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Cloistered Scholar

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

through my words, invariably insulting others. 6 I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.

path to power and domination. (Evil) 6 Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any) d6 Bond 1 It is my duty to protect my students

Ruined

Backgrounds The Book of Many Things

Everything was going so well! You had a life of luxury, love, and comfort when you suddenly lost it all. Perhaps you were framed for crimes you didn’t commit and lost your reputation, fortune

, and career. Maybe a rampaging dragon or another monster wiped out everything you had in a single calamitous afternoon. Or you might have sought out a Deck of Many Things, hoping to make your

Witchlight Hand

Backgrounds The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

joined the carnival to escape a dismal life at home, or maybe you were enchanted by the idea of visiting new places or the dream of becoming one of the carnival’s star attractions. Now that you&rsquo

;re older, carnival life has lost some of its appeal. The daily routine has grown tedious, the cyclical nature of the carnival’s journey monotonous. The carnival no longer fills your heart with

Outlander - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

unsure how to begin. 3 War, plague, famine, or a marauding monster ravaged your home, forcing you to flee for your life. You don’t even know how many of your people survived or where to find

You’ve always been fascinated by the glitter and glamor of city life, so different from the slow pace of life in your homeland. Now you’re here, ready to make your mark in the world, but

Bodak

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

life Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Aura of Annihilation. The bodak can activate or deactivate this feature as a bonus action. While active, the aura deals 5 necrotic damage to any creature that ends its

to the frightened condition. Otherwise, a creature takes 16 (3d10) psychic damage on a failed save. Unless surprised, a creature can avert its eyes to avoid the saving throw at the start of its turn

Drowned Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

., passive Perception 20 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Bound Together. The drowned master shares its mind with every other drowned one

within 1 mile of it, and can communicate its thoughts and observations to them instantaneously and without limitation. Cold Aura. At the start of each of the drowned master’s turns, each creature

Halfling Subrace: Mark of Healing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. Mark of Healing Spells Spell Level Spells 1st cure wounds, healing word 2nd lesser restoration, prayer of healing 3rd aura of vitality, mass healing word 4th aura of purity, aura of life 5th greater restoration

Barrowghast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

longer hunger for physical food and instead crave life energy drained from living creatures. They often target former family members and allies, but they feast indiscriminately on any creatures they

encounter. When barrowghasts drain Humanoids’ life energy, those Humanoids rise as zombies. Barrowghast Huge Undead, Typically Chaotic Evil Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 138 (12d12

Paladin Spell List

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

— Dispel Magic Abjuration — Elemental Weapon Transmutation C Magic Circle Abjuration M Remove Curse Abjuration — Revivify Necromancy M Level 4 Paladin Spells Spell School Special Aura of Life

— Level 3 Paladin Spells Spell School Special Aura of Vitality Abjuration C Blinding Smite Evocation — Create Food and Water Conjuration — Crusader’s Mantle Transmutation C Daylight Evocation

Bodak

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

Bodak A bodak is the undead remains of someone who revered Orcus. Devoid of life and soul, it exists only to cause death. Marked by Orcus. A worshiper of Orcus can take ritual vows while carving the

demon lord’s symbol on its chest over the heart. Orcus’s power flays body, mind, and soul, leaving behind a sentient husk that sucks in all life energy near it. Most bodaks come into being in this way

Creating a Monster Stat Block

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

throw Step 12. Save DCs A monster might have an attack or some other trait that requires a target to make a saving throw. The save DCs to resist such effects have a direct bearing on the monster’s

challenge rating, and vice versa. You can determine save DCs in one of two ways. Use the Table. You can start with the monster’s expected challenge rating and use the Monster Statistics by Challenge

Brain in a Jar

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

Brain in a Jar A brain in a jar is the undead consciousness of a sapient creature, kept alive by magical means. Some brains in jars take up that state willingly to continue the work they did in life

necrotic, poison, psychic Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages any language it knew in life Challenge 6 (2,300 XP

