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Stone Shape

Spells Player’s Handbook

You touch a stone object of Medium size or smaller or a section of stone no more than 5 feet in any dimension and form it into any shape you like. For example, you could shape a large rock into a

weapon, statue, or coffer, or you could make a small passage through a wall that is 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.

Rod of Lordly Might

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

apart, forming a ladder. The pole can bear up to 4,000 pounds. More weight or lack of solid anchoring causes the rod to revert to its normal form. Button 5. The rod transforms into a handheld battering

push a different button or until you push the same button again, which causes the rod to revert to its normal form: Button 1. A fiery blade sprouts from the end opposite the rod’s flanged head

Mechanical Wonder

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

A Mechanical Wonder is a semi-autonomous object imbued with magical power. Mechanical Wonders vary greatly in size and form depending on their function. A Mechanical Wonder is a dormant object until

activated. To activate a Mechanical Wonder, you must wind the wonder with a handheld key unique to that wonder. It takes 1 minute to wind a Mechanical Wonder. While you wind it, you must take the

Warforged

Species Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Warforged are mechanical beings built as weapons to fight in the Last War. An unexpected breakthrough produced sentient beings made from wood and metal that nevertheless can feel pain and emotion

plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. The more a warforged cultivates their individuality, the more likely they are to modify their body, seeking out an artifi cer to customize the

Mechanical Wonder

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

A Mechanical Wonder is a semi-autonomous object imbued with magical power. Mechanical Wonders vary greatly in size and form depending on their function. A Mechanical Wonder is a dormant object until

activated. To activate a Mechanical Wonder, you must wind the wonder with a handheld key unique to that wonder. It takes 1 minute to wind a Mechanical Wonder. While you wind it, you must take the

Stone Shape Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You touch a stone object of Medium size or smaller or a section of stone no more than 5 feet in any dimension and form it into any shape that suits your purpose. So, for example, you could shape a

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

Nonaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Pillar of Truth", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and the creature reverts to its original form (if it’s in a different form) and can’t

assume a different form until the end of its next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. Spellcasting. The nonaton casts one of the following spells, requiring no

Lynx Creatlach

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of her next turn. Immutable Form. Lynx is immune to any spell or effect that would alter her form. Lightning Absorption. Whenever Lynx

) have been granted to them by their diabolical masters, and are not meant to be claimed as treasure. If either agent is killed in the course of the adventure, their special equipment vanishes, returning to Bel or Zariel. PoisonNecrotic, Psychic

Dragon Army Dragonnel

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

trusted dragon army officer;officers. While they lack a red dragon’s destructive breath, these dragonnels are inured to fire, and their vicious teeth and claws flare with embers. Dragonnels

Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are willful creatures largely motivated by the desire for food.Fire

Oblex Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

personality it has absorbed or else become uncontrolled and erratic. This act spawns a new oblex. Newly formed oblexes lack the capabilities of their older kin. They seek only to feed on memories and

plunders the creature’s mind, leaving its prey befuddled and confused—or dead. When oblexes feed on thoughts, they can form weird copies of their prey to use as lures, which helps them harvest even more victims for their mind flayer masters.

Brain in Iron

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.This creature originated from old designs of Kwalish, and takes the form of multiple brains that have been magically preserved and which collectively

operate a new mechanical body. The brains share insights and knowledge with one another, and have typically been taken from creatures that desired to prolong their consciousness — or that were tasked

Girallon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

ravines or shallow caves, or hide in ruined sites while waiting for prey to come near. A girallon is surprisingly stealthy, considering its size and its lack of camouflage. Girallons form loose bands

the creatures. Girallons that are well treated might be willing to serve as guards, though they lack the intelligence to take on tasks more complicated than attacking strangers who enter their domain

Prisoner 13

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.Prisoner 13 is a dwarf named Korda Glintstone. Prior to her incarceration years ago, Korda was an ally and agent of Clan Axebreaker, a moderately influential dwarf

her role as an agent, so she devised a plan to take power for herself. Over five years she took careful stock of Clan Axebreaker’s wealth and, in one fell swoop, used her network of lieutenants to

K'thriss Drow'b

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

largely indifferent elder entity from beyond reality. Tapped into this dark power, the “C” Team's hoardsperson sees all existence as a puzzle to unlock, and he is obsessed by the essential lack of meaning

. Tentacles play a big part in K'thriss's spellcasting, whether wrenching him through the sky when he uses magic to fly, or manifesting in dark, suckered form when he casts spells such as thorn whip. And

Rod of Lordly Might Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

, forming a ladder. The pole can bear up to 4,000 pounds. More weight or lack of solid anchoring causes the rod to revert to its normal form. If you press button 5, the rod transforms into a handheld

different button or until you push the same button again, which causes the rod to revert to its normal form. If you press button 1, the rod becomes a flame tongue, as a fiery blade sprouts from the end

Sul Khatesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than her own, or back into her true form. She reverts to her true form if she dies. Any equipment she is wearing or

carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (Sul Khatesh's choice). In a new form, Sul Khatesh retains her alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, and

Oculorb

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

. They are dreaded even by the beholders that birth them. An oculorb is a tangle of negative emotions—the fury, melancholy, and obsession of its creator, all given gruesome, corporeal form. Like

a beholder, an oculorb can fire beams of energy from its eyes, but an oculorb’s eyes lack the more sophisticated magical nature of a beholder’s eyestalks. Instead, an oculorb unleashes powerful waves of energy charged with negative emotions, cowing its foes with despair and ire.

