much scared with only armor form for long

Athlete

Backgrounds Mythic Odysseys of Theros

unarmed combat) 7 Hoplite race (racing in full armor with a unit) 8 Pentathlon (running, long jump, discus, javelin, wrestling) Feature: Echoes of Victory You have attracted admiration

While many athletes practice various games and events, most excel at a single form of competition. Roll or choose from the options in the Favored Event table to determine the athletic event in which you

Battle Master's Compendium

Equipment

detailed analysis covers military units, weapons, strategy, rank, discipline, and much more. When you study a chapter in the book for 1 hour during a short or long rest, you learn interesting

Noble Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

landowner who cares deeply about the people who live and work on your land, keenly aware of your responsibility to them. Work with your DM to come up with an appropriate title and determine how much

bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What&rsquo

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

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

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

Rune Shaper

Feats Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

proficiency bonus (rounded down), chosen from the Rune Spells table. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can inscribe each rune you know onto one nonmagical weapon, armor, piece of clothing, or other

slot, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it in this way again. You can also cast this spell using any spell slots you have. Rune Magic. You know a number of runes equal to half your

Soldier Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

War has been your life for as long as you care to remember. You trained as a youth, studied the use of weapons and armor, learned basic survival techniques, including how to stay alive on the

mistake in battle that cost many lives—and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret. 4 My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning. 5 I obey the law, even if the law causes misery. 6 I’d rather eat my armor than admit when I’m wrong.

Ember of the Fire Giant

Feats Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

failed save, a creature takes fire damage equal to 1d8 + your proficiency bonus, and it has the blinded condition until the start of your next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much

damage only. You can use your Searing Ignition a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus (but no more than once per turn), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

tabaxi rarely stay in one place for long. Their innate nature pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, no treasures or legends lost. Wandering Outcasts Most tabaxi remain in their distant

not intrinsically interesting. In the tabaxi’s eyes, gathering wealth is like packing rations for a long trip. It’s important to survive in the world, but not worth fussing over. Instead

Strixhaven Mascot

Feats Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

You have learned how to summon a Strixhaven mascot to assist you, granting you these benefits: You can cast the find familiar spell as a ritual. Your familiar can take the form of the mascot

to occupy, the teleportation fails and is wasted. Once you teleport in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher to do it again.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated uncertainty and fear comes forth

in the form of savagery and relentlessness, as orcs ravage and kill to appease the gods in order to avoid their terrible retribution. At the pinnacle of the orc pantheon is Gruumsh One-Eye, who

Anthropologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

; Cultural Chameleon Before becoming an adventurer, you spent much of your adult life away from your homeland, living among people different from your kin. You came to understand these foreign cultures

. 2 Having lived among the people of a primeval tribe or clan, I long to return and see how they are faring. 3 Years ago, tragedy struck the members of an isolated society I befriended, and

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root themselves in one place for too long. A tortle

put to use when building forts to contain their offspring. Although they spend a considerable portion of their lives in isolation, tortles are social creatures that like to form meaningful

Setup

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

that of a “fire witch,” frightening his family with the wild tale. By keeping their relatives ignorant and scared, Wiggan and Bertram feel they can maintain the ruse and more easily lure the characters

the scorched barrow mound and describe the symbol. Fearful talk of an evil fire cult operating in the nearby hills fills every taproom in the vicinity. The gossip includes much pity for the Nettlebees, who are known for prize livestock. A helpful citizen might ask the characters to lend a hand.

Gorthok the Thunder Boar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Gorthok the Thunder Boar Gorthok is a primal nature spirit that takes the form of a boar as big as an elephant, with lightning that dances along its tusks. Gorthok serves the will of Talos, god of

evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 73 (7d12 + 28) Speed 50 ft. STR 20 (+5) DEX 11 (+0) CON 19 (+4) INT 6 (-2) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 14

Delerium Chip

Equipment

throw. On a failed save, they take 14 (4d6) Psychic damage and gain one random form of Drakkenheim Madness> (see Appendix C in Monsters of Drakkenheim). On a successful save, they take half as much

Constitution saving throw or take 36 (8d8) Necrotic damage, or half as much on a success. The three nearest creatures within 60 feet each regain Hit Points equal to the damage taken. 29–30 A

Delerium Crystal

Equipment

Constitution saving throw or take 36 (8d8) Necrotic damage, or half as much on a success. The three nearest creatures within 60 feet each regain Hit Points equal to the damage taken. 29–30 A

suffer 18 (4d8) Necrotic damage and gain one level of Contamination on a failed save. On a successful save, they take half as much damage and do not gain any Contamination levels. 59–60

Dust Hulk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

transformed them into Elementals. They are little more than clouds of gravel and dust, barely maintaining a cohesive form. When a dust hulk dies, it disperses into a cloud of dust. Dust hulks retain

like living sandstorms, they create mesmerizing dances with their ever-shifting forms. It’s tempting to view the various hulks as symbols of the long, slow decline of the giants as a people. But that’s

Kender Skirmisher

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Taunts table to determine how a kender skirmisher infuriates an opponent in battle. Kender Taunts d4 Taunt 1 “Should I pretend to be scared? You seem like you really need this.” 2 “I

their foe with both hands and loudly repeats the word “bonk.” Hoopak Kender Skirmisher Small Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 14 (leather armor) Hit Points 14 (4d6) Speed 30 ft

Incubus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

see a succubus or incubus in its true form, however, for the fiend typically begins its corruption in veiled, insidious ways. Incubus Medium fiend (shapechanger), neutral evil Armor Class 15

(natural armor) Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12) Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. STR 8(−1) DEX 17(+3) CON 13(+1) INT 15(+2) WIS 12(+1) CHA 20(+5) Skills Deception +9

