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Species
Player’s Handbook
Gnomes are magical folk created by gods of invention, illusions, and life underground. The earliest gnomes were seldom seen by other folk due to the gnomes’ secretive nature and their
Garl Glittergold, Baervan Wildwanderer, and Baravar Cloakshadow, who visited them in disguise. That magic eventually created the lineages of forest gnomes and rock gnomes.
Gnomes are petite folk with
Classes
Player’s Handbook
forces of annihilation and corruption. Whether sworn before a god’s altar, in a sacred glade before nature spirits, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witnesses, a
;s armies, but even fewer people can claim the calling of a Paladin. When they do receive the call, these blessed folk turn from their former occupations and take up arms and magic.
Becoming a
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
, without needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The vampirate doesn’t require air or drink.Energy Drain. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit
","rollAction":"Energy Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Energy Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The mage doesn’t require air or drink.Multiattack. The mage makes two Ray of Cold attacks.
Energy Drain. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +5
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Energy Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Energy Drain
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Hold Breath. The tortle can hold its breath for 1 hour.Multiattack. The tortle makes four Claw attacks or two Nature’s Wrath attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4
damage.
Nature’s Wrath. Ranged Spell Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Nature's Wrath"} to hit, range 90 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) damage of a type
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Bolstering Presence. The biomancer magically emanates life-giving energy within 30 feet of itself. Any ally of the biomancer that starts its turn there regains 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10
): alter self, darkvision, enlarge/reduce, hold person
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, haste, protection from energy
4th level (3 slots): confusion, conjure minor elementals
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Flyby. The dragon doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The
Breath"}. The dragon exhales a flashing mote of radiant energy that travels to a point the dragon can see within 120 feet of itself, then blossoms into a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point. Each
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
speed of 0.When a metallic dragon grows attached to a settlement of smaller folk—often after dwelling there for a time in Humanoid form—the dragon might decide to create a metallic
a guardian created by a metallic dragon, forged from the metal associated with its creator and powered by the energy of the dragon’s breath. An artificial being sculpted in elegant filigree, it is dedicated to defusing tensions that could spiral into violence.Fire
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The captain doesn’t require air or drink.Energy Drain. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
":"Energy Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Energy Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
necrotic energy as it regenerates can develop a symbiotic relationship with that deathly power. The troll’s body withers, and the flesh falls away from the body as quickly as it forms. Eventually a
rot troll becomes unable to regenerate, though the troll still heals normally. The creature courses with necrotic energy; simply standing near a rot troll exposes other creatures to lethal emanations
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Resistance. The marut has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. The marut doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The marut makes two
smaller.
Blazing Edict (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Blazing Edict"}. Arcane energy emanates from the marut’s chest in a 60-foot cube. Every creature in
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Flyby. The dragon doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The
"}. The dragon exhales a flashing mote of radiant energy that travels to a point the dragon can see within 120 feet of itself, then blossoms into a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on that point. Each
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
Nature. The jiangshi doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The jiangshi makes three Slam attacks and uses Consume Energy.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit
","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Consume Energy
Monsters
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.
Unusual Nature. The fume drake doesn’t require food, drink, or sleep.Bite. Melee Weapon
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Fume drakes are mischievous creatures that arise from the lingering magical energy of a dead dragon. They resemble small, legless dragons formed from clouds of greenish smoke. They delight in causing pain and confusion in other creatures.Fire, Poison
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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
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.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
especially from evil dragons. A champion of Bahamut has a distinctive pair of platinum wings and a breath weapon suffused with radiant energy.
Dragonborn Champions
The connection between dragonborn
themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hours in meditation to transcend the limits of their forms and to apprehend the nature of reality. githzerai zerth;Zerths who complete the next tier of their training become known as the enlightened
.
Githzerai
Githzerai are otherworldly folk with psionic powers who share an ancestral link to githyanki. The githzerai followers of the great leader Zaerith Menyar-Ag-Gith are an ascetic people who
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
sense, entangle, speak with animals
3/day each: animal messenger, dominate beast, faerie fire, tree stride
1/day each: commune with nature (as an action), mass cure woundsArchdruids watch over the
natural wonders of their domains. They seldom interact with folk away from their druid groves and shrines, unless there is a great threat to the natural order or to a nearby community. An archdruid
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Mind Blast"}. The ceremorph magically emits psychic energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw or take 22
previous existence.
