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Spells
Player’s Handbook
that don’t pertain to survival or companionship, but at minimum, a Beast can give you information about nearby locations and monsters, including whatever it has perceived within the past day.
For the duration, you can comprehend and verbally communicate with Beasts, and you can use any of the Influence action’s skill options with them.
Most Beasts have little to say about topics
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You magically emanate a sense of friendship toward one creature you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target
succeeds automatically if it isn’t a Humanoid, if you’re fighting it, or if you have cast this spell on it within the past 24 hours.
The spell ends early if the target takes damage or if
Spells
Player’s Handbook
events in the spell’s area within the past day, gaining information about creatures that have passed, weather, and other circumstances.
You can also turn Difficult Terrain caused by plant
You imbue plants in an immobile 30-foot Emanation with limited sentience and animation, giving them the ability to communicate with you and follow your simple commands. You can question plants about
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Undead when it died. The spell also fails if the corpse was the target of this spell within the past 10 days.
Until the spell ends, you can ask the corpse up to five questions. The corpse knows only what
or it recognizes you as an enemy. This spell doesn’t return the creature’s soul to its body, only its animating spirit. Thus, the corpse can’t learn new information, doesn’t comprehend anything that has happened since it died, and can’t speculate about future events.
Classes
Player’s Handbook
Sing the Deeds of Ancient Heroes
Bards of the College of Valor are daring storytellers whose tales preserve the memory of the great heroes of the past. These Bards sing the deeds of the mighty in
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
wielder doesn’t share this goal.
Destroying Whelm. Whelm can be dissolved in the acidic bile of a recently slain ancient black dragon. It can also be melted down in the forges of the Mightyhammer dwarf clan, but only by the rightful leader of that clan.
if the target is a Construct, an Elemental, or a Giant. Immediately after hitting or missing, the weapon flies back to your hand.
Shock Wave. You can take a Magic action to strike the ground with
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Spell Slot. You can alter the target’s memories of an event that took place up to 7 days ago (level 6 spell slot), 30 days ago (level 7 spell slot), 365 days ago (level 8 spell slot), or any time in the creature’s past (level 9 spell slot).
You attempt to reshape another creature’s memories. One creature that you can see within range makes a Wisdom saving throw. If you are fighting the creature, it has Advantage on the save. On a
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
some fell goal.
The wand is topped with a skull that once belonged to a human hero slain by Orcus. The wand can magically change in size to better conform to the grip of its user. All Holy Water
. On a failed save, the creature dies and, if it is a Humanoid, turns into a Zombie.
Magic Weapon. You can wield the wand as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made
Classes
Player’s Handbook
the influence of these beings can be felt. In no time, each Warlock is drawn into a binding pact with a powerful patron. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of beings such as angels, archfey, demons
them.
Once a pact is made, a Warlock’s thirst for knowledge and power can’t be slaked with mere study. Most Warlocks spend their days pursuing greater power and deeper knowledge, which
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Of all the magic items created by elves, one of the most prized and jealously guarded is a Moonblade. In ancient times, nearly all elven noble houses claimed one such weapon. Over the centuries, some
its creator.
The weapon communicates by transmitting emotions, sending a tingling sensation through the wielder’s hand when it wants to communicate something it has sensed. It can communicate
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Counsel of the Past (2/Day). The spirit statue touches one creature. Once within the next 10 minutes, that creature can roll a d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType
":"roll","rollAction":"Counsel of the Past"} and add the number rolled to one ability check of its choice, immediately after rolling the d20.To enhance their studies of the past, Lorehold students often
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
time dragon;Ancient time dragons can create temporal gates connected to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate
. While the creature is in this state, attack rolls against it have advantage. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. A weakened creature can repeat the saving throw at the
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
of time’s paths and possibilities.
Ancient time dragon;Ancient time dragons can create temporal gates connected to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied
stream. While the creature is in this state, attack rolls against it have advantage. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. A weakened creature can repeat the saving throw at the
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Innate Spellcasting. Jijibisha’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). Jijibisha can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: alter
against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. Jijibisha’s weapon attacks are magical.Multiattack. Jijibisha can use her Hypnotic Gaze and makes three melee attacks.
Longsword. Melee
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
the flow of time, their horns grow with branching, rainbow-hued veins suggestive of time’s paths and possibilities.
Ancient time dragon;Ancient time dragons can create temporal gates connected
dragon;ancient or adult time dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can take one of the following
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
can see within 30 feet of itself. The portal links to a precise location on any plane of existence at a point in time up to 8,000 years from the present, whether past or future. The portal lasts for 24
to an unoccupied space it can see.These sleek dragons harness the power of time to manipulate the past, present, and future. Time dragon wyrmling;Time dragon wyrmlings are born with shining scales and
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
minute. The affected creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Descended from ancient cloud giants, mist hulks are Elementals that
Air Form. The mist hulk can enter another creature’s space and stop there. It can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing.
Death Burst. When the mist hulk dies, it bursts in
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
search of long-lost Ostorian treasures and battlegrounds. Like archaeologists, they seek to uncover secrets of the past and retrieve relics of their ancient history to impress the gods. Sansuri, a powerful
used powerful magic and guile to capture a bronze dragon named Felgolos. She is torturing the wyrm for information. The dragon’s terrible roars can be heard emanating from Sansuri’s cloud castle for miles in every direction.
