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Player’s Handbook
to bring light, healing, and heavenly fury.
Aasimar can arise among any population of mortals. They resemble their parents, but they live for up to 160 years and have features that hint at their
Aasimar (pronounced AH-sih-mar) are mortals who carry a spark of the Upper Planes within their souls. Whether descended from an angelic being or infused with celestial power, they can fan that spark
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
attribute their unusual gift to one or more of their benevolent gods, including Yondalla, Brandobaris, and Charmalaine. The same gift might contribute to their robust life spans (about 150 years
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
enmity is overt. The character should experience the devil’s malevolent efforts on multiple occasions. Seeking out the fiend shouldn’t be a simple task, and the adventurer should clash with
ally with its attacks. You and your allies can each summon only one avatar as a consequence of this draw. A creature slain by an avatar can’t be restored to life.
Avatar of Death
Medium Undead
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
wonders and changing the world—but not always for the better. Doomwake giants arise from pernicious fears that infect a whole city or region. If enough mortals dread destruction for long enough, their
terror can manifest as one of these massive Nyxborn beings. Once unleashed, a doomwake giant goes on a rampage, fulfilling the prophecy mortals believed into being. After doing so, these terrors
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Amphibious. The croaker can breathe air and water.
Speak with Frogs and Toads. The croaker can communicate simple concepts to frogs and toads when it speaks in Bullywug.
Standing Leap. The croaker's
ability to weave magic into their songs. These rare specimens are raised in protected enclaves where they are taught to use their magic to both heal and harm. As demonstrated in Danger at Dunwater, they are among the most pompous of bullywugs.
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
appearance of the Humanoid it was in life, while retaining its game statistics. The assumed appearance ends if the haint is reduced to 0 hit points or uses an action to end it.Rising from the
sorrowful dead, haints are spirits that change their shape in tragic imitation of what they once were. A haint can shift from its spectral form to appear as the corporeal Humanoid it was in life, passing as
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
to fulfill simple instructions. Some animated objects might converse fluently or adopt a persona, but most are simple automatons.
Constructed Nature. An animated object doesn't require air, food
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
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of life and joy. Although these demons can strike down most foes, they prefer to let terror and despair overtake their victims first, letting their victims marinate in fear before the fiend devours
them.
Twister of Wills. Being obsessed with wealth and dominating lesser beings, eaters of hope hoard treasure for the sole purpose of tempting and manipulating mortals. They revel in using creatures
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ambassadors among other folk. Dragon speakers have loud and authoritative voices, which they use to gain valuable resources, diplomatic connections, and donations of treasure and magic for their
benevolent dragons sharing great knowledge, protecting their towns, or sparing their lives during some foolhardy adventure. Other followers seek to uncover the mysteries of draconic nature and live a life
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The swap is also undone if the controlled body takes damage from the carrionette’s Silver Needle.Carrionettes arise from innocent intentions. Heartfelt wishes breathe life into a beloved toy and
possesses a silver needle that pins its soul to its body. By posing as simple toys or hiding their desires, a carrionette gets close to an unsuspecting victim. It then uses its needle to swap souls
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
places where they’ll be left in peace, such as lonely tombs or the necropoleis of Asphodel and Odunos. There they go through half-hearted parodies of life, impeded by distraction and ennui
. Despite this, even the most languorous Returned defend themselves if threatened and might be pressed into the service of their more willful brethren.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Vegepygmies are fungus creatures that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit dark, moist areas
speak in a conventional sense. Among themselves, vegepygmies communicate by hissing, gestures, and tapping. Vegepygmies build and craft little; any gear they have is acquired from other creatures or built
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
mortals. These fiends spread an affliction that leaches heat and life from the living, dispersing it upon winds that rattle like a gasp from a frozen body. Sunlight staves off the disease, but those affected rarely survive the dark of night.Cold, Poison
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
. A creature carrying the coin can use its action to expend 1 charge from a soul coin and use it to do one of the following:
Drain Life. You siphon away some of the soul’s essence and gain 1d10
temporary hit points.
Query. You telepathically ask the soul a question and receive a brief telepathic response, which you can understand. The soul knows only what it knew in life, but it must
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
":"2d10+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Elemental Strike (Thunder)", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} damage (the high fae’s choice).
Negotiate Life (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Negotiate Life"}. The high fae enacts a magical bargain, siphoning energy from its opponents to heal its wounds. The high fae targets up to three creatures it can see
Magic Items
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
you and can speak, read, and understand any language it knows (see “Random Properties” below).
Life Support. Whenever you end your turn with 0 hit points, the docent can make a Wisdom
attached to. One of the simple functions of a docent is to serve as a translator. The docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
easily manipulated into serving their more forceful brethren. Having purpose forced upon them, these Returned perform simple, artless tasks with middling efficiency. Their one virtue is their
work well together, sharing the unified goals of overcoming their foes and getting back to the task at hand.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
figure, known only to the most learned infernal scholars. He has no cults of his own, and his servants are few in number. The reason is simple: Hutijin hates mortals. When summoned from the Hells, he
rivals. Other archdevils know how much Hutijin despises mortals and have secretly disseminated the means to call him from the Nine Hells in the hope of distracting the archdevil long enough for them to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
lives during some foolhardy adventure. Other followers seek to uncover the mysteries of draconic nature and live a life worthy of their dragon’s reward, and they dream of a world where dragons can live among them as their rulers.
they give life energy to save those they deem important to their masters’ work.
