manner senses with only advanced for for leader

Brain Breaker

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner

Link. The brain breaker targets one creature with the incapacitated condition that the brain breaker senses with its Creature Sense trait and establishes a psychic link with the target. Until the link

Infected Elder Brain

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner

the elder brain that fuels Illithinoch’s mind flayers.Psychic Link. The elder brain targets one creature with the incapacitated condition that the elder brain senses with its Creature Sense trait

Mercion

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

natural leader and a protective caregiver. She has a direct manner that reassures and inspires those around her. Mercion does not worship a deity, but rather an ideal: that truth gives life to artistry

Gazer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

speak any languages but can approximate words and sentences it hears, mimicking them in a high-pitched, mocking manner. Beholders find gazers amusing and tolerate their presence like spoiled pets. Some

familiar, forming a telepathic bond with its willing master, provided that the master is at least a 3rd-level spellcaster. While the two are bonded, the master can sense what the gazer senses as long as

Gazer (Familiar Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, the master can sense what the gazer senses as long as they are within 1 mile of each other. If its master causes it physical harm, the gazer will end its service as a familiar, breaking the

’t speak any languages but can approximate words and sentences it hears, mimicking them in a high-pitched, mocking manner. Beholders find gazers amusing and tolerate their presence like spoiled

Factol Skall

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

only leader the faction has ever had. A popular Duster legend holds that other than the Lady of Pain herself, Skall is Sigil’s oldest resident, the first creature to live and die in the City of

: The Mortuary). After eons of existence, Skall is in an advanced state of deterioration. Once a spry lich with a wrinkled frame, he now drifts listlessly through the Mortuary’s forlorn halls

Elder Brain

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

this manner. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the elder brain fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The elder brain has advantage on saving throws against spells

tempered by its relative immobility. Although its telepathic senses can reach for miles, moving anywhere is always a dangerous proposition. If forced outside its brine pool, an elder brain swiftly expires

Screaming Devilkin

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

and mountain passes. When their victims approach, the devilkins swoop down upon them to lash them with their long, barbed tails. Their horrid shrieking overwhelms a creature's senses, inspiring a

in wanton destruction and torment. These creatures serve as horrid mascots of a sort, capering about their new master and following orders to torment those who displease their leader with glee.

Mark of Finding Human

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, Tharashk bounty hunter The Mark of Finding sharpens the senses, guiding the hunter to prey. Alone among the dragonmarks, the Mark of Finding is carried by two races: humans and half-orcs. It first

appeared in the Shadow Marches, where clan hunters used it to find their prey. House Tharashk Leader: The Triumvirate (Maagrim Torrn, Khandar’aashta, and Daric Velderan) Headquarters: Zarash&rsquo

Mark of Finding Half-Orc

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, Tharashk bounty hunter The Mark of Finding sharpens the senses, guiding the hunter to prey. Alone among the dragonmarks, the Mark of Finding is carried by two races: humans and half-orcs. It first

appeared in the Shadow Marches, where clan hunters used it to find their prey. House Tharashk Leader: The Triumvirate (Maagrim Torrn, Khandar’aashta, and Daric Velderan) Headquarters: Zarash&rsquo

Mark of Shadow Elf

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

avoid detection. The Houses of Shadow Leader: House Phiarlan, Elvinor Elorrenthi d’Phiarlan; House Thuranni, Elar d’Thuranni Headquarters: House Phiarlan, the Demesnes (various); House

and established House Phiarlan in Khorvaire. These elves are expert entertainers, giving them access to all manner of places and secrets. Known to few, there has always been an elite force of spies and

Mark of Sentinel Human

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

The Mark of Sentinel warns and protects. It heightens senses and reflexes, allowing an heir to respond to threats with uncanny speed. It can shield its bearer from harm. Whether on the battlefield or

the ballroom, someone who carries the Mark of Sentinel is prepared for danger. House Deneith Leader: Breven d’Deneith Headquarters: Sentinel Tower (Karrlakton, Karrnath) House Deneith was

Zlan

monsters

Chardalyn Sense. Zlan senses the emotions of anyone touching a piece of chardalyn within 100 miles of itself. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zlan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed

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

Dhampir

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

or raw meat 3 Cerebral spinal fluid 4 Psychic energy 5 Dreams 6 Life energy Dhampir Origins Dhampirs often arise from encounters with vampires, but all manner of

joined and advanced through their lesser ranks, known as the Kargatane, and were rewarded by being transformed into a dhampir. I’Cath. At night, the starving city of I’Cath is overrun by

Elder Brain Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

this manner. Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The elder brain’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 18). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components

trait and establishes a psychic link with that creature. Until the psychic link ends, the elder brain can perceive everything the target senses. The target becomes aware that something is linked to its

Modrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

perfect order. Absolute Law and Order. Under the direction of their leader, Primus, modrons increase order in the multiverse in accordance with laws beyond the comprehension of mortal minds. Their own

than one rank away are either too advanced or too simple to understand. Cogs of the Great Machine. If a modron is destroyed, its remains disintegrate. A replacement from the next lowest rank then

Modrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Mechanus tend to the incredible mechanisms of their orderly home and oppose chaotic forces across the multiverse. Modrons are parts of a vast hierarchy, spanning from quirky monodrones to the leader of

rank or the ranks immediately above and below them. Those more than one rank away tend to be either too advanced or too simple for them to understand. Modrons excel at tasks that require patience and

Settlements and Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the Carnival’s oldest performers, Hermos the Half-Giant, handles the Carnival’s day-to-day operations. Hermos is a mountain of muscle half again as tall as most human adults. His deliberate manner and

he’s favored by the Carnival’s leader, Isolde. The Carnival’s arrangement varies depending on where it sets up, but always includes a thoroughfare of games, food, and sideshow stalls leading from the ticketing gate to the Big Top.

