path arcane and his cruel

Wizard

Classes Player’s Handbook

;Arcane Focus (Quarterstaff), Robe, Spellbook, Scholar's Pack, and 5 GP; or (B) 55 GP Wizards are defined by their exhaustive study of magic’s inner workings. They cast spells of

Wizards believe that their counterparts in ancient civilizations knew secrets of magic that have been lost to the ages, and discovering those secrets could unlock the path to a power greater than any

Transmuter Wizard

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

transmuter makes three Arcane Burst attacks. Arcane Burst. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range

120 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"3d10+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. Spellcasting. The transmuter casts one of the

Quickling

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

than a blurry streak of color. Only when it stops running do its small, slender form and cold, cruel eyes become apparent. Quicklings owe their existence—and their plight—to the Queen of

rain drifts earthward like lazy snowflakes, and lightning crawls in a meandering path from cloud to cloud. The slow and boring world seems to be populated by torpid creatures whose deep, sonorous speech

Avarice

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

reappearing in the space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied. A creature that dies in the prison is trapped there indefinitely.Avarice is a cruel and vindictive tiefling

trained in the arcane tradition of evocation. She likes using her magic to destroy things, and her hunger for magic items knows no bounds. Her supreme confidence means that she never backs down from a

Baphomet

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Labyrinthine Recall. Baphomet can perfectly recall any path he has traveled, and he is immune to the maze spell. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Baphomet fails a saving throw, he can choose to

minotaur with six iron horns. A fiendish light burns in his red eyes. Although he is filled with bestial blood lust, there lies within him a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all

Tasha the Witch

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, she unleashes arcane energy in a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on herself. All other creatures in that area must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 19 (3d12);{"diceNotation":"3d12

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Arcane Rebuff", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Tasha then teleports, along with any equipment

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Undead.Multiattack. The alhoon makes two Chilling Grasp or Arcane Bolt attacks. Chilling Grasp. Melee Spell Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Chilling Grasp"} to hit

, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Chilling Grasp", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the alhoon regains 14 hit points. Arcane

Witchkite

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

forbidden and dangerous magical secrets. The arcane nature of a witchkite’s hoard seeps into the dragon’s core, granting it spellcasting abilities and twisting its fiery breath into malevolent

motes of magical flame. “I heard there’s an especially fearsome witch around here. Or was it a particularly cruel dragon? The tales were very confu—” —Last words of

Rod of Seven Parts

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

again until the next dawn. Rod Pieces Piece Spell Rod of Seven Parts (First Piece);First Commune Rod of Seven Parts (Second Piece);Second Arcane Gate Rod of Seven Parts

(Third Piece);Third Reverse Gravity (spell save DC 18) Rod of Seven Parts (Fourth Piece);Fourth Regenerate Rod of Seven Parts (Fifth Piece);Fifth Find the Path Rod of Seven Parts (Sixth

Investigator

Backgrounds Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, evidence from a past case (choose one or roll for a trinket from the Horror Trinkets table after this background), a set of Clothes, Common;common clothes, and 10 gp Path to Mystery Your first case

did it set you on the path to investigating other mysteries? Roll on or choose details from the First Case table to develop the mystery that started your career as an investigator. First Case

Baphomet Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

each: dispel magic, dominate beast, hunter's mark, maze, wall of stone 1/day each: teleport Labyrinthine Recall. Baphomet can perfectly recall any path he has traveled, and he is immune to the maze

. Although filled with bestial bloodlust, there lies within a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all of civilization. Baphomet wields a great glaive called Heartcleaver. He sometimes

Boneclaw

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

monsters share a few of liches’ attributes, but while liches are immortal masters of the arcane, boneclaws are thralls to evil, hatred, and pain. The most important part of the transformation

sincerely turns away from the path of evil, the boneclaw is destroyed. Otherwise, a boneclaw can’t be destroyed while its master lives. No matter what happens to the boneclaw’s body, it

