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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
if the target is a Construct, an Elemental, or a Giant. Immediately after hitting or missing, the weapon flies back to your hand.
Shock Wave. You can take a Magic action to strike the ground with
. Whelm has ties to the dwarf clan that created it, called the Dankil or the Mightyhammer clan. It longs to be returned to that clan. Whelm’s purpose is to protect dwarves. Conflict arises if the
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some measure of control over dragons.
Each orb contains the essence of
Magic action to peer into the orb’s depths. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed save, the
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
Initiative rolls.
Blade of Defense. When you take an action to attack with the sword, you can transfer some or all of its attack bonus to your Armor Class instead. The adjusted bonuses remain in
of 13, and a Charisma of 16. It has hearing and Darkvision out to 120 feet.
The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and speaks Common.
Personality. The sword’s purpose is to
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose.
A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature
a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet. You can dismiss or manifest the halo as a Bonus Action. While present, the halo gives you Advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks. In
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The Book of Many Things
legendary action at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The medusa regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Move. The medusa moves up to its speed without
gather and inspire followers, protecting their people and guiding them to fulfill the medusa’s divine purpose. The Divine Purpose table offers suggestions for motivations. Roll on the table, or use
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
successful one.The hollow dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The
dragons who explore the magic of undeath for power, some metallic dragons see undeath as a means to pursue a noble purpose. For the sake of protecting an artifact or fulfilling an oath, a dragon might
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
sense, entangle, speak with animals
3/day each: animal messenger, dominate beast, faerie fire, tree stride
1/day each: commune with nature (as an action), mass cure woundsArchdruids watch over the
Shape action, you may choose the creature they turn into, abiding by the action’s restrictions. Or you may roll on the Archdruid Favored Shapes table to determine the form the archdruid adopts
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, and when not called on to take action, they root themselves in the earth and silently take sustenance from it.
Like trees, wood woads need only sunlight, air, and nutrients from the earth to go on
living. Because they are undying, some wood woads outlive their original purpose. The site a wood woad guards might lose its power or significance over time, or those whom it was assigned to guard
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
falls to the ground, melds with her new form, or is worn by the new form. Wyllow reverts to her true form if she dies or falls unconscious. Wyllow can revert to her true form using a bonus action on her
somatic components in her new form.
The new form's attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistances and immunity to nonmagical attacks.
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Storm King's Thunder
Empowered Attacks. Maegera’s slam attacks are treated as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to damage from nonmagical attacks.
Fire Aura. At the start of each of
. It can take only one legendary action at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Maegera regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Quench Magic (Costs 1 Action
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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of his hapless prey. If defeat seems likely, he quaffs his potion of invisibility and flees.
League of Malevolence
The League of Malevolence is an odious assemblage of villains united in one purpose
: 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.
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
aloofness. They simply hover in silence. When a zodar finally performs some significant action, the reasons for that action aren’t always clear.
One interpretation of this behavior posits that
. Another theory is that all zodars are working in concert to achieve some master objective. A third, less ominous idea is that zodars lost their sense of purpose when their creator vanished, and they are
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Princes of the Apocalypse
while Ogrémoch isn’t, Marlos can take lair actions and has a challenge rating of 12. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Marlos uses a lair action to cast earthquake without using
components. As long as he maintains concentration on earthquake, initiative count 20 is the start of Marlos’s turn for the purpose of the spell. He can take no other lair actions while
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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
forever. The purpose of everything is to crumble and decay.
Fated. Everyone makes their own fate and is entitled to whatever they can take and hold.
Fraternity of Order. All of existence is governed by
Sensation. Sensation is the proof of existence. By experiencing everything, we can understand the multiverse in all its complexity.
Transcendent Order. Thought clouds action. To fall in step with
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Commander of Bones. As a bonus action, the knight can target one skeleton or zombie it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target
must obey the knight's commands until the knight dies or until the knight releases it as a bonus action. The knight can command up to twelve undead at a time this way.
Master of the Pallid Banner. While
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
attunement to the tattoo ends, the tattoo vanishes, and the needle reappears in your space.
Magical Strikes. While the tattoo is on your skin, your unarmed strikes are considered magical for the purpose
of overcoming immunity and resistance to nonmagical attacks, and you gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with unarmed strikes.
Eldritch Maul. As a bonus action, you can empower the tattoo for
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
revenge against its target doesn’t end a slithering tracker’s existence or its hunger for blood. Some slithering trackers remain aware of their purpose and extend their quest for vengeance to
, FireWatery Stealth. If underwater, the slithering tracker takes the Hide action, and it makes the Dexterity (Stealth) check with advantage.
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
, empathetic, and generally peaceful — unless roused to action. Their flaws and bonds alike grow naturally from their close ties to the community.
Personality Traits
d8
Personality Trait
voices and actions aligned in common purpose. (Good)
3
Order. Like a well-pruned tree, society thrives when everything is kept in good order. (Lawful)
4
Life. Preserving life and
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
turns. The target can end this damage by using its action to make a DC 10 Dexterity check to extinguish the flames.
