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Player’s Handbook
You create a magical zone that guards against deception in a 15-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range. Until the spell ends, a creature that enters the spell’s area for the first
time on a turn or starts its turn there makes a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a creature can’t speak a deliberate lie while in the radius. You know whether a creature succeeds or
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Fey Ancestry. He has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put him to sleep.Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
, possessing wealth and connections that can make them as powerful as monarchs and generals. A noble often travels in the company of guards, as well as servants who are commoners. The noble's statistics can also be used to represent courtiers who aren't of noble birth.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, she instead takes no damage if she succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if she fails. She can't use this trait if she's incapacitated
of her station.
In her younger days, Esvele openly rebelled, but that behavior led to locked doors at night and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Duergar Resilience. Grandolpha has advantage on saving throws against poison, spells, and illusions, as well as to resist being charmed or paralyzed.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). Grandolpha's
noxious gas from her palm. The creature must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 13 (2d12);{"diceNotation":"2d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Poison Spray","rollDamageType":"poison
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Fiery End. If the magen dies, its body disintegrates in a harmless burst of fire and smoke, leaving behind anything it was wearing or carrying.
Magic Resistance. The magen has advantage on saving
guards.
Magen are magical, humanlike beings created by a wizard spell (see the create magen spell in appendix D) or by other arcane methods.
Though magen look like humanoids with green skin, they
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Each of these black leg guards is decorated with a motif of monstrous skulls screaming in terror.
The greaves have 3 charges. While wearing these greaves, you can use a bonus action to expend 1
charge to increase your walking speed by 30 feet, and you have advantage on Dexterity saving throws. These effects last for 1 minute. The greaves regain 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.
Curse. The
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Dwarven Resilience. Augrek has advantage on saving throws against poison.Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Warhammer"} to hit, reach 5 ft
. Augrek carries ten crossbow bolts.
Roleplaying Information
Sheriff’s deputy Augrek guards the southwest gate of Bryn Shander and welcomes visitors to town. She has a good heart.
Ideal
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
Brave. The gladiator has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when the gladiator hits with it (included in the attack
"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.Parry. The gladiator adds 3 to its AC against one melee attack that
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
of herself, she magically engulfs the creature in flames. The creature must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fiery
child, and she guards her adoptive community with nature’s ferocity. The Circle of the Moon has taught her to heed her primal instincts, which rarely lead her astray. She can be brusque, but
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Focused Conjuration. While Var is concentration on a conjuration spell, his concentration can't be broken as a result of taking damage.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Var fails a saving throw, he
(1 slot): circle of death
* Conjuration spell of 1st level or higher
Turn Resistance. Var has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.Paralyzing Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +9
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Duergar Resilience. The duergar has advantage on saving throws against spells and the charmed, paralyzed, and poisoned conditions.
Phalanx Formation. The duergar has advantage on attack rolls and
Dexterity saving throws while standing within 5 feet of an ally wielding a shield.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the duergar has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
.
Turn Resistance. The Returned has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.
Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its
tirelessness, which makes them exceptional guards. In the necropoleis, this sees many Returned employed as sentries, though they might also be messengers or laborers. If threatened, groups of these Returned
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"Acid Spray"}. The kruthik sprays acid in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction
series of hisses and chittering noises. These sounds can often be heard in advance of a kruthik attack. Whenever their lair is invaded, kruthik guards send out an alarm by rapidly tapping the stone
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Drelnza fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Drelnza wields Heretic.
Spider Climb. Drelnza can climb difficult surfaces
on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or have the paralyzed condition until the start of Drelnza’s next turn. Celestials have disadvantage on the saving throw.
Charm. Drelnza targets one
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Magic Resistance. The spiderdragon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spider Climb. The spiderdragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on
spiderlings in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spiderling Breath
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
summon these creatures to serve as guards and assassins, two roles at which they excel.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes
within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Gaze of Corruption", "rollDamageType
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Fey Ancestry. The elf has advantage on saving throws it makes to avoid or end the charmed condition on itself, and magic can’t put it to sleep.
Unusual Nature. The elf doesn
important individuals and locations is entrusted to astral elf honor guards, highly trained warriors who are more than capable of holding their own in combat.
