monks skill with often artisans from for land

Warrior of Mercy

Classes Player’s Handbook

Manipulate Forces of Life and Death Warriors of Mercy manipulate the life force of others. These Monks are wandering physicians, but they bring a swift end to their enemies. They often wear masks, presenting themselves as faceless bringers of life and death.

Monk

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Monk Traits Primary Ability Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Monk level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Dexterity Skill Proficiencies Choose 2

proficiency above, Explorer's Pack, and 11 GP; or (B) 50 GP Monks use rigorous combat training and mental discipline to align themselves with the multiverse and focus their internal reservoirs of

Barbarian

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Barbarian Traits Primary Ability Strength Hit Point Die D12 per Barbarian level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Constitution Skill Proficiencies Choose 2

deepest self. For every Barbarian, their Rage is a power that fuels not just battle prowess, but also uncanny reflexes and heightened senses. Barbarians often serve as protectors and leaders in their

Warlock

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Warlock Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Warlock level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Arcana

multiverse. They often begin their search for magical power by delving into tomes of forbidden lore, dabbling in invocations meant to attract the power of extraplanar beings, or seeking places of power where

Druid

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Druid Traits Primary Ability Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Druid level Saving Throw Proficiencies Intelligence and Wisdom Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Animal Handling

. Druids are concerned with the delicate ecological balance that sustains plant and animal life and with the need for people to live in harmony with nature. Druids often guard sacred sites or watch over

Kuo-Toa Marauder

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

":"Slashing"} Slashing damage.Kuo-toa have slimy, humanoid bodies and the heads of goggle-eyed deep-sea fish. They claim they once dominated whole worlds, their empires spanning land and sea under the blessings

of piscine gods. Kuo-toa undertake contrived plots to propel themselves to dominance, often kidnapping people to learn their secrets or making dubious sacrifices to bizarre gods. These marauders

Merrow Haranguer

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

exploit the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor’s land-dwelling species. They resemble large fish with humanoid torsos and arms, though their forms vary widely. Merrow are often capable warriors, but most prefer to duel with cutting words before resorting to physical violence.

Merrow Doublespeaker

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

; doublespeakers can use them to stab or throw at foes. Merrow Merrow are primarily water-dwelling people who exploit the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor’s land-dwelling species. They resemble

large fish with humanoid torsos and arms, though their forms vary widely. Merrow are often capable warriors, but most prefer to duel with cutting words before resorting to physical violence.

Harvester Devil

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically.Devil of Guile and Temptation With a name that hints at their skill at gathering souls for the Nine Hells, harvester devils are smooth-talking

promise wealth or influence to corruptible mortals, often securing a deal with a contract they produce in a flash of brimstone. This contract binds the mortal signatory’s soul to the Nine Hells

Shadowmoor Giant

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

takes great slumbers bordering on hibernation. These giants sleep for so long that they fuse with the surrounding earth, imbuing them with the land’s ambient wild magic. The giants can mold and

others. At worst, giants might be wrathful toward smaller folk, seeing them as invasive pests to be squashed. When a giant in the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor sleeps, it often has vivid, dramatic dreams

House Thuranni Heir

Backgrounds Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Ability Scores: Dexterity, Intelligence, Charisma Feat: Mark of Shadow Skill Proficiencies: Performance and Stealth Tool Proficiencies: Choose one kind of Musical Instrument Equipment: Choose A

Thuranni heir must actively spy at the behest of house elders. But even the house’s most insular artists and artisans must keep up with current political events and pass on or collect information when asked.

Oath of the Noble Genies

Classes Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

land teeming with genies. Paladins who swear this oath often undertake quests that take them all over the Realms and across the multiverse—including the Elemental Planes. These paladins share

Mulhorandi Tomb Raider

Backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Ability Scores: Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence Feat: Lucky Skill Proficiencies: Investigation and Religion Tool Proficiency: Mason's Tools Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Dagger, Light Hammer

, Mason's Tools, Backpack, Bedroll, Crowbar, Ladder, Pole, 2 Pouch;Pouches, Rope, String, Tinderbox, 5 Torch;Torches, Traveler's Clothes, Waterskin 26 GP; or (B) 50 GP You grew up in a land of living

Chondathan Freebooter

Backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity, Wisdom Feat: Skilled Skill Proficiencies: Athletics and Sleight of Hand Tool Proficiency: Weaver's Tools Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Dagger, Weaver's Tools

that would have you. Since then, you’ve traveled the Vilhon Reach. Though you’ve never sailed more than a few dozen leagues from land, you make up for it with deep local connections and the breadth of your experiences.

Emerald Enclave Caretaker

Backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Ability Scores: Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom Feat: Emerald Enclave Fledgling Skill Proficiencies: Nature and Survival Tool Proficiency: Herbalism Kit Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Shortbow, 20

your fellow Emerald Enclave members or by yourself, you’ve learned essential skills for living with the land: how to track game, where to forage for useful herbs, and even how to forecast the

House Sivis Heir

Backgrounds Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Ability Scores: Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma Feat: Mark of Scribing Skill Proficiencies: History and Perception Tool Proficiencies: Calligrapher's Supplies Equipment: Choose A or B: (A

influence House Sivis has had on the shape of the modern age—just as few know how often a royal adviser holds more power than the actual ruler. While the other dragonmarked houses fight for fame and

Moonwell Pilgrim

Backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Ability Scores: Constitution, Wisdom, Charisma Feat: Magic Initiate (Druid) Skill Proficiencies: Nature and Performance Tool Proficiency: Painter's Supplies Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Quarterstaff

