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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and roc;rocs to challenge dragons’ mastery of the sky, storm crabs were meant to battle dragon turtles, bronze dragons, and other aquatic foes. On many worlds, these creatures fiercely guard the
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
mastery of its weapons enables it to ignore the loading property of muskets and pistols.Multiattack. The giff makes two pistol attacks.
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brighter the flash, and the thicker the smoke it produces, the more giff love a weapon. Their skill with gunpowder is another reason for their popularity as mercenaries. Giff revel in the challenge of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
themselves at odds with a sapphire dragon if they cross into the dragon’s territory. But sapphire dragons sometimes forge peaceful relationships with rock gnomes or deep gnomes, relying on these folk
that allow the dragon to travel from one end to the other unseen by intruders. The most secure lairs might feature no accessible entrances or exits at all, with the dragon relying on tunneling or shaping
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
other unseen by intruders. The most secure lairs might feature no accessible entrances or exits at all, with the dragon relying on tunneling or shaping stone to come and go.
The challenge rating of a
they cross into the dragon’s territory. But sapphire dragons sometimes forge peaceful relationships with rock gnomes or deep gnomes, relying on these folk to help protect the territory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Angry Relying on violence to sustain their existence, the Angry grow more powerful when their foes fight back. If a creature opts not to attack, though, the Angry becomes confused, and its
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing while in dim light or darkness
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Common
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Two Heads. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
clambering across rooftops. They favor ambush tactics and avoid confrontations with stronger forces, relying on their superior mobility to make their escape. Rubblebelt Stalker
Medium humanoid (any
(+2)
CHA
8(−1)
Skills Athletics +2, Perception +4, Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Ambusher. In the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Emerald Enclave Members of the Emerald Enclave are spread far and wide across the Sword Coast and the North. They usually operate in isolation, relying on their own abilities and instincts to
survive. Living deep in the wilderness demands great fortitude and the mastery of certain fighting and survival skills. Down in the Underdark, far from the wild lands, the Emerald Enclave must remain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Senses darkvision 120 ft., truesight 30 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Dwarvish, Undercommon
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Duergar Resilience. The duergar has advantage on saving throws against
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The duergar makes two melee attacks. It can replace one of those attacks with a use of Mind Mastery.
Mind-Poison Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Firearms Knowledge. The giff’s mastery of its weapons enables it to ignore the loading property of any firearm.
Steady as She Goes. On the deck of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
12 (+1)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Firearms Knowledge. The giff’s mastery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
12 (+1)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Firearms Knowledge. The giff’s mastery of its weapons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
conventional persuasion fails, or they might be rude and demanding, using and relying on charmed, obedient minions. Enchanter Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage
+6
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any four languages
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Spellcasting. The enchanter is a 9th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
any attack, relying on their superior strength and tactical insight to overcome anything that stands in their way. Few orc tribes actively seek out orogs to bolster their ranks. The orogs’ superiority
11 (+0)
CHA
12 (+1)
Skills Intimidation +5, Survival +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Orc
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Aggressive. As a bonus action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Swashbuckler You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks
on your turn to gain advantage on the next Dexterity (Acrobatics) or Strength (Athletics) check you make during the same turn. Master Duelist Beginning at 17th level, your mastery of the blade lets you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Swashbuckler You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks
next Dexterity (Acrobatics) or Strength (Athletics) check you make during the same turn. Master Duelist Beginning at 17th level, your mastery of the blade lets you turn failure into success in combat. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
10(+0)
WIS
14(+2)
CHA
13(+1)
Skills Animal Handling +4, Nature +2, Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 1 (200 XP
community, and she has many non-Selesnya friends aside from the Guildpact. One of the most active advocates of cooperation among the guilds, she is relying on personal connections with members of other guilds to help that effort.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
passive Perception 14
Languages Common
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Firearms Knowledge. The giff’s mastery of its weapons enables it to ignore the loading property of any firearm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Giants on some worlds claim Stronmaus or one of his children created storm crabs in the early years of an ancient empire. Just as behirs were created to fight dragons on land and rocs to challenge dragons
’ mastery of the sky, storm crabs were meant to battle dragon turtles, bronze dragons, and other aquatic foes. On many worlds, these creatures fiercely guard the underwater strongholds of storm giants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
identity. She also speaks little, relying on sharp hand gestures to direct dragonnel-riders in flight. Red Ruin
Medium Humanoid, Lawful Evil
Armor Class 20 (plate, shield)
Hit Points 150 (20d8
+8, Perception +6
