone from for long

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough. Whenever a creature that isn’t a Fiend or an Undead attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature makes a DC 17

remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

general chapters remain, ever revealing demonic secrets. Caged behind lines of script roils a secret piece of the Abyss itself, which keeps the book up-to-date, no matter how many pages are removed, and

finish a Long Rest, if you and the Demonomicon are on the same plane of existence, one trapped creature within the book can attempt to possess you. You make a DC 20 Charisma saving throw. On a failed

Harper

Backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

good. Like all Harpers, you understand the value of teamwork as well as when it’s best to go it alone. Harper veterans have taught you the order’s secrets—magical melodies, special

Young Spirit Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

minute, it succeeds automatically.Curious and self-confident, young spirit dragons can cause trouble for a region’s other denizens, by either unleashing long-buried evils or misusing scarcely

artificers. 3 Jhaamdath, a prehistoric psiocracy. 4 Myth Drannor, a legendary city of magic. 5 Netheril, an empire of arcane secrets. 6 Ostoria, the first kingdom of the giants

Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

;ve outlived their usefulness. Manshoon doesn’t care who suffers so long he’s able to crush his many enemies and force his subjects into paranoid and eager obedience. History The

knowledge and personal secrets. The Zhentarim wouldn’t have become the organization it is today—one where treachery and subterfuge are the order of the day—without Manshoon’s

Hunter Shark Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Smaller than a giant shark but larger and fiercer than a reef shark, a hunter shark haunts deep waters. It usually hunts alone, but multiple hunter sharks might feed in the same area. A fully grown hunter shark is 15 to 20 feet long.

Valetta

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

long rest); each creature in the line must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dragonborn","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning

positions of influence in their communities. Evil priests might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

; Elminster Bugbears feature in the nightmare tales of many races — great, hairy beasts that creep through the shadows as quiet as cats. If you walk alone in the woods, a bugbear will reach out

, bugbears are ambush predators accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion

Berbalang

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Astral Plane. Obsessed with gathering secrets, both from the gods they inhabit and from the bones of dead creatures, they call forth the spirits of the dead and force them to divulge what they learned in

life. Berbalangs prefer to speak only to dead things, and specifically only to the spirits they call forth in the hope of learning secrets. They record their stories on the bones that once belonged

Gibberling

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

rarely encountered alone. They rampage in dense swarms, crawling and leaping over each other to rip, shred, and devour everything in their path. Gibberlings are named for their incoherent chattering

. Loud and shrill, their exasperating nonsense distracts even the most focused creatures. Swarm of Gibberlings;Gibberling swarms are heard long before they are seen. The first gibberlings were spawned

Drow Inquisitor (Summoner Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest

worshipers expect treachery—the Spider Queen encourages it, after all. A certain amount of backstabbing and double-crossing can be managed, but too much can undermine an entire community. To keep some

Changeling Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Long ago there was a woman named Jes, and she had one hundred children. Her rivals conspired against her and swore to kill her children. Jes begged the Sovereigns for help, but their only answer

in stable communities where changelings are true to their nature and deal openly with the people around them. Some are orphans, raised by other races, who find their way in the world without ever

Drow Inquisitor

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest

, true seeingLolth’s worshipers expect treachery—the Spider Queen encourages it, after all. A certain amount of backstabbing and double-crossing can be managed, but too much can undermine an

Berbalang Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Spectral Duplicate (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the berbalang creates one spectral duplicate of itself in an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it. While the

gathering secrets, both from the gods they inhabit and from the bones of dead creatures, they call forth the spirits of the dead and force them to divulge what they learned in life. Speakers of the Dead

Swarm of Gibberlings

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

than a nuisance—a babbling, hairy creature that darts about, attacking whatever it can find. Unfortunately, gibberlings are rarely encountered alone. They rampage in dense swarms, crawling and

focused creatures. Gibberling swarms are heard long before they are seen. The first gibberlings were spawned in the jungles of the Gaping Maw, a layer of the Abyss ruled by the demon lord Demogorgon

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

tabaxi rarely stay in one place for long. Their innate nature pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, no treasures or legends lost. Wandering Outcasts Most tabaxi remain in their distant

replaced with a new obsession. Objects remain intriguing only as long as they still hold secrets. A tabaxi rogue could happily spend months plotting to steal a strange gem from a noble, only to trade it

Choker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Aberrant Quickness (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The choker can take an extra action on its turn. Boneless. The choker can move through and occupy a space as narrow as 4 inches wide

, the choker’s starfish-shaped hands dart out of its hiding spot, wrap around the victim’s throat, and pin the unfortunate creature against the cavern wall. Because its arms are so long, the

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

her divine spark vanishes. She is dead until the next winter solstice, when she reappears at full health in a cold, remote location of her choosing. Frigid Aura. So long as Auril has at least 1 hit

all forms, from art objects and flowers to skilled artisans and their wondrous works, freezing them in magical ice for her pleasure alone. Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar

