mechanisms spies with openly affects from for long

Dreaming Dark Infiltrator

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

StaticDreaming Dark Infiltrators are spies sent to gather intelligence. They plant psychic seeds in their minds of their foes that enhance the infiltrators’ combat prowess against those

cursed creature repeats the save whenever it finishes a Short or Long Rest, ending the effect on itself on a success. Success: Half damage only.

Heralds of Dust Remnant

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

/day each: bane, dimension door, webRemnants are Dusters who sought undeath via rituals but failed. Liaisons and spies, these agents exist in a halfway point between life and death.NecroticPhase (2/Day

). The remnant becomes partially incorporeal for as long as it maintains concentration on the effect (as if concentrating on a spell). While partially incorporeal, the remnant has resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

Valetta

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

long rest); each creature in the line must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dragonborn","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning

positions of influence in their communities. Evil priests might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved

Cranium Rat

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon the swarm

creature, often referring to itself using the collective pronouns “we” and “us.” Some mind flayer colonies use cranium rats as spies. The rats invade communities and act as

Spell Scroll Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

the spell. 2 The spell affects the caster or an ally (determined randomly) instead of the intended target, or it affects a rando m target nearby if the caster was the intended target. 3 The

spell affects a random location within the spell’s range. 4 The spell’s effect is contrary to its normal one, but neither harmful nor beneficial. For instance, a fireball might

Swarm of Cranium Rats

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

points or fewer, plus 22 (5d8);{"diceNotation":"5d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bites", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage. Spellcasting (Psionics). As long as it has more than half

constituents. The rats become smarter as a result, and retain their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium

Changeling Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Long ago there was a woman named Jes, and she had one hundred children. Her rivals conspired against her and swore to kill her children. Jes begged the Sovereigns for help, but their only answer

changelings use this gift as a form of artistic and emotional expression. It’s also an invaluable tool for grifters, spies, and others who wish to deceive. This leads many people to treat

Black Viper

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

who died a century ago, after a long and nefarious career. Esvele Rosznar, a brash young noble, has recently adopted the Black Viper's persona to lead a secret life of crime. Like many other nobles

of her station. In her younger days, Esvele openly rebelled, but that behavior led to locked doors at night and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick

Anvilwrought Raptor

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

"} piercing damage.Prized among Meletis's thaumaturges, anvilwrought raptors are often crafted in the form of a hawk or an owl. Most serve as messengers and spies, flying over the busy streets or high over

. While the two are bonded, the master can sense what the anvilwrought senses, as long as they are within 1 mile of each other. Fire, Poison

Irda Seeker

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

reduced to 0 hit points or if the seeker uses an action to end the transformation.Irda seekers are skilled spies who use their magic to disguise themselves and gather intelligence for their allies. In

combat, irda seekers can momentarily cloak themselves as they dart around the battlefield. Irda The Dragon Queen created the irda long ago. While most irda embraced their wicked creator’s

Wastrilith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creature takes 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Corrupt Water", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage and is poisoned until it finishes a long rest. If another demon

pollutes the waters around it. Its noxious presence even affects nearby sources of water when the demon travels on land. The corrupted water, which contains a measure of the demon’s essence

Flail Snail Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

–2. If the spell affects an area or has multiple targets, it fails and has no effect. If the spell targets only the snail, it has no effect on the snail and is reflected back at the caster, using the

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The snail’s shell emits dazzling, colored light until the end of the snail’s next turn. During this time, the shell sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius

Stone Giant Rockspeaker

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

object in its possession when it finishes a short or long rest.Multiattack. The giant makes three Prism Staff attacks. Prism Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to

a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Prismatic Ray"} to determine what ray affects it: 1–2: Blazing Red. On a failed save, the creature takes 35 (10d6);{"diceNotation

Greater Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

that area.An emissary’s greater form sheds all pretense of being part of a plane’s reality and openly mocks it. A destructive titan, this form rises in a 25-foot-tall pillar of violent flesh

form does the star spawn die. After finishing a long rest, a greater star spawn emissary regains its Lesser Star Spawn Emissary;lesser form if it was destroyed. When an emissary transitions from one

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

operated openly or secretly, depending on the faction and its goals, as well as how those goals mesh with your own. Becoming an adventurer doesn’t necessarily require you to relinquish membership

I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me. 8 I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience

Shadar-kai Gloom Weaver

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

casts a spell.Although they’re formidable warriors, gloom weavers are often content to hide in the shadows, watching as their very presence affects their victims. Their bleak energy weighs down

shadar-kai, elves whose ancestors served the Raven Queen, a god of death and memory. They were brought to that realm in ages past, so long ago that they’re now adapted to its cheerless

Baba Lysaga

Monsters Curse of Strahd

":"1d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Quarterstaff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage if wielded with two hands. Summon Swarms of Insects (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest

witches, Lysaga recently uncovered a potential threat to Strahd: a secret society of wereravens called the Keepers of the Feather, a group that uses ordinary ravens as their spies. Strahd doesn’t

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

It’s said that every faith in the world has a believer in Baldur’s Gate. Not only are most established faiths tolerated — even if some of them, including most of the openly evil

. You know if a deity has a following in the city and any places that faith openly congregates and the neighborhoods those faithful typically inhabit. While this isn’t remarkable for most of the

