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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ravines or shallow caves, or hide in ruined sites while waiting for prey to come near. A girallon is surprisingly stealthy, considering its size and its lack of camouflage.
Girallons form loose bands
out across the world.
Numerous creatures have tried to tame, subjugate, or cooperate with the monsters. For instance, some forest-dwelling peoples capture girallons and train them to serve as sentinels
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
protect that creature. Great strength and a ferocious nature make gray renders fierce guardians, but they lack a shred of cunning.
Gray renders reproduce by forming nodules on their bodies that, on
ground
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Attacks carts and wagons as if they were terrible monsters
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Howls when it rains
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Whines piteously in the dark
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Buries treasure it finds
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Chases birds, leaping into the air to catch them, heedless of the destruction it causes
Airship
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Flying characters can move from one place to another in a relatively straight line, ignoring terrain and monsters that can’t fly or that lack ranged attacks.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
attends my performances regularly.
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A Simic biomancer provides mutant monsters to add a taste of the bizarre to our shows.
standard circus-style acrobatics with fire, wrought-iron spikes and hooks, and monsters. You can roll a d8 or choose from the options in the Performance Options table to determine your preferred
Feats
Player’s Handbook (2024)
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
.
Dual Wielding. When you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the extra attack if that attack is with a crossbow that has the Light property and you aren’t already adding that modifier to the damage.
feats
Player’s Handbook (2024)
different weapon, which must be a Melee weapon that lacks the Two-Handed property. You don’t add your ability modifier to the extra attack’s damage unless that modifier is negative.
Quick Draw
. 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.
Proficiency Bonus
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Characters have a proficiency bonus determined by level, as detailed in chapter 1. Monsters also have this bonus, which is incorporated in their stat blocks. The bonus is used in the rules on ability
checks, saving throws, and attack rolls.
Your proficiency bonus can’t be added to a single die roll or other number more than once. For example, if two different rules say you can add your
Saving Throws
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; you are forced to make one because your character or monster is at risk of harm.
To make a saving throw, roll a d20 and add the appropriate ability modifier. For example, you use your Dexterity
proficiency in at least two saving throws. The wizard, for example, is proficient in Intelligence saves. As with skill proficiencies, proficiency in a saving throw lets a character add his or her proficiency
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Proficiency Bonus Characters have a proficiency bonus determined by level, as detailed in chapter 1. Monsters also have this bonus, which is incorporated in their stat blocks. The bonus is used in
add your proficiency bonus to a Wisdom saving throw, you nevertheless add the bonus only once when you make the save. Occasionally, your proficiency bonus might be multiplied or divided (doubled or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Proficiency Bonus Characters have a proficiency bonus determined by level, as detailed in "Step-By-Step Characters." Monsters also have this bonus, which is incorporated in their stat blocks. The
rules say you can add your proficiency bonus to a Wisdom saving throw, you nevertheless add the bonus only once when you make the save. Occasionally, your proficiency bonus might be multiplied or divided
Adult Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack.
Creating a Deep Dragon
Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and
lair has the following features:
Connecting Passages. Because a deep dragon lacks a sapphire dragon’s ability to shape stone, add a few connecting passages or secret doors to otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
attack roll for any attack you make with that weapon. If you make an attack roll using a weapon with which you lack proficiency, you do not add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll.
to use effectively. Most warriors use martial weapons because these weapons put their fighting style and training to best use. Proficiency with a weapon allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack.
Creating a Deep Dragon
Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and
features:
Connecting Passages. Because a deep dragon lacks a sapphire dragon’s ability to shape stone, add a few connecting passages or secret doors to otherwise inaccessible chambers, possibly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
attack roll for any attack you make with that weapon. If you make an attack roll using a weapon with which you lack proficiency, you do not add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll.
