manner some with only action faces for led

Programmed Illusion

Spells Player’s Handbook

occurs, the illusion springs into existence and performs in the manner you described. Once the illusion finishes performing, it disappears and remains dormant for 10 minutes, after which the illusion

creature that takes the Study action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the

Geas

Spells Player’s Handbook

You give a verbal command to a creature that you can see within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity as you decide. The target must succeed

damage if it acts in a manner directly counter to your command. It takes this damage no more than once each day. You can issue any command you choose, short of an activity that would result in certain

Speaking Stones

Magic Items Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

Speaking Stones come in pairs, with each stone carved to match the other. While you touch one stone, you can take a Magic action to send a short message of 25 words or fewer to the bearer of the

other stone. That creature hears the message in its mind, recognizes you as the sender if it knows you, and can answer in a like manner immediately. The stones enable creatures to understand the meaning

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Success: Sammaster can’t take this action again until the start of his next turn.Lich Founder of a Dracolich Cult Sammaster founded and led the Cult of the Dragon, a secret, evil organization

, 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

Calimemnon Crystal

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

hundred genies, including the physical forms of Calim and Memnon. The genies scream and strain in agonized fury, pressing their belligerent faces against the walls of their crystal line prison

attuned to the crystal, you are unaffected by the aura, and you can take a Magic action to disable or enable the aura. Healing/Damage Rays. While holding the crystal, you can take a Magic action to fire

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

’t take this action again until the start of his next turn.Lich Founder of a Dracolich Cult Sammaster founded and led the Cult of the Dragon, a secret, evil organization dedicated to

response to the spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, Sammaster can expend a use to take one of

Adult Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target has the Frightened condition until the end of the dragon’s next turn. Success: Half damage only.Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair

, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically. Failure or Success: The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.The strange

Ancient Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Breath", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target has the Frightened condition until the end of the dragon’s next turn. Success: Half damage only.Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in

turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically. Failure or Success: The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.Ancient

Verbeeg Marauder

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

used to make a ranged attack or used with two hands to make a melee attack.Verbeeg are giants that resemble oversized humans with gangly limbs and elongated faces. Some have other features that give them

hill giants and ogres. It's not unusual to find a gang of hill giants and ogres led by a verbeeg, since verbeeg are much smarter than their brutish cousins. Verbeeg also enjoy the company of

Brughor Axe-Biter Legacy

Monsters Lost Mine of Phandelver

Aggressive. As a bonus action, the orc can move up to its speed toward a hostile creature that it can see.Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

":"damage","rollAction":"Javelin","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Orcs are savage humanoids with stooped postures, piggish faces, and prominent teeth that resemble tusks. They gather in tribes that satisfy their bloodlust by slaying any humanoids that stand against them.

Cube of Force Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

action to press one of the cube's faces, expending a number of charges based on the chosen face, as shown in the Cube of Force Faces table. Each face has a different effect. If the cube has insufficient

minute, until you use an action to press the cube's sixth face, or the cube runs out of charges. You can change the barrier's effect by pressing a different face of the cube and expending the requisite

Animated Staff of Frost

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Spells. The staff has 10 charges. As an action, it can expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 12): cone of cold (5 charges) fog cloud (1 charge) ice storm (4

successfully resists the staff's control can't be charmed by it for 24 hours. A creature holding the staff that isn't charmed by it can use an action to attempt to break the staff over a knee or against a

Quadrone Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Axiomatic Mind. The drone can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions. Disintegration. If the drone dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind

, and it doesn’t age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use planar travel to enter or exit the orb. As a bonus action, the drone can move the orb and its contents

Arcane Gate Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

that fills each portal is opaque and blocks vision through it. On your turn, you can rotate the rings as a bonus action so that the active side faces in a different direction.

Changeling

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Change Appearance. The changeling can use its action to polymorph into a Medium humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any

their true identities behind false faces. Their gifts of mimicry allow them to appear as members of any humanoid culture, playing the part of a dwarf one day and a dragonborn the next. Although

Gladiator Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us who we are. (Lawful) 3 Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic) 4

Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) 5 People. I like seeing the smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral) 6 Honesty

Shadow Mastiff Alpha

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

is successful or the effect ends for it, the target is immune to any shadow mastiff’s Terrifying Howl for the next 24 hours.Each pack of shadow mastiff;shadow mastiffs is led by an alpha, the

darkness, the shadow mastiff becomes invisible, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. The invisibility lasts until the shadow mastiff uses a bonus action to end it or until the shadow mastiff attacks, is in bright light, or is incapacitated.

