manual some with openly alive feel for long

Double-Bladed Scimitar

Equipment

The double-bladed scimitar is the signature weapon of Valenar elves. A haft of fine wood supports a long, curving blade on either end. Forged with techniques honed over centuries, these blades are

one. A Valenar blade in the hands of a non-elf is generally assumed to have been stolen or looted from a fallen foe, and a Valenar elf might feel entitled to demand its return or challenge the bearer

Orb of Dragonkind

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Long ago, in the Dragonlance setting, elves and humans waged a terrible war against chromatic dragons. When the world seemed doomed, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged

Magic action to peer into the orb’s depths. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed save, the

Wish

Spells Player’s Handbook

result of how you worded the wish. For example, wishing that a villain were dead might propel you forward in time to a period when that villain is no longer alive, effectively removing you from the

cast a spell until you finish a Long Rest, you take 1d10 Necrotic damage per level of that spell. This damage can’t be reduced or prevented in any way. In addition, your Strength score becomes 3

Selenelion Twin

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

points at the start of her turn as long as both twins are alive and within 60 feet of each other. A twin dies only if she starts her turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Twin Bond

. While both Selenelion twins are alive and on the same plane of existence, each is aware of the other’s emotions.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to

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

years ago, but has since returned. The Rosznars' inability to regain the respect they feel they deserve rankles them. The slave trade has continued in Amn and elsewhere, and it's not like other noble

Korred

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

their hooves and clubs. Korreds typically flee from other creatures but become aggressive when they feel insulted or are annoyed by the sounds of mining. No one knows the ways of stone and earth better

than a korred. Korreds can seemingly smell veins of metal and gems. A korred on the surface can feel the rise and fall of bedrock under the earth and where caves are present, and underground it knows

Ice Toad

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

Amphibious. The toad can breathe air and water. Cold Aura. While the toad is alive, any creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of the toad takes 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage

","rollAction":"Cold Aura","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Standing Leap. The toad’s long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start.Bite

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

Maurezhi

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

reduced by 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Bite"}. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. The target dies if this reduces its Charisma to 0. It rises

24 hours later as a ghoul (see the Monster Manual), unless it has been revived or its corpse has been destroyed. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit

Swarm of Maggots

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Each time the diseased creature finishes a long rest, roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Infestation"} to determine the disease’s effect: 1–2. The creature is

blinded until it finishes a long rest. 3–4. The creature’s hit point maximum decreases by 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Infestation"}, and the reduction

Nightmare Shepherd

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The shepherd pulls twisted souls from the Underworld; 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Herd the Underworld"} shadow;shadows (without

Sunlight Weakness; see the Monster Manual) arise in unoccupied spaces within 20 feet of the shepherd. The shadows act right after the shepherd on the same initiative count and fight until they’re

Greater Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

a successful one. For each creature that fails the saving throw, a gibbering mouther (see its entry in the Monster Manual) appears in an unoccupied space on a surface that can support it within 30

that area.An emissary’s greater form sheds all pretense of being part of a plane’s reality and openly mocks it. A destructive titan, this form rises in a 25-foot-tall pillar of violent flesh

Tlincalli

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and the lower body of an enormous scorpion, complete with a stinger at the end of a long tail. These desert creatures range across arid lands, hunting at dawn and dusk. In the hours between, they wait

place for only as long as the hunting is good in the immediate area, though they might visit the same way stations over and over during their wanderings. They also settle down temporarily whenever it

Centaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

the Gruul and the Selesnya they are voices of memory and history, preserving old ways and keeping alive the legends of ancestral heroes. They feel a close kinship with wild animals, perhaps because of

coloration — from various shades of chestnut or bay to dappled or even zebra-like striped patterns. Most centaurs style their hair and their tails in a similar way. Selesnya centaurs favor long, flowing

Create Homunculus

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

;s other components and touch them, transforming them into a special construct called a homunculus. The statistics of the homunculus are in the Monster Manual. It is your faithful companion, and it

dies if you die. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can spend up to half your Hit Dice if the homunculus is on the same plane of existence as you. When you do so, roll each die and add your

Rutterkin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

disease or become poisoned. At the end of each long rest, the poisoned target can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the target is reduced to 0 hit points while

poisoned in this way, it dies and instantly transforms into a living manes (see the Monster Manual). The transformation can be undone only by a wish spell.Rutterkins are warped demons that roam the Abyss in

Icewind Kobold

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

hostile climate. Their sensitive eyes appreciate sunless days and long, dark nights. They use wooden javelins as tools to test the snow ahead of them. Kobolds native to Icewind Dale frequently wander

these kobolds to dwell among them for the most part. When the kobolds don’t feel safe, they acquire heavy winter clothing and disguise themselves as humans by standing on one another’s