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

keen intellect and magic to discover the secrets of making steel. Its military shattered rival tribes and developed advanced tactics for fighting in forests and open plains. The civilization grew into a

an anathema. (Evil) 3 Unity. No leader shall put personal goals above those of our race. (Any) 4 Kinship. My allegiance is to my caste and my city. Other settlements can burn for all I care

Orc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

ripe for attack, the richest of which is chosen. The tribe then sets out en masse to carve a bloody path to its new territory. On rare occasions, a tribe’s leader chooses to hold onto a

tribes and humanoid settlements from a position of overwhelming strength. Strength and power are the greatest of orcish virtues, and orcs embrace all manner of mighty creatures in their tribes. They

Giant Vulture

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Giant Vulture A giant vulture has advanced intelligence and a malevolent bent. Unlike its smaller kin, it will attack a wounded creature to hasten its end. Giant vultures have been known to haunt a

10 (+0) CON 15 (+2) INT 6 (−2) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 7 (−2) Skills Perception +3 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages understands Common but can’t speak

Lizardfolk Scaleshield

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

advanced combat tactics, they are found protecting lizardfolk lairs such as the one in Danger at Dunwater. Lizardfolk Scaleshield Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral Armor Class 16 (scale mail

Athletics +4, Perception +3, Survival +5 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages Draconic Challenge 1 (200 XP) Hold Breath. The scaleshield can hold its breath for 15 minutes. Actions Multiattack

Quadrone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) INT 10 (+0) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 11 (+0) Skills Perception +2 Senses

truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 12 Languages Modron Challenge 1 (200 XP) Axiomatic Mind. The quadrone can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions

Spore Servant Octopus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Spore Servant Octopus Spore servants are dead creatures reanimated by the magical spores of a myconid leader. The final act of the myconid leader in Seagrow Caves before lapsing into its current

comatose state was creating a spore servant from a dead giant octopus to protect the caves while the leader could not. Unlike a living octopus, this guardian has only basic control over its tentacles

Duodrone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

(2d8 + 2) Speed 30 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 13 (+1) CON 12 (+1) INT 6 (−2) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 7 (−2) Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages Modron Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Axiomatic Mind. The duodrone can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions. Disintegration. If the duodrone dies, its body

Mercion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Mercion Mercion strikes the balance of a natural leader and a protective caregiver. She has a direct manner that reassures and inspires those around her. Mercion does not worship a deity, but rather

) CHA 17 (+3) Saving Throws Wis +5, Cha +5 Skills Insight +5, Medicine +5 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages Common, Dwarvish Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Special

Tridrone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

) Speed 30 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 13 (+1) CON 12 (+1) INT 9 (−1) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 9 (−1) Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages Modron

Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Axiomatic Mind. The tridrone can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions. Disintegration. If the tridrone dies, its body

Flumph Colors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Str 6 −2 −2 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con 10 +0 +0 Ability Score Mod Save Int 14 +2 +2 Wis 14 +2 +2 Cha 11 +0 +0 Skills Arcana +4, History +4, Religion +4 Vulnerabilities Psychic Senses Darkvision 60

ft.; Passive Perception 12 Languages Understands Undercommon but can’t speak; telepathy 60 ft. CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2) Traits Advanced Telepathy. The flumph perceives the content of any

Monodrone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

) Hit Points 5 (1d8 + 1) Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 13 (+1) CON 12 (+1) INT 4 (−3) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 5 (−3) Senses truesight 120 ft

., passive Perception 10 Languages Modron Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Axiomatic Mind. The monodrone can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions. Disintegration. If

Bluetspur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

’ numbers are few and their tentacles twitch with undisguised urgency. They toil to prevent the unthinkable: their primordial leader, the God-Brain of Bluetspur, is dying. Through these end times, the

Bluetspur for all manner of experiments. Many abductees are returned with only psychic scars, while others are never seen again. An unlucky few find themselves set upon strange routes leading back to the alien realm, arriving only to realize they’ve visited Bluetspur before.

Neogi Hatchling Swarm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

Neogi Hatchling Swarm A neogi lives about a century. When an individual is rendered weak by advanced age, the other neogi in the group overpower it and inject it with a special poison. The toxin

) Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Flumph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

sentient beings of great intelligence and wisdom, possessing advanced knowledge of religion, philosophy, mathematics, and countless other subjects. Flumphs are sensitive to the emotional states of nearby

14 (+2) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 11 (+0) Skills Arcana +4, History +4, Religion +4 Damage Vulnerabilities psychic Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12 Languages understands

The Houses of Shadow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

The Houses of Shadow Leader: House Phiarlan, Elvinor Elorrenthi d’Phiarlan; House Thuranni, Elar d’Thuranni Headquarters: House Phiarlan, the Demesnes (various); House Thuranni, Regalport (Lhazaar

Khorvaire. These elves are expert entertainers, giving them access to all manner of places and secrets. Known to few, there has always been an elite force of spies and assassins within House Phiarlan. Only

Tough

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Tough Toughs might work in groups at the direction of a leader, or individual toughs might bully weaker folk into doing what they say. Tough Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral AC 12 Initiative +1

+0 Cha 11 +0 +0 Gear Heavy Crossbow, Leather Armor, Mace Senses Passive Perception 10 Languages Common CR 1/2 (XP 100; PB +2) Traits Pack Tactics. The tough has Advantage on

Pentadrone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

32 (5d10 + 5) Speed 40 ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) INT 10 (+0) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 13 (+1) Skills Perception +4 Senses truesight 120

ft., passive Perception 14 Languages Modron Challenge 2 (450 XP) Axiomatic Mind. The pentadrone can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions. Disintegration

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