manual some with only artists from for light

Martial Arts Adept

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

food and lodging. Some martial artists adorn themselves with tattoos to honor inspirations or instructors, or to memorialize profound lessons, triumphs, or defeats. You may roll on the Martial Arts

each hand 5 Passage from a fighting manual 6 Beautiful but poisonous flowers 7 Two couatls swirling around each other, rendered in metallic ink 8 Detailed landscape depicting natural beauty

Githzerai Uniter

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

people. Capable martial artists, uniters are more inclined to disarm and subdue their opponents than destroy them. Githzerai Githzerai descend from an ancient people who were also the progenitors

described here oftentimes traverse the planes, crossing between them via the portals in Sigil and the Outlands. To learn more about other githzerai, see the Monster Manual.

Witchlight Hand

Backgrounds The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

your time in the carnival. You know the other hands well, but the carnival’s owners—Mister Witch and Mister Light—remain mysterious to you even after all these years. Maybe you

companions. Statistics for the other companions appear in the Monster Manual. Carnival Companion d8 Companion 1 Old, cantankerous Witchlight hand 2 Young, impressionable Witchlight

Hellfire Weapon

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

This weapon is fashioned from infernal iron and traced with veins of hellfire that shed dim light in a 5-foot-radius. Any humanoid killed by an attack made with this weapon has its soul funneled

into the River Styx, where it’s reborn instantly as a lemure;lemure devil (described in the Monster Manual).

Psi Crystal

Magic Items Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

This crystal grants you telepathy for as long as you remain attuned to it. See the introduction of the Monster Manual for rules on how this telepathy works. The crystal also glows with a purplish

inner light while you are attuned to it. The higher your intelligence, the greater the light’s intensity and the greater the range of the telepathy (see the Psi Crystal Properties table). Psi

Shadow Assassin

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Amorphous. The assassin can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the assassin can take the Hide action as a bonus action

. If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a shadow (see the Monster Manual) rises from the corpse 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} hours later.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksRadiant

Horn of Beckoning Death

Magic Items Legendary Magic Items

Resembling a small dragon’s horn, this arcane device glows with a hellish internal light when held. As an action while holding this horn, you can invoke a necromantic effect called the

(including you) that has 9 or fewer hit points when it ends its turn in the cloud is slain by the Beckoning Death. A Humanoid killed in this way instantly transforms into a zombie (see the Monster Manual

Hobgoblin Iron Shadow

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Both the space it leaves and its destination must be in dim light or darkness. Spellcasting. The hobgoblin casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save

DC 12): At will: minor illusion, prestidigitation 1/day each: charm person, disguise self, silent imageIron shadows are hobgoblin martial artists who serve fey and mortal courts as secret police

Wereraven

Monsters Curse of Strahd

light weapons. They are reluctant to make bite attacks in raven form for fear of spreading their curse to those who don’t deserve it or who would abuse it. A Kindness of Wereravens. Wereravens

, modestly give money to charity. They take steps to keep magic items out of evil hands by stashing them in secret hiding places. Characters as Wereravens. The Monster Manual has rules for characters

Thri-kreen Gladiator

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

, particularly the gythka (a two-handed polearm with a blade at each end) and a light thrown weapon called a chatkcha (a flat, triangular wedge with three serrated blades). Gythkas typically have shafts

of bone and obsidian blades, while chatkchas are usually made of sharpened bone or crystal. A generic thri-kreen stat block appears in the Monster Manual. This section provides a few more options.Leap. The thri-kreen leaps up to 20 feet in any direction, provided its speed isn’t 0.