Creating Quick Monster Stats

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Raise or lower the monster’s Armor Class, hit points, attack bonus, damage output per round, and save DC as you see fit, based on whatever concept you have in mind for the monster. For example, if you

by its damage output up or down by 1 for every 2 points of difference. If the monster relies more on effects with saving throws than on attacks, use the monster’s save DC instead of its attack bonus

3. Slanted Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

reaching the east wall but deepening by 1 foot for every 10 feet of travel westward. Statue. A wide alcove in the north wall contains a life-size statue of a sahuagin, submerged up to its chest in sewer

water, north of the statue. (It’s invisible while underwater.) The ooze uses its Psychic Crush action option (see the “Variant: Psychic Gray Ooze” sidebar in the “Oozes” entry in the Monster Manual

Dhampir

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

vampire’s deathless prowess in the form of increased speed, darkvision, and a life-draining bite. With unique insights into the nature of the undead, many dhampirs become adventurers and monster hunters

Dhampir Poised between the worlds of the living and the dead, dhampirs retain their grip on life yet are endlessly tested by vicious hungers. Their ties to the undead grant dhampirs a taste of a

Actions

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

Actions A monster can take the actions in this section or take one of the actions available to all creatures, as described in the Player’s Handbook. Attack Notation The entry for a monster’s attack

hits or misses its target, that information follows the “Hit or Miss:” notation. Saving Throw Effect Notation If an effect forces a saving throw, the effect identifies the kind of save required and then

Stat Block Overview

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

Stat Block Overview A monster has a stat block that contains the rules necessary to use it in the game. Stat blocks are divided into the following parts, which correspond with the example stat block

, Vampire Familiar: 1 Vampire Familiar Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral Evil 2 AC 15 Initiative +5 (15) HP 65 (10d8 + 20) Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft. 3 Ability Score Mod Save

Fight or Flight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Bloodied and has the Frightened condition. In those circumstances, you can decide the monster flees, or you can have it make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw and flee or parley on a failed save. In general

creature is willing to fight, have it make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw before Initiative is rolled. You can set the DC higher or lower if you like. On a failed save, the creature either flees or tries to

Cult of Geryon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, tribal warrior, veterans Signature Spells: Shillelagh (cantrip), wrathful smite (1st level), enhance ability (2nd level), aura of vitality (3rd level) Despite being deposed, Geryon still has the

ability to strike bargains. He deals especially with those who seek brute strength. Any warlike monster — such as orcs, ogres, and trolls — can be lured into Geryon’s cult. His cultists typically form

Bag of Beans

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, they explode in a 10-foot radius, extending from the beans. Each creature in the area, including you, must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d4 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much

–20 A treant sprouts (see the Monster Manual for statistics). There’s a 50 percent chance that the treant is chaotic evil and attacks. 21–30 An animate, immobile stone statue in your likeness rises. It

Hobgoblin Captain

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

Save Str 15 +2 +2 Dex 14 +2 +2 Con 14 +2 +2 Ability Score Mod Save Int 12 +1 +1 Wis 10 +0 +0 Cha 13 +1 +1 Gear Greatsword, Half-Plate Armor

, Longbow Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10 Languages Common, Goblin CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2) Traits Aura of Authority. While in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the hobgoblin

Warlocks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

as boggles, quicklings, and redcaps (all appear in this book) or even satyrs and sprites (both appear in the Monster Manual). Warlock of the Archfey Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 13

spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): At will: dancing lights, disguise self, mage armor (self only), mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation, speak with animals

Hollyphant

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

Languages Celestial, telepathy 120 ft. Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Aura of Invulnerability. An invisible aura forms a 10-foot-radius sphere around the hollyphant for as long as it lives. Any spell of

trait until its concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). Innate Spellcasting. The hollyphant’s innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 15). It can innately cast the following

Godsbreath Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Godsbreath Gazetteer Generations ago, a land was plundered by enemies whose names are lost to time. Five gods came together to save as many of the land’s beleaguered inhabitants as they could by

taking them to a new home. Those the gods saved named their new land Godsbreath, in honor of the deities who brought them across a vast sea to a new life. These inhabitants banded together to build strong

Environmental Hazards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

bring an adventure’s setting to life. When a creature’s name appears in bold in a table herein, that indicates that you can find the creature’s stat block in the Monster Manual.

