monsters some with only also falling for likely

Thunderous Greatclub

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

the weapon against a hard surface to create a loud clap of thunder audible out to 300 feet. You also create a 30-foot Cone of thunderous energy. Each creature in the Cone must succeed on a DC 15

, and each creature on the ground in that area must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or have the Prone condition. If that creature is also concentrating, it must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution

Dwarf

Species Player’s Handbook

stone and metal and for living underground. The god also made them resilient like the mountains, with a life span of about 350 years. Squat and often bearded, the original dwarves carved cities and

strongholds into mountainsides and under the earth. Their oldest legends tell of conflicts with the monsters of mountaintops and the Underdark, whether those monsters were towering giants or

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

97–00 97–00 Void Each card’s effect is described below. Balance. You can increase one of your ability scores by 2, to a maximum of 22, provided you also decrease another

an ally. As Dungeon Master, you should wait for a dramatically appropriate moment to reveal this enmity, leaving the adventurer guessing who is likely to become a betrayer. Fool. You have

Wizard

Classes Player’s Handbook

explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and spectacular transformations. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or forms protective barriers. Their

used across the multiverse. The closest a Wizard is likely to come to an ordinary life is working as a sage or lecturer. Other Wizards sell their services as advisers, serve in military forces, or

Ranger

Classes Player’s Handbook

predator does, moving stealthily through the wilds and hiding themselves in brush and rubble. Thanks to their connection with nature, Rangers can also cast spells that harness primal powers of the

wilderness. A Ranger’s talents and magic are honed with deadly focus to protect the world from the ravages of monsters and tyrants. Becoming a Ranger... As a Level 1 Character Gain all the

Lyrandar Scion

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Thunderbolt", "rollDamageType":"Thunder"} Thunder damage. Critical Hit: The creature also has the Deafened condition for 1 minute. Spellcasting. The scion casts

with kuo-toa, sahuagin, and other monsters of the deep.</p> Lightning, ThunderJump (2/Day). The scion casts Jump, requiring no spell components and using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.

Boggart

Species Lorwyn: First Light

dangers in pursuit of new experiences, and adventurers are common. Lorwyn boggarts also have a knack for magic. Boggarts who feel drawn to learning and using these natural affinities often become

ascertaining information through divination magic. In Shadowmoor Boggarts in Shadowmoor generally have sharper physical features than Lorwyn boggarts, including additional sets of horns. They are also known

Skeletal Juggernaut

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Disassemble. If the juggernaut is reduced to 0 hit points, twelve skeleton;skeletons rise from its remains. Falling Apart. If the juggernaut does not have all of its hit points at the start of its

Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Avalanche of Bones","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that fails this saving throw is also knocked prone.PoisonBludgeoning

Piercer (Ice variant)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

from ordinary rock formations. Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer

","rollAction":"Drop","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Miss: The ice piercer takes half the normal falling damage for the distance fallen. Auril the Frostmaiden has transformed icicles into creatures that

Draconian Foot Soldier

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

draconians some control when falling. These wings are small enough to be hidden beneath a cloak or robe, so foot soldiers sometimes disguise themselves to get close to enemies before springing an

soldiers formed from brass dragon eggs are called baaz draconians. Draconians Draconians are bipedal monsters born from dragon eggs that have been corrupted or warped by powerful magic. Most often

Baaz Draconian

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. They are the smallest of the draconians, and their slight wings are incapable of flight, though they do afford the draconians some control when falling. These wings are small enough to be hidden beneath

stone and unleash clouds of petrifying gas that turn their corpses and any nearby creatures into stone. Draconians Draconians are bipedal monsters born from metallic dragon eggs that have been

Enhance Ability Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

. Cat's Grace. The target has advantage on Dexterity checks. It also doesn't take damage from falling 20 feet or less if it isn't incapacitated. Eagle's Splendor. The target has advantage on Charisma

Constitution checks. It also gains 2d6 temporary hit points, which are lost when the spell ends. Bull's Strength. The target has advantage on Strength checks, and his or her carrying capacity doubles

Yellow Slime

Equipment

ripe, vinegary stench. Brewers have spent generations learning how to neutralize the unpleasant smell because yellow slime also possesses the ability to metabolize many venoms and poisons. The substance yellow slime is cultivated from larger, living omnivorous monsters of the same name.

Ring of Air Elemental Command

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

. You can expend 2 of the ring's charges to cast dominate monster on an air elemental. In addition, when you fall, you descend 60 feet per round and take no damage from falling. You can also speak and

Stone Giant (variant)

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

":"3d10+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rolling Rock","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and falling prone on a failed save.Rock Catching. If a rock or similar object is hurled at

the giant, the giant can, with a successful DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, catch the missile and take no bludgeoning damage from it.Some adult stone giants like to grab enemies and fling them through the air. They can also roll boulders across the ground, striking multiple enemies in a line.

Tressym

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

, but they rarely lair or hunt together. They peacefully ignore bats, faerie dragons, and the like, but they hate stirges and evil flying monsters such as manticores. They also enjoy teasing dogs

eggs. Tressym mate with others of their kind, but they don’t mate for life. A tressym can also mate with a normal cat, though only one out of every ten of their offspring will be a tressym; the

Oblex Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Pseudopod","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.An oblex devours memories not only to sustain its existence, but also to spawn new oblexes. Each time it fully drains

oblexes hunt targets more likely to be intelligent, such as wizards and other spellcasters. When suitable fare comes within reach, an oblex draws its body up to engulf its victim. As it withdraws, it

Orange Slime

Equipment

Combat Utility Whimsy 20 20 20 Use with caution. Handle with care. You have been warned. Orange slime is highly combustible, even in small globules. It is also quite

monsters of the same name. It is exceedingly rare, as orange slime monsters appear only in a handful of caverns near the peak of Mount Arbora.

