master strikes with only advances for for loyalty

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

Martial Arts Adept

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hand-to-hand combat. Some protect monasteries; others travel the world seeking enlightenment or new forms of combat to master. A few become bodyguards, trading their combat prowess and loyalty for

Miska the Wolf-Spider

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

-Spider is a legendary demon lord and master of battlefield strategy. He has the lower body of a massive armored spider, four arms, and two enormous wolf heads that drip poison. Yet Miska’s greatest

, LightningDemand Loyalty. Miska magically ends the charmed and frightened conditions on himself and on any of his allies within 120 feet of himself.

Phantom Warrior

Monsters Curse of Strahd

phantom warrior isn't bound by a yearning to complete some unresolved goal. It can choose to end its undead existence at any time. Its spirit lingers willingly, either out of loyalty to its former

master or because it believes it must perform a task to satisfy its honor or sense of duty. For example, a guard who dies defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the

Orthon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

often unaware of being hunted until the orthon strikes. This invisibility can be disrupted when the devil is attacked, however, so a strong counterattack is often the best defense against it. Orthons

value the challenge of the chase and the thrill of one-on-one combat above all else. An orthon’s first loyalty is to its archduke, but one with no immediate assignment might work for anyone who

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

all their backbiting and betrayal, devils do occasionally display loyalty, offering unwavering service to their masters. One such example is Hutijin, a duke of Cania and loyal servant of Mephistopheles

lord of Cania, but he has never wavered in his support for his master—suggesting, perhaps, that Mephistopheles has some hold over him. Outside the Nine Hells, Hutijin is a relatively obscure

Devastation Orb

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

Dungeon Master’s Guide. Earth Orb. When this orb detonates, it subjects the area to the effects of the earthquake spell for 1 minute (spell save DC 18). For the purpose of the spell’s

apply, as detailed in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. At the end of each hour, there is a ten percent chance that the heat wave starts a wildfire in a random location within the area of

Blackstaff

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

of power (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) in addition to the following properties. Animate Walking Statues. You can expend 1 or more of the staff’s charges as an action to animate or

slots, nothing happens. Spell slots that are expended in this fashion are regained when the target finishes a long rest, as normal. Master of Enchantment. When you cast an enchantment spell of 1st

Graz'zt Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Dark Prince is a warning that not all beautiful things are good. Standing nearly nine feet tall, Graz’zt strikes the perfect figure of untamed desire, every plane and curve of his body, every

Master’s Guide for more on madness. Madness of Graz’zt d100 Flaw (lasts until cured) 01–20 “There is nothing in the world more important than me and my

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

to inspire and strengthen the side of good or to rescue heroes from certain death. Ki-rins are attracted to the worship of deities of courage, loyalty, selflessness, and truth, as well as to the

working behind the scenes, or they might be champions of their master’s cause, out to defeat villainy wherever it is found. When viewed from the outside, a ki-rin’s lair is indistinguishable

Imix

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

for new forests, plains, and kingdoms to burn. Lair Actions Imix is master of heat and flames in his vicinity. He can take lair actions on the Elemental Plane of Fire, or in any elemental fire node

elemental node in which Imix is present becomes vulnerable to the influence of fire. This creates the following effects: A dry, baking heat wave strikes the region within 10 miles of Imix’s

Canden and Moon's Master Cut

feats

Prerequisite: You must have beaten a master at Master Canden and Moon’s Sword School Having trained with the masters of the first sword school of Obojima, you’ve picked up a handful of

an attack, you can use a reaction to assume a defensive stance, allowing you to fend off incoming strikes. Until the start of your next turn, you have a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack. Once you assume this stance, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.

Tellu and Scale's Master Cut

feats

Prerequisite: You must have beaten a master at Master Tellu and Scale’s Sword School Having trained with the masters of the valley sword school, you have learned the usefulness of quickly

allow you to regain ground even when your enemy advances. Once before the start of your next turn when you’re missed by a melee attack from a creature within your reach, the attacker takes

Moonblade Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, the sword lies dormant. It functions like a normal longsword until a worthy soul finds it and lays claim to its power. A moonblade serves only one master at a time. The attunement process requires a

new rune appears on the blade. You remain attuned to the weapon until you die or the weapon is destroyed. A moonblade has one rune on its blade for each master it has served (typically 1d6 + 1). The

Toraf and Bolder's Master Cut

feats

Prerequisite: You must have beaten a master at Master Toraf and Bolder’s Sword School Having trained with the masters of the mountain sword school, you’ve learned how to pull off

choose to take a −5 penalty to the attack roll. If the attack hits, the target’s speed is reduced by 10 feet (to a minimum speed of 10 feet). This effect lasts until the start of your next turn. You can only use one of these strikes per attack.

