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Dungeon Master’s Guide
by any means while your soul remains imprisoned.
Adjusted Ability Scores. One ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to
, foul rites that allow one to transform into a death knight or lich, or long-lost spells crafted by beings so evil their names ought never to be spoken aloud.
Vile Speech. While the book is on your
Feats
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 30.
Defense of Body and Mind. While you are Bloodied, you have Resistance to every damage type except Force.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;4) in every ability score, and a speed of 1 foot. While on the target’s skin, the worm can be killed by normal means or scraped off using an action (the spawn can use Burrowing Worm to launch a
Orcus who plundered corpses from necropolises to create the first spawn of Kyuss. Even centuries after Kyuss’s death, his malign disciples continue performing the horrific rites he perfected
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
giant is seen, among hill giant worshipers of the god Grolantor, as the vessel of a message from the deity.
The sickened giant’s compatriots separate the giant from the rest of the community
mouths of Grolantor are set loose is during a war, during a raid against an enemy settlement, or in a last-ditch defense of Grolantor’s faithful. When a mouth of Grolantor has slaughtered and eaten
feats
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Bypass Shield. When you make an attack with a
weapon with the Reach property against a creature wielding a Shield, that creature doesn’t benefit from the Shield’s Armor Class bonus.
Reaching Defense. While wielding a weapon with reach, you have a +1 bonus to your Armor Class.
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Player’s Handbook
.
15
+5
Perfect Focus
1d10
15
+25 ft.
16
+5
Ability Score Improvement
1d10
16
+25 ft.
17
+6
Subclass feature
1d12
17
+25 ft.
18
+6
Superior Defense
1d12
18
+30 ft
manifestation of defense and speed, this power infuses all that a Monk does.
Monks focus their internal power to create extraordinary, even supernatural, effects. They channel uncanny speed and
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
, currents and tides are exceptionally strong and treacherous. Any ability checks made to safely navigate or control a vessel moving through these waters has disadvantage.
Aquatic creatures that have
an Intelligence score of 2 or lower within 1 mile of the lair must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw when they enter the area. If the saving throw succeeds, the creature is frightened and
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores
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Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Domains of Dread (detailed in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft):
Har’Akir. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soul—yours or another’s&mdash
.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your ability scores, you increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or you increase three different scores by 1. You follow this
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
lawful in alignment.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a monk quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background
Defense, Martial Arts
2nd
+2
1d4
2
+10 ft.
Ki, Unarmored Movement
3rd
+2
1d4
3
+10 ft.
Monastic Tradition, Deflect Missiles
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
to those chosen to fulfill a high calling.
Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric
quickly by following these suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Strength or Constitution. Second, choose the acolyte background.
The Cleric Table
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Rage, Unarmored Defense
2
+2
2nd
+2
Reckless Attack, Danger Sense
2
+2
3rd
+2
Primal Path
3
+2
4th
+2
Ability Score
violated, or a coup that removed you from a position of authority.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a barbarian quickly by following these suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Strength
classes
Player’s Handbook
Defense, Weapon Mastery
2
+2
2
2
+2
Danger Sense, Reckless Attack
2
+2
2
3
+2
Barbarian Subclass, Primal Knowledge
3
+2
2
4
+2
Ability Score Improvement
3
+2
3
5
+3
Extra Attack, Fast Movement
3
+2
3
6
+3
Subclass feature
4
+2
3
7
+3
Feral Instinct, Instinctive Pounce
4
+2
3
8
+3
Ability Score Improvement
4
+2
3
9
+4
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
defense.
This fierce independence makes rangers well suited to adventuring, since they are accustomed to life far from the comforts of a dry bed and a hot bath. Faced with city-bred adventurers who
relief from solitude that they offer?
QUICK BUILD
You can make a ranger quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. (Some rangers who
classes
Player’s Handbook
, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles
;
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—
4
+2
Ability Score Improvement
2
3
7
4
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
+3
Wild Resurgence
2
3
9
4
3
2
—
&mdash
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Player’s Handbook
prayers and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer Planes.
Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their
;
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—
—
—
4
+2
Ability Score Improvement
2
4
7
4
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
+3
Sear Undead
2
4
9
4
3
2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
in their duties or cause rites to spin out of control. Such Darklords remain devoted, though, desperately trying to prove themselves or satisfy the object of their belief. Folk Horror Torments d6
nonbelievers.
5 The Darklord seeks to transform their body into a vessel or gate for the subject of their belief.
6 The Darklord knows the community’s beliefs are false but keeps up the facade to maintain power.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
1d4 - 1 miles per hour that changes daily. Currents and Travel When a vessel or creature travels in the same direction as a current, that current’s speed is added to the vessel or creature’s travel
pace. A creature or vessel traveling against a current has that current’s speed subtracted from the vessel or creature’s travel pace. If this results in a negative travel pace, the vessel or creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, it crashes, as described in the “Crashing a Ship” section. Capacity A ship’s stat block indicates how many creatures and how much cargo it can carry. Creatures include both the crew of the vessel and
menaces from the deep both count as passengers. Cargo capacity notes the maximum amount of cargo a ship can carry. A vessel can’t move — or might even start taking on water — if its cargo exceeds this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Defense 11th +4 Indomitable (1 use) 12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 13th +5 — 14th +5 Ability Score Improvement 15th +5 Extra Attack (2 extra) 16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 17th +6 — 18th +6
Second Wind (1 use) 3rd +2 Improved Critical 4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 5th +3 — 6th +3 Extra Attack (1 extra) 7th +3 Battle Readiness 8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 9th +4 — 10th +4 Improved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Quick Build You can make a barbarian quickly by following these suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Strength, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the outlander background. The
Barbarian Level
Proficiency
Bonus
Features
Rages
Rage
Damage
1st
+2
Rage, Unarmored Defense
2
+2
2nd
+2
Reckless Attack, Danger Sense
2
+2
3rd
+2
Primal Path
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
“Whirlpool Destinations” below) or plunges a number of feet underwater equal to the whirlpool’s velocity. Vessels in Whirlpools If a vessel starts its turn in a whirlpool with a diameter greater than
Checks table. If no one makes the check for a particular officer, a failure is contributed toward the group check. Also, roll a d20 for the crew, using its quality score as a modifier to the roll, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Quick Build You can make a monk quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background. The Monk Level
Proficiency
Bonus
Martial
Arts
Ki
Points
Unarmored
Movement
Features
1st
+2
1d4
—
—
Unarmored Defense, Martial Arts
2nd
+2
1d4
2
+10 ft.
