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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
their creators to refer to them as miniature giant space hamsters. The magic also made the space hamsters smarter and telepathic.
These benign rodents are native to Wildspace, though countless numbers of
them have found their way to worlds throughout the Material Plane, where they are known simply as hamsters. They keep their telepathic ability hidden from most other creatures they come near
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
rats come together to form a swarm, they merge their minds into a single intelligence with the accumulated memories of all the swarm’s constituents. The rats become smarter as a result, and retain
their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon the swarm
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
constituents. The rats become smarter as a result, and retain their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium
points or fewer, plus 22 (5d8);{"diceNotation":"5d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bites", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Spellcasting (Psionics). As long as it has more than half
Giant Shark
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","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.A giant shark is 30 feet long and normally found in deep oceans. Utterly fearless, it preys on anything that crosses its path, including whales and ships.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
":"damage","rollAction":"Oversized Longbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Dreadful Aspect (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Ziraj exudes magical menace. Each enemy within 30 feet of
sets out to kill someone, it's because one of his friends (Davil Starsong;Davil, Istrid Horn;Istrid, Skeemo Weirdbottle;Skeemo, or Tashlyn Yafeera;Tashlyn) asked him to. The characters might become
Dust of Sneezing and Choking
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Found in a small container, this powder resembles very fine sand. It appears to be dust of disappearance, and an identify spell reveals it to be such. There is enough of it for one use.
When you use
, while sneezing uncontrollably. A creature affected in this way is incapacitated and suffocating. As long as it is conscious, a creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on it on a success. The lesser restoration spell can also end the effect on a creature.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are fiendish trackers and guardians employed by evil powers. They prefer to enter into contracts to guard valuable treasures and important locations. They always do exactly as asked—never any more
distortion field that prevents creatures close to them from teleporting.
Canoloths confront intruders with swift and terrible force, projecting long, spiny tongues to grab their foes and drag them close
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Obliteros is a giant shark, 30 feet long and normally found in deep oceans. Utterly fearless, it preys on anything that crosses its path, including whales and ships.
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Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
shark is 30 feet long and normally found in deep oceans. Utterly fearless, it preys on anything that crosses its path, including whales and ships.
The giant shark skeleton doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep. The shark has had skeletal feet attached by some demented necromancer.PoisonBludgeoning
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
nothing as a child, Urmius found himself surrounded by family members, caretakers, and teachers who were uniformly cold, callous, and mean-spirited. He grew tired of being seen as nothing more than the
dinner and didn’t think much of the clock tower keeper at first. But Urmius found himself taken aback by Naeryx’s ability to find even a small amount of joy in his work. He was eager to
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hive abandon their lair and search for a new one. When a suitable location is found, the largest kruthik in the hive undergoes a metamorphosis, forming a cocoon around itself and emerging several weeks
later as a hive lord—a bigger and smarter kruthik with the ability to spray digestive acid from its maw. The hive lord claims the largest chamber of the lair and keeps several adult kruthik
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
asked Pidlwick to remain at Castle Ravenloft.
One Pidlwick Too Many. Von Weerg was no ordinary toymaker, and he put a little of himself into all his creations, which is to say his works had a touch of
their creator's madness. Pidlwick II knew that it had no purpose as long as Pidlwick remained in Castle Ravenloft, so it pushed Pidlwick down a long flight of stairs, killing him. Everyone else
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
wisdom and playfulness among the sea folk of many worlds. Found in oceans and in the Elemental Plane of Water, dolphins are befriended by druids and rangers, and many tales speak of dolphins that appeared
out of nowhere to protect swimmers from sharks and other aquatic predators.
Dolphins
Dolphins are clever, social marine mammals that feed on small fish and squid. An adult specimen is between 5 and 6 feet long.
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Unusual Nature. The commoner doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep, and it gains no benefit from finishing a short or long rest. When it drops to 0 hit points, it becomes a lifeless
notices that if the villagers are asked about anything outside Wisteria Vale or their individual talents, they quickly change subjects to small talk about the weather or gossip, and always in Common
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relates information about a single question that would otherwise be unknown to it.
You suffer 3 (1d6) poison damage per question asked and must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC 12 + 1 per
question asked) or become addicted to the drug.
If you become addicted, you suffer two levels of exhaustion 1d4 days after you last smoked the drug and gain a further level of exhaustion for each week
Minotaur
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
tail in the way.
Strength and Zeal
Minotaurs are zealous and love battle. They are found among the Gruul Clans, but the minotaurs of the Ordruun family line, long associated with the Boros Legion
from about 1 foot long to great, curling weapons easily three times that length. They often ornament their horns with metal rings or sheathe them in metal to protect them from damage.
Manes of shaggy
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
cheekbone down to his jaw. If asked about the scar, he explains that he got it years ago when the man who burned down his home village slashed his face with a dagger. It serves as a constant reminder of his
and eliminate agents of tyranny.
