mechanical scattered with only advance from for long

Orb of Dragonkind

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Long ago, in the Dragonlance setting, elves and humans waged a terrible war against chromatic dragons. When the world seemed doomed, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged

Magic action to peer into the orb’s depths. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed save, the

Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

;ve outlived their usefulness. Manshoon doesn’t care who suffers so long he’s able to crush his many enemies and force his subjects into paranoid and eager obedience. History The

knowledge of an even older version of himself. One of Manshoon’s enemies, Halaster Blackcloak, removed Manshoon’s left arm at the elbow. Manshoon now uses a mechanical prosthetic arm

Stone Shape Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

large rock into a weapon, idol, or coffer, or make a small passage through a wall, as long as the wall is less than 5 feet thick. You could also shape a stone door or its frame to seal the door shut

. The object you create can have up to two hinges and a latch, but finer mechanical detail isn't possible.

Worker Robot

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

worker robots fill public-facing service roles. Antigravity technology and built-in tractor beams allow worker robots to effortlessly lift cargo and other heavy objects with their mechanical tentacles

specialized for its role. Robots are programmed with intelligence, understanding, and usually loyalty to their creators. Despite that, long-operating robots sometimes develop their own personalities and ideas

Tempest Hart

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

immediately make a DC 16 Strength saving throw as beanstalks coil around it in its space. On a failed save, the creature has the grappled condition (escape DC 16) and has the restrained condition as long

landscape known as Stormkeld. Massive cottages, keeps, and towers dot this magical realm, scattered between expanses of cloudy wilderness marked by tangles of giant beanstalks and raging storms. Various

Starstone

Equipment

Combat Utility Whimsy 18 0 19 Starstone is a glittering crystalline rock that came from an ancient comet that broke up over Obojima long ago and scattered fragments across

Aartuk Elder

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

, sendingAartuks are baleful plant creatures that live to wage war. Beholder;Beholders destroyed their original home world and scattered the survivors across the Material Plane. Aartuk cells can be found throughout

sensory organs, including a long tongue that the creature uses as a weapon. An aartuk’s preferred method of attack is to shoot forth its gooey tongue and use it to drag enemies toward the

Aartuk Weedling

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage.Aartuks are baleful plant creatures that live to wage war. Beholder;Beholders destroyed their original home world and scattered the survivors across the Material Plane

. The head contains the aartuk’s sensory organs, including a long tongue that the creature uses as a weapon. An aartuk’s preferred method of attack is to shoot forth its gooey tongue and

Rutterkin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

disease or become poisoned. At the end of each long rest, the poisoned target can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the target is reduced to 0 hit points while

wave of fear in advance of their attacks that leaves their victims terrified and rooted in place. Creatures bitten by rutterkins are exposed to a terrible disease that infects them with the corrupting

Reghed Chieftain

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. Reghed tribe camps are scattered throughout Icewind Dale. None of them appear on maps because they don't stay in one place for long. Each Reghed tribe is made up of smaller clans, each with its own

Orb of Dragonkind Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

speak its command word. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma check. On a successful check, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed check, you become charmed by the orb

for as long as you remain attuned to it. While you are charmed by the orb, you can’t voluntarily end your attunement to it, and the orb casts suggestion on you at will (save DC 18), urging you to

Aartuk Starhorror

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

with plantsAartuks are baleful plant creatures that live to wage war. Beholder;Beholders destroyed their original home world and scattered the survivors across the Material Plane. Aartuk cells can be

the aartuk’s sensory organs, including a long tongue that the creature uses as a weapon. An aartuk’s preferred method of attack is to shoot forth its gooey tongue and use it to drag enemies

Duergar Despot

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"damage", "rollAction":"Stomping Foot", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} to a prone target. Flame Jet. The duergar spews flames in a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature in the line must

will: mage hand, minor illusion 1/day: stinking cloudDuergar despots replace parts of their bodies with mechanical devices that they control through their psionic abilities. Duergar Duergar are

Minotaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

from about 1 foot long to great, curling weapons easily three times that length. They often ornament their horns with metal rings or sheathe them in metal to protect them from damage. Manes of shaggy

fur extend down minotaurs’ necks and powerful backs, and males have long tufts of hair on their chins and cheeks. Their legs end in heavy, cloven hooves. Minotaurs are born with long, tufted

Reghed Great Warrior

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

wooden shafts. Reghed tribe camps are scattered throughout Icewind Dale. None of them appear on maps because they don't stay in one place for long. Each Reghed tribe is made up of smaller clans, each

Dragonborn of Sardior

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Their breath weapon, a blast of heat, is believed to be an echo of long-lost Sardior's breath. Dragonborn Champions The connection between dragonborn and their draconic ancestors manifests in a

, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as much as biological, and they devote themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.Psychic

Shield Guardian Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Bound. The drone is magically bound to an amulet. As long as the drone and its amulet are on the same plane of existence, the drone’s wearer can telepathically call the drone to travel to it

a +2 bonus to the wearer’s AC if the drone is within 5 feet of the wearer.Detention drones vary in size, strength, and shape, though most are shaped like some kind of mechanical animal or plant.Poison