Harrowing Event

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

Harrowing Event Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness threatening to consume you, and you

fear there may be no hope of escape. Choose a harrowing event that haunts you, or roll one on the Harrowing Events table. Harrowing Event d10 Event 1 A monster that slaughtered dozens of

Indentured Spirit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Perception 11 Languages the languages it knew in life Challenge 1 (200 XP) Incorporeal Movement. The spirit can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It

ORZHOV SPIRITS For the members of the Orzhov Syndicate, life as a spirit after death can be a gift, or it can mean everlasting servitude. The process of separating the soul from the body is often

Jander Sunstar

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

destroying another vampire: one of his duplicates. Jander asks the characters to help him save a monster hunter who opposes an overly powerful foe. Within the villain’s lair, the characters discover the hunter is Jander’s daughter, Savra, who neither requests nor requires aid.

followed, Jander wandered as a mysterious adventurer, secretly seeking a cure for vampirism. He’s discovered multiple remedies, but none work for him. In recent decades, his attempt to save a fellow

Gargantua

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

until the start of the target’s next turn. On a successful save, a target is immune to this gargantua’s Weird Aura for 24 hours. Actions Multiattack. The gargantua makes two Slam or Rock attacks

Perception 13 Languages Giant Challenge 21 (33,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +7 Weird Aura. At the start of each of the gargantua’s turns, each creature of the gargantua’s choice within 30 feet of it

Warden Archon

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

make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature has the frightened condition until the start of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature is immune to all archons’ Aura of

XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Aura of Menace. As long as the archon doesn’t have the incapacitated condition, each creature of the archon’s choice that starts its turn within 20 feet of the archon must

Wight

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

Wight Life-Leeching Corpse Warrior Habitat: Desert, Planar (Shadowfell), Swamp, Underdark, Urban; Treasure: Armaments Wights are the withered corpses of relentless warriors whose wickedness sustains

them beyond death. Unlike mere zombies, they retain the memories and evil agendas they harbored in life. After dying and returning from the grave, a wight continues its villainous ways, but it is now

Sorcerer Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Expeditious Retreat False Life Feather Fall Fog Cloud Jump Mage Armor Magic Missile Ray of Sickness Shield Silent Image Sleep Thunderwave Witch Bolt 2nd Level Alter Self

Level Animate Objects Cloudkill Cone of Cold Creation Dominate Person Hold Monster Insect Plague Seeming Telekinesis Teleportation Circle Wall of Stone 6th Level

Dust of Corrosion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

throw, taking 4d8 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Found in a small packet, this dust is made from finely ground rust monster antennae. There is enough dust in each packet for one use.

Monsters (B)

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

Monsters (B) Balor Huge Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil AC 19 Initiative +14 (24) HP 287 (23d12 + 138) Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 26 +8 +8 Dex 15 +2

+2 Con 22 +6 +12 Ability Score Mod Save Int 20 +5 +5 Wis 16 +3 +9 Cha 22 +6 +6 Skills Perception +9 Resistances Cold, Lightning Immunities Fire, Poison

Chapter 5: Giant Treasures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

multiverse. —Bigby Giants collect an eclectic assortment of treasures and trinkets over the course of their long life spans. This chapter, intended for the Dungeon Master, explores treasures

intrepid adventurers might find during their encounters with giants, focusing on the six main families of giants described in the Monster Manual. This chapter contains the following sections: “Giant Bags

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