to use effectively. Most warriors use martial weapons because these weapons put their fighting style and training to best use. Proficiency with a weapon allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
abilities. This chapter explores ways to help you, the DM, make even the most commonplace monsters more frightening, as well as providing a host of horrors to add to your adventures in the Mists. Darklord Maligno and his carrionette servants ambush
the detectives Alanik Ray and Arthur Sedgwick
Monsters of Ravenloft Untold terrors haunt the Domains of Dread. Among them skulk nightmares known on countless worlds, but even familiar monsters can take on twisted forms or demonstrate unexpected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
voracious ooze to guard it. You can add monsters, such as allied Goblin Warriors, to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult, or you can remove some monsters to make it easier and shorter. One or two Hobgoblin Warriors might be out on a patrol elsewhere.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
with a different weapon, which must be a Melee weapon that lacks the Two-Handed property. You don’t add your ability modifier to the extra attack’s damage unless that modifier is negative. Quick Draw
. 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.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
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. Dual Wielding. When you make the extra attack
of the Light property, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the extra attack if that attack is with a crossbow that has the Light property and you aren’t already adding that modifier to the damage.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
treasure here, guarded by a monstrous shape-shifter called a mimic. Since then, a trio of impish elementals and kuo-toa fanatics have made the cave their home. You can add monsters, such as Giant
B: Mephit Lair Sturdy fortifications and clean water make this abandoned subterranean outpost an appealing den for thieves and monsters. Before the prior inhabitants left, they stored some enticing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Dice Dice add randomness to the game. They help determine whether characters and monsters are successful at the things they attempt. Round Down
Whenever you divide or multiply a number in the game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Saving Throw Proficiencies Proficiency in a saving throw lets a character add their Proficiency Bonus to saves that use a particular ability. For example, proficiency in Wisdom saves lets you add
your Proficiency Bonus to your Wisdom saves. Some monsters also have saving throw proficiencies, as noted in their stat blocks. Each class gives proficiency in at least two saving throws, representing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Saving Throw Proficiencies Proficiency in a saving throw lets a character add their Proficiency Bonus to saves that use a particular ability. For example, proficiency in Wisdom saves lets you add
your Proficiency Bonus to your Wisdom saves. Some monsters also have saving throw proficiencies, as noted in their stat blocks. Each class gives proficiency in at least two saving throws, representing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
. You can add monsters to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult. One or more Bandits might be here searching for hidden treasure. Conversely, you can reduce the number of Stirges to make the scenario easier and shorter.
I: Minotaur Lair A bloodthirsty minotaur rules this cave. A servant of Baphomet—a demon lord who endorses bloodshed and cruelty—the minotaur feasts on adventurers and monsters alike. It stalks its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
foul magic—at the shrine’s heart. You can add monsters, such as Cultists, to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult, or you can reduce the number of Skeletons or Zombies to make the scenario easier and shorter. Dario Jelusic
K: Shrine of Evil Chaos The Cult of Chaos performs evil rites in this cave, subtly drawing monsters to inhabit the Caves of Chaos and bring strife to the Borderlands. The current cult leader is Ivlis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Silvered Weapons Some monsters that have immunity or resistance to nonmagical weapons are susceptible to silver weapons, so cautious adventurers invest extra coin to plate their weapons with silver
. You can silver a single weapon or ten pieces of ammunition for 100 gp. This cost represents not only the price of the silver, but the time and expertise needed to add silver to the weapon without making it less effective.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
: a dwarf named Vinx. You can add monsters to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult. The goblins might have invited Hobgoblin Warriors from the adjacent cave (cave F) as party guests or bodyguards. To make the scenario easier and shorter, reduce the number of Goblin Warriors.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monsters with Classes You can use the rules in chapter 3 of the Player’s Handbook to give class levels to a monster. For example, you can turn an ordinary werewolf into a werewolf with four levels of
the barbarian class (such a monster would be expressed as “Werewolf, 4th-level barbarian”). Start with the monster’s stat block. The monster gains all the class features for every class level you add
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Dice Dice add randomness to the game. They help determine whether characters and monsters are successful at the things they attempt. ALEJANDRO PACHECO From left to right: D4, D6, D8, D10 (ones digit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Chapter 6: Bestiary This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for more than a hundred monsters suitable for any D&D campaign, including old favorites from past editions of the game as well as
Fiend Folio published in 1981. Many of these monsters, old and new alike, are ideal for use with the earlier chapters of this book. For instance, the demons and devils presented here — lesser varieties as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
been unable to find it due to an illusion placed by a long-dead mage. Vicious and hot-tempered, the gnolls have little patience for those who interrupt their search. You can add monsters to the cave
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one
becomes an adult, or add additional word-syllables after important events such as completing its first hunt, laying its first egg, or surviving its first battle. The Kobold Names table presents kobold names
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Fun Combat Encounters The following features can add more fun and suspense to a combat encounter: Terrain features that pose inherent risks to both the characters and their enemies, such as a frayed
and their enemies to move around, such as chandeliers, kegs of gunpowder or oil, and whirling blade traps Enemies in hard-to-reach locations or defensive positions, so that characters who normally attack at range are forced to move around the battlefield Different types of monsters working together
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
describes the villains and monsters the heroes must overcome and the locations they must explore to bring the adventure to a successful conclusion. This adventure presents Phandalin, the surrounding region
, and the Underdark below, as a campaign setting in which you can base adventures of your own. All pertinent details about the setting are covered in this book, with room to add new locations and villains of your own design.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monsters and Critical Hits A monster follows the same rule for critical hits as a player character. That said, if you use a monster’s average damage, rather than rolling, you might wonder how to
handle a critical hit. When the monster scores a critical hit, roll all the damage dice associated with the hit and add them to the average damage. For example, if a goblin normally deals 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage on a hit and scores a critical hit, it deals 5 + 1d6 slashing damage.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. Roll a d20 each day and use the indicated encounter. Add 2 to the roll on days 8, 9, and 10. Remember that the characters are just part of the convoy escort. The monsters listed on the Encounters
North of Waterdeep table are those the characters must fight. At the same time, NPC members of the escort are dealing with additional monsters not listed here. Assume that monsters and the travelers are