master state with only advanced form for live

Astral Projection

Spells Player’s Handbook

behind in a state of suspended animation; it has the Unconscious condition, doesn’t need food or air, and doesn’t age. A target’s astral form resembles its body in almost every way

, replicating its game statistics and possessions. The principal difference is the addition of a silvery cord that trails from between the shoulder blades of the astral form. The cord fades from view after

Wand of Wonder

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Instead, you shrink as if you had cast Enlarge/Reduce on yourself and remain in that state for 1 minute. 73–77 Leaves grow from the creature nearest to the chosen point of origin. Unless they

origin. Roll 1d4 to determine the target’s new form. On a 1, the new form is a Black Bear; on a 2, the new form is a Giant Wasp; on a 3–4, the new form is a Frog. 98–00 The

Elf

Species Player’s Handbook

, including worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need

to rest. In that state, they remain aware of their surroundings while immersing themselves in memories and meditations. An environment subtly transforms elves after they inhabit it for a millennium or

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

and become entombed in a state of suspended animation in an extradimensional sphere. Everything you’re wearing and carrying disappears with you except for Artifacts, which stay behind in the space

an ally. As Dungeon Master, you should wait for a dramatically appropriate moment to reveal this enmity, leaving the adventurer guessing who is likely to become a betrayer. Fool. You have

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will. Divine Resurrection. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her crystalline form shatters and

point in this form, each creature within 10 feet of her takes 10 cold damage at the start of each of her turns. Legendary Resistance (1/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose

Rosie Beestinger

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

, silenceMultiattack. Rosie makes three attacks, then makes two unarmed strike attacks. Staff of the Master (+1 Quarterstaff). Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff

of the Master"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff of the Master","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, or 8

Deep Scion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

certain, but when it works, the magic transforms an air-breathing person into a shapeshifter that can take on an aquatic form. A deep scion emerges from the depths in service to their underwater master

Amphibious (Hybrid Form Only). The deep scion can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The deep scion makes two Battleaxe attacks, or it makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Battleaxe. Melee

Ooze Master

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Corrosive Form. A creature that touches the Ooze Master or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Corrosive Form

","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. Any nonmagical weapon that hits the Ooze Master corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls. If its

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will. Divine Rejuvenation. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her body turns to slush and melts

away. Auril instantly reappears in her Auril (Second Form);second form, in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where her first form disappeared. Her initiative count doesn’t change. Innate

Factol Skall

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

: The Mortuary). After eons of existence, Skall is in an advanced state of deterioration. Once a spry lich with a wrinkled frame, he now drifts listlessly through the Mortuary’s forlorn halls

only leader the faction has ever had. A popular Duster legend holds that other than the Lady of Pain herself, Skall is Sigil’s oldest resident, the first creature to live and die in the City of

Metallic Warbler

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

Iron Defender

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

Metallic Peacekeeper

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

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will. Divine Rejuvenation. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her body collapses into shards of

ice, whereupon Auril instantly reappears in her Auril (Third Form);third form, in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where her second form was destroyed. Her initiative count doesn’t change

Sea Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

become beholden to such a master through a bleak bargain, or they might find themselves cursed by one. Once warped into a fishlike form, a sea spawn can’t leave the water for long without courting

recounted in dockside taverns tell of people lost to the sea—but not merely drowned and gone. Some unfortunates taken by the ocean live on as sea spawn, haunting the waves like tortured reflections

Chwinga Astronaut

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

within 5 feet of itself. The target gains a supernatural charm of the DM’s choice. See the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more information on supernatural charms. Natural Shelter. The chwinga

spellcasting ability: At will: druidcraft, guidance, pass without trace, resistanceChwingas that live in Wildspace usually dwell on habitable moons and asteroids, though they occasionally stow away on

Crown of Lies

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Dark Powers released Kas. From there, Kas set out to ruin his former master. Should Kas fail, the Dark Powers will reclaim him. The crown is made of burnished and entwined metal rods. To attune to it

(see the Dungeon Master’s Guide for options): 1 minor beneficial property 1 major beneficial property 1 minor detrimental property Perfect Disguise. While attuned to the crown, you can

Corrupted Avatar of Lurue

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

perfectly formed spiral horn elicit awe from even the most hardened souls. As powerful and striking as she is in her true form, she’s just as wicked in her alternative state. With necrotic energy

by the nature of its wolf form, and it can’t speak, cast spells, or take any other action that requires hands or speech. The target’s gear melds into the new form, and it can’t