Dragon Followers
Dragons boast many minions, students, employees, acolytes, and thralls. Dragon followers are
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
"} piercing damage.Prized among Meletis's thaumaturges, anvilwrought raptors are often crafted in the form of a hawk or an owl. Most serve as messengers and spies, flying over the busy streets or high over
the land while carrying or seeking vital information for their masters.The first anvilwroughts were created by the god of the forge, Purphoros. He gave the secret of breathing life into these metal
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of the dead. Such isn’t the case for mortals, though, and they eagerly set upon those who tread too close to the Underworld’s borders.
Feared by the living and the dead, cerberi patrol
both banks of the Tartyx River. These multiheaded hounds of the Underworld breathe gouts of molten rock that sear and imprison those who trespass upon the borders of life and death. Most cerberi have a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Among themselves, vegepygmies communicate by hissing, gestures, and tapping. Vegepygmies build and craft little; any gear they have is acquired from other creatures or built by copying simple
that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit dark, moist areas, so they’re most
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dies while infected, its corpse produces vegepygmies the same way russet mold does.
Vegepygmies
Vegepygmies are fungus creatures that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the
hungry. A vegepygmy can hiss and make other noises by forcing air through its mouth, but it can’t speak in a conventional sense. Among themselves, vegepygmies communicate by hissing, gestures, and
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
roll.Overlords
In the first days of the world, the children of Khyber rose from the darkness to reign over Eberron. The greatest among them were the overlords, who held dominion over a world of fear, war, and
strength as their servants — the fiends known as the Lords of Dust — scheme to unleash their ancient masters. The overlords gain strength when mortals embrace the dark paths laid down for them. And
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Mimicry. The wereraven can mimic simple sounds it has heard, such as a person whispering, a baby crying, or an animal chattering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with a
in plain sight among them.
Charitable Collectors. Wereravens like to collect shiny trinkets and precious baubles. They are fond of sharing their wealth with those in need and, in their humanoid forms
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
foolhardy adventure. Other followers seek to uncover the mysteries of draconic nature and live a life worthy of their dragon’s reward, and they dream of a world where dragons can live among them as their rulers.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
their hunger and violent urges. Eventually, they fight among themselves.
The survivors devour the flesh of their slain comrades but preserve the bones. Then, by invoking rituals to Yeenoghu they bring
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
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
been used as nimble scouts, always on alert for danger.
The first anvilwroughts were created by the god of the forge, Purphoros. He gave the secret of breathing life into these metal creatures to his
few were created to emulate beauty found among the animals of the mortal world. Each exhibits abilities suited to its role, with some behaving like companionable creatures or stoic guardians.
A few
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Returned, called kakomanteis, use their magical prowess to control the energy that suffuses the Underworld.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their second
composition and craftsmanship. However, selling a Returned mask isn’t a simple matter of cashing it in for coin. Most people on Theros know the tales of the Returned and want nothing to do with
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
resemblance to a giant dog-headed cockroach. No two skitterwidgets look exactly alike, but all are surprisingly cute.
Language of Squeals. Skitterwidgets speak their own simple language, which is composed of
or not. If it receives a command from its master that would endanger the life of one or more kiddywidgets in its care, a skitterwidget can make a DC 5 Charisma saving throw, ignoring the command and all other commands from its master for 1 minute on a success.Lightning, Poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dragonshields are champions of their people. Almost all dragonshields begin life as normal kobold;kobolds, then are chosen by a dragon and invested with power for the purpose of protecting the dragon’s
of dragon scales, as well as scars from desperate fights.
Dragonshields know they have a place of honor among those who venerate dragons, but—being kobolds at heart—most of them feel
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that terrorize mortals on the Material Plane by possessing corpses and giving them a semblance of life, after which the demons use them to engage in a range of sordid activities.
In their natural form
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
miserable lives they had. Having been despicable in life, these spirits fester in death. The worst of these hateful dead, through ages of bitterness, gradually transform into fiends, the tormentors of
distant nightmarish planes. A pit fiend might be interpreted by Theros’s mortals as one of the Underworld’s countless demonic denizens, while a balor meeting a Theros demon on some other
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Soul Rend"}. The devourer creates a vortex of life-draining energy in a 20-foot radius centered on itself. Each creature in that area must make a DC 18
successful one.Of all the abominations unleashed by Orcus, devourers are among the most feared. These tall, mummy-like Undead wander the planes, consuming souls and spreading Orcus’s creed of
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
while, the (accidentally) capricious and (totally unintentionally) self-centered nature of an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise might incur some collateral damage among followers, hirelings, and
. But as the point goblin for the group known as the Six (see “Factions and Rivals” in chapter 3), he’s made vengeance against Acq Inc and Omin Dran his life’s work. And then the work of his next life. And the one after that.