Damage Resistances fire
Senses passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Draconic Devotion. While Red Ruin can see a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Duergar Soulblade Soulblades are duergar warriors whose mastery of psionics allows them to manifest blades of psychic energy to slice apart their foes. Duergar Soulblade
Medium humanoid (dwarf
)
Damage Resistances poison
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Dwarvish, Undercommon
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Duergar Resilience. The duergar has advantage on saving throws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Str +10, Dex +6, Con +8, Wis +6
Skills Athletics +10, Insight +6, Intimidation +12
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP
) Proficiency Bonus +4
Firearms Knowledge. The giff’s mastery of its weapons enables it to ignore the loading property of any firearm.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the giff fails a saving throw, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
more than a few days into the future, instead relying on constant raids and hunting to survive. They take sadistic pleasure in hunting intelligent creatures weaker than themselves and show no mercy
)
Skills Stealth +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Troglodyte
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Chameleon Skin. The troglodyte has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the same desire for power that awakened them in undeath, some wights serve as shock troops for evil leaders, including wraiths. As soldiers, they are able to plan but seldom do so, relying on their
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wight has disadvantage on attack rolls, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Stand and Fight If the characters stand and fight, or if the drow catch them, they’re in for a tough battle. Ilvara alone is a challenge for a group of 8th-level characters, and she is accompanied by
by the drow, and the dark elves follow them into daylight. Under the light of the sun, the drow have disadvantage on their attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks relying on sight. The drow can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
with pure hearts to seduce and corrupt to evil, savoring the destruction of their virtue. They use their magic to lure potential victims to their lairs, relying on illusion and their thralls to capture
Perception 12
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The lamia’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
from one end to the other unseen by intruders. The most secure lairs might feature no accessible entrances or exits at all, with the dragon relying on tunneling or shaping stone to come and go. The
challenge rating of a legendary sapphire dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can take one of the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Languages understands the languages of its creator but can’t speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Fiery End. If the magen dies, its body disintegrates in a harmless burst of fire and smoke, leaving behind anything
understands the languages of its creator but can’t speak
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Fiery End. If the magen dies, its body disintegrates in a harmless burst of fire and smoke, leaving behind anything it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Firearms Knowledge. The giff’s mastery of its weapons enables it to ignore the loading property of muskets and pistols.
Headfirst Charge. The giff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Skills Arcana +9, History +9, Medicine +6
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, Infernal
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP
) Proficiency Bonus +4
Toxic Mastery. Lohezet ignores a creature’s resistance to poison damage.
Actions
Multiattack. Lohezet makes three Withering Blast attacks and uses Miasma if it’s available
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
energy to give healing and life or to bring death and decay. Her mastery of this magic sustains her own life force even without the sustenance of food, drink, or even air. She founded Witherbloom
necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 26
Languages Common, Draconic, Druidic, Sylvan
Challenge 24 (62,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +7
Legendary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
generally assumed to have been stolen or looted from a fallen foe, and a Valenar elf might feel entitled to demand its return or challenge the bearer to prove they’re worthy to wield it. A double-bladed
: Revenant Blade Prerequisite: Elf You are descended from a master of the double-bladed scimitar, and some of that mastery has passed on to you. You gain the following benefits: Increase your Dexterity or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
minute (as in the banishment spell, no concentration required) if it isn’t on its plane of origin and its challenge rating is at or below a certain threshold, as shown on the Arcane Banishment table
slot you use to cast the healing spell. Potent Spellcasting Starting at 8th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip. Arcane Mastery At 17th level, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Perception 7
Languages understands Dwarvish but can’t speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Engine of Pain. Once per turn, a creature that attacks the hammerer can target the duergar trapped in it. The
Senses darkvision 120 ft., truesight 30 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Dwarvish, Undercommon
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Duergar Resilience. The duergar has advantage on saving throws against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ogre, give it a Strength of 19 (+4 modifier). Step 6. Expected Challenge Rating Choose a challenge rating for your monster. See step 1 under “Creating Quick Monster Stats” for more information. You will
use the proficiency bonus in later steps, so jot it down now or remember it. Step 7. Armor Class A monster’s Armor Class has a direct bearing on its challenge rating, and vice versa. You can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
skill with gunpowder is another reason for their popularity as mercenaries. Giff revel in the challenge of building a bomb big enough to level a fortification. They gladly accept payment in kegs of
)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
17(+3)
INT
11(+0)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
12(+1)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Headfirst Charge. The giff can try