Vampiric Mist Legacy

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

without squeezing. Each foot of movement in water costs it 2 extra feet, rather than 1 extra foot. The mist can’t manipulate objects in any way that requires fingers or manual dexterity. Sunlight

first encountered, a vampiric mist appears as a billowing mass of light clouds. As the creature feeds, its coloration darkens to a deep crimson. In the Temple of Blood inside the Doomvault (Dead in Thay

Thri-kreen Hunter

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

, thri-kreen rely on a form of telepathy. Thri-kreen often use weapons of their own design, particularly the gythka (a two-handed polearm with a blade at each end) and a light thrown weapon called a

-kreen stat block appears in the Monster Manual. This section provides a few more options.Chameleon Carapace. The thri-kreen changes the color of its carapace to match the color and texture of its

Thri-kreen Mystic

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

sapient species, thri-kreen rely on a form of telepathy. Thri-kreen often use weapons of their own design, particularly the gythka (a two-handed polearm with a blade at each end) and a light thrown

generic thri-kreen stat block appears in the Monster Manual. This section provides a few more options.Chameleon Carapace. The thri-kreen changes the color of its carapace to match the color and

Drow Shadowblade (Summoner Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

will: dancing lights, darkness 1/day each: faerie fire, levitate (self only) Summon Shadow Demon (1/Day). The drow attempts to magically summon a shadow demon (see the Monster Manual) with a 50 percent

the Abyss, siphoning its essence into themselves.Shadow Step. While in dim light or darkness, the drow teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space

Drow Shadowblade

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Summon Shadow Demon (1/Day). The drow attempts to magically summon a shadow demon (see the Monster Manual) with a 50 percent chance of success. If the attempt fails, the drow takes 5 (1d10

. While in dim light or darkness, the drow teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see that is also in dim light or darkness. It then has advantage on the first melee attack it makes before the end of the turn.

Nabassu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Demonic Shadows. The nabassu darkens the area around its body in a 10-foot radius. Nonmagical light can’t illuminate this area of dim light. Devour Soul. A nabassu can eat the soul of a

finishes a short or long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0, and if the target is a Humanoid, it immediately rises as a ghoul (see the Monster Manual) under the nabassu’s

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

only to protect woodlands and the people who tend them. A wood woad’s face is void and expressionless, except for the motes of light that swim about in its eye sockets. Wood woads speak little

to nature and that protect and respect the land, such as druid;druids and treant;treants (both appear in the Monster Manual). Some treants have wood woad servants by virtue of age-old pacts with druids

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and

minstrels, artists, or sages. Human nobles compete for the services of elf instructors to teach swordplay or magic to their children. Exploration and Adventure Elves take up adventuring out of wanderlust

Vellynne Harpell

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

(at will): chill touch (see “Actions” below), light, mage hand, message, prestidigitation 1st level (4 slots): comprehend languages, detect magic, ray of sickness, Tasha's hideous

at the kobolds’ expense. Familiar. Vellynne’s familiar is a snowy owl, which the wizard uses as a scout. It uses the owl stat block in the Monster Manual but is a celestial instead

Thorny Vegepygmy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

myconid adult;myconid adults, shrieker;shriekers, and violet fungus;violet fungi (all appear in the Monster Manual). Although they prefer to eat fresh meat, bone, and blood, vegepygmies can absorb

disease kills russet mold in a square area that is 10 feet on a side. Sunlight kills any russet mold in the light’s area.Lightning, Piercing

Vegepygmy Chief

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

fungi (all appear in the Monster Manual). Although they prefer to eat fresh meat, bone, and blood, vegepygmies can absorb nutrients from soil and many sorts of organic matter, so they rarely go

, or radiant damage kill 1 square foot of russet mold per 1 damage dealt. A pound of salt, a gallon of alcohol, or magic that cures disease kills russet mold in a square area that is 10 feet on a side. Sunlight kills any russet mold in the light’s area.Lightning, Piercing

Vegepygmy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

with creatures such as myconid adult;myconid adults, shrieker;shriekers, and violet fungus;violet fungi (all appear in the Monster Manual). Although they prefer to eat fresh meat, bone, and blood

alcohol, or magic that cures disease kills russet mold in a square area that is 10 feet on a side. Sunlight kills any russet mold in the light’s area.Lightning, Piercing

Druid Grove

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

foot of movement through the fog costs 2 extra feet. To a creature immune to this effect, the fog obscures nothing and looks like soft mist, with motes of green light floating in the air. Grasping

from the ground. These trees have the same statistics as an awakened tree, which appears in the Monster Manual, except they can’t speak, and their bark is covered with druidic symbols. If any