Basket of Centipedes. The kobold throws a small basket into a 5-foot-square space
target. Hit: The target is covered in slime until a creature uses its action to scrape or wash the slime off. A target covered in the slime takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage
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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
perimeter of the Witchlight Carnival, it can sense the mood of every creature in the carnival that has an Intelligence of 4 or higher. As an action, a creature attuned to the vane can use it to pinpoint
has hearing and normal vision out to a range of 30 feet, and it communicates by transmitting emotion to the creature attuned to it. Its purpose is to make sure everyone in the Witchlight Carnival is
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Princes of the Apocalypse
Empowered Attacks. Ogrémoch’s slam attacks are treated as magical and adamantine for the purpose of bypassing resistance and immunity to nonmagical weapons.
Innate Spellcasting. Ogr
disappear if Ogrémoch is reduced to 0 hit points.Ogrémoch can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
footsteps of a Boros parent, succumbed to the persuasion of a charismatic recruiter’s lofty promises, or were drawn in by the prospect of a life of action.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics
important to me than my life.
6
Dangerous work is best accomplished by an orderly group working with common purpose.
7
I treat my weapons, uniform, and insignia with reverence, for they
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Princes of the Apocalypse
Attacks. Yan-C-Bin’s slam attacks are treated as magical for the purpose of bypassing resistance and immunity to nonmagical weapons.
Innate Spellcasting. Yan-C-Bin’s innate spellcasting
pale and cloudy, and he loses the Air Form trait. He can remain in polymorphed form for up to 1 hour. Reverting to his true form requires an action.
Summon Elementals (1/Day). Yan-C-Bin summons up
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
action to scrape off the burning fuel.
3–4: Lightning Flail. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5
these magical-mechanical hybrids gets loose, driven berserk by its need to destroy.
Hellfire engines take many forms, but all of them have one purpose: to mow down foes in waves. They are incapable of
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Princes of the Apocalypse
Empowered Attacks. Olhydra’s slam attacks are treated as magical for the purpose of bypassing resistance and immunity to nonmagical weapons.
Innate Spellcasting. Olhydra’s innate
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. Olhydra regains spent legendary actions at the
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Keys from the Golden Vault
condemns anyone who tries to remove it from its gold-leaf frame.
Wealth of Information. The painting’s primary purpose is to observe and recall conversations. Over the past few decades
the painting knows and what it doesn’t.
While attuned to the painting, you can take an action to telepathically contact it over any distance, provided you and the painting are on the same plane
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Princes of the Apocalypse
Empowered Attacks. Imix’s slam attacks are treated as magical for the purpose of bypassing resistance and immunity to nonmagical weapons.
Fire Aura. At the start of each of Imix’s turns
of Imix, and disappear if Imix is reduced to 0 hit points.Imix 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
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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
and rarely cultivating connections with other creatures. When they do connect with others, it is most often for intellectual and philosophical pursuits or to fulfill some arcane purpose involving the
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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 start of its turn.
Claw. The
connections with other creatures. When they do connect with others, it is most often for intellectual and philosophical pursuits or to fulfill some arcane purpose involving the dragons’ echoes across
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rolls. Can’t hold anything or manipulate objects with the limb.
Broken Leg. Speed halved. If the creature takes the Dash action, it must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or have the
17).The crooked man is an Undead embodiment of broken trust and the twisting of purpose. Those who die having betrayed what they hold sacred, embracing their treachery to their core, might return in
Archdruid
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
form. The archdruid reverts to its true form if it dies or falls unconscious. The archdruid can revert to its true form using a bonus action on its turn.
While in a new form, the archdruid retains its
’s attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistances and immunity to nonmagical attacks.
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Utilize action.
The Fulcrum Lattice channels the power of Fulcrum Lenses joined with it. While you hold it, lenses socketed into it are treated as being in your hand for the purpose of activating
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of the titan’s next turn. While Charmed in this way, the creature must use its action to make its most powerful melee or ranged attacks against the nearest creature it can see.Legendary Action
"} Bludgeoning damage, and the target has the Prone condition. Success: Half damage only. Failure or Success: The titan can’t use this action again until the start of its next turn.
Crushing Hurl
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, while others take up a life of adventure to escape from the law. Some have learned and perfected their skills with the explicit purpose of infiltrating ancient ruins and hidden crypts in search of
Action 3rd +2 2d6 Roguish Archetype 4th +2 2d6 Ability Score Improvement 5th +3 3d6 Uncanny Dodge 6th +3 3d6
Sword of Kas
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your person, you add a d10 to your initiative at the start of every combat. In addition, when you use an action to attack with the sword, you can transfer some or all of its attack bonus to your Armor
Class instead. The adjusted bonuses remain in effect until the start of your next turn.
Spells. While the sword is on your person, you can use an action to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18