Returned Drifter

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

pitiable souls who managed to escape from the Underworld only to find themselves stripped of the passions that motivated their flight. Lacking purpose and shunned by the living, these Returned typically seek

long-term memories, they generally can’t build meaningful relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to

Sul Khatesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

","rollAction":"Magic Staff","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. Arcane Cataclysm (Recharges after a Long Rest). Sul Khatesh conjures orbs of magical energy that plummet to the ground at three

temporary hit points per level of that spell. Maddening Secrets (Costs 3 Actions). Sul Khatesh whispers an arcane secret into the mind of a creature she can see within 60 feet of her. The target must

Norker

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, norkers are tough humanoids whose long, sharp fangs and thick, bony exoskeletons make them well-suited to the ranks of hobgoblin armies. Unfortunately for their would-be masters, norkers are rebellious

. They were always few in number, and their god was a cruel, merciless tyrant who kept his children close and the outside world at a distance. This long-lost god may have been Maglubiyet's first conquest

Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You lived in seclusion—either in a sheltered community such as a monastery, or entirely alone—for a formative part of your life. In your time apart from the clamor of society, you found

uncovered a fact that has long been forgotten, or unearthed some relic of the past that could rewrite history. It might be information that would be damaging to the people who consigned you to exile, and

Countess Sansuri

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

search of long-lost Ostorian treasures and battlegrounds. Like archaeologists, they seek to uncover secrets of the past and retrieve relics of their ancient history to impress the gods. Sansuri, a powerful

wizard, is searching for something more: a long-lost trove of dragon magic, hidden away by her ancestors. Once cloud giants knock storm giants from the pinnacle of the ordning, she plans to use her

Black Viper

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

who died a century ago, after a long and nefarious career. Esvele Rosznar, a brash young noble, has recently adopted the Black Viper's persona to lead a secret life of crime. Like many other nobles

of her station. In her younger days, Esvele openly rebelled, but that behavior led to locked doors at night and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick

B'rohg

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

;rohgs are broad-shouldered, four-armed Giants, 15 feet tall, with burnt-orange skin. They have flat noses, pointed ears, and long hair that grows down the backs and sides of their otherwise bald

its bare hands. B’rohgs communicate with one another using grunts and basic hand signals; they have no spoken or written language. They prefer to be left alone and for that reason don’t

Gynosphinx Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

spells, using a spell slot as normal.A Sphinx’s Lair A sphinx presides over an ancient temple, sepulcher, or vault, within which are hidden divine secrets and treasures beyond the reach of

finishes a short or long rest: The flow of time is altered such that every creature in the lair must reroll initiative. The sphinx can choose not to reroll. The effects of time are altered such

Jarund Elkhardt

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

in battle. The strain of his long years of rule is etched on his weather-worn face. Jarund's late son, Jarund Twice-Born, was killed almost a decade ago while trying to bring down a cave bear, leaving

strengthen the bond between them. Mjenir believes that the only way to break Auril's spell is to slay the goddess in her home, but Jarund believes that his warriors aren't strong enough to accomplish that task alone.

Pech

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

, where they live in clans and mine precious metals and gems. Small and lithe, pechs have long, thin limbs and broad feet. Their large, pupilless eyes are sensitive to bright light, which they avoid

Earth to shape stone to its will, but pechs are stronger together than alone. When in groups, pechs can combine their magic to conjure great curtains of stone and infuse creatures with the fortitude of elemental earth.

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to

powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify

Lorehold Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

arcane artifacts and speaking with long-dead adventurers to uncover secrets lost to time. Though many Lorehold students bury themselves in old tomes, others take a more cavalier approach to their

Norker War Leader

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, and lazy even by the standards of goblinoids, norkers are tough humanoids whose long, sharp fangs and thick, bony exoskeletons make them well-suited to the ranks of hobgoblin armies. Unfortunately

days, norkers were found deep within the earth. They were always few in number, and their god was a cruel, merciless tyrant who kept his children close and the outside world at a distance. This long

Lorehold Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Lorehold apprentice;apprentices and then as pledgemages—study the magic of the past, searching for arcane artifacts and speaking with long-dead adventurers to uncover secrets lost to time. Though

Investigator

Backgrounds Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

could have witnessed something remarkable or terrible, and now you must know more about this hidden truth. Or maybe you’re a detective for hire, uncovering secrets for well-paying clients. Whether

escaped, but you’ve continued to uncover magical hoaxes. 5 You were wrongfully accused and convicted of a crime. You managed to escape and seek to help others avoid the experience you

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

pleasure alone. Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar. Together they wrought terrible destruction, inspiring fear that compelled tribute to hold their power at bay. Umberlee

Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy

Isolde

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

known only as “the Caller” to corrupt and slay all of Isolde’s companions, leaving Isolde alone, bitter, and vulnerable. The insidious archfey then befriended Isolde and offered to

, but not without casting a spell that made Isolde forget about Zybilna and her Feywild domain, thus preventing the eladrin from divulging the archfey’s secrets. As a further punishment, Zybilna

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