Kasimir Velikov

Monsters Curse of Strahd

led her down a path of evil and deceit. For that reason, Kasimir wants to see the vampire destroyed so that his sister can be rescued from her eternal damnation. Secrets of the Amber Temple. Patrina

prepared plus the following spells: arcane lock, comprehend languages, hold person, identify, locate object, nondetection, polymorph, protection from evil and good, and wall of stone.Cold

Luba's Tarokka of Souls

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

figure of Vistani legend, Luba’s Tarokka of Souls shaped the destiny of countless heroes. The prophecies of this deck of cards also revealed great evils and guided its creator into the path of

find in the Plane of Shadow. She led her people in welcoming strangers, feeding the hungry, and defying the cruel. She and Madam Eva were once friends, until Madam Eva began bargaining with the

Eldritch Lich

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

DC 17): At will: detect magic, mage hand, prestidigitation 2/day each: dispel magic, hunger of Hadar, lightning bolt 1/day each: arcane eye, dimension door, plane shift (self only)Far Realm Step

One whispers promises of reality-defying knowledge and world-bending power. When a wizard or a warlock hears that whisper and listens too intently, they might set foot on the twisting path toward

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

with opportunities for arcane study, although its masters are dispersed across individual wizards’ abodes and lack concentrated communities. You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse

1 Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral) 2 Beauty. What is beautiful points us beyond itself toward what is true. (Good) 3 Logic. Emotions must

Graz'zt Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

glance of his burning eyes, promising a mixture of pleasure and pain. A subtle wrongness pervades his beauty, from the cruel cast of his features to the six fingers on each hand and six toes on each

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

Inheritor

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

, and might have set you on the path to adventure, but it could also come with many dangers, including those who covet your gift and want to take it from you — by force, if need be. Skill

trinket 4 An article of clothing 5 A piece of jewelry 6 An arcane book or formulary 7 A written story, song, poem, or secret 8 A tattoo or other body marking

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

features made monstrous by cruel magic and ages of hatred. Webs fill her lair deep in the Nessian Wood, sticky strands made not of silk but of her own endless hair. In her darkened realm, Arasta broods on

beyond the branches of the tree and carpet the forest floor of her realm. Path to the Underworld. Tales are told of forlorn souls who, because of grief or madness over the loss of a loved one, have

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Dessarin Valley, were ever a secretive and guarded people, only spotted during their flights over the High Forest. A cruel and rapacious green dragon nearly wiped out the population and scattered the

, a mission of vengeance, or a catastrophe typically lies at the heart of the aarakocra adventurer’s chosen path. Two other circumstances might call an aarakocra to adventure. First, aarakocra

Klauth

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

, cloudkill, disintegrate, etherealness, find the path (cast as 1 action), greater invisibility, haste, locate object, mass suggestion, mirage arcane (cast as 1 action), prismatic sprayKlauth can take 3

Artificer

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

and inventions. You can find everything you need to play one of these inventors in the next few sections. Artificers use a variety of tools to channel their arcane power. To cast a spell, an artificer

members of this class. The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the world of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer, and in Mystara, various nations employ artificers

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake. Warp Perception (1/Day). The dragon can cast mirage arcane, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.Multiattack. The dragon

defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones shifting beneath travelers’ feet to send them tumbling down slopes or into rivers. Thriving Wildlife. Giant lizard;Giant lizards

Gith Legacy

Species Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

The story of the gith is rooted in a cruel twist of cosmic fate. Inspired by the great leader for whom the race is named, the gith rose up to overthrow the mind flayers that held them in

what the illithids did to them. The githzerai believed that the path to an enlightened civilization lay in seclusion, not conflict. Their dedication to the principles of order is so strong that they

