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True Polymorph

Spells Player’s Handbook

Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. The creature shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a different creature or a nonmagical object, or the object shape-shifts into a

kind of creature, as long as the creature’s size is no larger than the object’s size and the creature has a Challenge Rating of 9 or lower. The creature is Friendly to you and your allies

Night Hag

Monsters Monster Manual

Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): Augury, Find Familiar, Identify, Locate Object, Scrying, or Unseen Servant. The hag must finish a Long Rest before using this trait to cast

DC 14): At Will: Detect Magic, Etherealness, Magic Missile (level 4 version) 2/Day Each: Phantasmal Killer, Plane Shift (self only)Cold, FireShape-Shift. The hag shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a

Portentia Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

year. The changeling Portentia can affect a range of disguises, and has spent long years engaged in a mission of manipulating the members of the Dran family. Years ago, it was Portentia who tricked

search of a weapon to aid his captured sister. Whether in combat or social encounters, Portentia shifts frequently between different forms and mindsets, only some of which are fully humanoid. She fights

Sphinx of Judgment

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

finishes a short or long rest: The flow of time is altered such that every creature in the lair must reroll initiative. The sphinx can choose not to reroll. The effects of time are altered such that

designated by the caster to their normal time. The sphinx shifts itself and up to seven other creatures it can see within in its lair to another plane of existence. Once outside its lair, the sphinx can

Succubus

monsters Monster Manual

Incubus Form. When the succubus finishes a Long Rest, it can shape-shifting;shape-shift into an Incubus, using that stat block instead of this one.Multiattack. The succubus makes one Fiendish Touch

an amount equal to the damage taken.Cold, Fire, Poison, PsychicShape-Shift. The succubus shape-shifting;shape-shifts to resemble a Medium or Small Humanoid or back into its true form. Its game

Aranea

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their foes long enough to skitter to safety. Roll or choose a result from the Aranea Crafts table as inspiration for an aranea’s crafting talent. Aranea Crafts 1d6 The Aranea Is

from medicinal herbs. 5 Silks with intricate web patterns. 6 Stories with cleverly concealed morals. Shape-Shift. The aranea Shape-Shifting;shape-shifts into a humanoid form, into a

Gynosphinx Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

finishes a short or long rest: The flow of time is altered such that every creature in the lair must reroll initiative. The sphinx can choose not to reroll. The effects of time are altered such

the caster to their normal time. The sphinx shifts itself and up to seven other creatures it can see within in its lair to another plane of existence. Once outside its lair, the sphinx can’t

Androsphinx Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

long rest, the roar is louder and the effect is different, as detailed below. Each creature within 500 feet of the sphinx and able to hear the roar must make a saving throw. First Roar. Each creature

take a lair action to cause one of the following magical effects; the sphinx can’t use an effect again until it finishes a short or long rest: The flow of time is altered such that every

Grung

Species One Grung Above

THIS IS NONCORE D&D MATERIAL These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing. Grungs are aggressive froglike

lethargic and compliant. A creature afflicted in this way over a long period of time becomes a shell of its former self and can be restored to normalcy only by magic.

Enhanced Sphinx

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

following magical effects; the sphinx can’t use an effect again until it finishes a short or long rest: The flow of time is altered such that every creature in the lair must reroll initiative

spell can return the caster and up to seven other creatures designated by the caster to their normal time. The sphinx shifts itself and up to seven other creatures it can see within in its lair to

Leonin

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

-shaking roars, gives most leonin an air that readily shifts between regal and fearsome. Leonin often act with confidence, which can come off as imperiousness. While this can reassure their allies, it can

adversaries—incredibly clever and well-prepared to play a long game but ultimately doomed to lose their games. 4 I’m certain every bad thing that happens can ultimately be blamed on the

Adult Deep Dragon

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’t be damaged by nonmagical means. Restless Sleep. When a creature finishes a Long Rest within 1 mile of the lair, the creature makes a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the

creature doesn’t reduce its Exhaustion level as a result of finishing that Long Rest. Creatures with Immunity to the Poisoned condition are immune to this effect. Verdant Growth. Vegetation and

