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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Death Throes. When the draconian is reduced to 0 hit points, its magical essence lashes out as a ball of lightning at the closest creature within 30 feet of it before arcing out to up to two other
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the deathlock’s darkvision.
Turn Resistance. The deathlock has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns Undead
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
Always Thinking Ahead. The mastermind has advantage on initiative rolls.
Spider Climb. The mastermind can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an
ability check. This trait doesn’t function if the mastermind is grappling creatures in both of its clockwork claws.Multiattack. The mastermind makes two Clockwork Claw attacks. The mastermind can
Deathlock Mastermind
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Innate Spellcasting. The deathlock's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Mastermind Your focus is on people and on the influence and secrets they have. Many spies, courtiers, and schemers follow this archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your weapons as often as
knives or poison, and secrets and favors are some of your favorite treasures. Oh, please. If anyone is a mastermind around here, it’s me. You’re like a master doofus or a master dummy. No, you are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Mastermind Your focus is on people and on the influence and secrets they have. Many spies, courtiers, and schemers follow this archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your weapons as often as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Deathlock Mastermind Deathlock Mastermind
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (16 with mage armor)
Hit Points 110 (20d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11(+0)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Deathlock Mastermind Though deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising particular tactics and carrying out their plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
. Deathlock Mastermind
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (16 with mage armor)
Hit Points 110 (20d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11(+0)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
12(+1)
INT
15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Draconian Mastermind The rarest and most powerful of the draconians are the masterminds—spellcasters and strategists who most often serve as military commanders or as advisors to those who created
lightning that arcs out at those nearby. On the world of Krynn, draconian masterminds formed from gold dragon eggs are called aurak draconians. Draconian Mastermind
Medium Monstrosity, Any Alignment
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, magic missile, suggestionThe Spider—a drow mastermind named Nezznar—is searching Wave Echo Cave for the Forge of Spells, a magical forge that was used by dwarves and gnomes in bygone days to
Glasya Tiefling
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Species
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Glasya, Hell’s criminal mastermind, grants her tieflings magic that is useful for committing heists.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
Mallowswain prior to her disappearance
Nevermind Gnome Mastermind The gnome masterminds of Mount Nevermind temper their creativity with years of experience. While they still create wild inventions on a
whim, these masterminds also wield at least one more stable clockwork invention—typically something that affords the mastermind more movement, extends their reach with extra appendages, or both
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
rise over the ocean.
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I am no common criminal; I am a mastermind.
D6
IDEAL
1
Wealth. Heaps of coins in a secure vault is all I dream of. (Any)
2
Smuggler
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Rogue Both the Mastermind and the Swashbuckler are perfectly at home in the city of Sharn. In addition, the ranks of the dragonmarked houses are filled with scheming, adventurous entrepreneurs best
captured by the Mastermind’s abilities. While the Mastermind lacks a specific ability in investigation, pairing it with the right skill selections and ability scores (a high Wisdom is a must) yields a good model for an inquisitive.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Challenge 8 Blackguard
Canoloth
Corpse flower
Deathlock mastermind
Diviner wizard
Howler
Shoosuva
Sword wraith commander
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Undead Alhoon
Allip
Bodak
Boneclaw
Deathlock
Deathlock mastermind
Deathlock wight
Devourer
Eidolon
Gnoll witherling
Nightwalker
Skull lord
Spawn of Kyuss
Sword wraith commander
Sword wraith warrior
Vampiric mist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Roguish Archetypes At 3rd level, a rogue gains the Roguish Archetype feature. The following options are available to a rogue, in addition to those offered in the Player’s Handbook: the Inquisitive, the Mastermind, the Scout, and the Swashbuckler.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Mastermind* Dimir Scout* Gruul Swashbuckler* Rakdos Thief Dimir, Golgari, Orzhov, Rakdos *Appears in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
22 Forest Master Celestial 8 Foresworn Undead 6 Irda Seeker Giant 1 Irda Veil Keeper Giant 4 Nevermind Gnome Inventor Humanoid 2 Nevermind Gnome Mastermind Humanoid 5 Thanoi Hunter Monstrosity 1 Traag Draconian Monstrosity 5 Verminaard Humanoid 17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Rogue The Mastermind matches well with any character of cunning, intelligence, and insight who might be involved in court intrigue. But it also serves as a good way to portray a cunning pirate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Being the Dungeon Master If you want to be the mastermind of the game, consider being the DM. Here’s what DMs do: Build Adventures. You prepare the adventures that the players experience. Guide the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the city it rules has a hand in almost every business deal across the region. The Mastermind archetype is the perfect way to represent an ambitious member of Greyhawk’s thieves’ guild. Willing to take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One Grung Above
b’Ang’r’Ang 5th-level Grung Rogue Outlander Mastermind As a higher caste hunter and purple grung, b’Ang’r’Ang is the tactical, courageous leader and devoted mentor of b’Lip, b’Loop, b’Leep, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Being the Dungeon Master If you want to be the mastermind of the game, consider being the DM. Here’s what DMs do: Build Adventures. You prepare the adventures that the players experience. In the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Adventure Overview The dangerous events the characters face in this adventure are the work of two mage hunters—vicious monsters described in chapter 7. The mastermind Murgaxor Grenshel has bent these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
mastermind (see appendix A) in the process of summoning more undead to harass Claugiyliamatar with a magical ritual. Before the characters can attack, Viantha summons specters to her side. There is one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Being the Dungeon Master If you want to be the mastermind of the game, consider being the DM. Here’s what DMs do: Run the Adventure. You run the adventures within. Guide the Story. You narrate much
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. This person might be a criminal mastermind who plans all your exploits, or they could leave the planning to your group. In any case, the Syndicate Contact table can help you define the personality of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
share a sense of a larger purpose or a recurring theme (or themes). The adventures might feature returning villains, grand conspiracies, or a single mastermind who’s ultimately behind every adventure of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. If a beholder mastermind is behind the criminal activities in a city, don’t rely solely on the entry in the Monster Manual to describe the creature’s appearance and personality. Take the time to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Bring It to an End The climactic ending of an adventure fulfills the promise of all that came before. The best climax is one the players see coming, so if a dragon is the mastermind behind all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
are natural Burglars, but anyone else with the right combination of skills and abilities can do the job. Mastermind. Somebody has to be the brains of any criminal operation—that’s where the Mastermind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
oblex
Oblex spawn
Plants Corpse flower
Undead Allip
Boneclaw
Deathlock
Deathlock mastermind
Deathlock wight
Eidolon
Nightwalker
Skull lord
Sword wraith commander
Sword wraith warrior
Vampiric mist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Aboleth Ageless Alien Mastermind Habitat: Underdark, Underwater; Treasure: Relics Kev Walker A gnome cultist consults an all-knowing aboleth In aquatic abysses, aboleths dream of dead empires and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Strahd’s Powers and Dominion Strahd is a patient and dramatic mastermind. His statistics are similar to those of a vampire and his spellcasting prowess is formidable, enabling him to face most