Ki, Unarmored Movement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bonus Class Features Martial Arts Focus Points Unarmored Movement 1 +2 Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense 1d6 — — 2 +2 Monk’s Focus, Unarmored Movement, Uncanny Metabolism 1d6 2 +10 ft. 3 +2 Deflect
Attacks, Monk Subclass 1d6 3 +10 ft. 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement, Slow Fall 1d6 4 +10 ft. 5 +3 Extra Attack, Stunning Strike 1d8 5 +10 ft. 6 +3 Empowered Strikes, Subclass feature 1d8 6 +15 ft. 7 +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
stands for. (Any)
2 Tradition. Honor the dead through rites of respect and by continuing their ways. (Lawful)
3 Dread. Mortals put their fear out of mind, but through me, they will remember the
degrees, includes all of us. (Good or neutral)
6 Judgment. Violations against the order of life and death must be set right. (Lawful)
Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
extremes of the multiverse. Githzerai Monk Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral
AC 14 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 38 (7d8 + 7)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 12 +1 +3
Dex
15 +2 +4
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 13 +1 +3
Wis 14 +2 +4
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Insight +4, Perception +4
Senses Passive Perception 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bonus Class Features Martial Arts Focus Points Unarmored Movement 1 +2 Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense 1d6 — — 2 +2 Monk’s Focus, Unarmored Movement, Uncanny Metabolism 1d6 2 +10 ft. 3 +2 Deflect
Attacks, Monk Subclass 1d6 3 +10 ft. 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement, Slow Fall 1d6 4 +10 ft. 5 +3 Extra Attack, Stunning Strike 1d8 5 +10 ft. 6 +3 Empowered Strikes, Subclass feature 1d8 6 +15 ft. 7 +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Caldron Magen Caldron magen are powerful bodyguards that stretch their limbs and spit acid in defense of those they protect. JOHN TEDRICK Caldron Magen Caldron Magen Medium Construct, Unaligned
AC
20Initiative +3 (13)
HP 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score MOD SAVE
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 13 +1 +1
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score MOD SAVE
Int 10 +0 +0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
without fear of being followed by githyanki or mind flayer foes. Githzerai Zerth Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 84 (13d8 + 26)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score
Mod Save
Str 13 +1 +4
Dex 18 +4 +7
Con 15 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 16 +3 +6
Wis 17 +3 +6
Cha 12 +1 +1
Skills Arcana +6, Insight +6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
how the ancient gith were transformed. Githzerai Psion Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral
AC 18 Initiative +8 (18)
HP 169 (26d8 + 52)
Speed 40 ft., Fly 40 ft. (hover)
Ability Score
Mod Save
Str 12 +1 +5
Dex 18 +4 +8
Con 15 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 19 +4 +8
Wis 18 +4 +8
Cha 14 +2 +2
Skills Arcana +8, Insight +8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
teeth 9 Tight passage 10 Whirlpool Collision This terrain encounter occurs only if one or more party members are traveling by raft or boat, and there’s a strong current. Have everyone aboard the vessel
make a DC 13 group Dexterity check to avoid hitting a wall or other large obstacle directly ahead. If the group check succeeds, the collision is avoided. Otherwise, the vessel takes 2d10 bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Chaotic Neutral
AC 15 Initiative +1 (11)
HP 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 17 +3 +3
Dex 12 +1 +1
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At Will: Mage Hand (the hand is Invisible), Minor Illusion
2/Day: Mind Spike
Reactions
Psionic Defense (3/Day). The quaggoth casts Feather Fall or Shield in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
-haunted miasma, its crew and passengers feel despair. Each hour a vessel is immersed in the fog, the crew must make a quality score check by rolling a d20 and adding their quality score to the number. The
Material Plane at thin points in the boundary between the two planes. A DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that this mist is Shadowfell fog. When a vessel travels through this oppressive, shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
+2
Rage, Unarmored Defense
2
+2
2nd
+2
Reckless Attack, Danger Sense
2
+2
3rd
+2
Primal Path
3
+2
4th
+2
Ability Score Improvement
3
+2
5th
+3
Extra Attack
. First, put your highest ability score in Strength, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the outlander background. Level
Proficiency
Bonus
Features
Rages
Rage
Damage
1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background. Level
Proficiency
Bonus
Martial
Arts
Ki
Points
Unarmored
Movement
Features
1st
+2
1d4
—
—
Unarmored Defense, Martial Arts
2nd
+2
1d4
2
+10 ft.
Ki, Unarmored Movement
3rd
+2
1d4
3
+10 ft.
Monastic Tradition, Deflect