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Player’s Handbook
multiverse. They often begin their search for magical power by delving into tomes of forbidden lore, dabbling in invocations meant to attract the power of extraplanar beings, or seeking places of power where
power. Some Warlocks respect, revere, or even love their patrons; some serve their patrons grudgingly; and some seek to undermine their patrons even as they wield the power their patrons have given
Classes
Player’s Handbook
deepest self. For every Barbarian, their Rage is a power that fuels not just battle prowess, but also uncanny reflexes and heightened senses.
Barbarians often serve as protectors and leaders in their
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Radiant Ray", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} Radiant damage.Nimblewright hulks are massive guards or sentinels. These four-armed Constructs often have thick steel
whirling pirouettes.
Nimblewrights can serve as interesting background flavor in Calimshan or other areas where they are common. Roll or choose a result from the Nimblewright Tasks table as inspiration for
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
malevolent will. In any case, they possess cruelty, bloodlust, and necromantic power in equal measure and serve the Dead Three with their soul.
A Dead Three scion leads cults to Bane, Bhaal, or Myrkul
—and often to all three. Sometimes the scion commands a single cult with an uneasy mix of adherents of each god, but a scion might lead separate cults from the shadows, playing them against each other and coordinating their efforts to bring the greatest amount of misery to a region.Necrotic
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
efficiently as he can. Sammaster personally checks in on the cult’s most important plots, often surprising his minions with his presence.
Rather than keep a soul jar as liches do, Sammaster keeps
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
don’t live for long and are inattentive while sleeping or simpering. Monstrous servants are often too unpredictable or simply unreliable. To keep their lairs safe, some vampires create more
durable spawn to serve as watchful guardians. These vampire wardens appear to have the same pallid flesh as most vampires but, through sheer force of will, can shrug off blows that might fell others
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
can. Sammaster personally checks in on the cult’s most important plots, often surprising his minions with his presence.
Rather than keep a soul jar as liches do, Sammaster keeps a magical soul
Species
Lorwyn: First Light
boggarts, known as “aunties,” serve as respected leaders who keep the peace. Lorwyn boggarts value sharing knowledge and past experiences with their communities. Many are willing to brave great
dangers in pursuit of new experiences, and adventurers are common.
Lorwyn boggarts also have a knack for magic. Boggarts who feel drawn to learning and using these natural affinities often become
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
often believe their immortality will exempt them from any infernal claim to their souls. The archdevil Mephistopheles happily exploits such hubris and proves that even undead aren’t immune to the
serve the vampire’s will. From dusk until dawn, Medium or smaller Beasts have the Charmed condition while within 1 mile of the lair.
Drained Essence. Grasping shadows within 1 mile of the lair
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
"} piercing damage.Prized among Meletis's thaumaturges, anvilwrought raptors are often crafted in the form of a hawk or an owl. Most serve as messengers and spies, flying over the busy streets or high over
created expressly to be familiars. Such creatures have the following trait.
Familiar. The anvilwrought can serve another creature as a familiar, forming a magical, telepathic bond with its willing master
Bandit
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Basic Rules (2014)
sometimes led by thugs, veterans, or spellcasters. Not all bandits are evil. Oppression, drought, disease, or famine can often drive otherwise honest folk to a life of banditry. Pirates are bandits of the
Imp (Familiar Variant)
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Monster Manual (2014)
serve another creature as a familiar, forming a telepathic bond with its willing master. While the two are bonded, the master can sense what the imp senses as long as they are within 1 mile of each other
. While the imp is within 10 feet of its master, the master shares the imp's Magic Resistance trait. If its master violates the terms of the contract, the imp can end its service as a familiar, ending
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
typically fill the role of advisor, and when threatened, a scale sorcerer lashes out with colorful magic.
A scale sorcerer who resides in or near a dragon’s lair may serve as that dragon&rsquo
;s diplomat and mouthpiece—anticipating the dragon’s needs, issuing commands to others on the dragon’s behalf, and reporting information back to the dragon. Such scale sorcerers often
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
damage.Skeletal knights are powerful Undead that arise to serve even more wicked beings—often death knight;death knights. Those who become skeletal knights were typically virtuous in life but betrayed
their oaths and died in disgrace. Unable to rest, they are now unswervingly loyal to the villains they serve. Should a skeletal knight’s master be destroyed, the knight regains its will and is
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
kill.
Gazer (Familiar Variant);Variant: Gazer Familiar
Spellcasters who are interested in unusual familiars find that gazers are eager to serve someone who has magical power. Unless its master is
follows its creator like a devoted, aggressive puppy, and sometimes small packs of these creatures patrol their master’s lair for vermin to kill and lone creatures to harass.
A gazer can’t
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Familiar. The gazer can serve another creature as a 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
’t kill.
Variant: Gazer Familiar
Spellcasters who are interested in unusual familiars find that gazers are eager to serve someone who has magical power. Unless its master is strict, a gazer
Quasit (familiar variant)
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.