Ancient Deep Dragon

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nonmagical means. Restless Sleep. When a creature finishes a Long Rest within 1 mile of the lair, the creature makes a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature doesn’t

reduce its Exhaustion level as a result of finishing that Long Rest. Creatures with Immunity to the Poisoned condition are immune to this effect. Verdant Growth. Vegetation and fungi within 1 mile of the

Vampire Infernalist

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sap the body and mind. Creatures (excluding the vampire and its allies) that finish a Short or Long Rest while within 1 mile of the lair make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature

running water, it shape-shifts into a Tiny imp (Speed 20 ft., Fly Speed 40 ft.), or a Medium cloud of mist (Speed 5 ft., Fly Speed 20 ft. [hover]), or it returns to its vampire form. Anything it is

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at effective planning or crafting long-term schemes. Although unable to speak in their own voices, kenku can perfectly mimic any

degradation or shifts in meaning. Human messengers might switch words or phrases and garble a message inadvertently, but the kenku produce perfect copies of whatever they hear. Kenku Adventurers Kenku

Outcome: Dark Alliance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Outcome: Dark Alliance Characters who forge a friendly relationship with the Knights of the Black Sword can use the Caer as a base of operations, coming and going for as long as this dark alliance

lasts. The northeast guard tower is set aside for them to stay in. Avarice tries to minimize her contact with the party during this time; meanwhile, her gargoyles take shifts atop the southwest guard tower, from where they can watch the characters come and go.

Way of the Long Death

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Way of the Long Death Monks of the Way of the Long Death are obsessed with the meaning and mechanics of dying. They capture creatures and prepare elaborate experiments to capture, record, and

required) to have 1 hit point instead. Touch of the Long Death Starting at 17th level, your touch can channel the energy of death into a creature. As an action, you touch one creature within 5 feet of you

True Polymorph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

: Concentration, up to 1 hour Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. The creature shape-shifts into a different creature or a nonmagical object, or the object shape

-shifts into a creature (the object must be neither worn nor carried). The transformation lasts for the duration or until the target dies or is destroyed, but if you maintain Concentration on this spell

True Polymorph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

: Concentration, up to 1 hour Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. The creature shape-shifts into a different creature or a nonmagical object, or the object shape

-shifts into a creature (the object must be neither worn nor carried). The transformation lasts for the duration or until the target dies or is destroyed, but if you maintain Concentration on this spell

A Sphinx's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

(losing initiative ties), the sphinx can take a lair action to cause one of the following magical effects; the sphinx can’t use an effect again until it finishes a short or long rest: The flow of time

return the caster and up to seven other creatures designated by the caster to their normal time. The sphinx shifts itself and up to seven other creatures it can see within in its lair to another

Citadel Depths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

completely dark. Occasional rumbles echo through the passages as the citadel’s foundation shifts in flight. The tunnels are 10 feet wide, occasionally opening into larger chambers. Switchbacks, dead ends

characters fail the check, they find the passage leads through a 50-foot-wide, 70-foot-long, 50-foot-high cavern where a lesser death dragon (see appendix B) lurks. It attacks when it notices the characters

Amberdune Books

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

commonplace books (25 gp each), as well as illusory copies of rare and expensive books (250 gp each). The stall does not sell spellbooks. Work Shifts Amberdune Books is always supervised by two jackalweres in

work shift is four hours long, and Korvala checks in every two hours. The jackalweres return to their hideout when they are done with their shift. With the exception of Korvala, they always travel in

About the Tavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

doesn’t concern herself with the private affairs of her clientele, nor does she mind when visitors get rowdy or turn violent — as long as they’re willing to pay for damages afterward. In public, Laraelra

, but no meals. At any given time, the staff includes two kenku bartenders and six bouncers (human thugs). The staff operates in three eight-hour shifts, with one group leaving as the next shift arrives.