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, typically those used to mask their presence, and many go on to master nature magic. Firbolgs who become druids serve as stronghold leaders. With every action the tribe takes, the druids weigh not only

adopt elven names when they must deal with outsiders, although the concept of names strikes them as strange. They know the animals and plants of the forest without formal names, and instead identify the

Cult of Fierna

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, spy Signature Spells: Friends (cantrip), charm person (1st level), suggestion (2nd level), hypnotic pattern (3rd level) Fierna is a master manipulator. Mortals who desire success in love or who seek to

become beloved leaders at the head of a band of fanatics are drawn to striking bargains with her. Her cultists can gain the Infernal Loyalty trait. Cult leaders can also gain the Loyalty beyond Death

Imp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

spellcasters, acting as advisors, spies, and familiars. An imp urges its master to acts of evil, knowing the mortal’s soul is a prize the imp might ultimately claim. Imps display an unusual loyalty to

Imp Imps are found throughout the Lower Planes, either running errands for their infernal masters, spying on rivals, or misleading and waylaying mortals. An imp will proudly serve an evil master of

Martial Arts Adept

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

of combat to master. A few become bodyguards, trading their combat prowess and loyalty for food and lodging. Martial Arts Adept Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 16 Hit

modifier. Actions Multiattack. The adept makes three unarmed strikes or three dart attacks. Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning

Heavy Armor Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Heavy Armor Master Prerequisite: Proficiency with heavy armor You can use your armor to deflect strikes that would kill others. You gain the following benefits: Increase your Strength score by 1, to

Way of the Drunken Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Way of the Drunken Master 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 incompetent combatant who proves frustrating to engage. The drunken master’s erratic stumbles conceal a carefully executed dance of blocks, parries, advances, attacks, and

Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

3rd Defends allies and knocks down enemies, often on horseback Fighter Samurai 3rd Combines resilience with courtly elegance and mighty strikes Monk Way of the Drunken Master 3rd Confounds foes through

and searing bolts of light Paladin Oath of Conquest 3rd Strikes terror in enemies and crushes the forces of chaos Paladin Oath of Redemption 3rd Offers redemption to the worthy and destruction to those

Great Weapon Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Great Weapon Master You’ve learned to put the weight of a weapon to your advantage, letting its momentum empower your strikes. You gain the following benefits: On your turn, when you score a critical

Zhentarim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Zhentarim The Black Network has an open recruitment policy. Anyone can join. Tenacity and loyalty are highly valued (but not essential) traits in new members. The Zhentarim is a shadow organization

of Waterdeep. The group’s leaders are Davil Starsong (Master of Opportunities and Negotiations), Istrid Horn (Master of Trade and Coin), Skeemo Weirdbottle (Master of Magic), Tashlyn Yafeera (Master of

Servants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

, whom he suspects is up to no good. Vordell (lawful neutral) is a dour, 50-year-old human housekeeper with a full head of salt-and-pepper hair pulled into a ponytail. He carries a master key that

. The servants are indifferent toward guests and hostile toward burglars. Duty and loyalty prevent them from cooperating with intruders willingly.

Special Delivery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

rival. (Though both agents serve their patron archdevils with fierce loyalty, they are oddly loath to reveal the truth of the other agent’s master and their rival’s fiendish nature, for fear of their own master and nature being revealed in turn.)

Phenax's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Phenax’s Villains Servants of Phenax dot the world, largely staying hidden until they are needed to help spin the web of lies that advances his plots. His servants prefer to confront foes using guile

1 Returned sentry MOoT 3 Leucrotta VGtM 3 Slithering tracker VGtM 4 Returned palamnite MOoT 5 Ghostblade eidolon MOoT 5 Master thief VGtM 8 Assassin MM

Knights of Solamnia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. Three of the gods of good appeared to him: Paladine, god of justice and order; Kiri-Jolith, god of just warfare; and Habbakuk, god of nature, loyalty, and the elements. The three gods inspired three

Grand Master, the highest office in the knighthood, leaving them without an authority who could overrule or update the Measure. Despite this, a growing minority of knights push for a reform of the

Born to Serve

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

implacable master. And they call that liberation? — Adaka Fell Hand, githzerai monk From birth, githyanki are conditioned to fight and die for their queen. Children endure a brutal upbringing that

weakling to die in training than to undertake a mission and imperil a war band. Final Test of Loyalty By the time a group of githyanki come of age, they have heard years of stories of Vlaakith and her

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

1. Office of the Artificer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

this office. He knows he has nothing to fear from the characters, and has little personal loyalty to Acererak. As such, he is happy to listen to any tale the characters tell, and to entertain any deal

cut for the tomb’s excavation. It holds a number of important documents of Moghadam’s creation, including the master map of the tomb. This map features a notation in Undercommon: “The true master of

Part 2: Monastery of the Distressed Body

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Master,” who supposedly offers shelter and protection to all those who submit to their authority. Additional symbols also mark out the correct route through the labyrinthine tunnels to area C1. If those

. Then downplay those NPCs’ secret agendas as needed to increase their party loyalty. Part 2: Monastery of the Distressed Body. For encounters built around five monks led by an elder monk, use three

Moonblade

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

and lays claim to its power. A moonblade serves only one master at a time. The attunement process requires a special ritual in the throne room of an elven regent or in a temple dedicated to the elven

destroyed. A moonblade has one rune on its blade for each master it has served (typically 1d6 + 1). The first rune always grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each

Fighting Style Options

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

choice from among those available to the Battle Master archetype. If a maneuver you use requires your target to make a saving throw to resist the maneuver’s effects, the saving throw DC equals 8

Fighting Your unarmed strikes can deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier on a hit. If you aren’t wielding any weapons or a shield when you make the attack roll, the d6 becomes a

Multiclassing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

concentration. Can a barbarian/fighter (Battle Master) use maneuvers while raging? Nothing in the barbarian’s Rage feature precludes the use of maneuvers. Can a rogue/monk use Sneak Attack with unarmed

strikes? The Sneak Attack feature works with a weapon that has the finesse or ranged property. An unarmed strike isn’t a weapon, so it doesn’t qualify. In contrast, a rogue/ monk can use Sneak Attack with a

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