monsters score with only allies family for lack

Thanoi Hunter

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

Hold Breath. The hunter can hold its breath for up to 10 minutes. Pack Tactics. The hunter has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the hunter’s allies is within 5

together to take down monsters far larger than themselves, including remorhaz;remorhazes and white dragons.Cold

Traag Draconian

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

engines of carnage. Few commanders have successfully used a traag draconian’s reckless violence to their advantage in battle; for most, a traag draconian is as much of a danger to its allies as it is

to its enemies. Even magic cannot tame a traag draconian’s thirst for violence. A traag draconian’s vestigial wings lack the strength to support its hulking body in true flight, and they

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

, and van Richten has lived with the horror of his family’s destruction ever since. After destroying Baron Metus in turn, van Richten sought revenge against the Vistani and took up a life of

hunting evil monsters. The Waiting Game. Van Richten isn’t a young man anymore. He knows his road is coming to an end, but his work isn't done. He has come to Barovia to kill Strahd von Zarovich

Zhentarim Ruffian

feats

Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Exploit Opening. When you roll damage for an Opportunity Attack, you can roll the damage dice twice and use either roll against the target. Family

First. If you have Heroic Inspiration when you roll Initiative, you can expend it to give yourself and your allies Advantage on that Initiative roll.

Skill Expert

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 20. Skill Proficiency. You gain

proficiency in one skill of your choice. Expertise. Choose one skill in which you have proficiency but lack Expertise. You gain Expertise with that skill.

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

-handedly defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you gain experience points enough to gain one level. Otherwise, this card has no effect. Donjon. You disappear and become

1d4 + 1 (to a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws. Jester. You gain 10,000 XP, or you can draw two additional cards beyond your declared draws. Key. A

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the foresight to declare a successor, often a child or other family member the boss has been able to trust. But such a declaration doesn’t always prevent a mad scramble for influence and allies

, or secret backstabbing and outright fights over the title. Most often, the victor in such a struggle comes from another family of the lasher caste, and any allies of the previous boss count themselves

Observant

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Intelligence or Wisdom 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Keen

Observer. Choose one of the following skills: Insight, Investigation, or Perception. If you lack proficiency with the chosen skill, you gain proficiency in it, and if you already have proficiency in it, you gain Expertise in it. Quick Search. You can take the Search action as a Bonus Action.

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

usually choose new names for themselves as part of their transition into adulthood. They rarely use family names. Male Names: Aglar, Bellin, Dallid, Firellan, Kavin, Koplony, Lomar, Mathvan, Modar, Nebun

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

who fall short of their high expectations—which is most non-elves. Still, they can find good in just about anyone. Dwarves. “Dwarves are dull, clumsy oafs. But what they lack in humor

might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

reputation that is not wholly unearned, but they can prove to be valuable allies. An Ancient Curse The kenku once served a mysterious, powerful entity on another plane of existence. Some believe they

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

Resilient

Feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Choose one ability in which you lack saving throw proficiency. Increase the chosen ability score by 1

Boon of Skill

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 30. All-Around Adept. You gain

proficiency in all skills. Expertise. Choose one skill in which you lack Expertise. You gain Expertise in that skill.

Resilient

feats

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Choose one ability in which you lack saving throw proficiency. Increase the chosen ability score by 1

Cloying Mists

feats

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Arise, Fog. You

extinguished, and creatures other than you and your allies have their Speed reduced by 5 feet while in the spell’s Sphere.

Keen Mind

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Intelligence 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Lore Knowledge. Choose

one of the following skills: Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, or Religion. If you lack proficiency in the chosen skill, you gain proficiency in it, and if you already have proficiency in it, you gain Expertise in it. Quick Study. You can take the Study action as a Bonus Action.

Field Commander

feats

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Charisma 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Command. As an action, you can

, Influence, Search, Study, or Utilize action. Tight Formation. While you are within 5 feet of two or more allies that don’t have the Incapacitated condition, enemies can’t have Advantage on attack rolls against you.

Love Bites

feats

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 20. Endearing Pain. Immediately after

you damage a creature with a Melee weapon or an Unarmed Strike, you can take a Bonus Action to give the target the Charmed condition until the start of your next turn or until you or your allies damage it. Once you use this benefit, you can’t use it again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.

