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Spells
Player’s Handbook
circles. Each circle includes a unique sigil sequence—a string of runes arranged in a particular pattern.
When you first gain the ability to cast this spell, you learn the sigil sequences for two
destinations on the Material Plane, determined by the DM. You might learn additional sigil sequences during your adventures. You can commit a new sigil sequence to memory after studying it for 1 minute
Classes
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.
Backgrounds
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
antiquity, and many have since been damaged or gone dormant. As a mythalkeeper from the Dalelands, your first experience with a mythal was likely in the ruins of Myth Drannor. You roam Faerûn in search
of other ruined places of power, hoping to learn more about the history and powers of mythals— or even restore a malfunctioning one.
Way of the Open Hand
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Monks of the Way of the Open Hand are the ultimate masters of martial arts combat, whether armed or unarmed. They learn techniques to push and trip their opponents, manipulate ki to heal damage to their bodies, and practice advanced meditation that can protect them from harm.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
":"cold"} cold damage.Triton masters of waves sculpt storms and change the tides, bending the sea to their will. Drawing forth living currents and the icy cold of the deep, these mages make the ocean their
ally, using it to defend their people or enact Thassa’s wishes. While dire threats from the land might bring them to coastal shallows, most masters of waves keep to the ocean’s depths
Teleportation Circle
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Spells
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circles inscribed somewhere within their confines. Each such circle includes a unique sigil sequence--a string of magical runes arranged in a particular pattern. When you first gain the ability to cast
this spell, you learn the sigil sequences for two destinations on the Material Plane, determined by the GM. You can learn additional sigil sequences during your adventures. You can commit a new sigil
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
battlefield is a boon to their allies and a threat to every foe around them.
Far from being cloistered academics, hobgoblin devastators are masters of the battlefield. In addition to tactical applications
of the magical arts, they learn the basics of weapon use, and they measure their deeds by the enemies defeated though their magic. They have the respect of other members of the host and receive
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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
military strategies. The first time you make an Intelligence or Charisma check to influence a general, monarch, or other military leader within the next 48 hours, you have advantage on the check.
Infernal Tack
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
as an action. If the nightmare dies, it reforms in the Nine Hells within 24 hours, after which you can summon it again.
The tack doesn’t conjure a nightmare from thin air; one must first be
subdued so the tack can be placed on it. No nightmare accepts this forced servitude willingly, but some eventually form strong loyalties to their masters and become true partners in evil.
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, norkers are tough humanoids whose long, sharp fangs and thick, bony exoskeletons make them well-suited to the ranks of hobgoblin armies. Unfortunately for their would-be masters, norkers are rebellious
. They were always few in number, and their god was a cruel, merciless tyrant who kept his children close and the outside world at a distance. This long-lost god may have been Maglubiyet's first conquest
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
are the eyes of the multiverse. They use their magic to contact ancient stellar entities such as Acamar, Caiphon, and Hadar, hoping to learn their secrets, then record these secrets in journals. They
scour Wildspace in search of new entities as well, hoping to be the first to contact them.
Some of the secrets learned are so cryptic that they require years of research to decipher, but time is of
Magic Items
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
; one must first be subdued so the tack can be placed on it. No nightmare accepts this forced servitude willingly, but some eventually form strong loyalties to their masters and become true partners in evil.
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Brains Devoured. When the eater of knowledge is first encountered, roll 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Brains Devoured"} to determine the number of brains it has
before returning to their masters with delicious secrets. Unlike illithids, which overwhelm their foes with psionic power, eaters of knowledge use their physical strength to hold prey while burly feeding
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
zombies created by the necromancers were mindless creatures that required guidance. The first bone knights were appointed to provide this control.
Devoted paladins of the Blood of Vol were fused into
, Kaius sealed most of Karrnath's undead in deep vaults, and the Order of the Emerald Claw was disbanded. A few bone knights remained in service to the crown, but most were cast aside — still bound to
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
khargras as couriers. Making use of these creatures' odd digestive systems, their masters sprinkle iron dust on a scroll or other organic item that bears a message. The khargra devours the missive
, digesting the dust but leaving the message lodged in its digestive tract. Trained over long years and with plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fog and muck of the swamp, the students of Witherbloom College—first as apprentices and then as witherbloom pledgemage;pledgemages—study the cycle of life and death. Their magic is fueled
by what they call life essence: the ubiquitous energy that runs through living things.
Witherbloom students learn how to concoct magical potions and talismans, in addition to their spellcasting
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
masters. The first breath drinker manifested in the multiverse when the Void card was first drawn from the original Deck of Many Things.Poison, RadiantAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksNecrotic
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
was the Song, and its music awoke the first dawn. Its melodies so delighted the stones and trees that some of them gained a voice of their own. And now they sing too. Learn the Song, students, and you
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, hoping to learn tactics the devils have fine-tuned over millennia and to acquire magical gifts to help the giant rise in the ordning.
