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Spells
Player’s Handbook
You target a creature you know on the same plane of existence. You or a willing creature you touch enters a trance state to act as a dream messenger. While in the trance, the messenger is
. The messenger can also shape the dream’s environment, creating landscapes, objects, and other images. The messenger can emerge from the trance at any time, ending the spell. The target recalls
Monsters
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
"} bludgeoning damage.Spore servants are dead creatures reanimated by the magical spores of a myconid leader. The final act of the myconid leader in Seagrow Caves before lapsing into its current comatose state
was creating a spore servant from a dead giant octopus to protect the caves while the leader could not. Unlike a living octopus, this guardian has only basic control over its tentacles. Rather than coiling around intruders to immobilize them, the spore servant simply bludgeons them.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the stone cursed move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that
, animating the statue and turning it into a useful guardian.
Stone cursed possess a malevolent drive to slay the living, yet they are utterly loyal to whoever performed the ritual to animate them, and
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
False Appearance. If the blight is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. If a creature hasn’t observed the blight move or act, that creature must succeed
dangerous, in Sigil they sometimes mimic the behaviors of the city’s other inhabitants—for better or worse. At least one blight, known as Patch, spreads copies of itself across the city, creating a spy network of copies with mysterious goals.
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
, creating a trumpet sound that can be heard out to a range of 600 feet. The trumpet also creates a 30-foot cone of energy that has one of the following effects, chosen by the hollyphant:
Trumpet of Blasting
, rapidly fluttering wings that not only hold it aloft but also propel it at great speed. Although kind, a hollyphant won't bear witness to an evil act without punishing the malefactor. Its pearlescent
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the alkilith move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern
demonic nature of the alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the slithering tracker isn’t a puddle.
Liquid Form. The slithering tracker can enter an enemy
the same time, a slithering tracker flows into places where a normal creature can’t go and brings its own brand of watery death down on its quarry.
The ritual for creating a slithering tracker
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
if it thinks it can prevail, or trying to tempt you to undertake an evil act in exchange for limited service. The DM has the creature’s statistics.
On each of your turns, you can try to issue a
. Instead, it acts in whatever manner it chooses for 3d6 minutes, and then it disappears.
If you possess an individual devil’s talisman, you can summon that devil if it is of the appropriate
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
unnatural environs—as well as those that dine on smaller, weaker hatchlings—are unmatched in strength and hunger. These ancient specimens, known as froghemoth elders, possess alien abilities
froghemoth’s unearthly presence, creating one or more of the following effects:
Alien Flora. Strange, invasive plants with bright colors and odd patterns sprout up around the lair.
Mutations
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
subsequent to character creation.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of one of the game’s fantastical races. Alternatively, you
can choose one of the following lineages. If you choose a lineage, you might have once been a member of another race, but you aren’t any longer. You now possess only your lineage’s racial traits.
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to the extradimensional realm that created him. From the steps of the staircase, Nafas hears the wishes of creatures across the multiverse but cannot act on them. Moved by their stories but barred by
can also act as a warlock’s otherworldly patron, imparting a fraction of his power in exchange for the warlock’s loyal service.
Nafas's Lair
Nafas lairs in the Censer of Dreams, an aeolian
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
healing and nurturing.
Creating a Crystal Dragon
Use the Crystal Dragon Personality Traits and Crystal Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive crystal dragon characters
ripped open holes to the Elemental Planes of Air and Water, creating flash glaciation that encroaches upon inhabited lands.
Connected Creatures
Crystal dragons are among the most social and
Juiblex
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Small bodies of water, such as ponds or wells, within 1 mile of the lair turn highly acidic, corroding any object that touches them.
Surfaces
must possess as many material goods as I can.”
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“My personality is irrelevant. I am defined by what I consume.”
Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold, Fire, Lightning
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
protection and durability
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Fin Clade, focused on movement
3
Gyre Clade, focused on cyclical patterns and metamagic
4
Guardian Project, focused on creating guard monsters and super
make a nice sideshow act.
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I left the Selesnya — and a lover — behind when I joined the Simic.
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Roll an additional Simic contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations.
Creating an Emerald Dragon
Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your
emerald dragon.
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Two balor;balors act as jailers for an ancient emerald dragon imprisoned by a long-dead enemy.
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An ancient emerald dragon works to summon a solar to get a firsthand account
Lizardfolk
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
have more in common with iguanas or dragons than they do with humans, dwarves, or elves. Lizardfolk possess an alien and inscrutable mindset, their desires and thoughts driven by a different set of
skilled allies.
Alien Minds
The lizardfolk’s reptilian nature comes through not only in their appearance, but also in how they think and act. Lizardfolk experience a more limited emotional life than
monsters
;Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young.” They are closely connected to her and are found only in areas where she is worshiped. The dark young act as proxies for Shub-Niggurath, crawling from
.