Tixie Tockworth

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

(spell save DC 14): At will: nondetection (self only) 2/day: dimension door 1/day each: blindness/deafness, blurUsing magic and mechanical know-how, Tixie Tockworth has transformed most of herself into

, metallic red orbs that can see through illusions. In her current form, Tockworth ruthlessly seeks to destroy anyone and anything that stands in the way of her ultimate goal, which is to become a

Marut

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Immutable Form. The marut is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the marut fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic

Concordance is an embassy of pure law in Sigil, the City of Doors. In the hall, parties who agree to mutual terms—and who pay the requisite gold to the Kolyarut, a mechanical engine of absolute

Gray Render

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

its master.A curious impulse drives the gray render. Despite its hulking form and terrible appetite, it wants most of all to bond with an intelligent creature and, once bonded, to give its life to

protect that creature. Great strength and a ferocious nature make gray renders fierce guardians, but they lack a shred of cunning. Gray renders reproduce by forming nodules on their bodies that, on

Warforged Colossus

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Immutable Form. The colossus is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the colossus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic

unleashed its mightiest creations: the warforged colossi. These enormous mechanical warriors thundered across Cyre, crushing everything in their paths and leaving ruin behind them. Meant to end the war

Hellfire Engine

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Immutable Form. The hellfire engine is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form. Magic Resistance. The hellfire engine has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

these magical-mechanical hybrids gets loose, driven berserk by its need to destroy. Hellfire engines take many forms, but all of them have one purpose: to mow down foes in waves. They are incapable of

Vedalken

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

, standing almost a head taller than humans on average but weighing about the same. Their hairless skin comes in a range of shades of blue. Their eyes are darker shades of blue or violet. They lack

with ideas than with people. They form close friendships based on mutual interests or compelling disagreements, and their interactions dwell on their thoughts about those issues rather than their

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

capable of flight, and similar objects provoke a great desire for the kenku to acquire the items for themselves. Despite their lack of wings, kenku love dwelling in towers and other tall structures

. They seek out ruins that reach to the sky, though they lack the motivation and creativity to make repairs or fortify such places. Even so, their light weight and size allow them to dwell in rickety

Crab Folk

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, their lack of cunning foiled her plans. Many tumbled into the sea and drowned, too simpleminded and impatient to learn how to swim. Others smashed caravans and crushed their defenders most effectively

guise of a regal hobgoblin queen. If the crab folk ever encounter someone who bears a strong resemblance to that form, their magical compulsion might force them to worship that creature, obeying their every command.

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

calling in life. Proud Dragon Kin Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack wings or a tail. The first dragonborn had scales of vibrant hues matching the

best attributes of dragons and humanoids. Some dragonborn are faithful servants to true dragons, others form the ranks of soldiers in great wars, and still others find themselves adrift, with no clear

Special Delivery

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

Special Delivery Whichever agent the characters are working for, their mechanical guide is programmed to teleport them back to the agent’s manor. If the characters somehow obtained both mechanical

invitation to come to the manor to discuss the results of their expedition. If the characters have the intent of avoiding the agent, the agent comes to find them in short order, and arranges for their mechanical guide to teleport everyone back to the manor.

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack

enigma for other creatures. (Any) 4 Adaptability. Whether taking on a new form, making new allies, or trying a new strategy, flexibility keeps one youthful. (Chaotic) 5 Superiority. Weaker

Endelyn Moongrave

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

’t change it, but I will do everything in my power to forestall it.” Endelyn’s Appearance Endelyn’s emaciated form is hidden under the layers of her elaborate costume. Part dress

, part mechanical theater, the outfit makes her look frighteningly tall; without it, she is a hunched and withered bag of bones. She shrouds her wrinkled features behind a gauzy “theater curtain

Formal Review

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

only after their servants test that the components are in working order. The characters are then led to the agent’s workshop. As they go, the agent talks about deducting expenses for any resources used, damage to the mechanical guide, and so forth—in general, becoming increasingly insidious.

Formal Review When the characters meet with their chosen agent, Lynx or Sir Ursas asks to inspect any missing components they’ve collected. The agent agrees to pay the characters as arranged, but

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

organization, but who serve as its hands, head, and heart. As a prelude to your adventuring career (and in preparation for it), you served as an agent of a particular faction in Faerûn. You might have

clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp Factions of the Sword Coast The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the

Mechanical Guides

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

Mechanical Guides The mechanical guides are programmed to serve their agent masters—and to self-destruct in the event that anyone else attempts to take control of them. Still, exposure to the power

Dimir Operative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

3rd gaseous form, meld into stone, nondetection 4th arcane eye, freedom of movement 5th modify memory Your magic is meant to be subtle and undetectable, but

anyone else uncover — including my guild superiors. 2 I formed a close friendship or romance with someone in the guild I’m infiltrating. 3 The Dimir agent who recruited me was

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality

. Whether taking on a new form, making new allies, or trying a new strategy, flexibility keeps one youthful. (Chaotic) 5 Superiority. Weaker creatures cannot be trusted, so I constantly remind my

Healthy Competition

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

Healthy Competition When the characters make their choice of which agent they want to work with, whatever agent they turn down immediately arranges to send out their own competing expedition. (If the

enhanced medusa for Lynx, or the brains in iron for Sir Ursas (see below for more information on both). Each expedition also has its own mechanical guide. You might use the members of the rival expedition

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