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Learn the Secrets of the Multiverse
The counsel of a Diviner is sought by those who want a clearer understanding of the past, present, and future. As a Diviner, you strive to part the veils of space
, time, and consciousness. You work to master spells of discernment, remote viewing, supernatural knowledge, and foresight.
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Player’s Handbook
Master Unarmed Combat Techniques
Warriors of the Open Hand are masters of unarmed combat. They learn techniques to push and trip their opponents and manipulate their own energy to protect themselves from harm.
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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
, devils, hags, and alien entities of the Far Realm, Warlocks piece together arcane secrets to bolster their own power.
Warlocks view their patrons as resources, as means to the end of achieving magical
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Player’s Handbook
an indelible mark on the Sorcerer, a churning magic that can be passed down through generations.
Sorcerers don’t learn magic; the raw, roiling power of magic is part of them. The essential art
of a Sorcerer is learning to harness and channel that innate magic, allowing the Sorcerer to discover new and staggering ways to unleash their power. As Sorcerers master their innate magic, they grow
Monsters
Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club
":"Ritual Sickle"} Slashing damage plus 1 Necrotic damage.Doomsayer and Fanatic
Cultists use extreme measures to spread radical beliefs. They often follow obscure mystical traditions or obsess over
interpretations of ancient prophecies. They might worship supernatural patrons—deities, otherworldly creatures, manipulative alien minds, or stranger forces.
Some cultists devote themselves to
Monsters
Heroes of the Borderlands
of piscine gods.
Kuo-toa undertake contrived plots to propel themselves to dominance, often kidnapping people to learn their secrets or making dubious sacrifices to bizarre gods. These marauders
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
reactions per round but only one per turn.
Alien Gaze. When a creature the froghemoth can see damages the froghemoth, the froghemoth swivels its eyestalk toward the creature and pierces the creature
’s mind with its otherworldly gaze. That creature must make a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw, taking 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Alien Gaze
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
one.K'thriss Drow'b;K'thriss's familiar, Ligotti, is a semisapient remnant of a tentacle attack, spawned by the warlock's intercessor patron god. Ligotti is entirely alien to the material plane (and often appears in the form of a staff).
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
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
often struggle to handle the turbulent psychic energy within their minds and bodies. Those psionic goblins who learn how to safely tap into this psychic power are formidable forces in combat. Psionic
goblins often augment their martial skills with telekinesis, and stealthy squads of psionic goblin warriors can communicate via telepathy, making them excellent infiltrators and ambushers.PsychicNimble
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.A chromatic dragon’s breath weapon is a manifestation of the energy that suffuses the dragon. With sufficient practice, dragons can learn to draw on magic
from the Elemental Planes to shape their breath weapons into bipedal form, creating Elemental creatures called animated breaths. Chromatic dragons often use these creatures as guardians for their hoards
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
: control water, control weather (as an action), sendingAncient and alien beings dwell or slumber in ocean depths, awaiting some cosmic circumstance that signals their time to rise. In their retreat
delight in corrupting storm giants to their service, transforming them into storm heralds.
A storm herald grows fins and tentacles, giving it a monstrous appearance. Its mind is wholly under its master
Equipment
Written by Bloodlord Varrox, Battle Master’s Compendium is a military treatise. Each of its thirteen chapters covers a different skill related to military strategy and tactics. The book’s
detailed analysis covers military units, weapons, strategy, rank, discipline, and much more.
When you study a chapter in the book for 1 hour during a short or long rest, you learn interesting
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
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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
their master’s orders to hunt prey with deadly ferocity.
Vegepygmies
Also called mold folk, vegepygmies are fungal creatures that spring forth from the body of a Humanoid or Giant killed by
long as the climate remains hospitable to their fungal bodies.
To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, Piercing
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
as a fighting platform for up to four Small people. Ogre howdahs are most often seen bearing bow- and spear-wielding goblin;goblins into battle, or perhaps kobold;kobolds or deep gnome (svirfneblin
of them learn to carry out specialized missions. The names they are given—the ogre battering ram;battering ram, the ogre bolt launcher;bolt launcher, the ogre chain brute;chain brute, and the
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;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
requires them not to fawn over their master at all times. They also understand that their frequent proximity to their dragon master means they would probably be the first to die if their master became
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, steeders prowl the depths of the Underdark. Female steeder;Female steeders grow larger and stronger than males, and the female often devours the male after breeding. Numerous Underdark folk
intelligent enough to learn simple hand signals and vocal commands, but even a domesticated steeder might turn against its handler. Training a steeder requires a rider to bond with it, a process that
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
swapping back.