Magic Resistance. The quasit has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Familiar. The quasit can serve another creature as a familiar, forming a telepathic bond with its
willing master. While the two are bonded, the master can sense what the quasit senses as long as they are within 1 mile of each other. While the quasit is within 10 feet of its master, the master
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The Elk King is Jarund Elkhardt, a terse yet thoughtful giant of a man who is nearly fifty years old—ancient by tribal standards. He has led the Elk Tribe for over half
his life, and age has made him cautious. He has seen other kings and queens rise and fall, has made war with friends and peace with his enemies, and has led warriors he knew as babes to their deaths
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
appearing before that individual to receive orders and other times simply seeking to fulfill its master’s desires.
A boneclaw can serve only an evil creature. If its master finds redemption or
Rejuvenation. While its master lives, a destroyed boneclaw gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Hours"} hours, with all its hit points. The new body
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Immutable Form. The warbler is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Telepathic Bond. While the warbler is on the same plane of existence as its master, it can magically convey
what it senses to its master, and the two can communicate telepathically with each other.Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Keen Senses. The defender has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks.
Telepathic Bond. While the defender is on the same plane of existence as its master, it can magically convey what it senses to
its master, and the two can communicate telepathically.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;retire” from hands-on work to run a thieves’ guild, spearhead some covert enterprise, or enjoy a quiet life of luxury.
When a master thief completes a challenging heist, they often leave
attack that hits it. The thief must be able to see the attacker.Master thieves are known for perpetrating daring heists. They tend to develop a romanticized reputation. A master thief might &ldquo
Gazer Familiar
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Familiar. The gazer can serve another creature as a 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 they are within 1 mile of each other
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
head retain their former shapes, but its legs have split into shadowy tentacles. The drowned master is tethered to a source of powerful magic that prevents it from traveling far. It commands other drowned ones, compelling them to serve as agents in its dark plots.Poison
Bound Together. The drowned master shares its mind with every other drowned one within 1 mile of it, and can communicate its thoughts and observations to them instantaneously and without limitation
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
sentinels is a mystery, and of all Purphoros’s original anvilwroughts, this construct is the most difficult to control. A sentinel often operates without a master, stalking the high places of
vigilant guardians at holy shrines, others serve as familiars and messengers, and a few were created to emulate beauty found among the animals of the mortal world. Each exhibits abilities suited to its
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Deep Ethereal. After sunset, it returns to the Border Ethereal at the same spot, whereupon it typically sets out to find its pack or its master. The hound is visible on the Material Plane while it is in
the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, but it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Once it is adjacent to its master or a pack mate that is on the Material Plane, a yeth
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of several individuals and their offspring, usually led by a dominant adult that also tends to be the oldest member of the group. When on the hunt away from their lair, girallons use roars and body
appearance and attraction to ruins lead sages to believe they were created through magic to serve as guardians for some lost empire. When that empire fell ages ago, girallons turned feral and spread
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
themselves like brigands, robbing people they come across in the wild. If food is scarce, they kill those same people and eat them. They prefer to dwell in forlorn places, often sharing territory with
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
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
begins to hallucinate and is afflicted with a short-term madness effect (determined randomly or by the DM; see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The effect lasts 10
minutes.Comfortable on land or in water, these brilliantly colored snakes are renowned for their potent and hallucinogenic venom. They are most often found in coastal caves. In the abandoned chambers
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
armor, mage hand
1/day each: dispel magic, hunger of Hadar, invisibility, spider climbAn overpowering urge to serve consumes the mind of a newly awakened deathlock. Any goals and ambitions it had in life
that don’t please its patron fall away as its master’s desires become the purpose that drives it. The deathlock immediately resumes work on its patron’s behalf.
Whatever the goal
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
;barlguras, 3d6;{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Disgorge Allies"} gnoll;gnolls led by 1 gnoll fang of Yeenoghu, 6d6;{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Disgorge
can hold smaller demons in its gullet and disgorge them anywhere Yeenoghu wishes. Immune to the mind-shattering effects of the River Styx, Crokek'toeck is often used to transport smaller demons (and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to command and create more chitines on its own. These choldriths soon led the chitines to rebel and abandon their creators, founding free colonies elsewhere in the Underdark. On occasion, though
the creature.
As servants of Lolth, chitines love spiders. They rear spiders and similar arachnids, such as cave fisher;cave fishers. Chitine colonies erect shrines to Lolth that serve as beacons
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
systems for riches and adventure. They often serve as navigators aboard spelljamming ships. To them, the Astral Plane is a mostly uncharted expanse worthy of further exploration.
Hadozees
Hadozees are
slender, highly adaptive Humanoids with simian features and their own language. Their feet are fully as dexterous as their hands, even to the extent of having toes that serve as opposable thumbs
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
determine by rolling on the tables in the “Artifacts” section of the Dungeon Master’s Guide:
2 minor detrimental properties
2 minor beneficial properties
Spells. While holding the
wayfarers from diverse walks and of disparate origins, embracing any who seek to find a home amid the endless roads and vistas hidden amid the mists.
A halfling Vistani, Mother Luba led one of the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Immutable Form. The peacekeeper is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Telepathic Bond. While the peacekeeper is on the same plane of existence as its master, it can magically
convey what it senses to its master, and the two can communicate telepathically with each other.Multiattack. The peacekeeper makes two Slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20