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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
prefers to hurl daggers from a distance. When targeting a lone individual, especially someone he has been hired to kill, he prefers the up-close-and-personal garrote, so that he can hear the dying breath
: the accumulation of power. Its founding member, the sorcerer Kelek, expects his confederates to work together for their mutual benefit, but he also encourages them to pursue their own evil schemes.Assassin’s Whim. Zarak takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
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
legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Velomachus regains spent legendary actions
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
their arithmetic basis, fractal mascots can alter both their size and density. Quandrix College has adopted the fractal as its mascot, and many a Quandrix student can be found playing fetch with a
advantage. The fractal can become no larger than Huge via this bonus action.
Diminish. The fractal’s size decreases by one category. While the fractal is Tiny, it makes attack rolls, Dexterity
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: guidance, mage hand, mending (as an action)
1/day each: creation (as an action), dimension door, mage armor, plant growth, polymorphAvoidant
.
Quandrix Scholars
The scholars of Quandrix College focus on the mathematical principles that govern reality. Through these formulas, they can manipulate properties of matter and space, as well as
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
wriggle through the air, inklings serve as the mascots for Silverquill College. These living blobs of shadowy ink are often summoned by professors who require assistance in their writing workshops—the
inklings provide endless ink—or by lonely students hoping for company as they study. However, inklings can just as readily support mages in combat, disrupting opponents’ sight.PsychicShadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the inkling takes the Hide action.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
perfection produce sculptural and architectural marvels.
Prismari Scholars
The scholars of Prismari College believe that art is the truest form of spellcraft. They use magic to make splendid art
feet of any other creature during this bonus action, that creature must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw, or the creature is knocked prone and it can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn. A creature can suffer this effect only once during a turn.
Magic Items
Out of the Abyss
Lost for ages in the Underdark, Dawnbringer appears to be a gilded longsword hilt. While grasping the hilt, you can use a bonus action to make a blade of pure radiance spring from the hilt, or cause
the blade to disappear. Dawnbringer has all the properties of a sun blade.
While holding the weapon, you can use an action to touch a creature with the blade and cast lesser restoration on that
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
human.
As an action, Harshnag can cast a version of the heat metal spell (save DC 13) that deals cold damage instead of fire damage. Once this power is used, it can’t be used again until the
that he’s clad in plate armor and wears the skull of a white dragon as a helm. His jagged axe also looks quite formidable. He’s a giant of few words who prefers to let his actions do his
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: guidance, mage hand, minor illusion
1/day each: mage armor, major image, mirage arcane (as an action), Rary's telepathic bondDivide by Zero (2/Day). When
Scholars
The scholars of Quandrix College focus on the mathematical principles that govern reality. Through these formulas, they can manipulate properties of matter and space, as well as abstract and conceptual space such as the mind, probability, and the flow of magic itself.Psychic
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
feyr has two tentacles, each of which can grapple one creature.
Invisibility. The feyr becomes invisible until it attacks, uses Nightmare Fuel, or uses a bonus action to become visible.
Nightmare
horror that feeds quietly on strong emotions. To minimize the chance of harm to itself, it prefers to devour the nightmares of other creatures while they sleep.
Feyrs shun bright light but aren
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
as a bonus action.
Spell Turning. The cat has advantage on saving throws against any spell that targets only the cat (not an area). If the cat’s saving throw succeeds and the spell is of 7th
cry resembles a human scream of terror. It often elicits such sounds from its victims, for it prefers human flesh to all other fare.
Crag cats blend in with their surroundings. During winter, their fur
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 24):
1/day each: divination, enlarge/reduce, mirage arcane (as an action), polymorph, scrying
(as an action), seeming
Teleport. Tanazir teleports to an unoccupied space she can see within 100 feet of herself.Tanazir can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Divine Eminence. As a bonus action, Prophetess can expend a spell slot to cause her melee weapon attacks to magically deal an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction
people have a responsibility to their community. A practical sort who prefers to do things on her own, she doesn't like to fuss with prayer if she doesn't need to, as if bothering Tymora with trifles might seem rude.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
for 1 minute or until the professor uses this action again. The barrier can be a vertical or horizontal plane up to 30 feet on a side or a 10-foot-radius hemispherical dome with a floor. The wall
magic.
