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Player’s Handbook
You make yourself—including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other belongings on your person—look different until the spell ends. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller and can appear
heavier or lighter. You must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs as you have. Otherwise, the extent of the illusion is up to you.
The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up
Spells
Player’s Handbook
the pocket dimension, it leaves behind in its space anything it was wearing or carrying.
One Familiar Only. You can’t have more than one familiar at a time. If you cast this spell while you have a familiar, you instead cause it to adopt a new eligible form.
independently of you, but it obeys your commands.
Telepathic Connection. While your familiar is within 100 feet of you, you can communicate with it telepathically. Additionally, as a Bonus Action, you
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
changelings can adopt any guise, most rely on a few established personas, each with a developed history and a network of friends and acquaintances.
Change Appearance. The changeling can use its action to polymorph into a Medium humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
"} piercing damage.
Fire Burst (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Fire Burst"}. The giant strider hurls a gout of flame at a point it can see within 60 feet of
or carried.These fierce and majestic monsters exhibit attributes of both birds and reptiles, but are truly neither. Giant striders have a supernatural affinity to fire and can spit gouts of flame at
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
best of their ability, and can act independently to fulfill simple instructions. Some animated objects might converse fluently or adopt a persona, but most are simple automatons.
Constructed Nature
caster's spell save DC or become unconscious for 1 minute.
Innate Spellcasting. The portrait's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12). The portrait can innately cast the following
Changeling
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
can be shared by multiple changelings; there might be three healers in a community, but whoever is on duty will adopt the persona of Tek, the kindly old medic. Personas can even be passed down through
be. And so it remains. Though the children are shunned by all, the gift of the Traveler protects them still.
—Chance, changeling priest
Changelings can shift their forms with a thought. Many
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
are crafted with potent magic to follow the commands of their creators. When not commanded, they follow the last order they received to the best of their ability, and can act independently to fulfill
simple instructions. Some animated objects might converse fluently or adopt a persona, but most are simple automatons.
Constructed Nature. An animated object doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Space swine are a species of winged boar bred by dohwar;dohwars for a variety of uses. They can serve as mounts for Small creatures, and they
specimen stands 3 feet high at the shoulder and is 5 to 6 feet long. Space swine eat just about anything, but they prefer truffles. A space swine also tastes delicious when roasted and served with applesauce.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Glide. If it isn’t incapacitated or wearing heavy armor, the hadozee can extend its skin membranes to move up to 5 feet horizontally for every 1 foot it descends in the air.Multiattack. The
hadozee halves the damage that it takes from an attack that hits it, provided it can see the attacker.Hadozee warriors make their living as mercenaries, sometimes in the company of pirates. Squads of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate, frigid regions
the radiant forces of the Positive Plane fosters a nurturing, optimistic attitude in most of these dragons. They sometimes adopt the abandoned eggs or hatchlings of other dragons; many a white wyrmling
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
werebear who can adopt the form of a polar bear.Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
Shapechanger. Eliphas can use his action to polymorph into a Large bear-humanoid hybrid or into a Large bear, or back into his true form, which is humanoid. His statistics, other than his size and AC
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType
psionic power to weave illusions to deceive and disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
condition (escape DC 15). The robot has two cargo tentacles, each of which can grapple one target.
Tractor Beam. The robot casts Telekinesis, targeting only creatures with the incapacitated condition
. Robots that endure long stretches of isolation, mistreatment, or neglect are prone to malfunctions. Some robots become despondent or cruel, while others obsessively repeat their last directive or adopt new, peculiar purposes of their own.Cold, PoisonAcid, Fire
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
damage.Animated objects are crafted with potent magic to follow the commands of their creators. When not commanded, they follow the last order they received to the best of their ability, and can act independently
to fulfill simple instructions. Some animated objects might converse fluently or adopt a persona, but most are simple automatons.
Constructed Nature. An animated object doesn't require air, food, drink
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Merging. Two dohwars can have a telepathic conversation with each other and a third willing creature of their choice, provided all three are within 30 feet of one another.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack
also shroud themselves in hooded cloaks.
The average dohwar stands 3 feet tall and has bright plumage matching a particular color in the rainbow spectrum. This color can change at unpredictable times in
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. While vegepygmies can sustain themselves by absorbing nutrients from soil and other organic matter, they prefer a carnivorous diet achieved through hunting and scavenging. Vegepygmies can live
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
vegepygmies can sustain themselves by absorbing nutrients from soil and other organic matter, they prefer a carnivorous diet achieved through hunting and scavenging. Vegepygmies can live indefinitely so
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Magic Resistance. The kakkuu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spider Climb. The kakkuu can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings
creature. Hit: The target has the grappled condition (escape DC 13). While grappled, the target also has the restrained condition. A web snare grappling a creature can be attacked and destroyed (AC 10
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
grappled condition (escape DC 16). While grappled, the target also has the restrained condition. The robot has two tentacles, each of which can grapple one target.
