promise away and his creation

Circle of Wildfire

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Druids within the Circle of Wildfire understand that destruction is sometimes the precursor of creation, such as when a forest fire promotes later growth. These druids bond with a primal spirit that

harbors both destructive and creative power, allowing the druids to create controlled flames that burn away one thing but give life to another.

Circle of Wildfire (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Druids within the Circle of Wildfire understand that destruction is sometimes the precursor of creation, such as when a forest fire promotes later growth. These druids bond with a primal spirit that

harbors both destructive and creative power, allowing the druids to create controlled flames that burn away one thing but give life to another.

Bozak Draconian

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Death Throes. When the draconian is reduced to 0 hit points, its scales and flesh immediately shrivel away, and then its bones explode. Each creature within 10 feet of it must succeed on a DC 10

enough for full flight, but bozaks can use them to glide during a fall. When bozaks die, their flesh shrivels away before their bones explode, sending a shower of magical splinters in all directions

Starlight Apparition

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

ghost. While a ghost is doomed to haunt the place where it died until some promise or goal it couldn’t achieve in life is fulfilled, the goal of a starlight apparition is to help someone else

; then it fades away, never to return.Poison, RadiantAcid, Cold, Fire; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Plaintiff

Backgrounds Acquisitions Incorporated

swing a sword? They promised to teach you! Think you have what it takes to sling spells? They’ve got masters who’ll have you throwing fire in no time! With the promise of untold treasures

and realms of magic and mystery just a dungeon away, you left your old life behind. Now a world of adventure is yours. Just initial here and sign here and here. Absolve Acq Inc of all former claims, and

Quandrix Professor of Substance

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

larger, and the professor can push the target horizontally up to 10 feet away. Spellcasting. The professor casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as

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

Duergar Despot

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

away in a straight line and be knocked prone. Stomping Foot. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Stomping Foot"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit

community-minded—in the Underdark, all must cooperate to survive. Among the duergar of the Forgotten Realms, creation is a fiercely passionate process. They tend to favor works that are sturdy

Zegana

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

storm, polymorph 5th level (2 slots): conjure elemental, creation 6th level (1 slot): move earth, wall of ice 7th level (1 slot): prismatic spray, teleport 8th level (1 slot): control weather

","rollAction":"Prime Speaker","rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage and is pushed 10 feet away from Zegana. If the creature is underwater, the damage is increased to 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

offer bribes, favors, or other incentives to induce people to reveal their secrets. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an inaccessible place, or that it simply can

ability, enlarge/reduce 3rd gaseous form, water breathing, wind wall 4th freedom of movement, polymorph 5th creation When your magic causes physical

Devastation Orb

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

diameter, weighs 10 pounds, and has a solid outer shell. The orb detonates 1d100 hours after its creation, releasing the elemental energy it contains. The orb gives no outward sign of how much time

of heavy rain, rising 10 feet above its banks and inundating the surrounding area. The flood advances at a rate of 100 feet per round, moving away from the body of water where it began until it

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the same name. Collaborative Undeath To become alhoons, mind flayer arcanists must cooperate in the creation of a periapt of mind trapping, a fist-sized container made of silver, emerald, and

these clues are easily missed by someone who hasn’t seen a mind flayer. However, in short order, an alhoon’s flesh withers away and its empty eye sockets gleam with cold pinpricks of light

Miirym

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

confronted by an archmage and bound into service to protect Candlekeep as penance for her misdeeds. The wizard passed away before Miirym’s sentence had been served, and other spellcasters were

essence roils with the promise of breath weapons and spells of destruction. Adventurers who explore the passages beneath Candlekeep might encounter Miirym, who’s more interested in news of

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage. You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that

Shipwright

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Reflection. Muddied water always clears in time. (Any) 6 Hope. The horizon at sea holds the greatest promise. (Any) D6 BOND 1 I must visit all the oceans

teeth shall adorn my hearth. D6 FLAW 1 I don’t know when to throw something away. You never know when it might be useful again. 2 I get frustrated to the

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot

back. d6 Flaw 1 I am easily distracted by the promise of information. 2 Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy. 3

Fisher

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

art of fishing, and the promise of the eternal horizon. Skill Proficiencies: History, Survival Languages: One of your choice Equipment: Fishing tackle, a net, a

containing a pearl the size of your head claimed one of your fingers before jetting away; one day, you’ll find that clam. 6 It Swallowed the Sun. You once saw a fish leap from the water and

Theran Chimera

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

creation effortlessly, Keranos created another combination of deadlier beasts to challenge her. She slayed that beast, too. Despite countless attempts, Keranos was unable to create a beast that Renata

creature with its tail, the creature is also pushed up to 10 feet away. 4 Constricting Tail. The chimera’s tail can constrict prey. If the chimera hits a creature with its tail, the target is

