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Spells
Player’s Handbook
With a touch, you revive a dead creature if it has been dead no longer than 10 days and it wasn’t Undead when it died.
The creature returns to life with 1 Hit Point. This spell also
integral for its survival—its head, for instance—the spell automatically fails.
Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to D20 Test;D20 Tests. Every time the target finishes a Long Rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it becomes 0.
Species
Player’s Handbook
Cherished and guided by gods who value life, home, and hearth, halflings gravitate toward bucolic havens where family and community help shape their lives. That said, many halflings possess a brave
child—helps them pass through crowds unnoticed and slip through tight spaces.
Anyone who has spent time around halflings, particularly halfling adventurers, has likely witnessed the storied &ldquo
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
it longs to be more than mere reference material.
Abyssal Lore. You can reference the Demonomicon whenever you make an Intelligence check to discern information about demons or a Wisdom (Survival
those hours pass, anyone who opens the book’s remaining binding is transported to a nascent layer of the Abyss that lies hidden within the book. At the heart of this deadly, semisentient domain
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
; homes destroyed. She has no tolerance for monsters or bullies.
Ideal: “We live in a violent world, and sometimes violence is necessary for survival.”
Bond: “My home is my life
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the remains back to a semblance of life in the form of a gnoll witherling.
Witherlings travel with their comrades and try to kill anything in their path. They don’t eat and aren’t motivated
service to Yeenoghu or dedicated to the survival of their kin, gnoll war bands seek to soften up foes with surprise attacks and to leave no survivors alive.PoisonRampage. After the witherling reduces a
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
successful one. When the staff is destroyed, the life force of the Forgotten One is released to the afterlife. Where it goes is anyone’s guess.
Casting the staff into a sphere of annihilation
, remove curse, or similar spell ends the curse on the target.
The Forgotten One. The bodiless life force of a dead archmage empowers the staff and is imprisoned within it. The rune carved into the
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
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
her an overflowing font of information. But she also retains her stubborn streak and quickly repudiates anyone who tries to order her around.
Asteria hasn’t aged since Istus drew her future from
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
a successful one.A bodak is the undying remains of someone who revered Orcus. Devoid of life and soul, it exists only to cause death.
A worshiper of Orcus can take ritual vows while carving the demon
lord’s symbol on their chest over the heart. Orcus’s power flays body, mind, and soul, leaving behind a sentient husk that consumes life energy near it. Most bodaks come into being in
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
);{"diceNotation":"1d10+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Life Leech. One Large or smaller creature that the slithering tracker can see
addition, the grappled target takes 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Life Leech", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns. The
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
or value to anyone.
Baba Lysaga built a hut atop the rotting stump of a giant tree that was felled long ago. It was only after she embedded a magic gemstone in the hut that the whole thing was imbued
with a semblance of life. When she wills it to do so, the hut pulls its gigantic roots free of the earth and shambles around like a spidery behemoth, shaking the ground with every step. The hut
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Morningstar attacks or one Double-Barreled Musket attack.A high-ranking giff who takes up the life of an independent mercenary might amass enough power and influence to become a warlord.
A giff warlord
usually commands a small fleet of spelljamming ships and operates out of a heavily defended stronghold. Anyone who shares the warlord’s ideology—whatever it might be—is eligible to
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
place, the effigy didn't have Pidlwick's abilities, and it failed to entertain anyone. Even though Pidlwick himself had spent months training it, the effigy couldn't speak, and its movements were
guests for Pidlwick II to “entertain.” The clockwork effigy emerged from its closet and found new places to hide. It fears Strahd and eagerly follows anyone who gives it the attention it craves
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Podling Link. The plant can see through and communicate telepathically with any of its podling;podlings within 10 miles of it.
Rejuvenation. When the plant dies, it returns to life in the place
sprouting from hidden depths, the malicious vegetation known as bodytaker plants seek to become the dominant form of life wherever they appear. These invasive organisms subvert whole societies by
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
were slain by monster hunters when he was young, and he traveled from town to town for most of his life, fleeing whenever townsfolk discovered his true nature.
Delour and Pyrite accepted Augustus in a
way he’d never experienced before. When the three of them created the Moonstalkers guild, Augustus relished his new life of crime. But over time, his passion has faded. The riches they gathered
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
woods. She wandered for days in shock until she was found and adopted by Kolyan Indirovich in the village of Barovia. Izek covets her in an unwholesome way and won’t allow anyone or anything to
into his home. I owe him my life, but he isn’t family.”
Flaw. “I would do anything, kill anything, to find my sister.”
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
mold and vegepygmies in a peculiar metal dungeon full of strange life. Another story says that explorers found russet mold in a crater left by a falling star, with vegepygmies infesting the forest nearby
(Survival) check is required to identify it.
Effects of the Mold
Any creature that comes within 5 feet of russet mold must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw as the mold emits a puff of spores. On
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
peculiar metal dungeon full of strange life. Another story says that explorers found russet mold in a crater left by a falling star, with vegepygmies infesting the forest nearby.