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A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon.
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An amethyst dragon
… or than any of your selves do, really.
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It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand.
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With a true understanding of metaphysics, anything is
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Items” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide).
Personality. The Stone of Golorr has an alien intellect that is both domineering and hungry for knowledge. It thinks of itself as an
Stone of Golorr has the following properties, determined by rolling on the tables in the “Artifacts” section in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide:
1 minor beneficial property
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
, Ligotti, is a semisapient remnant of a tentacle attack, spawned by the warlock's intercessor patron god. Though entirely alien to the material plane (and often appearing in the form of a staff), Ligotti
and purpose in the structures of so-called “reality.” Still, all things considered, he is most often polite and affable. Because after a long adventuring career, he understands that he can't afford
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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
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
skilled at sabotaging ocean-going vessels, employing water-based magic, and otherwise whipping up the fury of the sea. Few dare insult tritons in their home environment, but those who do and survive often learn that the tritons' wrath doesn't end at the shore.Cold
, triton shorestalkers seek vengeance. Using speed and poison harvested from deadly sea beasts, these triton assassins slip into shallow waters and strike when least expected. Often, surface dwellers don't
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
manifestation of the energy that suffuses the dragon. With sufficient practice, dragons can learn to draw on magic from the Elemental Planes to shape their breath weapons into bipedal form, creating
Elemental creatures called animated breaths. Chromatic dragons often use these creatures as guardians for their hoards or send them out to gather treasure from the territory around their lairs.
An
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spiders, steeders prowl the depths of the Underdark. Female steeders grow larger and stronger than male steeder;males, and the female often devours the male after breeding. Numerous Underdark folk
intelligent enough to learn simple hand signals and vocal commands, but even a domesticated steeder might turn against its handler. Training a steeder requires a rider to bond with it, a process that
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.A chromatic dragon’s breath weapon is a manifestation of the energy that suffuses the dragon. With sufficient practice, dragons can learn to draw on
magic from the Elemental Planes to shape their breath weapons into bipedal form, creating Elemental creatures called animated breaths. Chromatic dragons often use these creatures as guardians for
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
":"Slam","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.A chromatic dragon’s breath weapon is a manifestation of the energy that suffuses the dragon. With sufficient practice, dragons can learn to draw on
magic from the Elemental Planes to shape their breath weapons into bipedal form, creating Elemental creatures called animated breaths. Chromatic dragons often use these creatures as guardians for
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
":"Slam","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.A chromatic dragon’s breath weapon is a manifestation of the energy that suffuses the dragon. With sufficient practice, dragons can learn to draw on
magic from the Elemental Planes to shape their breath weapons into bipedal form, creating Elemental creatures called animated breaths. Chromatic dragons often use these creatures as guardians for their
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
master often enjoys playing the fool to bring gladness to the despondent or to demonstrate humility to the arrogant, but when battle is joined, the drunken master can be a maddening, masterful foe.
Way
The Way of the Drunken Master teaches its students to move with the jerky, unpredictable movements of a drunkard. A drunken master sways, tottering on unsteady feet, to present what seems like an
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
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
groups called flocks. A flock is led by the oldest and most experienced kenku with the widest store of knowledge to draw on, often called Master.
Although kenku can’t create new things, they have
were minions of Grazz’t, while others say that they were scouts and explorers for the Wind Dukes of Aaqa. Whatever the truth, according to legend, the kenku betrayed their master. Unable to
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Adherents of the College of Eloquence master the art of oratory. Persuasion is regarded as a high art, and a well-reasoned, well-spoken argument often proves more persuasive than facts. These bards
Warlock
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Basic Rules (2014)
prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity—beings not typically served by clerics. More often, though, the arrangement is similar to that between a master and an apprentice. The warlock learns
, hags, and alien entities of the Far Realm, warlocks piece together arcane secrets to bolster their own power. Sworn and Beholden A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
sometimes achieve control over the growth and propagation of the mold that bore them. These elders, known as moldmakers, can envelop foes in stifling layers of mold. Moldmakers often wear pauldrons made
hospitable to their fungal bodies.
To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, Piercing