Inspiring Leader

Feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Wisdom or Charisma 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Wisdom or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Bolstering

Performance. When you finish a Short or Long Rest, you can give an inspiring performance: a speech, song, or dance. When you do so, choose up to six allies (which can include yourself) within 30 feet

Crossbow Expert

Feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Ignore Loading. You ignore the

them, you can load a piece of ammunition into it even if you lack a free hand. Firing in Melee. Being within 5 feet of an enemy doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with crossbows

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their

give up their lives as their physical skills decay. Because of their risk-taking, goliath tribes suffer from a chronic lack of the experience offered by long- term leaders. They hope for innate

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

advancing civilization, nature needs some help from biomancers and terraformers. If, along the way, you happen to create super-soldiers and mutant monsters that can bolster the combine’s defenses

protection and durability 2 Fin Clade, focused on movement 3 Gyre Clade, focused on cyclical patterns and metamagic 4 Guardian Project, focused on creating guard monsters and super

Orc Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

order from the encroachments of Fiends and other extraplanar threats. Gruumsh’s blessings have made orcs tireless guardians and mighty allies wherever they are found, even when they turn their

additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase

Dual Wielder

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Strength or Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20

. You can draw or stow two weapons that lack the Two-Handed property when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

, allowing an individual to experience more of the world and grow in empathy and understanding. There is no pattern to any verdan’s mutations, as verdan from the same family can shift in drastically

. Verdan make no differentiation between male, female, and family names, and often eschew family names altogether. Verdan Names: Bronn, Crahma, Dolar, Dreeda, Duglee, Gruvald, Hulm, Jeal, Kalo, Klesh

Kobold Warrior

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Kobold Warrior Trickster and Servant to Chromatic Dragons Cowardly cousins to chromatic dragons, kobolds serve draconic overlords as warriors and servants. What they lack in ferocity they make up for

30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 7 −2 −2 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con 9 −1 −1 Ability Score Mod Save Int 8 −1 −1 Wis 7 −2 −2 Cha 8 −1 −1 Gear

Guild Artisan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings. Guilds often wield tremendous political power. If you are accused of a crime, your guild will support you if a good case can be made for your

but earn a living by buying and selling the works of others (or the raw materials artisans need to practice their craft). Your guild might be a large merchant consortium (or family) with interests

Hobgoblin Captain

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

oversee hobgoblin battle groups or gangs of weaker monsters. Hobgoblin Captain Medium Fey (Goblinoid), Lawful Evil AC 17 Initiative +4 (14) HP 58 (9d8 + 18) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod

Hobgoblin Captain Hobgoblin captains are battlefield tacticians. They lead their allies to victory by employing martial skill and rallying others with orders and threats. Hobgoblin captains usually

Resilient

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

Resilient General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Choose one ability in which you lack saving throw proficiency. Increase the chosen ability

score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Saving Throw Proficiency. You gain saving throw proficiency with the chosen ability.

Keen Mind

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

Keen Mind General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Intelligence 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Lore Knowledge

. Choose one of the following skills: Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, or Religion. If you lack proficiency in the chosen skill, you gain proficiency in it, and if you already have proficiency in it, you gain Expertise in it. Quick Study. You can take the Study action as a Bonus Action.

Customizing Your Origin

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

character’s origin and give you the ability to create many different types of characters. Despite that versatility, a D&D race that has the Ability Score Increase trait includes little or no choice—a lack

that can make it difficult to realize certain character concepts. The following subsections address that lack by adding choice to your character’s race, allowing you to customize your ability scores, languages, and certain proficiencies to fit the origin you have in mind for your character.

Saving Throws Legacy

Rules

bonus to saving throws made using a particular ability score. Some monsters have saving throw proficiencies as well. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw is determined by the effect that causes it

Rudolph van Richten

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

, the best known of which is Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires. In fairer days, Rudolph lived with his wife, Ingrid, and son, Erasmus, in their family home outside Rivalis in the domain of Darkon. Brash

and recently established as a medical doctor, Rudolph ran afoul of the Radanaviches, a family using Vistani traditions as a cover for brigandage. When the doctor refused to treat one of the family’s

Dual Wielder

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

Dual Wielder General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Strength or Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of

. You can draw or stow two weapons that lack the Two-Handed property when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

Appendix D: Monsters and NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

creatures born out of Strahd’s evil. The new monsters that appear in this adventure are described below, along with several of the vampire’s allies and enemies—souls whose fates are entwined with

Appendix D: Monsters and NPCs Barovia is a land of vampires, ghosts, and werewolves. In addition, adventurers who explore this unholy realm encounter other things that go bump in the night, including

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