matter serve with only allows from for leader

Nimblewright Guard

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Evasion. If the nimblewright is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the save and only half

a weapon. Response: The nimblewright adds 2 to its AC against that attack, potentially causing it to miss.Watchful sentries that patrol important sites, nimblewright guards serve as loyal soldiers or

Nimblewright Steed

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Evasion. If the nimblewright is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the save and only half

surprisingly dexterous for creations made of animated wood and metal. A nimblewright walks with a flowing grace and fights with whirling pirouettes. Nimblewrights can serve as interesting background

Nimblewright Hulk

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Evasion. If the nimblewright is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the save and only half

whirling pirouettes. Nimblewrights can serve as interesting background flavor in Calimshan or other areas where they are common. Roll or choose a result from the Nimblewright Tasks table as inspiration for

Zlan

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

darkness Fetchigrol Abused authority as a spiritual leader to trade souls for power First Grandfather Wu Unleashed a magical contagion that killed a world of billions Solmé of Gharr

through the accumulation of chardalyn from across Icewind Dale. Zlan’s affinity with chardalyn allows it to access information across the region and use chardalyn to corrupt those who could

Girallon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

language to communicate with one another over distance. Each individual typically hunts alone and widely separated from the others to ensure that everyone gets adequate fodder. The leader might

appearance and attraction to ruins lead sages to believe they were created through magic to serve as guardians for some lost empire. When that empire fell ages ago, girallons turned feral and spread

Vaasha

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

king. To her, a worthy leader values the truth, no matter how painful it is. Ideal: “I want this conflict over with so that I can return to the quiet stillness of the ocean depths.” Bond

Duvessa Shane

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

negotiation and her father’s charm. As the first woman to serve as Town Speaker of Bryn Shander, and a young one at that, she has much to prove. Ideal: “The people of Icewind Dale are survivors

. They can weather any storm.” Bond: “My mother taught me what it means to be a good leader. I won’t disappoint her.” Flaw: “I don’t give an inch in any argument or conflict.”

Male Steeder

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Extraordinary Leap. The distance of the steeder’s long jumps is tripled; every foot of its walking speed that it spends on the jump allows it to jump 3 feet. Spider Climb. The steeder can

domesticate steeders, particularly duergar. Typically the females serve as steeds in battle, while the males are used as draft animals. Steeders attempt to tear apart perceived threats—and consider even

Andras

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

. If Andras is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, he instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it

arrive, he is overseeing the interrogation of Moghadam's thieves and their wererat leader, Mack Francache.Poison

Howler

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, after a fashion, but they respond only to brutal training in which they are forced to recognize the trainer as the pack’s undisputed leader. A trained pack then follows its leader without

hesitation. Howler packs course over the battlefields of the Blood War and also serve evil mortals powerful and vicious enough to command their loyalty. Howlers rely on speed, numbers, and their mind

Female Steeder

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Extraordinary Leap. The distance of the steeder’s long jumps is tripled; every foot of its walking speed that it spends on the jump allows it to move 3 feet. Spider Climb. The steeder can

domesticate steeders, particularly duergar. Typically the females serve as steeds in battle, while the males are used as draft animals. Steeders attempt to tear apart perceived threats—and consider

Night Caller

Magic Items Tales from the Yawning Portal

under the night sky, it allows you to cast the animate dead spell. The target can be affected through up to 10 feet of soft earth or similar material, and if it is, it takes 1 minute to claw its way to

the surface to serve you. Once the whistle has animated an undead creature, it can’t do so again until 7 days have passed. Once every 24 hours, you can blow the whistle to reassert control over one or two creatures you animated with it.

Githzerai Anarch

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

mystics who lead communities and maintain the adamantine citadels that serve as strong points in Limbo and on other planes. They have formidable psionic capabilities and are able to manipulate the

leader Zaerith Menyar-Ag-Gith are an ascetic people who live apart from the rest of the cosmos, within the confines of fortresses floating through the chaos of Limbo. Instead of imposing their will on

Neogi Pirate

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

pirates are adult neogi that serve as crew members aboard nightspider;nightspiders (see the Astral Adventurer’s Guide) and other neogi-controlled vessels. Neogi society makes no distinction between

the use of dyes, transformational magic, and other markings intended to signify rank, achievements, and the identity of the individual’s leader. By these signs, neogi can identify each other

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

own laws. Firbolgs use their magic to keep their presence in a forest secret. This approach allows them to avoid the politics and struggles of elves, humans, and orcs. Such events concern the

Mark of Handling Human

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

purely natural animals; the mark allows its bearer to guide a hippogriff as easily as a horse. House Vadalis Leader: Dalin d’Vadalis Headquarters: Foalswood (near Varna, Eldeen Reaches