Laser Beam. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5
", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage.
Grenade Launcher (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Grenade Launcher"}. The robot fires a grenade at a point it can
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
sapient creatures can bring the xenomancer’s diplomatic skills to the forefront, while hostile contact becomes a test of the xenomancer’s survival skills.
Sometimes a xenomancer’s
research requires that a specimen be captured and imprisoned (to study its behavior) or killed and dissected (to study or harvest its insides). Many xenomancers prefer to do this work in their
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from shape-shifters. You can choose the origin of your feral might or determine it by rolling on the Origin of the Beast table
ability to partially change shape.
3
A fey spirit gifted you with the ability to adopt different bestial aspects.
4
An ancient animal spirit dwells within you, allowing you to walk this path.
Genasi
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into the mortal world. They adapt well to the mingled elements of the Material Plane, and they sometimes visit—whether of their own volition or compelled by magic. Some genies can adopt mortal
Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
can’t make attacks while grappling a creature in this way.
Spellcasting. The hag casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
3/day each
their kind, standing eight feet tall. They can easily tear a fully grown person apart, but they love hunting the young, preferring their flesh above all others.
Annis hags leave tokens of their cruelty
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
: dancing lights, friends
1/day each: command, mage armorRousing Verse. When a creature the apprentice can see within 30 feet of it fails a saving throw, the apprentice magically weaves together
students prefer the benevolent side of language, using their words to uplift their friends and illuminate harsh truths about those in power. Others, though, choose to wield words more ruthlessly and
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
roots. It can replace one of these attacks with a rock attack.
Root. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Root"} to hit, reach 60 ft., one target. Hit: 30
damage.Animated objects are crafted with potent magic to follow the commands of their creators. When not commanded, they follow the last order they received to the best of their ability, and can act independently
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from shape-shifters. You can choose the origin of your feral might or determine it by rolling on the Origin of the Beast table
ability to partially change shape.
3
A fey spirit gifted you with the ability to adopt different bestial aspects.
4
An ancient animal spirit dwells within you, allowing you to walk this path.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
: dancing lights, friends
1/day each: command, confusion, mage armor, tonguesRousing Verse. When a creature the pledgemage can see within 30 feet of it fails a saving throw, the pledgemage magically
.
Some Silverquill students prefer the benevolent side of language, using their words to uplift their friends and illuminate harsh truths about those in power. Others, though, choose to wield words more
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Dimensional Lock. Other creatures can’t teleport to or from a space within 60 feet of the canoloth. Any attempt to do so is wasted.
Magic Resistance. The canoloth has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Uncanny Senses. The canoloth can’t be surprised unless it’s incapacitated.Multiattack. The canoloth makes one Bite or Tongue attack and one
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
damage.
Hideous Rend. The b’rohg uses all four of its hands to target one Large or smaller creature it can see within 10 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving
throw or be grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, the b’rohg can’t make Fist attacks or Rock attacks, and the target takes 49 (8d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"8d10+5","rollType":"damage
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
24 hours.Multiattack. The archon makes two Bite attacks. It can replace one of the attacks with a Shining Blade attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit
, continual flame
Teleport. The archon teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space it can see within 120 feet of itself.Hound archons are the foot soldiers of
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Innate Spellcasting. The verbeeg's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
1/day each: animal messenger, fog cloud, freedom of
faces. Some have other features that give them a fearsome aspect.
Verbeeg craft their own armor and weapons. They prefer thrown spears above all other weapons, and a verbeeg usually has several spears
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
lost the will to serve the Lich-Queen Vlaakith; they prefer to live by their own code or revel in their unbridled freedom.
Githyanki
Githyanki descend from an ancient people who were also the
Step"}. The githyanki teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
target can’t take reactions until the start of his next turn.
Acid Splash (Cantrip). Dzaan hurls a bubble of acid at one creature he can see within 60 feet of it, or at two such creatures that
"} acid damage.
Magic Missile (1st-Level Spell; Requires a Spell Slot). Dzaan creates three darts of magical force. Each dart unerringly strikes one creature Dzaan can see within 120 feet of it, dealing
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
creature it can see within 60 feet of it, or at two such creatures that are within 5 feet of each other. A target must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6
unerringly strikes one creature the simulacrum can see within 120 feet of it, dealing 3 (1d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d4+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Magic Missile","rollDamageType":"force
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, Clapperclaw runs out of stuffing and must spend 8 hours foraging for more before it can use this action again.Clapperclaw the scarecrow is 3 feet tall. Created by Granny Nightshade using a tormented
knows it can be off-putting to strangers, and it relies on humor to defuse tension.
Alignment. Lawful neutral.
Personality Trait. “I’m generally positive, and I make jokes when I’m