The mold is found only
in places that are dark, warm, and wet. Russet mold that spreads out across a metal object can be mistaken for rust, and a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) or Wisdom (Survival) check is
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
russet mold came from. One historical account tells of adventurers in a mountain range discovering russet mold and vegepygmies in a peculiar metal dungeon full of strange life. Another story says that
across a metal object can be mistaken for rust, and a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) or Wisdom (Survival) check is required to identify it.
Effects of the Mold
Any creature that comes within
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of carrion, and wallowing in mire. A catoblepas might be found with the one mate it chooses for life and, on occasion, with a calf. A catoblepas attacks anyone that moves too close, especially if
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
search of their severed heads or to quench their thirst for revenge.
Wicked knights or commanders in life, dullahans adhere to twisted codes of chivalry or soldiership. These fallen champions consider
campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeleton;skeletons or wight;wights, or terrifying mounts
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
feet of Baba Lysaga and acts as her ally. It remains until it dies or until Baba Lysaga dismisses it as an action.Two women gave life to Strahd von Zarovich. The first was Queen Ravenovia van Roeyen
her life that matters to her.
Mother Nearest. During her exile, Baba Lysaga made countless sacrifices to Mother Night, pleading with the goddess to afflict Queen Ravenovia with ill health and visit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
: a larger and more potent mind flayer with six tentacles. Illithids innately recognize that an ulitharid’s survival is more important than their own. An elder brain’s reaction to the rise
staff; when the ulitharid is ready to give up its life, it attaches the staff to the back of its head, and the staff cracks open its skull, enabling its brain to be extracted. The brain and the staff
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
-thin figure depicted in grimoires and ancient art, draped and veiled in mycelia and lichen. Indeed, much of her appearance and manner, and that of her servants, is a mockery of mortal life and its many
(Medicine) and Wisdom (Survival) checks have disadvantage.
Fungal Infestation. Molds and fungi grow on surfaces within 6 miles of the lair, even where they would normally find no purchase.
Mutating
Graz'zt
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
desires.”
21–40
“Anyone who doesn’t do exactly what I say doesn’t deserve to live.”
41–60
“Mine is the path of redemption. Anyone who says
otherwise is intentionally misleading you.”
61–80
“I will not rest until I have made someone else mine, and doing so is more important to me than my own life—or the lives
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
creature is Rahadin that anyone who stands within 10 feet of him can hear the howling screams of the countless men and women he has killed in his lifetime. Rahadin can't hear them, nor would he be
haunted by them if he could. The only thing he cares about is Strahd von Zarovich, for whom he would gladly give his life.
Rahadin's Traits
Ideal. “Loyalty is everything.”
Bond. “I am a son of King Barov
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
challenge, even when the odds are clearly stacked against her. Seeing other wizards as a threat, paranoia rules her life.
Avarice has been a member of the Arcane Brotherhood for almost two years. She
with more respect than anyone else does, and the keep is a safer location than most other places in Ten-Towns.
Companions. Avarice has a pair of loyal gargoyle;gargoyles named Gargle and Gurgle who
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Resistance (3/Day). If Alustriel fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Alustriel carries a magic staff known as the Staff of Silverymoon. In the hands of anyone other
gives no hint of her supernaturally extended life span. She typically wears long robes and wields a unicorn-headed staff, her Staff of Silverymoon.
Personality
Alustriel’s primary concerns
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
lasts only so long as the life of the living victim selected. Thus an alhoon who sacrificed a 200-year-old elf looks forward to a much longer existence than one that sacrificed a 35-year-old person
trapping, but this is a dangerous proposition. Anyone who holds the periapt gains advantage on attacks, saving throws, and checks against the alhoons associated with its creation, and those alhoons in turn
Demonomicon of Iggwilv
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
charges).
Abyssal Reference. You can reference the Demonomicon whenever you make an Intelligence check to discern information about demons or a Wisdom (Survival) check related to the Abyss. When you
pages. If this occurs, the pages reappear after 24 hours. Before all those hours pass, anyone who opens the book’s remaining binding is transported to a nascent layer of the Abyss that lies hidden
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed. But anyone who can endure their abrasive
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Ideal
1
Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or lesser creatures. (Any)
2
Change. Consistency is stagnation
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. But anyone who can endure their abrasive demeanor, caustic observations, and morbid interests can form a lasting bond with a powerful ally.
Entropic Hoards
Topaz dragons prize information on
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Ideal
1
Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or lesser creatures. (Any
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed. But anyone who
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Ideal
1
Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or lesser creatures. (Any)
2
Change
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Storm King's Thunder
stone — a task impossible for anyone not as large and strong as an ancient dragon.
Klauth is one of the largest and most fearsome red dragons ever known in Faerûn. Huge but graceful, he
dragon’s power, telling the grim story of its life, the enemies it has slain, and the nations it has conquered.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
irritated when disturbed. But anyone who can endure their abrasive demeanor, caustic observations, and morbid interests can form a lasting bond with a powerful ally.
Entropic Hoards
Topaz dragons prize
Dragon Ideals
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Ideal
1
Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or
Raise Dead
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You return a dead creature you touch to life, provided that it has been dead no longer than 10 days. If the creature's soul is both willing and at liberty to rejoin the body, the creature returns to
life with 1 hit point.
This spell also neutralizes any poisons and cures nonmagical diseases that affected the creature at the time it died. This spell doesn't, however, remove magical diseases