Astral Elves
Long ago, some elves ventured
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The lich doesn’t need air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The lich makes
25 (6d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"6d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Parasitic Tentacle","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Aurinax inhabits the vault and guards its treasures.
Failed Memory. When your attunement to the Stone of Golorr ends, you must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, you lose all memory of
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Belashyrra’s thoughts or deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute. The
stunned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Eye Thief. Belashyrra can see through the eyes of all creatures within 120 feet of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Spider Climb. The dragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without
Breath"}. The dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 23 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
Zone of Truth
Legacy
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You create a magical zone that guards against deception in a 15-foot-radius sphere centered on a point of your choice within range. Until the spell ends, a creature that enters the spell's area for
the first time on a turn or starts its turn there must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a creature can't speak a deliberate lie while in the radius. You know whether each creature
Winter Wolf
Legacy
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Cold Breath"}. The wolf exhales a blast of freezing wind in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. While poisoned this way, the target is paralyzed. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end
infested areas, guards patrol with burning brands and flaming swords, ready to set suspect dwellings ablaze. Fire is an effective destroyer of assassin bug maggots, and wild creatures observed running
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
immunity to cold damage automatically succeed on the saving throw, as do creatures wearing cold-weather gear (thick coats, gloves, and the like) and creatures naturally adapted to cold climates. Guards
, blade-shaped rock. A central tower looms above the rest of the fortress, and light leaks from its arrow slits. Four smaller towers rise from the outermost corners of the fortress, and guards can be seen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
immunity to cold damage automatically succeed on the saving throw, as do creatures wearing cold-weather gear (thick coats, gloves, and the like) and creatures naturally adapted to cold climates. Guards
, blade-shaped rock. A central tower looms above the rest of the fortress, and light leaks from its arrow slits. Four smaller towers rise from the outermost corners of the fortress, and guards can be seen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
immunity to cold damage automatically succeed on the saving throw, as do creatures wearing cold-weather gear (thick coats, gloves, and the like) and creatures naturally adapted to cold climates. Guards
, blade-shaped rock. A central tower looms above the rest of the fortress, and light leaks from its arrow slits. Four smaller towers rise from the outermost corners of the fortress, and guards can be seen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
immunity to cold damage automatically succeed on the saving throw, as do creatures wearing cold-weather gear (thick coats, gloves, and the like) and creatures naturally adapted to cold climates. Guards
, blade-shaped rock. A central tower looms above the rest of the fortress, and light leaks from its arrow slits. Four smaller towers rise from the outermost corners of the fortress, and guards can be seen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious. The giant is unarmed. As an action, it can
different combatants to maneuver. The giant moves in the characters’ direction and lashes out. Two duergar guards and two duergar xarrorn (see appendix C) respond to the giant’s roaring, racing in to join
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Guards. The two guards are affected by the poison biza’s breath (detailed in a sidebar earlier in this adventure). They automatically fail their saving throws to end the poison’s effect. The guards
, revealing themselves to be guards protecting the Prince of Vice.
As bystanders flee the area, the character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score spots a figure in green and yellow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Guards. The two guards are affected by the poison biza’s breath (detailed in a sidebar earlier in this adventure). They automatically fail their saving throws to end the poison’s effect. The guards
, revealing themselves to be guards protecting the Prince of Vice.
As bystanders flee the area, the character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score spots a figure in green and yellow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious. The giant is unarmed. As an action, it can
different combatants to maneuver. The giant moves in the characters’ direction and lashes out. Two duergar guards and two duergar xarrorn (see appendix C) respond to the giant’s roaring, racing in to join
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Giant Sea Eel Snaking predators lurking in the dark waters of the ocean, these kelp-colored beasts serve as guards and mounts for the locathah (including those found in Danger at Dunwater). Giant Sea
)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
7 (-2)
Saving Throws Dex +4
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Giant Sea Eel Snaking predators lurking in the dark waters of the ocean, these kelp-colored beasts serve as guards and mounts for the locathah (including those found in Danger at Dunwater). Giant Sea
)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
7 (-2)
Saving Throws Dex +4
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
of a collapsing shelf must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 17 (5d6) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The noise alerts the guards in the lobby (area
wall lead into the vault.
Guards. Two guards watch the unlocked front door while sitting in the lobby’s chairs. Though suspicious of people trying to get in, they’re accustomed to confused people