Devourer Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

is teleported inside the devourer's ribcage and imprisoned there. A creature imprisoned in this manner has disadvantage on death saving throws. If it dies while imprisoned, the devourer regains 25

hit points, immediately recharges Soul Rend, and gains an additional action on its next turn. Additionally, at the start of its next turn, the devourer regurgitates the slain creature as a bonus action

Grim Champion of Pestilence

Monsters The Book of Many Things

1/day each: Cloudkill, ContagionThe champion can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another

. Aleron rides a warhorse skeleton with flies buzzing in its gaping eye sockets. The Grim Champions The Grim Harrow is led by three powerful entities with the title of grim champion. Each champion

Decaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Axiomatic Mind. The decaton can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions. Combat Ready. The decaton has advantage on initiative rolls. Disintegration. If

spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At will: detect magic, dispel magic, mending (as an action) 1/day each: plane shift (self

Geas Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You place a magical command on a creature that you can see within range, forcing it to carry out some service or refrain from some action or course of activity as you decide. If the creature can

understand you, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by you for the duration. While the creature is charmed by you, it takes 5d10 psychic damage each time it acts in a manner

Suggestion Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

immune to this effect. The suggestion must be worded in such a manner as to make the course of action sound reasonable. Asking the creature to stab itself, throw itself onto a spear, immolate itself, or do

some other obviously harmful act ends the spell. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, it pursues the course of action you described to the best of its ability. The suggested

Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn

Magic Items Quests from the Infinite Staircase

This artifact destroys wealth to provide light and protection. Wrought from the finest yellow gold, the lantern has four faces, and an unwavering amber flame burns within it. The faces of the lantern

use a bonus action to dim the lantern, reducing the light to dim light in a 5-foot radius, or brighten the lantern back to its normal bright light radius. Lenses. When found, the lantern’s

Returned Palamnite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Returned palamnites. These Returned led violent lives, existences filled with such pain and hatred that violence now suffuses their deathless bodies. Such makes them exceptionally dangerous to the

known as eidolons. The experience of escaping the Underworld also causes them to lose their faces, which become expressionless surfaces with empty eye sockets and gaping mouths. These blank surfaces

Entertainer Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

who we are. (Lawful) 3 Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic) 4 Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) 5 People. I like seeing the

smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral) 6 Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are. (Any

Ulitharid Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

in this manner. Magic Resistance. The ulitharid has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Psionic Hub. If an elder brain establishes a psychic link with the ulitharid

ulitharid is more than 5 miles away from the elder brain, it can end the psychic link at any time (no action required). Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The ulitharid’s innate spellcasting ability

Septon Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Axiomatic Mind. The septon can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions. Combat Ready. The septon has advantage on initiative checks. Disintegration. If

material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At will: detect magic, dispel magic, mending (as an action) 1/day each: plane shift (self only), protection

Programmed Illusion Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

specify occurs, the illusion springs into existence and performs in the manner you described. Once the illusion finishes performing, it disappears and remains dormant for 10 minutes. After this time, the

word or phrase. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an

Black Viper

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Cunning Action. On each of her turns, the Black Viper can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action. Evasion. If the Black Viper is subjected to an effect that allows her to make

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

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

can terminate the link at any time (no action required). The target can use an action on its turn to attempt to break the link, doing so with a successful DC 17 Charisma check. If the target breaks

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

no longer has the incapacitated condition, and the elder brain can terminate the link at any time (no action required). The target can use an action on its turn to attempt to break the link, doing so

Shago

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

Beluarian, and although he presents himself as an independent operator, he's in league with the Flaming Fist. Shago has led many Flaming Fist expeditions into the jungle to clear out undead, despite

threat from undead but, other than hiring guards to defend Port Nyanzaru, they won't pay to take effective action against it. His mother believes she's “recruited” him to keep an eye on the Flaming

Swarm of Scarabs

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. Any creature can use an action to kill or remove the scarabs with fire or a weapon that deals piercing damage, causing 1 damage of

eyes, or the faces of nearby creatures appear in relief amid its mass 4 Occupies and animates a corpse or other debris as if it were alive Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing

Mass Suggestion Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

. Creatures that can't be charmed are immune to this effect. The suggestion must be worded in such a manner as to make the course of action sound reasonable. Asking the creature to stab itself, throw itself

course of action you described to the best of its ability. The suggested course of action can continue for the entire duration. If the suggested activity can be completed in a shorter time, the spell ends

Cuprilach Rilmani

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

in appearance from cold iron to brilliant gold. Most have smooth faces with few features, and their extraordinary anatomies often act in defiance of natural forces.PsychicAssassin’s Agility. The cuprilach takes the Dash or Disengage action, or it makes one Burnished Blade attack.

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