For reasons unknown, ceremorphosis can go awry when an illithid tadpole is implanted in the brain of a gnome. This deviation might be due to the quasi-magical nature of gnomes, or
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
":"poison"}.
Prismatic Breath (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Prismatic Breath"}. The dracohydra’s heads exhale a single breath of multicolored energy
blood of a hydra resulted in a many-headed draconic monster with wings and multiple snakelike tails. The dracohydra’s breath weapon is a multicolored mass of energy that contains the essence of a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Spider Climb. The gem stalker can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The gem stalker doesn’t require food or
Underdark, hunting Aberrations, and guarding its creator’s lair. A gem stalker is imbued with life, sapience, and purpose by the mystical energy of the gem dragon’s breath, and it is dedicated to
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
a beholder, an oculorb can fire beams of energy from its eyes, but an oculorb’s eyes lack the more sophisticated magical nature of a beholder’s eyestalks. Instead, an oculorb unleashes powerful waves of energy charged with negative emotions, cowing its foes with despair and ire.
Glare. The oculorb’s eyes unleash furious scarlet energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 33 (6d10
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Beledros fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. Beledros doesn’t require air, food, or drink.Multiattack. Beledros makes one
);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Decaying Breath"}. Beledros exhales decaying energy in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 23 Constitution saving throw, taking
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Unusual Nature. The parasite doesn’t require air or sleep.Cling. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Cling"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature
passes nearby.
A parasite that comes in physical contact with a Humanoid uses its hooks to latch onto it. The parasite can then drain life energy from that creature or use it as transportation. The
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
giants who retreated from the world in ages past. Over the course of centuries, the elemental nature of these giants—aided by infusions of energy from the Elemental Planes—grew to dominate
these giants, eventually freeing them from the limitations of flesh.
A lightning hulk is essentially a living bolt of lightning, with the one lasting vestige of its former nature being a vague face
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
by the nature of its wolf form, and it can’t speak, cast spells, or take any other action that requires hands or speech. The target’s gear melds into the new form, and it can’t
perfectly formed spiral horn elicit awe from even the most hardened souls. As powerful and striking as she is in her true form, she’s just as wicked in her alternative state. With necrotic energy
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing songs, and telling
, members of this college rarely reveal their true nature. They typically claim to follow some other college, or they keep their actual calling secret in order to infiltrate and exploit royal courts and
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Magic of the book—that’s what many folk call wizardry. The name is apt, given how much time wizards spend poring over tomes and penning theories about the nature of magic. It’s rare
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
attack, a catoblepas reveals the extent of its horrific nature. The creature’s serpentine neck has trouble lifting its head, but one glare from its bloodshot eyes can rot flesh. At the end of its
tail is a club that can rattle body and soul if it strikes true, leaving a victim unable to act while the catoblepas feasts on its body.
Blighted Territory
A catoblepas’s nature as a creature of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
Spellcasting.
Psychic Beam (Costs 3 Actions). The greatwyrm emits a beam of psychic energy in a 90-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that area must make a DC 26 Intelligence saving throw
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
Spellcasting.
Psychic Beam (Costs 3 Actions). The greatwyrm emits a beam of psychic energy in a 90-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that area must make a DC 26 Intelligence saving throw
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon then gains 10 temporary hit points by absorbing a portion of the radiant energy.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: dancing lights, guidance
1/day each: hypnotic pattern, lesser restorationShimmering with radiant energy and brimming with life
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
impenetrable fog.
Forceful Presence. Although they are incorporeal, phantom warriors can harness the energy around them to deflect incoming attacks and strike with great force. An invisible sheath of
energy surrounds a phantom warrior's ghostly armor, shields, and weapons, which become as hard as steel yet don't impede the warrior's ability to move through walls and other solid objects.
Undead
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
psychic energy can take a nonphysical form upon regenerating. The troll’s psyche survives, but the body is as insubstantial as shadow. The troll might be unaware of the transition—the
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