Mimic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

mimics—that spits acid. Spitting Mimic Large monstrosity (shapechanger), neutral Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 85 (10d10 + 30) Speed 20 ft. STR 21 (+5) DEX 12 (+1

Languages — Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Shapechanger. The mimic can use its action to polymorph into an object or back into its true, amorphous form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any

Deep Scion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

into a shapechanger that can take a form that is fully at home beneath the waves. Deep Scion Medium humanoid (shapechanger), neutral evil Armor Class 11 Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 30 ft

. (20 ft. and swim 40 ft. in hybrid form) STR 18 (+4) DEX 13 (+1) CON 16 (+3) INT 10 (+0) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 14 (+2) Saving Throws Wis +3, Cha +4

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

needles all over the floor — petty, vengeful acts that humiliate, injure, or anger the gnomes, but not so much that the gnomes want to hunt down and kill the kobolds. Because of the kobolds&rsquo

who’ve known each other for over a decade might consider each other friends or enemies, but the strength of this sentiment is much fainter than any comparable human emotion. Since most of their

Arms, Armor, and Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Arms, Armor, and Combat Individuals accustomed to the rough-and-tumble life in much of the North are often surprised by the fact that Waterdavians go about unarmed and unarmored. Yet Waterdeep

doesn’t have any law that forbids carrying weapons or armor. Instead, it has a culture of civility that makes such behavior unnecessary. Dueling has long been illegal in Waterdeep, as has any sort of act

11. Scriptorium

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

, whale bone, pieces of giants’ armor, and even the frozen limbs of yetis. A number of scrolls, books, parchments, and folios are carefully arranged on the shelves, all bearing the markings of magical

check, the spell cannot be cast, though the spell slot is not expended. The character can make another saving throw to end the effect each time he or she finishes a long rest. Treasure Arcane

Maurezhi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A Plague of Ghouls. Maurezhi are contagion incarnate. Their bite attacks can drain a victim’s sense of self. If this affliction is

Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 88 (16d8 + 16) Speed 30 ft. STR 14(+2) DEX 17(+3) CON 12(+1) INT 11(+0) WIS 12(+1) CHA 15(+2) Skills

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

on me. 8 I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world. d6 Ideal 1 Tradition. The ancient

his or her teachings. (Any) d6 Bond 1 I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago. 2 I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple

Leucrotta

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

leader and might agree to carry the leader into battle and offer advice during the fight. Followers of Yeenoghu also see leucrottas as a form of entertainment. They enjoy watching a leucrotta work

almost as much as they like doing their own killing, since leucrottas are meticulous in their cruelty and able to draw out kills for better and longer sport. And when there are no victims to be had, a

Wind Wall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

rises from the ground at a point you choose within range. You can make the wall up to 50 feet long, 15 feet high, and 1 foot thick. You can shape the wall in any way you choose so long as it makes one

failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The strong wind keeps fog, smoke, and other gases at bay. Small or smaller flying creatures or objects can’t pass through the wall. Loose

Delerium Fragment

Equipment

Constitution saving throw or take 36 (8d8) Necrotic damage, or half as much on a success. The three nearest creatures within 60 feet each regain Hit Points equal to the damage taken. 29–30 A

suffer 18 (4d8) Necrotic damage and gain one level of Contamination on a failed save. On a successful save, they take half as much damage and do not gain any Contamination levels. 59–60 The

Delerium Shard

Equipment

throw. On a failed save, they take 14 (4d6) Psychic damage and gain one random form of Drakkenheim Madness> (see Appendix C in Monsters of Drakkenheim). On a successful save, they take half as much

Constitution saving throw or take 36 (8d8) Necrotic damage, or half as much on a success. The three nearest creatures within 60 feet each regain Hit Points equal to the damage taken. 29–30 A

Gingwatzim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Gingwatzim A gingwatzim is a peculiar form of life created by a spell or a ritual. The magic that brings it into being draws on spirit energy from the Ethereal Plane to give the gingwatzim its true

form—that of a luminous (but not too bright) sphere of ectoplasm roughly 3 feet in diameter. A newly formed gingwatzim appears as near to its creator as possible and follows its creator’s commands

Cosmic Horror

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

appearance, but they have certain qualities in common. Each one is roughly 100 feet long or tall, and its physical form is a seemingly impossible conglomeration of eyes, mouths, wings, tentacles, and less

recognizable organs and appendages. Cosmic Horror Gargantuan Aberration, Typically Neutral Evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 280 (16d20 + 112) Speed 50 ft., fly 100 ft. STR 27

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

the duration of Armor of Agathys by gaining more Temporary Hit Points? The spell requires you to have Temporary Hit Points, and they don’t need to be from the spell. How does Barkskin work with

Shields, cover, and other modifiers to AC? The target of Barkskin has an Armor Class of 17 if its AC is lower than that. This means the target effectively ignore any modifiers to its AC—including any armor

Anchorite of Talos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

of Talos Medium humanoid (half-orc, shapechanger), neutral evil Armor Class 13 (hide armor) Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18) Speed 30 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 13 (+1) CON 14 (+2

, bless, lightning bolt (8d6 damage), revivify 3/day: thunderwave (2d8 damage) Shapechanger. The anchorite can use its action to polymorph into a boar or back into its true form, which is humanoid

Werebear

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Werebear Werebear Medium humanoid (human, shapechanger), neutral good Armor Class 10 in humanoid form, 11 (natural armor) in bear and hybrid form Hit Points 135 (18d8 + 54) Speed 30 ft. (40

ft., climb 30 ft. in bear or hybrid form) STR 19 (+4) DEX 10 (+0) CON 17 (+3) INT 11 (+0) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 12 (+1) Skills Perception +7 Damage

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