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the dragon’s mood. Embodiment of Decay While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth

destruction and creation, whether abstract or dedicated to practical applications. They are fascinated by magic that creates objects from nothing, animates Undead, destroys matter, or manipulates negative

Autognome

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

treated by your creator, so you ran away from home. 5 You were built to complete a special mission. 6 You felt trapped in the role for which you were built and abandoned your creator

fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the surface world were a mistake of creation. I will correct that error. (Evil) Dragon Turtle Spellcasting Age Spell Save DC Spells Known Ancient Dragon Turtle;Ancient

turtle’s lair can be transformed by its presence, creating one or more of the following effects: Diverting Currents. Underwater currents push unwanted visitors away from the lair. While

Moghadam

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

can communicate telepathically with this mind, send it up to 300 feet away from him, and see and hear through it. Infoportation (1/Day). Moghadam can teleport himself into an unoccupied space next to

shape, stoneskin 5th level (1 slot): creation Ruinblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"magicitem"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2

Mite

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

might be set at the top of a flight of stairs to send creatures crashing down. Locks might be jammed with debris, gems replaced with fakes, and prized treasures stolen away. Mites aim to kill only if

frustration and antipathy build. When adventurers enter the dungeon, the mites go to work to exploit the added chaos. They use their magic to drag visitors into their web of anger and frustration, luring explorers deeper into the site and into situations and locations that promise to yield up the most havoc.

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

for a treasure or two. Bandit Kings. Forced to dwell in exile in the lands of the small folk, many fog giants develop an interest in those folk. Using a combination of threats and the promise of vast

killed or driven away. Calculating Masters. When a fog giant accumulates followers, it sets them to the task of rebuilding the giant’s collection of wondrous, expensive treasures. Its favored

Xill

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, built for a specific purpose. Some are fortresses, designed to keep wanderers from the material world away. Others are far more sinister, dark realms where evil dreams take root and become ghastly

collect the powerful artifacts he longed to stockpile. The xills were his creation, servitors who could slip to and from the Ethereal plane and steal any artifact or kidnap any person he wished to

The Grinning Sinner

monsters

. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it is pushed up to 10 feet straight away. Curse Blast (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Curse Blast"}. The

) and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At Will: Bane, Bestow Curse, Major Image, Remove Curse 1/Day Each: Animate Dead, Creation, DarknessLegendary Action Uses: 3

Sage Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in

life for the answer to a certain question. 6 I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back. d6 Flaw 1 I am easily distracted by the promise of

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that sound too good to be true, but common sense seems to be in short supply when you’re around. The bottle of pink

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

shadow on a balcony a stone’s throw away. She slides her blade free of its cloth-wrapped scabbard and peers through the open window at the tyrant prince, so vulnerable in the grip of sleep

your formative years. Were you an orphan or a child left on the monastery’s threshold? Did your parents promise you to the monastery in gratitude for a service performed by the monks? Did you

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. “All that haste, their ambition and drive to accomplish something before their brief lives pass away—human endeavors seem so futile sometimes. But then you look at what they have

might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists

Harengon

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and powerful legs of leporine creatures and are full of energy, like a wound-up spring. Harengons are blessed with a little fey luck, and they often find themselves a few fortunate feet away from

fairy or the harengon in this section, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2

Bugbear

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

lurking just out of sight, and many of them have sneaked away from that god’s influence. They are long of limb and covered in coarse hair, with wedge-shaped ears and pointed teeth. Despite their

character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

figure responsible for the creation of the tabaxi, gifts each of his children with one specific feline trait. Those tabaxi gifted with curiosity are compelled to wander far and wide. They seek out

, tabaxi value knowledge and new experiences. Their ears perk up in a busy tavern, and they tease out stories with offers of food, drink, and coin. Tabaxi might walk away with empty purses, but they

Phenax

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Phenax Cunning and deceitful, Phenax spins innumerable plots across all of creation. He enjoys upsetting the natural order of things, either by thwarting the plans of his fellow gods or secreting away information for later use.

Phenax

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Phenax Cunning and deceitful, Phenax spins innumerable plots across all of creation. He enjoys upsetting the natural order of things, either by thwarting the plans of his fellow gods or secreting away information for later use.

Chapter 6: Transformations

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide

Primordial Her skin turns black and peels away. But underneath, her bones are made of rock and her blood is fire. “What’s happening?” the girl cries. Heat radiates from behind her eyes. “I can’t

control it!” She walks away from the ashes of her village sometime later. The city dwellers raise their eyes to the thundering sky. Lightning strikes the cobblestones, then takes the shape of a man

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