Chardalyn Berserker

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

frostbite to ravage the exposed parts of their bodies, with only their faith in the Frostmaiden keeping them alive. Chardalyn Weapons. A chardalyn berserker wields one or more weapons made wholly or

by any magic that ends a curse, but after ten days, it can be reversed only by a wish spell or divine intervention. A creature wounded by one of these chardalyn weapons can feel a sudden sickness

Voidwalker Armor

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

curse to you. As long as you remain cursed, you’re unwilling to part with the armor. Taking it off fails to end the curse. While cursed in this way, you feel disconnected from your body

, continuously hearing whispers that call for you to join them. Whenever you finish a long rest while cursed, you must make a DC 11 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, your soul is drawn from your body and

Korred Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Command Hair. The korred has at least one 50-foot-long rope woven out of its hair. As a bonus action, the korred commands one such rope within 30 feet of it to move up to 20 feet and entangle a Large

at the start of each of the korred’s turns while it has at least 1 hit point and the korred is alive. If the rope drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed. Innate Spellcasting. The korred’s

Shadow Assassin

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} each time it is hit by this attack. The target dies if its Strength is reduced to 0. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest

. 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

Will-o'-Wisp (Variant)

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Consume Life. As a bonus action, the will-o’-wisp can target one creature it can see within 5 feet of it that has 0 hit points and is still alive. The target must succeed on a DC 10

(as if concentrating on a spell). Magic Boon (Recharges after a Long Rest). The will-o’-wisp grants a boon to one creature it can see within 5 feet of it that isn’t an Undead. The boon

Harkon's Bite

Magic Items Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

until either Harkon Lukas removes the necklace from you or you are targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. As long as you remain cursed, you cannot remove the necklace. Upon donning or

removing the necklace, whether you are attuned to it or not, you are afflicted with werewolf lycanthropy as detailed in the Monster Manual. The curse lasts until the dawn after the next full moon. If you are still wearing the necklace at this time, you are afflicted with the lycanthropy again.

Kobold Inventor

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Manual) tied to the end of a 5-foot-long pole. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Scorpion on a Stick"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing

within 20 feet of it. A swarm of insects (centipedes);swarm of insects (centipedes; see the Monster Manual) with 11 hit points emerges from the basket and rolls initiative. At the end of each of the swarm

Orb of Dragonkind Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

speak its command word. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma check. On a successful check, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed check, you become charmed by the orb

for as long as you remain attuned to it. While you are charmed by the orb, you can’t voluntarily end your attunement to it, and the orb casts suggestion on you at will (save DC 18), urging you to

Geryon (Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

long rest. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to half the poison damage taken. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed. The target dies if its hit

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sound the Horn"} minotaur;minotaurs (see the Monster Manual) to appear in unoccupied spaces of his choice within 600 feet of him. The minotaurs roll initiative when they

Vampire Spawn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.A Vampire’s Lair A vampire chooses a

of the lair seem abnormally gaunt and sometimes move as though alive. A creeping fog clings to the ground within 500 feet of the vampire’s lair. The fog occasionally takes eerie forms, such as

Tortle

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cover most of their bodies. Because they carry their homes on their backs, tortles feel little need to stay put for long. Most tortles like to see how other folk live. A tortle can spend decades away

Bullywug Royal

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

;s long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start. Toad Rider. The royal has advantage on melee attacks its makes while riding a toad mount.Multiattack

accompanied by one (see the Monster Manual for the giant toad;giant toad's stat block).Croaked Decree (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Croaked Decree"}. The royal

Geryon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

long rest. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to half the poison damage taken. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed. The target dies if its hit

to feel flesh and steel sundered beneath his claws and to taste his foes’ blood. Yet Geryon’s ferocity has also limited his ability to collect souls and forge an effective hierarchy

Constructed Commoner

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Unusual Nature. The commoner doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep, and it gains no benefit from finishing a short or long rest. When it drops to 0 hit points, it becomes a lifeless

regardless of their apparent origin. Constructed commoners don’t bleed or feel pain like flesh-and-blood humanoids. If a villager’s hit points drop to 0, its true form is revealed: that of

Tortle Druid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

around them. Tortles Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like bipeds with shells that cover most of their bodies. Because they carry their homes on their backs, tortles feel little need to stay put for

long. Most tortles like to see how other folk live. A tortle can spend decades away from their native land without feeling homesick, often viewing their current companions as their family.

Warlock of the Archfey

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). In response to taking damage, the warlock turns invisible and teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can

Monster Manual). Warlocks Warlocks gain arcane might through magical pacts with mysterious entities. While some use their abilities to serve the sources of their power, others use them to undermine or even destroy these entities.

Soul Shaker

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Reconstruction"}) days, if at least two of those crawling claw;crawling claws are alive, they teleport to the location of the soul shaker’s death and merge

damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the soul shaker regains hit points equal to that amount. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.

Molydeus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target transforms into a manes (see the Monster Manual) if this reduces its hit

(the chasme and marilith appear in the Monster Manual) A summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of the molydeus, acts as an ally of the molydeus, and can’t summon other

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