Rat-Thing

monsters

“blessed” by a Mythos entity with this strange form. Chittering Advisors. Rat-things provide insight into arcane lore and lost history for the desperate and the mad, but each bit of knowledge

guide promising acolytes down the path to damnation, ensuring the unknowable aims of the Mythos come to pass. Horrid Familiars. Owing to their otherwordly nature, rat-things cause the tides of magic to

Path of the Spell Scorned

classes

The Path of the Spell Scorned awakens a mote of antimagic within the soul of its adherents. These elite warriors steel themselves against magical effects. Some are specially trained bodyguards

, tasked with protecting the elite mages of arcane academies or the high priests of religious orders. Others are demon hunters, their resistance allowing them to overcome the foul magic that strikes down lesser warriors.

Path of the Spell Scorned

classes

The Path of the Spell Scorned awakens a mote of antimagic within the soul of its adherents. These elite warriors steel themselves against magical effects. Some are specially trained bodyguards

, tasked with protecting the elite mages of arcane academies or the high priests of religious orders. Others are demon hunters, their resistance allowing them to overcome the foul magic that strikes down lesser warriors.

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

meteors down from the sky, or open portals to other worlds. Scholars of the Arcane Wild and enigmatic, varied in form and function, the power of magic draws students who seek to master its mysteries

in ancient civilizations knew secrets of magic that have been lost to the ages, and discovering those secrets could unlock the path to a power greater than any magic available in the present age

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

curse on a success.The transformation into a demilich isn’t a bitter end for all liches that experience it. Made as a conscious choice, the path of the demilich becomes the next step in a dark

souls of the insolent intruders to his tomb, magically transferring them to his phylactery. Liches who follow Acererak’s path believe that by becoming free of their bodies, they can continue

Dagon

monsters

Dagon is a deep one who has grown to enormous size. Perhaps millions of years old, this cruel tyrant of the undersea realm strives to free Cthulhu from his deep slumber in the sunken city of R

particularly bothersome foe arises or to preserve a critical aspect of his cult. Dagon’s magic manifests as a halo of arcane, stormy sea waters that swirl around him. This destructive energy

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

and animal life, and the need for people to live in harmony with nature, not in opposition to it. Druids accept that which is cruel in nature, and they hate that which is unnatural, including

Ashbound, for example, believe that arcane magic is an abomination against nature, the Children of Winter venerate the forces of death, and the Gatekeepers preserve ancient traditions meant to protect

Auril's Everlasting Rime

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

state, she can be defeated or forced to reckon with her cruel indifference toward life. Anyone who hopes to reach the Netherese city buried in the ice must first visit Auril’s island and obtain The

Codicil of White, a book compiled by the Frostmaiden’s most ardent followers. The tome contains a magical incantation written as a poem. This poem has the power to crack the Reghed Glacier, opening a path from the surface to the buried Netherese city of Ythryn.

Lords of Dust Campaign Themes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, and his minions are always eager to cause strife. The servants of Sul Khatesh entice cruel and selfish people to become warlocks, drawing mystical powers from their mistress. These activities won’t

release an overlord, but they help to sustain it. To release an overlord, the Lords of Dust must ensure that the Prophecy unfolds along a specific path. Often, following this path requires specific

Auril's Everlasting Rime

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

state, she can be defeated or forced to reckon with her cruel indifference toward life. Anyone who hopes to reach the Netherese city buried in the ice must first visit Auril’s island and obtain The

Codicil of White, a book compiled by the Frostmaiden’s most ardent followers. The tome contains a magical incantation written as a poem. This poem has the power to crack the Reghed Glacier, opening a path from the surface to the buried Netherese city of Ythryn.

Cult of Levistus

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

escape a seemingly inevitable fate. Drow are sometimes worshipers of Levistus, as their cruel society often pushes them into situations they feel they can’t escape. Levistus usually grants those who

the form of the Path of Levistus trait. Path of Levistus. This creature magically teleports to a location of Levistus’s choice within 1 mile of its location. Using this ability also restores all of the

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