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify

the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within. Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature

Kas the Betrayer

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A Humanoid slain in this way and then buried rises the

; Kas has earned many epithets during his long existence. He is a vampire, legendary swordfighter, and ruthless warlord, and he is driven primarily by one thing: his hatred for Vecna. Kas resembles a

Ashen Rider

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

archon overlords toppled, they scattered to the fringes of the world, and their holdings developed into the poleis of today. Even though the age of archons is long past, many wonder if the few surviving

long rest. If the target's hit point maximum is reduced to 0, its body and everything it is wearing and carrying, except for magic items, are reduced to ash. A creature reduced to ash can't be revived

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

squeeze every ounce of enjoyment out of their three to five centuries of life. Humans might wonder about getting bored over the course of such a long life, and elves take plenty of time to savor the

beauties of the world in their long years, but gnomes seem to worry that even with all that time, they can’t get in enough of the things they want to do and see. Gnomes speak as if they can’t

Archon of Falling Stars

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

mount, the mount is reduced to 0 hit points as well. Radiant Rebirth (Recharges after a Long Rest). If the archon is reduced to 0 hit points, it regains 30 hit points and springs back to its feet

champions of merciless justice, and they ruled with iron fists. But their dominance ultimately came to an end. As the archon overlords toppled, they scattered to the fringes of the world, and their holdings

Clockwork Oaken Bolter

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

much damage on a successful one.No ordinary ballista, an oaken bolter is a Construct capable of striking at long distances. The bolts it launches can rend flesh, destroy armor, or drag enemies toward

traps or melee-oriented clockworks—and at shorter ranges, burst with explosive force. Clockworks Gnomes’ tinkering with magic and mechanical devices has produced many failed Constructs

Clockwork Bronze Scout

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage. Lightning Flare (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Each creature in contact with the ground within 15 feet of the

. If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats. Clockworks Gnomes’ tinkering with magic and mechanical devices has produced many failed

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

the Wind Dukes long ago to defeat the Queen of Chaos’s monstrous champion, Miska the Wolf-Spider. When plunged into Miska’s body, the chaos in his blood sundered the rod and scattered its

upright, aarakocra might reach 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that taper to sharp talons. Feathers cover their bodies. Their plumage typically denotes membership in a tribe. Males are

Orrery of the Wanderer

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

scattered the components that powered it, secreting them across the world. But the orrery’s instinct for survival is strong, and its components have a way of inexorably coming together over

side effects, as determined by the DM. Future Echoes. With or without its components, the orrery lets you catch momentary glimpses of the future that warn you of danger. As long as the orrery is

27. Workshop and Storage

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

clay wrapped in cloth are scattered about. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the homunculus in area 15 to return here (its place of origin).

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

genasi in the Realms are descendants of the djinn and efreet who once ruled Calimshan. When those rulers were overthrown, their planetouched children were scattered. Over thousands of years, the

audience. They rarely stay in one place for long, always looking for a new sky to see and breathe. Air genasi who don’t live in cities favor open lands such as plains, deserts, and high

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

without the boredom. (Chaotic) 6 Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful) Crystal Dragon Adventures The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers

grieving as the elf approaches the end of life. 4 A pair of adult crystal dragon;adult crystal dragons lairing on neighboring mountaintops have enjoyed a decades-long snowball war, but their

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in

Keresta is destroyed, the fog disperses, and the rats and bats gradually die off until only a scattered few remain.Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify

the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within. Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature

Ancient Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

is learning, but without the boredom. (Chaotic) 6 Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful) Crystal Dragon Adventures The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks

hollow, and built into its upper recesses are several icy perches where the dragon keeps the greatest treasures. As with everything in the lair, nothing is truly off-limits to visitors, as long as they

C2. Enhanced Sphinx

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

, but negotiates for passage if the characters speak to it. The gynosphinx appears to have suffered ancient injuries to its head, which have healed and been replaced by mechanical components. Both the

expedition, the enhanced sphinx was subsequently repaired with magical-mechanical parts — and (unknown to it) programmed by Kwalish to serve his needs and guard this location. The sphinx’s head is also

Constructs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

most common are modrons, mechanical denizens of Mechanus that seek to enforce order on the plane. Outlands Constructs d4 Encounter 1 A tyrannical homunculus rules over the small domain of its long

has been transformed into the walking hive that’s home to numerous swarms of insects (wasps). Quintin Gleim Mechanical dinosaurs roam an orderly realm influenced by the lawful energies of Mechanus

8. Office of the Torturer

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

8. Office of the Torturer Characters approaching this area from the north can see activity through the open doorway to area 9, but can’t make out any details until they advance beyond the corridor

strongbox holds treasure collected from Andras’s recent victims—110 sp, 55 gp, 10 pp, five rubies (worth 100 gp each), and a vial of mummy rot antidote (see appendix C). Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes Andras to return here from area 9 and prepare to rest.

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