Corrupting Influence. The presence of a dark young shifts and warps the natural world. The plants in a 5-mile radius centered on its lair grow thick and verdant, creating natural barriers to dissuade explorers
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she is worshiped. The dark young act as proxies for Shub-Niggurath, crawling from the darkness to accept sacrifices and devour the unwary. These creatures work beside cultists to spread their mother
its lair grow thick and verdant, creating natural barriers to dissuade explorers and intruders. Cultists learn the hidden paths that crisscross the area, allowing them to move in relative ease while
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isn’t compelled to act in a specific way. The target repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically
hideaway, often hidden in plain sight such as an attic, basement, or a seized home.
The region containing the Vermintoll Abomination’s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
they act on agendas beyond human reasoning. While some keep to themselves, others force weaker creatures into their service. Still others cultivate grand ambitions, creating networks of minions to
—such as petrifying creatures, disintegrating them, slaying them outright, or other effects. Beholders possess utterly alien minds. Most exhibit paranoid, narcissistic, and megalomaniacal tendencies, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
they act on agendas beyond human reasoning. While some keep to themselves, others force weaker creatures into their service. Still others cultivate grand ambitions, creating networks of minions to
—such as petrifying creatures, disintegrating them, slaying them outright, or other effects. Beholders possess utterly alien minds. Most exhibit paranoid, narcissistic, and megalomaniacal tendencies, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Humans and Dragonmarks Humans possess a wide range of Dragonmarks, and their houses are spread across Khorvaire. House Cannith is one of the most powerful houses, creating both magic and mundane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Humans and Dragonmarks Humans possess a wide range of Dragonmarks, and their houses are spread across Khorvaire. House Cannith is one of the most powerful houses, creating both magic and mundane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
dragons, what they lack in ferocity they make up for in zeal and ingenuity. They are especially adept at creating traps and setting ambushes. Kobolds’ scales resemble those of chromatic dragons that live
near their warrens. Rarely, kobolds possess features evocative of metallic dragons or other dragon-like creatures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
dragons, what they lack in ferocity they make up for in zeal and ingenuity. They are especially adept at creating traps and setting ambushes. Kobolds’ scales resemble those of chromatic dragons that live
near their warrens. Rarely, kobolds possess features evocative of metallic dragons or other dragon-like creatures.
Paladin
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
, and even the smallest victory against it can tilt the cosmic balance away from oblivion.
Creating a Paladin
The most important aspect of a paladin character is the nature of his or her holy quest
her faith or from another paladin of the same order. The paladin might spend an all-night vigil in prayer as a sign of penitence, or undertake a fast or similar act of self-denial. After a rite of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
takes, Strahd unceasingly seeks her, determined to possess her and soothe his rejected ego. The following section explores creating stories with Tatyana’s latest incarnation at their center. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Customizing the Puzzle Consider creating your own map and series of directions to customize this puzzle. By crafting directions that suit locations in your campaign’s’ setting, you can create a
puzzle that’s integrated into your adventure’s plot, using a map the characters might already possess. Your version of the puzzle can add as many digits and directions as you see fit, or it might reveal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
you might give any NPC, as detailed in the section on creating nonplayer characters in the Dungeon Master’s Guide: Ideal. In one sentence, describe an ideal that the Darklord holds dear and that
obtain a bond. Flaws. In one sentence, describe how the Darklord’s personality causes them to act against their own best interests, especially in their quest to win their bonds and desires. Flaws are
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Golems Golems are made from humble materials — clay, flesh and bones, iron, or stone — but they possess astonishing power and durability. A golem has no ambitions, needs no sustenance, feels no pain
the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The comprehensive illustrations and instructions in a manual detail the process for creating a golem of a particular type. “Beyond the unopenable doors lay a grand hall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
you might give any NPC, as detailed in the section on creating nonplayer characters in the Dungeon Master’s Guide: Ideal. In one sentence, describe an ideal that the Darklord holds dear and that
obtain a bond. Flaws. In one sentence, describe how the Darklord’s personality causes them to act against their own best interests, especially in their quest to win their bonds and desires. Flaws are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
takes, Strahd unceasingly seeks her, determined to possess her and soothe his rejected ego. The following section explores creating stories with Tatyana’s latest incarnation at their center. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Customizing the Puzzle Consider creating your own map and series of directions to customize this puzzle. By crafting directions that suit locations in your campaign’s’ setting, you can create a
puzzle that’s integrated into your adventure’s plot, using a map the characters might already possess. Your version of the puzzle can add as many digits and directions as you see fit, or it might reveal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Golems Golems are made from humble materials — clay, flesh and bones, iron, or stone — but they possess astonishing power and durability. A golem has no ambitions, needs no sustenance, feels no pain
the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The comprehensive illustrations and instructions in a manual detail the process for creating a golem of a particular type. “Beyond the unopenable doors lay a grand hall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
beings to serve them beneath the waves. Aboleths possess terrifying intellects and have alien mindsets. These creatures possess perfect memories of proto-worlds and incomprehensible dominions from the
Aboleth Seeks To... 1 Accomplish incomprehensible plans that lead it to act in seemingly random ways. 2 Learn more of the world by kidnapping people and consuming their minds. 3 Manipulate innocents