, Painter's Supplies, Bedroll, Bell, Pouch, Robe, String, Traveler's Clothes, Waterskin, 38 GP; or (B) 50 GP Like many who hail from the Moonshae Isles, you grew up revering the blessed land, its

Hundred-Handed One

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

of arms magically orbit the bodies of the titanic, nearly forgotten artisans known as hundred-handed ones. These giants often dwell in remote mountains and seaside cliffs, where they carve their

archons of old. Artisans of the Archons. Legend has it that the hundred-handed ones were once a tribe of giant artisans, prized by archon tyrants for their ability as stone cutters and smiths. The

Giant Coral Snake

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

minutes.Comfortable on land or in water, these brilliantly colored snakes are renowned for their potent and hallucinogenic venom. They are most often found in coastal caves. In the abandoned chambers

Triton Shorestalker

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, triton shorestalkers seek vengeance. Using speed and poison harvested from deadly sea beasts, these triton assassins slip into shallow waters and strike when least expected. Often, surface dwellers don't

to most land-dwelling individuals. While the waves separate most tritons from land-dwellers, occasionally the inhabitants of the surface and the deep come into conflict. In such cases, tritons prove

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

magic allow them to support themselves without the need for clearing and plowing land. They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with outsiders is

more often amused than excited, and more likely to be curious than greedy. They tend to remain aloof and unfazed by petty happenstance. When pursuing a goal, however, whether adventuring on a mission or

Triton Master of Waves

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

ally, using it to defend their people or enact Thassa’s wishes. While dire threats from the land might bring them to coastal shallows, most masters of waves keep to the ocean’s depths

. Although many masters of waves resent land-dwellers and strike out at those who trespass upon their waters, most are devoted followers of the sea god. Those who share their faith or who bear earnest

Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You are a member of an artisan’s guild, skilled in a particular field and closely associated with other artisans. You are a well-established part of the mercantile world, freed by talent and

. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools Languages: One of your choice Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a letter

Fire Giant Dreadnought

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

pushed up to 30 feet and knocked prone.Most fire giants value not just strength but also skill at forgecraft. The foundry is the heart of any fire giant community. It is a temple, school, proving ground

. When the dreadnought has finished, often all that is left of a foe is a smoking smear on the floor. When not called on to fight, dreadnoughts maintain their strength by using their shields to shove huge

Hadozee Warrior

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

warriors often adopt colorful names, such as the Soaring Hadozees, the Jammin’ Wingbats, and the Night Howlers. Hadozees Hadozees are slender, highly adaptive Humanoids with simian features

. When stretched taut between outstretched limbs, these membranes enable a hadozee to glide. On Yazir, their home world, hadozees lived high up in the trees to avoid large predators that walk on land

Sheathed Staff

Equipment

Mastery of Advanced Weapons requires military training and skill. To use any of the special properties or the Weapon Mastery properties of the Sheathed Staff, you must take the Advanced Weapon

Proficiency feat. The Sheathed Staff is for Monks specifically. This weapon has the following Mastery Property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Topple. If you hit a

Satyr Thornbearer

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

tactics and methods of ending conflicts as swiftly as possible. This often means turning the same skills that make them famed celebrants toward battle, be it captivating performances or the aim developed

through endless games of skill. Once a threat is overcome, though, satyrs are quick to engage in their favorite part of battle: the victory celebration.

Alseid

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

than other nymphs. Farmers are grateful for the presence of alseids on their lands and often leave them offerings of mead, honey, flowers, and dates in return for protecting their flocks and making

benevolent and aid those who live off the land, while others embody violent aspects of nature. In either case, nymphs generally avoid other sapient creatures, preferring to mind the cycles of nature, the

Satyr Reveler

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

possible. This often means turning the same skills that make them famed celebrants toward battle, be it captivating performances or the aim developed through endless games of skill. Once a threat is overcome, though, satyrs are quick to engage in their favorite part of battle: the victory celebration.

Hadozee Explorer

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

the trees to avoid large predators that walk on land. Today, Wildspace is where most of them feel at home. Hadozees are often hired as mercenary crews by other spacefaring folk. Their natural climbing

systems for riches and adventure. They often serve as navigators aboard spelljamming ships. To them, the Astral Plane is a mostly uncharted expanse worthy of further exploration. Hadozees Hadozees are

Tortle

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

from their native land without feeling homesick, often viewing their current companions as their family.

Hadozee Shipmate

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

. When stretched taut between outstretched limbs, these membranes enable a hadozee to glide. On Yazir, their home world, hadozees lived high up in the trees to avoid large predators that walk on land

. Today, Wildspace is where most of them feel at home. Hadozees are often hired as mercenary crews by other spacefaring folk. Their natural climbing ability comes in handy, as does their ability to

Squid Ship

Equipment

Among the oldest types of spelljamming vessels, squid ship;squid ships are popular with privateers and are often used as patrol ships. Standard weapons on a squid ship include a forward-mounted

mangonel, two aft-mounted ballistae, and a reinforced bow for ramming. The tentacles that extend from the bow account for nearly half the ship’s keel length. Squid ships can float and sail on water, and they can land on the ground.

Tlexolotl

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

destructive prowess, the land around its volcano is often naturally abundant. It’s common for those who live nearby to honor the tlexolotl as a protector of the land, as the ash it creates rejuvenates the soil and encourages life to flourish.Fire, Poison

Keelboat Legacy

Equipment

If you have proficiency with a certain kind of vehicle (land or water), you can add your proficiency bonus to any check you make to control that kind of vehicle in difficult circumstances. One of

the smallest sailing vessels, keelboat;keelboats can be sailed or rowed by a single person. These ships often transport small amounts of cargo or passengers. They're perfect for pleasure cruises, as

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