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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Tower Sage Tower sages are mages who study astrology and support the leader of the Tower of the Heavens, the elder sage, in divining the future. When tower sages are initiated, their arms are
tattooed with magical ink that designates their status in the hierarchy. Pupil sages have simple designs patterned after individual stars and minor constellations, while the elder sage’s arms depict a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Sages and Master Sages Candlekeep’s resident lore experts are master sages and sages who dedicate themselves to scholarship above all. Stat blocks for the master sage and the sage appear below
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WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
11 (+0)
Skills Arcana +11, History +11, Insight +7, Investigation +11, Medicine +10, Nature +11, Religion +11
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Undying Court Our greatest champions and sages will never be lost to us. Their wisdom guides us, and their power protects us all. Honor our past. Respect our traditions. Perfect your skills and you
as an assembly of your greatest sages and leaders. Should you accomplish great achievements in your life, you can aspire to join the Court. As a cleric or paladin of the Undying Court, you have a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Bullywug Bog Sage Bullywug bog sages channel the magic of the swamp to sicken foes and speak with plants. Bullywug Bog Sage Medium Fey, Neutral
AC 16 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed
+1
Skills Nature +4, Stealth +5
Gear Component Pouch
Senses Passive Perception 13
Languages Bullywug, Common, Sylvan
CR 4 (XP 1,100; PB +2)
Traits
Amphibious. The bullywug can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
years, and sages frequently predict their routes. Roll on or choose a result from the Hippogriff Destination table to inspire where a hippogriff might be en route to. Hippogriff Destination 1d6 The
60 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 17 +3 +3 Dex 13 +1 +1 Con 13 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod Save Int 2 −4 −4 Wis 12 +1 +1 Cha 8 −1 −1
Skills Perception +5
Senses Passive Perception 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Undying Court
The Undying Court
Our greatest champions and sages will never be lost to us. Their wisdom guides us, and their power protects us all. Honor our past. Respect our traditions
. Perfect your skills and you may earn your place among the Deathless. Destroy those foul creatures that channel the power of Mabar, for they consume the essence of our world. The elves of Aerenal refuse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Tower Hand Tower hands belong to the Order of the Night Sky, an ancient society of martial artists who protect the sages of the Tower of the Heavens. They rarely speak and carry few worldly
12 (+1)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
9 (–1)
Skills Insight +4
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Unarmored Defense. While the tower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. The Boromars recruit ex-soldiers as muscle, trained sages for research, sailors to crew smuggling vessels, and charlatans and urchins for their unique talents. Consider some or all of these roles for
on Dexterity and proficiency in skills such as Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth to get in to a target location, take valuables, and get out without being noticed. Some Burglars specialize in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Services Adventurers can pay nonplayer characters to assist them or act on their behalf in a variety of circumstances. Most such hirelings have fairly ordinary skills, while others are masters of a
craft or art, and a few are experts with specialized adventuring skills. Some of the most basic types of hirelings appear on the Services table. Other common hirelings include any of the wide variety
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
come together only to mate, resulting in a bloody act of claws and teeth that usually ends with the male’s death and consumption.
Arcane Creation. Some sages believe the bulette is the result of a mad
, the creatures inevitably reappear. Because their young are almost never seen, some sages suspect that bulettes maintain secret nesting grounds from which adults strike out into the world. Bulette
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Services Adventurers can pay nonplayer characters to assist them or act on their behalf in a variety of circumstances. Most such hirelings have fairly ordinary skills, while others are masters of a
craft or art, and a few are experts with specialized adventuring skills. Some of the most basic types of hirelings appear on the Services table. Other common hirelings include any of the wide variety
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
if they can acquire one or more skills from among Deception, Perception, Persuasion, and Stealth. Investigators come from backgrounds as varied as charlatans, nobles, sages, and urchins. Operator. An
investigators, focused on tracking people down or gathering information. More likely, you’re a diverse team with a range of skills that allow you undertake a variety of different missions on your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
might gain reputations as sages or oracles, but they typically dwell far from civilization. Sphinx of Lore Large Celestial, Lawful Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +10 (20)
HP 170 (20d10 + 60)
Speed 40 ft
Skills Arcana +12, History +12, Perception +8, Religion +12
Resistances Necrotic, Radiant
Immunities Psychic; Charmed, Frightened
Senses Truesight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 18
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
two creatures are unrelated (though some sages claim otherwise). Kamadans typically hunt alone or in mated pairs. They can exhale clouds of sleep gas, which they typically do before entering melee
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Skills Perception +4, Stealth +7
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Keen Smell. The kamadan has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Pounce. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Daemogoth Slipping through the darkest corners of the world, daemogoths are powerful fiendish creatures that feed on misery and other negative emotions. Some sages refer to daemogoths as tear
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DEX
15 (+2)
CON
19 (+4)
INT
21 (+5)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Int +9, Wis +6, Cha +8
Skills Arcana +13, Deception +12, History +9, Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
attraction to ruins lead sages to believe they were created through magic to serve as guardians for some lost empire. When that empire fell ages ago, girallons turned feral and spread out across the world
(+4)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
5 (−3)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
7 (−2)
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale
16 (+3)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
9 (−1)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
10 (+0)
Skills Perception +5
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
and its head held low, is a baleful heraldic figure signifying death or doom. Sages say that gods of pestilence and rot created catoblepases as embodiments of their influence, while other stories link
84 (8d10 + 40)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
21 (+5)
INT
3 (-4)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
8 (-1)
Skills Perception +5
Senses darkvision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and her court prefer to be left alone. She appears disinterested in becoming involved in the Blood War.