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

;while trying not to expose the secret society to their mutual enemy. He thinks the wereravens might prove helpful when the time comes. Van Richten also wants to take out as many of Strahd’s spies

, he will do so. Van Richten works alone. A curse placed on him long ago by a Vistani seer brings doom to those he befriends. Furthermore, he believes too much is at stake to risk exposure. Consequently

Duergar Mind Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effect.Wearing fearsome masks, duergar mind masters usually operate as spies, both inside and beyond a duergar stronghold. Their psionically augmented abilities enable them to see through illusions with ease

the materials used and honest about their purpose.PoisonReduce (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the duergar magically decreases in size, along with anything it is wearing or

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

a talent for learning and memorizing details. Thus, ambitious kenku can excel as superb spies and scouts. A kenku who learns of clever schemes and plans devised by other creatures can put them to use

Kalashtar Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

me in dreams, and at times her voice whispers in the silence of my mind. As long as at least one of my sisters is alive, Kashtai will survive — and as long as she lives, she will fight il

spirits. Bound to Spirits Every kalashtar has a connection to a spirit of light, a bond shared by other members of their bloodline. Kalashtar appear human, but their spiritual connection affects them

Harpers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Harpers The Harpers are spellcasters and spies who covertly oppose any abuse of power, magical or otherwise. Working alone or in small cells, they gather information throughout Faerûn, analyze the

political dynamics in each region or realm, and use what they uncover to help the weak, the poor, and the oppressed from behind the scenes. Harpers act openly only as a last resort. Artus Cimber, a

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Armor of Spiders (Mythic Trait; Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If Arasta is reduced to 0 hit points, she doesn’t die or fall unconscious. Instead, she regains 200 hit points. In

those who enter her domain unbidden almost never go unnoticed, for Arasta can sense the slightest vibration along her web hair, and her children act as spies on her behalf. Lair Actions On initiative

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, bugbears are ambush predators accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion

, often a natural cave or an old bear den, and it might have supplementary dens elsewhere in its territory that it uses temporarily when it goes on long forays for food. In good times, a bugbear gang

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Hobgoblins are relentless soldiers that cleave to rigid tactics and orders. I fear their less-predictable scouts and spies more. — Volo War is the lifeblood of hobgoblins. Its glories are

; entire society forever stands prepared for war. Brutal Civility Hobgoblins hold themselves to high standards of military honor. The race has a long history of shared traditions, recorded and retold

Unspeakable Horror (Aberrant Armor)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors can’t persist for long outside the Mists: after 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction

"} Body 1 Unspeakable Horror (Aberrant Armor);Aberrant Armor. The horror’s body is armored in petrified wood, alien crystal, rusted mechanisms, sculpted stone, or an exoskeleton. 2

Blackstaff

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

expend the charge to cast the spell. Drain Magic. This property affects only creatures that use spell slots. When you hit such a creature with a melee attack using the Blackstaff, you can expend 1 of the

slots, nothing happens. Spell slots that are expended in this fashion are regained when the target finishes a long rest, as normal. Master of Enchantment. When you cast an enchantment spell of 1st

Unspeakable Horror (Loathsome Limbs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a wolf with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors can’t persist for long outside the

crystal, rusted mechanisms, sculpted stone, or an exoskeleton. 2 Unspeakable Horror (Loathsome Limbs);Loathsome Limbs. The horror’s body boasts spider like legs, many-jointed appendages

Unspeakable Horror (Oozing Organs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

group, like a wolf with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors can’t persist for long outside the Mists: after 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType

":"Body Composition"} Body 1 Unspeakable Horror (Aberrant Armor);Aberrant Armor. The horror’s body is armored in petrified wood, alien crystal, rusted mechanisms, sculpted stone, or an

Unspeakable Horror (Malleable Mass)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

can’t persist for long outside the Mists: after 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Mist Horror"} rounds outside the Mists, they lose cohesion and collapse back into

body is armored in petrified wood, alien crystal, rusted mechanisms, sculpted stone, or an exoskeleton. 2 Unspeakable Horror (Loathsome Limbs);Loathsome Limbs. The horror’s body boasts

Unspeakable Horror

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

wolf with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors can’t persist for long outside the Mists: after 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll

Composition"} Body 1 Unspeakable Horror (Aberrant Armor);Aberrant Armor. The horror’s body is armored in petrified wood, alien crystal, rusted mechanisms, sculpted stone, or an exoskeleton

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

with a beholder that has moved into the dragon’s domain. 5 Xorn serve as lookouts and spies for an adult amethyst dragon who rewards them with gems. 6 To repay a favor long owed to a

. They all hope to ascend to godhood, perhaps recreating or replacing Sardior. Connected Creatures Amethyst dragons are generally aloof creatures, dwelling in isolation for long periods of time

Investigating Rivergard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

depends on why the characters are here and how they approach. Peaceful Approach If the characters approach openly and politely ask for admittance for almost any plausible reason, the cultists welcome

them. Characters who make use of inside knowledge (asking to see Gar Shatterkeel or Reash, or to sign on with Grimjaw) are considered to be either important guests or spies who know too much. If the

1. Drawbridge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

1. Drawbridge The drawbridge is lowered when the party first arrives. It is 20 feet long, 10 feet wide, and made of sturdy oak planks. Iron chains bolted to the drawbridge connect to winch mechanisms

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