Over time, the giant is corrupted, becoming a Fiend in its own right
. The devil teaches the giant how to forge with infernal iron and hellfire, enabling the giant to craft weapons that can funnel the souls of the slain to Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. In
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ground between two factions, and thus spend a lot of energy making sure none of their allies learn of their conflicting connections. Even among Sseth-worshiping communities, mind whisperers are known
for being self-important, sneaky, and prone to flee at the first sign of trouble.PoisonChange Shape. The yuan-ti transforms into a Medium snake or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
quite durable.
A creature with the codicil in its possession has resistance to cold damage.
The codicil was written by followers of Auril as a primer on her worship. The first page is a title page
with the snowflake symbol of Auril on it. The remaining pages describe various priestly rituals and ceremonies in chilling detail. Nestled among these descriptions is a spell that wizards can learn
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
giants and white dragons to put aside their mutual enmity to hunt them.
Glittering Hoards
For their treasure hoards, crystal dragons prize diamonds and baubles that refract light, collections of prophecy
live by.
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I am always the first to offer a compliment.
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Get off my snowfield, you immature bipeds! When I was a wyrmling, people respected their elders!
Crystal Dragon Ideals
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
substance through which the riffler moves aside like cards to form a tunnel that closes behind the riffler.Multiattack. The riffler makes two Spectral Card attacks.
Spectral Card. Melee or Ranged
dangerously curious spirits manifested as physical beings when the Deck of Many Things was shuffled for the first time. The rifflers were so enraptured with the soft sound made by the whispering cards
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Tomb of Annihilation
desensitized to violence.
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I would risk life and limb to discover a new culture or unravel the secrets of a dead one.
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When I arrive at a new settlement for the first time, I must learn all its
books and scrolls, but also through first-hand observation—by visiting far-flung settlements and exploring local histories and customs.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, ReligionLanguages
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
see.
Clockwork horrors communicate with each other by means of clicks, whirs, and similar mechanical sounds that imitate the Thri-kreen language perfectly, leading some to speculate the first
clockwork horrors can learn this blinking light code, which is called Ziklight.
When another creature gets in its way, a clockwork horror attacks that creature with its razor-sharp mandibles and two
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that path is long and fraught with barriers. Alhoons are mind flayers who have used a shortcut to attain a lichlike state.
Elder brains forbid mind flayers from pursuing magic power aside from psionics
, but it isn’t an interdiction they must often enforce. Illithids brook no masters but members of their own kind, so it isn’t in their nature to bow to any god or otherworldly patron
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
for their would-be masters, norkers are rebellious, truculent, and prone to indolence unless watched with a keen eye and a hand that is quick to snap a whip.
Denizens of the Deep Earth. In the ancient
-lost god may have been Maglubiyet's first conquest and his followers the initial, unwilling recruits into his crusade. Today, hobgoblins chafe at the suggestion that creatures as lazy and untamed as
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
will of their masters. They wield a deadly combination of unarmed fighting techniques and shadow magic to deceive and defeat their foes. While on secret missions, they wear masks crafted to resemble
peoples—goblin;goblins, hobgoblin;hobgoblins, and bugbear;bugbears—first appeared in the Feywild millennia ago, and they resided there until the god Maglubiyet conquered them. They then spread
Fighter
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and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses
Specialists
Fighters learn the basics of all combat styles. Every fighter can swing an axe, fence with a rapier, wield a longsword or a greatsword, use a bow, and even trap foes in a net with some degree of
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
was the Song, and its music awoke the first dawn. Its melodies so delighted the stones and trees that some of them gained a voice of their own. And now they sing too. Learn the Song, students, and you
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
target’s general emotional state but not its thoughts.When vampires join House Dimir, they can learn to siphon mental energy and memories along with the blood of their victims. They also study
the magic favored by Dimir mind mages, giving them a powerful combination of abilities ideal for espionage and infiltration.
Szadek’s Heirs. The founder of House Dimir, Szadek, was the first of
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Deep in the fog and muck of the swamp, the students of Witherbloom College—first as witherbloom apprentice;apprentices and then as pledgemages
—study the cycle of life and death. Their magic is fueled by what they call life essence: the ubiquitous energy that runs through living things.
Witherbloom students learn how to concoct
Dragonborn
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Her father stood on the first of the three stairs that led down from the portal, unmoving. The scales of his face had grown paler around the edges, but Clanless Mehen still looked as if he could
known that reading her father’s face was a skill she’d been fortunate to learn. A human who couldn’t spot the shift of her eyes or Havilar’s would certainly see only the
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
special joy in hitting its targets first, tipping off its con victims and otherwise frustrating its schemes.
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It’s always been about money. You’re not paid what you’re worth
; but what you learn you pass on to the Guild.
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The inequality of Baldur’s Gate has driven you to take matters into your own hands. You steal from patriars and rich Lower City residents
Criminal / Spy
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; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you.
Variant Criminal: Spy
Although your capabilities are not much different
always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong.
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I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
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The first thing I do in a