Tiamat’s presence in Avernus has confounded sages for years. As with devils, she is unable to
Zariel is no politician. She lives to fight, and she bases her assessment of those she meets on a combination of their combat skills and their willingness to use those skills. In Zariel’s eyes, zeal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
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Speed 20 ft., Fly 60 ft.
Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 12 +1 +1 Con 13 +1 +1 Mod Save Int 9 −1 −1 Wis 12 +1 +1 Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +3
Senses Passive
Dex 16 +3 +3 Con 12 +1 +1 Mod Save Int 6 −2 −2 Wis 10 +0 +0 Cha 6 −2 −2
Skills Stealth +7
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages None
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
-like eyes. Sages endlessly debate the nature of baernaloths, and the Books of Keeping— ancient tomes detailing the true names of the first yugoloths—report no mention of baernaloths within. Some
Skills Arcana +12, Insight +9, Perception +9
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning, necrotic, psychic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities acid, poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
capabilities, able to manipulate the unformed substance of their adopted plane with a thought. These rare githzerai are sages and mystics, and their word is law. An Anarch’s Lair In Limbo, githzerai
., fly 40 ft. (hover)
STR
16(+3)
DEX
21(+5)
CON
18(+4)
INT
18(+4)
WIS
20(+5)
CHA
14(+2)
Saving Throws Str +8, Dex +10, Int +9, Wis +10
Skills Arcana
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
any one world, one for each card in a Deck of Many Things. As a group, hierophants are sometimes called Sages, but each hierophant is also identified with a particular card. When a hierophant dies
(+1)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
15 (+2)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
20 (+5)
Saving Throws Wis +7, Cha +9
Skills Arcana +10, Deception +9, Persuasion +9, Religion +6
Damage Resistances psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the fabric of the world around them. Sages who seek out archaics for their knowledge receive confusing and often contradictory answers to questions. If a supplicant successfully unwinds the tangle
, Int +14, Wis +13, Cha +11
Skills Arcana +20, Deception +11, History +20, Perception +13
Damage Resistances force
Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
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CHA
7(−2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Aggressive. As a bonus action, the girallon can move up to
apes, as is their instinctive attraction to humanoid structures. These facts, together with the girallon’s appearance, lead sages to believe that girallons were created through magic to serve as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
controlling and manipulating their endlessly malleable home. Githzerai Anarch (center) with Two Githzerai Enlightened Githzerai Anarch Anarchs are githzerai sages and mystics who lead communities and
21 (+5)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
18 (+4)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
14 (+2)
Saving Throws Str +8, Dex +10, Int +9, Wis +10
Skills Arcana +9, Insight +10, Perception +10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
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DEX
10 (+0)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
13 (+1)
Skills Acrobatics +2, Perception +4
Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities
the time those glowing red eyes fix on you, it’s far too late to run …
Some adventurers and sages whisper that deep crows were first spawned as the familiars of evil arcane casters, abandoned in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. His ferocity serves him well in Stygia’s frozen waste, but it has also limited his ability to collect souls and forge an effective hierarchy. Sages who study the Nine Hells believe that the battle
, Con +13, Wis +10, Cha +13
Skills Deception +13, Intimidation +13, Perception +10
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Candlekeep’s foremost sages, and specializes in knowledge pertaining to the Outer Planes. In addition to her other skills, she has Investigation +13. She speaks Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Draconic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
beneath his claws and to taste his foes’ blood. Yet Geryon’s ferocity has also limited his ability to collect souls and forge an effective hierarchy. Sages who study the Nine Hells believe the battle for
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CHA
23 (+6)
Saving Throws Dex +10, Con +13, Wis +10, Cha +13
Skills Deception +13, Intimidation +13, Perception +10
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
ventures, differentiated by their specialty. A conglomerate of blacksmiths, jewelers, carpenters, tailors, alchemists, scribes, and sages all could organize as a guild. Whatever their trade, these
operates entirely within the law and how public its interests are also influences which of your skills it deems most valuable. The Guild Representative Roles table suggests positions you might fill in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Screaming Devilkin The ferocious screaming devilkin are bizarre fey creatures spawned by overwhelming moments of panic. Despite their diabolic appearance and name, are denizens of the Feywild. Sages
(+4)
CON
24(+7)
INT
20(+5)
WIS
16(+3)
CHA
26(+8)
Saving Throws Str +14, Con +14, Cha +15
Skills Arcana +12, Deception +15, Intimidation +15, Persuasion +15
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
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CON
20 (+5)
INT
21 (+5)
WIS
19 (+4)
CHA
24 (+7)
Saving Throws Int +10, Wis +9, Cha +12
Skills Arcana +10, Deception +12, Insight +14, Intimidation +12
colony according to its own unique personality and storehouse of collected knowledge and experience. Some elder brains reign as tyrants, while others serve as sages, counselors, and repositories of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Chromatic Dragons The black, blue, green, red, and white dragons represent the evil side of dragonkind. Aggressive, gluttonous, and vain, chromatic dragons are dark sages and powerful tyrants feared
ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +14, Wis +9, Cha +11
Skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
area B1), Stonky is here. The intrepid gnome master sage (see "Sages and Master Sages" for his stat block) is currently crawling underneath the console, looking for his ring of telekinesis. (The ring is
mechanisms are inaccessible; what’s needed here is a delicate touch and a keen ear. See the “Variant: Skills with Different Abilities” section in the Player’s Handbook for guidance on how one makes a