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Magic Resistance. The ancient deep crow has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the ancient deep crow can take the
. On a failure, a creature takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shadow Caw","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.The ancient deep crow can take 3 legendary
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
"} thunder damage.
Reduce to Memory (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Reduce to Memory"}. Thundering golden energy erupts around a creature the apprentice can
the Past (2/Day). When another creature within 60 feet of the apprentice misses a target with an attack roll, the apprentice magically enables the attacker to reroll the attack roll. It must use the
Magic Items
Tales from the Yawning Portal
DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana or History) check, the character recalls lore that says the duergar made several such whistles for various groups in an age past.
If you blow the whistle in darkness or
under the night sky, it allows you to cast the animate dead spell. The target can be affected through up to 10 feet of soft earth or similar material, and if it is, it takes 1 minute to claw its way to
Magic Items
Tales from the Yawning Portal
The holder of this platinum hand mirror can learn something about the history of a specific object or creature by taking an action to gaze into the mirror and think of the target. Instead of the
holder’s reflection, the mirror presents scenes from the target’s past. Information conveyed is accurate, but it is random and cryptic, and presented in no particular order. Once it is
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
"}. Thundering golden energy erupts around a creature the pledgemage can see within 90 feet of it. The creature must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10);{"diceNotation":"8d10", "rollType
each: comprehend languages, locate object
1/day each: mage armor, speak with dead, stone shapeLearn from the Past (2/Day). When another creature within 60 feet of the pledgemage misses a target with an
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
name. They are people of the wild, as revealed by their tribal names—the Elk, the Tiger, the Wolf, the Bear. They are the tribes of Icewind Dale, proud and strong, bound to ancient traditions that have
Reghed tribes, but the others have all disbanded over the past century, with many of their former members settling in Ten-Towns and abandoning their traditional ways.
The Reghed tribes rely on a nomadic
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
people of the wild, as revealed by their tribal names—the Elk, the Tiger, the Wolf, the Bear. They are the tribes of Icewind Dale, proud and strong, bound to ancient traditions that have kept them alive
the others have all disbanded over the past century, with many of their former members settling in Ten-Towns and abandoning their traditional ways.
The Reghed tribes rely on a nomadic lifestyle to
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
":"4d10+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rock","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Zalto, a fire giant duke, believes that he can become the ruler of all giants by slaughtering their
ancient enemies: dragons. Duke Zalto has set his minions to the task of finding and unearthing fragments of a dragon-slaying colossus called the Vonindod (“titan of death”). Pieces of it were lost in
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Blurred Form. Attack rolls against the eidolon are made with disadvantage unless the eidolon is incapacitated.
Incorporeal Movement. The eidolon can move through other creatures and objects as if
identity in order to escape the Underworld as a Returned, its identity manifests as a spirit-like eidolon. While eidolons possess many of the skills and details related to their past lives, they're
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
your past, but you can’t hide from it.”
Bond: “I’ve made a new life in Triboar. I’m not gonna run away this time.”
Flaw: “I have no regrets. I do whatever it takes to survive.”
Xanathar Thieves’ Guild in Waterdeep. After serving ten years in prison for his crimes, he cut all ties to the city and moved north to be a campground caretaker.
Ideal: “You can run from
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
portion of an amethyst dragon’s hoard before burrowing back into the deep Underdark. The dragon has a magic crystal that can trace the worm’s movement.
3
An ancient amethyst dragon is
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
use the stat blocks in this section for older or younger dragon turtles. In addition, chapter 5 includes lair actions and regional effects that can be used for adult or ancient dragon turtles. An
ancient dragon turtle is a mythic creature akin to a greatwyrm, combining the power of multiple echoes from across the worlds of the Material Plane. Such a creature can be as large as an island— and
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
are the eyes of the multiverse. They use their magic to contact ancient stellar entities such as Acamar, Caiphon, and Hadar, hoping to learn their secrets, then record these secrets in journals. They
little concern to a star seer, who resides mainly on the Astral Plane.
Githyanki
Githyanki descend from an ancient people who were also the progenitors of githzerai. These tall, gaunt folk have
Classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
beings, time and morality are fleeting things, the concerns of those for whom grains of sand still rush through life’s hourglass. Having once been mortal themselves, these ancient undead know
firsthand the paths of ambition and the routes past the doors of death. They eagerly share this profane knowledge, along with other secrets, with those who work their will among the living.
Beings of this
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Velomachus fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Velomachus makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +18
components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
1/day each: contact other plane (as an action, contacting a long-dead spirit), divination, move earth, wall of forceVelomachus can take 3
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Magic Resistance. The altisaur has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The altisaur makes one Stomp attack and one Tail attack. The altisaur can’t
titanic sauropod often likened to a walking mountain, with craggy spines, patterns of elemental energy that glow in its hide like streams of lava, and eight massive legs the size of ancient trees. It
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
end of its spiky tail, a ceratops gleams with lines of vibrant green energy in its thickly scaled hide. Its horn alone is larger than most giants, and the ceratops can trample ancient forests under its
companions. The primeval magic used to create the dinosaurs still thrums through their being and manifests in colorful, scar-like lines on their towering bodies. Some of these ancient dinosaurs persist in timeless jungles, hidden enclaves, and other lands untouched by the rest of the world.