Time Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

. While the creature is in this state, attack rolls against it have advantage. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. A weakened creature can repeat the saving throw at the

scales and have horns that are barely more than nubs. As they master the flow of time, their horns grow with branching, rainbow-hued veins suggestive of time’s paths and possibilities. Ancient

Young Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

stream. While the creature is in this state, attack rolls against it have advantage. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. A weakened creature can repeat the saving throw at the

wyrmling;Time dragon wyrmlings are born with shining scales and have horns that are barely more than nubs. As they master the flow of time, their horns grow with branching, rainbow-hued veins suggestive

Flapjack the Flumph

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Advanced Telepathy. Flapjack can perceive the content of any telepathic communication used within 60 feet of it, and it can’t be surprised by creatures with any form of telepathy. Prone

Black Crystal Tablet

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Any creature that attunes to the tablet must make a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw at the end of its next long rest. On a failed save, the creature becomes afflicted with a random form of long-term

madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). As an action, a creature attuned to the Black Crystal Tablet can use it to cast eyebite or gate (the portal created by

Vegepygmy Thorny Hunter

Monsters 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

vegepygmies can sustain themselves by absorbing nutrients from soil and other organic matter, they prefer a carnivorous diet achieved through hunting and scavenging. Vegepygmies can live indefinitely so

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands

. Master of Undeath. When Orcus casts animate dead or create undead, he chooses the level at which the spell is cast, and the creatures created by the spells remain under his control indefinitely

Summer Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

burning, tempestuous state that transforms them into aggressive warriors eager to vent their wrath. Their magic responds to their fury and amplifies their fighting ability, helping them move with

. The magic flowing through eladrin responds to their emotional state by transforming them into different seasonal aspects, with behaviors and abilities that change with their forms. Some eladrin

Sinensa

Monsters Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

adult;Adult myconids live and work together in colonies and practice a form of communal meditation called a meld, in which they seek to transcend mundane reality through shared hallucination. Myconid leaders like Sinensa use their Hallucination Spores to help myconids create melds.

with one another while they are within 30 feet of each other. The effect lasts for 1 hour.Myconids are intelligent, mobile fungi that live in caves, seek enlightenment, and dislike violence. Myconid

Lightning Hulk

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Illumination. The lightning hulk sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet. Lightning Form. The lightning hulk can enter a hostile creature’s space and

":"damage", "rollAction":"Lightning Form", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage. The hulk can also move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing. A creature that touches the

Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

-ti Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Scimitar"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType

);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Invoke Nightmare", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage on a failure. Spellcasting (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti casts one of the following

Whistler

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Blurred Form. Attack rolls against the whistler are made with disadvantage unless the whistler is incapacitated. Unusual Nature. The whistler doesn’t require air, food, drink, or

stalkers hailing from airy, screeching reaches of the Far Realm. They are difficult to see as they’re not tethered to one point in space, blurring in a state of perpetual physical uncertainty. A

Gray Render

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

its master.A curious impulse drives the gray render. Despite its hulking form and terrible appetite, it wants most of all to bond with an intelligent creature and, once bonded, to give its life to

to bond with an intelligent creature. When one encounters a suitable master, it sings to that creature—a weird, warbling cry accompanied by scratching at the earth and a show of deference. Once

Walking Statue of Waterdeep

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

one. Immutable Form. The statue is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form. Magic Resistance. The statue has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects

. Over the years, Waterdavians have built structures around and on top of several of the statues, believing them to be little more than landmarks at this point. In their inanimate state, the statues pose

Lady Gondafrey

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

rings. The gargoyle doesn't know where the teleportation circle is located, nor does she know why Duhlark transferred her consciousness into her present form. The gargoyle retains fragmented memories of

Year of the Lost Keep. Annoyed by this invasion of his privacy and not in his right mind, Duhlark captured Lady Gondafrey, used a spell to meld her form with that of a gargoyle, and imprisoned her. If

Anvilwrought Raptor

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

Deathlock

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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

warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A warlock who fails to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock

Skeemo Weirdbottle

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Skeemo became the Master of Magic

for the Black Network in Waterdeep, setting up a cover in the Trades Ward in the form of a cramped little shop called Weirdbottle's Concoctions. Most of his potions and elixirs are nonmagical, but he

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