As long as Quill remains in Wisteria Vale, he is immune to all damage and automatically succeeds on all saving throws. This feature is suppressed if Quill wills it (no action required) or while he is within 15 feet of Renekor the beholder.
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’t comprehend anything that has happened since it died, and can’t speculate about future events.
Afterward, you suffer 3 (1d6) poison damage per question asked and must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw (DC 10 + 1 per question asked) or become addicted to the drug. If you become addicted, you suffer one level of exhaustion 1d4 days after you last smoked the drug and gain a further
Human
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These were the stories of a restless people who long ago took to the seas and rivers in longboats, first to pillage and terrorize, then to settle. Yet there was an energy, a love of adventure, that
sang from every page. Long into the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle.
She’d never given much thought to humans, but these stories fascinated her. In these yellowed
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dragonshard focus items, Vadalis has found ways to create magical creatures. Typically, this results in a superior version of a creature—an animal that is stronger, faster, and smarter. But
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
knowledge of Strixhaven’s extensive lore catalog, cogwork archivists serve as keepers of the university’s various libraries. The archivists’ towering metal frames are equipped with long
, articulated limbs and retractable conservator tools, which they use to organize and preserve documents from throughout Strixhaven’s winding history. Many cogwork archivists can be found among
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
after a Short or Long Rest). The firenewt spits fire at a creature within 10 feet of it. The creature must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage
the Elemental Plane of Fire, firenewts can be found on the Material Plane near hot springs and volcanoes. These amphibians need hot water to live, becoming sluggish after spending a week away from a
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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.
Aberrant Quickness (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The choker can take an extra action on its turn.
Boneless. The choker can move through and occupy a space as narrow as 4 inches wide
Acolyte
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your chosen deity or pantheon, and you have a residence there. This could be the temple where you used to serve, if you remain on good terms with it, or a temple where you have found a new home. While
society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me.
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I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
innards of one of these dead gods, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question
to the Great Cavern that forms the hollow heart of the dead god. There, the soul becomes housed in the body of a new, fully grown star lancer that rises magically from the cavern floor. As long as
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
questions asked. Living here isn’t comfortable, but it’s unlikely anyone will find you—and you can stay as long as you want.
Other Hermits
This hermit background assumes a
time apart from the clamor of society, you found quiet, solitude, and perhaps some of the answers you were looking for.
Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
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Starstone is a glittering crystalline rock that came from an ancient comet that broke up over Obojima long ago and scattered fragments across
is very rare and is found lying on the ground or embedded in the earth. It is identified by its signature teardrop shape and magical shimmer.
Tiefling
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jolted her.
“What is it they say?” he asked. “One’s a curiosity, two’s a conspiracy—”
“Three’s a curse,” she finished. “You think I
horns like a ram, others have straight and tall horns like a gazelle’s, and some spiral upward like an antelopes’ horns. They have thick tails, four to five feet long, which lash or coil
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Hit: 1 (1d6 − 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6-2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Javelin","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Kobolds can be found anywhere dragons are known to dwell, and those that
hostile climate. Their sensitive eyes appreciate sunless days and long, dark nights. They use wooden javelins as tools to test the snow ahead of them.
Kobolds native to Icewind Dale frequently wander
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, norkers are tough humanoids whose long, sharp fangs and thick, bony exoskeletons make them well-suited to the ranks of hobgoblin armies. Unfortunately for their would-be masters, norkers are rebellious
, truculent, and prone to indolence unless watched with a keen eye and a hand that is quick to snap a whip.
Denizens of the Deep Earth. In the ancient days, norkers were found deep within the earth
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
":"acid"} acid damage and is pulled up to 30 feet straight toward the ooze. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t pulled.Magic-minded artisans have long
incorporated parts of dragons’ bodies into magic items, crafting dragon hide into armor and forging weapons from claws and teeth. Alchemists have found beneficial uses for dragon blood, but ill-advised
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
whatever Strahd asked of him, and he instilled terror in the castle staff by routinely flogging those who didn't perform their duties to his exacting standards.
When a dusk elf named Patrina Velikovna
, found Tatyana.
Tatyana was Strahd's type—a woman of exquisite beauty and gentle manner. When Strahd returned to Ravenloft, the young woman instantly caught his eye, and Rahadin had the pleasure of
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that is devoted to a dragon god.
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You spent long stretches meditating in the region around an ancient dragon’s lair, absorbing that lair’s ambient magic.
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You found a scroll
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Long ago, the cult of Lolth first subjected elf prisoners to horrible rituals that transformed them into creatures with both elven and spider traits, which their creators dubbed chitines. The intention
was to create servile warriors dedicated first to the cult and then, only by association with it, to Lolth. The goddess found this arrangement unacceptable.
As punishment, the Spider Queen twisted
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
among the fae, magically negotiating themselves advantages in battle.
Like many high fae, these mages draw power from the latent energy found throughout the wilds of Eldraine. However, high fae mages
always be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be spoken (though misdirection and riddles are always welcome). To amuse themselves over the long centuries of their lives, high fae