Baphomet

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

minotaur with six iron horns. A fiendish light burns in his red eyes. Although he is filled with bestial blood lust, there lies within him a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all

on which it stands; it is populated by minotaur;minotaurs, goristro;goristros, and quasit;quasits all of which appear in the Monster Manual. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative

Sibriex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

6 levels of exhaustion, it dies and instantly transforms into a living manes (see the Monster Manual) under the sibriex’s control. The transformation of the body can be undone only by a wish

;25 The target’s eyes become beacons, filling a 15-foot cone with dim light when they are open. 26–30 A pair of wings, either feathered or leathery, sprout from the target’s

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

. Spellcasting. The medusa casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At will: Light, Spare the Dying, Thaumaturgy

any medusa, including the hierophant medusa or the medusa in the Monster Manual. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the medusa can take one of the following lair actions

Luba's Tarokka of Souls

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. You can find its statistics in the Monster Manual. If you roll a soul that has already escaped, roll again. Souls of the Tarokka d100 Card Soul 1 Artifact Flameskull 2

creatures of the night. “We may wander amid the shadows,” Mother Luba said. “But we must ever serve as a light to our fellow travelers.” Some years ago, Mother Luba disappeared into

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. They seek out ruins that reach to the sky, though they lack the motivation and creativity to make repairs or fortify such places. Even so, their light weight and size allow them to dwell in rickety

. Kenku thieves, con artists, and burglars adopt animal noises, typically those common in urban settings. In this manner, kenku can call out to each other while those who overhear them mistake them for

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

icicle from her body and hurls it into an unoccupied space she can see within 20 feet of her, where it magically transforms into an ice mephit (see its entry in the Monster Manual). The mephit acts

form, known to her worshipers as Lady Icekiss or the Brittle Maiden, is that of a 10-foot-tall woman of fearsome aspect made entirely of ice and frost. Her eyes burn with a cold blue light, and a

Hellfire Weapon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Hellfire Weapon Weapon (any), uncommon This weapon is fashioned from infernal iron and traced with veins of hellfire that shed dim light in a 5-foot-radius. Any humanoid killed by an attack made with

this weapon has its soul funneled into the River Styx, where it’s reborn instantly as a lemure devil (described in the Monster Manual).

Martial Arts Adept

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

combat to master. A few become bodyguards, trading their combat prowess and loyalty for food and lodging. Some martial artists adorn themselves with tattoos to honor inspirations or instructors, or to

5 Passage from a fighting manual 6 Beautiful but poisonous flowers 7 Two couatls swirling around each other, rendered in metallic ink 8 Detailed landscape depicting natural beauty Martial Arts Adept

Traveling to the Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Traveling to the Lair The journey to Challidax’s lair proves uneventful. Light flakes fall in the hills that Challidax claims as her territory, encrusting the rocky ground with ice and snow. The

lair (as described in the Monster Manual). The safe house that Grahlista mentioned lies in this area. Characters who seek it find it easily. It contains evidence of past cooking fires and is a safe place

Reindeer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

have antlers, though a male’s antlers are larger. Game Statistics. A reindeer uses the elk stat block in the Monster Manual. It is acclimated to cold weather. Roughly one in six reindeer in Icewind Dale has a rare magical trait: glow-in-the-dark antlers that emit dim light out to a range of 10 feet.

Hobgoblin Iron Shadow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Hobgoblin Iron Shadow Iron shadows are hobgoblin martial artists who serve fey and mortal courts as secret police, scouts, and assassins. They spy to ferret out treachery, rebellion, and betrayal and

its destination must be in dim light or darkness. Spellcasting. The hobgoblin casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will: minor illusion, prestidigitation 1/day each: charm person, disguise self, silent image

Shadow Assassin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Shadow Assassin A shadow assassin looks like an undead shadow (as described in the Monster Manual) that wields shortswords also made of shadow. It exists only to slay the living. Undead Nature. A

assassin can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the assassin can take the Hide action as a bonus action. Sunlight

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