Lorehold Scholars
The archaeomancers of Lorehold College draw their magical might from the flow of time and fate and the way those forces shape the course of history. Scholars of this broad
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Galazeth regains spent legendary actions at the start of
, Galazeth can fly up to 20 feet without provoking opportunity attacks. These elementals disappear after 10 minutes, when Galazeth dies, or when he uses this action again.The dragon Galazeth Prismari
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
: detect magic
2/day each: dispel magic, mage armor, remove curse, sending
1/day each: power word stun, scrying (as an action), wall of force
Teleport. The Oracle teleports, along with any
equipment she is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space she can see within 60 feet of herself.The Oracle can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Shadrix regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Claw. Shadrix makes
, Shadrix has advantage on attack rolls and saving throws. These inklings disappear after 10 minutes, when Shadrix dies, or when he uses this action again.Centuries ago, the dragon Shadrix Silverquill
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At-will: control water, fog cloud
1/day: greater restorationThe riverine can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action
).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the riverine can take one of the following lair actions; the riverine can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Beledros regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.
Claw. Beledros makes one Claw attack
one of these pests drops to 0 hit points, Beledros regains 9 hit points. These pests disappear after 10 minutes, when Beledros dies, or when she uses this action again.The dragon Beledros masters the
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
in her true form. She helped create Silverymoon’s famous Moonbridge and cofounded the Lady’s College, the first school in Faerûn for mages as students rather than as apprentices in
for 1 hour or until she has the incapacitated condition or uses another bonus action to quench it. While wreathed in silver fire, Alustriel gains truesight within 30 feet and can use her Argent Blaze
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
attunement). It can be used as an arcane focus. Whoever is attuned to the blast scepter gains resistance to fire and lightning damage and can, as an action, use it to cast thunderwave as a 4th-level spell
).Halaster can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Halaster regains spent
Orcus
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Out of the Abyss
Wand of Orcus. The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak
charges). The wand regains 1d4 + 3;{"diceNotation":"1d4+3","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Wand of Orcus"} charges daily at dawn.
While holding the wand, Orcus can use an action to conjure undead
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or fall asleep and remain unconscious for 1 minute. The target awakens if it takes damage or another creature takes an action to wake it. This ray has no effect on
can survive on meat but prefers to sustain itself with power drained from magic objects. If starved of magic for several weeks, it is forced back to its home plane, so it constantly seeks new items
Graz'zt
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Shapechanger. Graz’zt can use his action to polymorph into a form that resembles a Medium humanoid, or back into his true form. Aside from his size, his statistics are the same in each form
take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Graz’zt regains spent
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
level. On a success, the spell fails and has no effect.Graz’zt can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the
ecstatic expressions and ostentatious dress and body ornamentation to their secret assignations.
Although he prefers charm and subtle manipulation, Graz’zt is capable of terrible violence when
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
until they are destroyed or until he dismisses them as an action.
Spellcasting. Orcus casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability
will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead
1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death
2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to an unoccupied space he can see.Bael can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature
constantly stymied by politically shrewd rivals.
Bael prefers to make servants out of his adversaries, and mortals bound to his service earn their wretched place by falling victim to his superior
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the following to give them context about this evil spellcaster:
Murgaxor is a bullywug who attended Strixhaven 200 years ago. He was a member of Witherbloom College, though there are no records of
use that action again until he finishes a long rest:
Clay Behemoth. A clay golem erupts from the floor in an unoccupied space within 15 feet of the ritual circle. The golem obeys Murgaxor's commands
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
she is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space she can see.Zariel can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time
’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Fireball. Zariel casts the fireball spell.
Infernal Illusions. Zariel casts the major image spell four times, targeting different areas with it
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of power (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) in addition to the following properties.
Animate Walking Statues. You can expend 1 or more of the staff’s charges as an action to animate or
deactivated or if the staff is broken.
Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a magical effect that you touch
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent legendary
legendary emerald dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
6
An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the
dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
6
An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be convinced to defend
Instrument of the Bards
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The
succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 2d4 psychic damage.
You can use an action to play the instrument and cast one of its spells. Once the instrument has been used to cast a spell, it can
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both. A duergar and the drummer for Shadow Malice, Kragala enjoys being on stage but doesn’t like being told what to do. She prefers to count on her spells in a fight, hanging back from melee and
Inspiration die, a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"Action", "rollAction":"Bardin Inspiration"}. A creature can have only one Bardic Inspiration die at a time. Once within the next hour when the
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from the triggering roll.Nox prefers to speak through their music rather than their voice. One of the grim and silent calignis who ventured up into the Abomination Vault’s middle levels from
below, Nox earned a place in Shadow Malice by demonstrating superlative skill with a theorbo. Nox dislikes the brutality of combat and seeks opportunities to end a fight quickly, usually by making unexpected attacks with their crossbow or knife. Nimble Escape. Nox takes the Disengage or Hide action.