Mark of Handling allows Vadalis to work with more exotic creatures as well. Griffons, hippogriffs, and even bulettes can be bred and trained. Even with the Mark of Handling, this is dangerous work

Marut

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Concordance in Sigil.The nigh-unstoppable inevitables serve a singular purpose: they enforce contracts forged in the Hall of Concordance in the city of Sigil. Primus, the leader of the modrons, created maruts

Bodytaker Plant

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

world would be healthier and more efficient were they in control. Anyone who disagrees either lacks perspective or is fit to serve only as fertilizer. A bodytaker plant roots deep, spreading near

-invisible filaments through the soil. Should any of these fibers survive the plant’s destruction, the bodytaker plant regrows after a matter of months. Salting or poisoning the soil where it grew destroys these filaments and prevents the plant from reappearing.Poison

Circle of Stars Legacy

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

The Circle of Stars allows druids to draw on the power of starlight. These druids have tracked heavenly patterns since time immemorial, discovering secrets hidden amid the constellations. By

world. Some groups document these observations at megalithic sites, which serve as enigmatic libraries of lore. These repositories might take the form of stone circles, pyramids, petroglyphs, and

Halaster Blackcloak

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

sight, and allows him to see invisible creatures and objects, as well as into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of 120 feet. Halaster wields a blast scepter (a very rare magic item that requires

(save DC 16) without expending a spell slot. Halaster also wears a horned ring (a very rare magic item that requires attunement), which allows an attuned wearer to ignore Undermountain’s magical

Screaming Devilkin

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

in wanton destruction and torment. These creatures serve as horrid mascots of a sort, capering about their new master and following orders to torment those who displease their leader with glee.

Boneclaw

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

appearing before that individual to receive orders and other times simply seeking to fulfill its master’s desires. A boneclaw can serve only an evil creature. If its master finds redemption or

sincerely turns away from the path of evil, the boneclaw is destroyed. Otherwise, a boneclaw can’t be destroyed while its master lives. No matter what happens to the boneclaw’s body, it

Acolyte Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

to serve your god in a different way? Perhaps you were the leader of a small cult outside of any established temple structure, or even an occult group that served a fiendish master that you now deny

your chosen deity or pantheon, and you have a residence there. This could be the temple where you used to serve, if you remain on good terms with it, or a temple where you have found a new home. While

House Agent (Cannith)

Backgrounds Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative

Characteristics House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics. D6 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I’m always looking to improve

House Agent (Jorasco)

Backgrounds Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative

Characteristics House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics. D6 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I’m always looking to improve efficiency

Drow Shadowblade

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

other houses. In communities free of Lolth’s sway, they serve as spies tasked with foiling the plots of that demon lord’s cult. In any role they take on, they move undetected until the

-forming in the Abyss, siphoning its essence into themselves. drow shadowblade (summoner variant);Variant: Demon Summoning Some drow shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon

Banderhobb

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

brief existence, a banderhobb attempts to carry out its creator’s bidding. It accomplishes its mission with no concern for the harm it suffers or causes. Its only desire is to serve and succeed. A

an item allows it to sense the creature’s location from as far as a mile away. A banderhobb fulfills its duties until its existence ends. When it expires, usually several days after its birth

House Agent (Tharashk)

Backgrounds Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative

House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics. D6 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I’m always looking to improve efficiency

Mark of Scribing Gnome

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

bears the mark can feel words as though they are living creatures, struggling to make their meaning known. The mark provides a range of gifts. It translates languages, but it also allows its bearer to

communicate with others at a distance. House Sivis Leader: Lysse Lyrriman d’Sivis Headquarters: The Labyrinth (Korranberg, Zilargo) Bearing the emblem of the cockatrice, the gnomes of House

Strahd Zombie

Monsters Curse of Strahd

"} slashing damage.Strahd zombies are undead that serve the vampire Strahd von Zarovich. Created from the long-dead guards of Castle Ravenloft, they were called into being through dark magic by Strahd

. Strahd zombies are suffused with horrible necromantic magic that allows their severed body parts to continue to attack. All parts of a Strahd zombie are considered one and the same creature, so damage to

House Agent (Sivis)

Backgrounds Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative

Characteristics House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics. D6 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I’m always looking to improve efficiency

House Agent (Vadalis)

Backgrounds Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative

agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics. D6 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I’m always looking to improve efficiency. 2 I

House Agent (Deneith)

Backgrounds Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative

agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics. D6 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I’m always looking to improve efficiency. 2

House Agent (Lyrandar)

Backgrounds Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative

Characteristics House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics. D6 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I’m always looking to improve

House Agent (Medani)

Backgrounds Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative

House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics. D6 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I’m always looking to improve efficiency

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