Giant Lynx

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

likely hunting locations. They’re also smart enough to outwit many of the hunters who seek to trap them for their fur, and they’re fond of disabling any trappers’ snares they find in

Catoblepas

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Degenerate creatures are likely to take up residence near a catoblepas’s territory, as are those seeking to avoid notice. Catoblepases in Folklore Ordinary folk rarely see a catoblepas, but

, drinking the monsters’ milk and using them as guardians or pets. Other legends say that those of impure heart can tame a catoblepas and whisper of malevolent warlocks and wicked knights who ride them into battle.

Ring of Elemental Command Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

addition, when you fall, you descend 60 feet per round and take no damage from falling. You can also speak and understand Auran. If you help slay an air elemental while attuned to the ring, you gain access

charges to cast dominate monster on an earth elemental. In addition, you can move in difficult terrain that is composed of rubble, rocks, or dirt as if it were normal terrain. You can also speak and

Vegepygmy Scavenger

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

evade foes and pelt them with slings from the cover of leafy foliage. Vegepygmies Also called mold folk, vegepygmies are fungal creatures that spring forth from the body of a Humanoid or Giant

indefinitely so long as the climate remains hospitable to their fungal bodies. To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, PiercingNimble Escape. The vegepygmy takes the Disengage or Hide action.

Vegepygmy Thorny Hunter

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

their master’s orders to hunt prey with deadly ferocity. Vegepygmies Also called mold folk, vegepygmies are fungal creatures that spring forth from the body of a Humanoid or Giant killed by

long as the climate remains hospitable to their fungal bodies. To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, Piercing

Earth Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

genasi always have bits of dust falling from their bodies and mud clinging to their clothes, never getting clean no matter how often they bathe. Others are as shiny and polished as gemstones, with skin

tones of deep brown or black, eyes sparkling like agates. Earth genasi can also have smooth metallic flesh, dull iron skin spotted with rust, a pebbled and rough hide, or even a coating of tiny embedded crystals. The most arresting have fissures in their flesh, from which faint light shines.

Skylla

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

warlock’s pact with Baba Yaga. It is from this powerful archfey that Skylla draws her magic. Skylla is spiteful and treacherous, as likely to betray her allies as to help them. She talked Kelek

effective melee combatant. She is more dangerous when she can use magic from a safe distance. She can also use her faerie fire spell to make foes easier for her allies to hit. League of Malevolence The

Zarak

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

of his hapless prey. If defeat seems likely, he quaffs his potion of invisibility and flees. League of Malevolence The League of Malevolence is an odious assemblage of villains united in one purpose

: the accumulation of power. Its founding member, the sorcerer Kelek, expects his confederates to work together for their mutual benefit, but he also encourages them to pursue their own evil schemes.Assassin’s Whim. Zarak takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Thessalar

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

master alchemist and creator of monsters, whose own blood was said to possess dire magical properties. He is vainglorious, egotistical, and utterly ruthless in furthering his research. His career began

of life, resulting in such creatures as the thessalhydra and the owlbear. In recent years, he has also researched the prolonging of life—namely his own. Thessalar hopes that by becoming a lich

Vegepygmy Moldmaker

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

of lichen to denote their status. Vegepygmies Also called mold folk, vegepygmies are fungal creatures that spring forth from the body of a Humanoid or Giant killed by russet mold, a poisonous

hospitable to their fungal bodies. To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, Piercing

Choker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, and the choker can’t use this tentacle on another target. The choker has two tentacles. If this attack is a critical hit, the target also can’t breathe or speak until the grapple ends.The

choker is found, others are likely to be nearby. They communicate through eerie, keening howls that travel long distances through caves and tunnels but are difficult to identify or locate in a typical echo-filled cavern.

Waythe

Magic Items Tales from the Yawning Portal

creature of the giant type with it, the giant takes an extra 2d6 slashing damage, and it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or fall prone. The sword also functions as a wand of enemy

only 1 minute for a good-aligned character to gain attunement with the sword.) Waythe is courageous to the point of foolhardiness, however, and vocally urges bold action. It is likely to come into conflict with an evil or a timid wielder.

Demilich Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

turns, ending the curse on a success.A Demilich’s Lair A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests

the demilich’s skull and the dust from its other bones. In its crypt, a demilich has access to lair actions and additional uses for its legendary actions. Its whole lair also has unique traits

Living Portent

Monsters The Book of Many Things

much damage on a successful one.Living portents are embodiments of prophecy sent by deities or other cosmic forces. These Celestials descend to Material Plane worlds in the form of falling stars. When

;s choice). Their spells might also be different. Some known Elder Evils include the following: Acamar. A dead star that consumes other stars or sidereal bodies it encounters. Caiphon, the Dream

Rot Troll

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

trolls, and venom troll;venom trolls that follow are especially likely to arise when trolls regenerate in the presence of magical emanations, planar energy, disease, or death on a vast scale, or if

their bodies were damaged by elemental forces. These unusual forms can also be produced and shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the case for dire

Dire Troll

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

resulting dire trolls crave more and more troll flesh to fuel their continued growth. Dire trolls also increase their size by grafting flesh onto themselves. When a slab of quivering troll flesh is bound

display bizarre features. Radically transformed trolls like the rot troll;rot trolls, spirit troll;spirit trolls, and venom troll;venom trolls that follow are especially likely to arise when trolls

Asteria

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Winged Boots, which grant her a flying speed (included in her statistics). She also carries one half of a pair of Sending Stones; the other half of the pair is held by Euryale.Multiattack. Asteria

discovery. She’s as likely to be found climbing trees or poring over arcane texts as she is brandishing her sword in battle. Anyone who engages Asteria in conversation about her interests finds

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