Step 5: Add Flavor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

flesh out your encounter in these ways, go right ahead and finish your creation. Otherwise, take a look at the following sections for some basic advice on adding flavor elements to the simple mechanics

ground can go a long way toward spicing up an encounter. Consider setting your encounter in an area that would provide challenges even if a fight were not taking place there. What potential perils or

Never Alone

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

patrolling the laboratory section (areas 1 to 23). On a 3–4, it patrols the temple section (areas 24 to 39). There are no fixed mechanics for encounters with the thessalhydra, but feel free to have

. Accustomed to inspiring fear, and having grown somewhat lazy in its guardian role, it is usually content to let foes flee from it rather than pursuing. Each time the characters finish a long rest in

Lightfoot Halflings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Lightfoot Halflings For lightfoot halflings, neither the journey nor the destination matters more; the important thing is to keep moving. The life of a lightfoot is one long exploration with each new

foot. Bands consist of loosely related individuals, and when bands meet, membership frequently shifts. Lightfoot halflings typically excel at tasks related to travel — be it navigation, handling pack

Disrupting the Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

and take a long rest if truly necessary. Moonlight Shifts The curtain of crimson moonlight surrounding the Three Moons Vault disappears. Areas of solid moonlight—including the moondisk, moonbridges

Survival Skills

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

the next generation to live and improves the opportunity for the tribe to escape an overwhelming force. The kobolds in a lair sleep in shifts, and all activities in the warren go on around the clock

into this role by its peers — is just hoping to slow down the invaders long enough to give the rest of the tribe time to prepare a lethal trap, an ambush, or a quick getaway. The tribe’s leader is

Portentia Dran

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

range of disguises, and has spent long years engaged in a mission of manipulating the members of the Dran family. Years ago, it was Portentia who tricked her sister Auspicia into exploring the depths of

. Whether in combat or social encounters, Portentia shifts frequently between different forms and mindsets, only some of which are fully humanoid. She fights to maim, with a cruel combat style that

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

impression on D&D players, so too have tales of their dangers spread across the D&D multiverse. When the night grows long in Waterdeep, City of Splendors, and the fireplace in the taproom of the Yawning

shifts its location from a dismal swamp, to a searing desert, to some other forbidding clime in each telling. The key elements remain the same in each version of the tales, lending a thread of truth to

Campaign Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

powerful dragon establishing a new lair in a region can be a singularly impactful event. Likewise, the death of an ancient dragon can cause dramatic changes in the world. The balance of power shifts

extinction, the last survivors might become extremely important to your campaign. Alternatively, people might have long believed dragons to be extinct, only to be shocked when one or more of these

Twinkle Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

six-foot tall glowing blue crystal stands in the middle of the chamber. A three-foot-long lever sticks up from the floor on the starboard side of the cabin. As an action, a character can pull the

effect is contained in the room. The crystal has AC 13, 27 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. T6. Twinkle Main Hold The sailors rest in shifts using the floor and the four

Horror Atmosphere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Furniture, whether by its arrangement or removal, can suggest a specific location. Props can even represent game mechanics, such as tracking hit points with crimson flat glass marbles in clear goblets

-game items are kept away from the play space. Perhaps phones and tablets are permitted as long as they are silenced and used away from the table. Additionally, not everyone is comfortable being

L2. Living Quarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

. Treasure. A thorough search of this room yields a silk bag containing ten 50 gp gemstones. L2e. Dining Hall A long table made from a tree trunk cut lengthwise dominates this room, surrounded by stools

made from small tree stumps. Monks take their meals in shifts. Bak Mei usually keeps to himself, rarely eating among his students. L2f. Garden Next to the living quarters is a well, north of which is

Night Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): Augury, Find Familiar, Identify, Locate Object, Scrying, or Unseen Servant. The hag must finish a Long Rest before using this trait to cast that spell again

-shifts into a Small or Medium Humanoid, or it returns to its true form. Other than its size, its game statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. Cynthia Sheppard

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