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Spells
Player’s Handbook
You can cast this spell only at night. Choose up to three corpses of Medium or Small Humanoids within range. Each one becomes a Ghoul under your control (see the Monster Manual for its stat block
this spell on the creature before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to three creatures you have animated with this spell rather than animating new ones
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming
free from the socket. The hand is a shriveled left extremity.
Random Properties of the Eye and Hand. The Eye of Vecna and the Hand of Vecna each have the following random properties (see Artifacts
Feats
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Melody. When you take the Help action to assist an ally’s attack roll, the enemy you’re distracting can be within 30 feet of you, rather than within 5 feet of you, provided the enemy can see or hear you.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
the following actions. Sammaster regains all expended uses at the start of each of his turns.
Deathly Teleport. Sammaster teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space he can see, and each creature
. His Cult of the Dragon devotes itself to helping evil dragons become dracoliches to bring this evil new age to fruition.
Sammaster was killed in battle, but had prepared contingencies for his demise
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. Strength Saving Throw: DC 12, one creature within 5 feet that the Zhentilar can see. Failure: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Knock Down", "rollDamageType
organization is so steep that many Zhentilar soldiers would rather die for the Zhentarim than abandon their post.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
for his demise. He drew on the warped resurrection of dracoliches to become a lich himself. He continues to lead the Cult of the Dragon from the shadows, developing new ways to control and corrupt
efficiently as he can. Sammaster personally checks in on the cult’s most important plots, often surprising his minions with his presence.
Rather than keep a soul jar as liches do, Sammaster keeps
Species
Lorwyn: First Light
Rimekin hail from both Lorwyn and Shadowmoor, though the first rimekin arose from flamekin during the Phyrexian invasion (see Lorwyn: First Light). These flamekin approached their problems with
, but the flames they conjure burn icy blue rather than red hot. Further, these “flames” emanate a chilling cold rather than blazing heat. This effect extends, superficially, to the items
Species
Lorwyn: First Light
truly disguise themselves; rather, their transformations are purely surface level.
No matter their form, Lorwyn changelings keep their key traits: blue-green skin, tufts of tentacle-like fur, and bulbous
effect inexplicably charming.
Changelings from Lorwyn live in a vast, mystical cave called Velis Vel Grotto (see Lorwyn: First Light). Once per year, many changelings make a pilgrimage to the grotto
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s
someone else in disguise, which is just as Manshoon prefers.
Manshoon seeks power and is checked only by the many enemies who want to see him dead. He recently failed to seize control of Waterdeep in a
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
following actions. Biha Babir regains all expended uses at the start of each of her turns.
Misty Burst. Biha Babir teleports to an unoccupied space she can see within 30 feet of herself and makes one
Calimemnon Crystal (see chapter 8), the legendary prison of the powerful genies Calim and Memnon. She believes obtaining that crystal would allow her to wipe Calimshan off the map and seize control of
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
willing creature the living portent can see within 30 feet of itself. The target’s hit point maximum and current hit points increase by 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"roll
: Divination, Greater RestorationPrice of Defiance. When the living portent is damaged by a creature that it can see within 120 feet of itself, radiant power sears the creature. The creature must make a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
.
Variant: Demon Summoning
Drow Inquisitor (Summoner Variant);Variant: Demon Summoning
Some drow inquisitors have an action that allows them to summon a yochlol.
Summon Demon (1/Day). The drow
attempts to magically summon a yochlol (see the Monster Manual), with a 50 percent chance of success. If the attempt fails, the drow takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
moment they attack—and then they are the last thing their victims see.
A shadowblade gains their powers over shadow via a ritual in which they kill a shadow demon and mystically prevent it from re
-forming in the Abyss, siphoning its essence into themselves.
drow shadowblade (summoner variant);Variant: Demon Summoning
Some drow shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
it can see within 60 feet of it. Each target must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or take 26 (4d12);{"diceNotation":"4d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Blinding Rot", "rollDamageType
amnizu targets one creature it can see within 60 feet of it. That creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw or take 26 (4d12);{"diceNotation":"4d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
darkvision.
Shadowy Demise. If Sion dies, his body melts into shadow, leaving behind only equipment he was wearing or carrying.
Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, Sion has disadvantage on attack rolls
"} necrotic damage.
Affix Shadow. Sion targets a creature within 60 feet of himself that he can see. That target must make a DC 13 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the target has the grappled
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
magical eye rays at random (roll two d4s;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Eye Rays"}, and reroll duplicates), choosing one or two targets it can see within 60 feet of it:
1: Dazing
beholders with wizard minions insist they take a gazer as a familiar because the beholders can see through the eyes of these creatures.
A wild gazer (one living separately from a beholder) is
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Whimsy
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Every now and then, a ramen chef finds a gorged noodle eel sleepily coiled in an empty bowl of theirs. All ramen chefs see them as pests as
apparently noodle eels have a rather refined palate and don’t come to just any bowl of broth, seeking only to slurp down the finest ramen—a major irritant to serious chefs. This makes
Djinni
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Elemental Demise. If the djinni dies, its body disintegrates into a warm breeze, leaving behind only equipment the djinni was wearing or carrying.
Innate Spellcasting. The djinni’s innate
","rollAction":"Scimitar","rollDamageType":"thunder"} damage (djinni’s choice).
Create Whirlwind. A 5-foot-radius, 30-foot-tall cylinder of swirling air magically forms on a point the djinni can see
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
secrete a substance that is harmless to them but poisonous to other creatures, and sometimes that substance has a special effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant: Grung Poison&rdquo
;). They also use this venom to poison their weapons.
Variant: Grung Poison
A creature poisoned by a grung can suffer an additional effect that depends on the grung’s color, as described below
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
gold. All grungs secrete a substance that is harmless to them but poisonous to other creatures, and sometimes that substance has a special effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant
: Grung Poison”). They also use this venom to poison their weapons.
Variant: Grung Poison
A creature poisoned by a grung can suffer an additional effect that depends on the grung’s color, as
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target transforms into a manes (see the Monster Manual) if this reduces its hit
bipedal body has a slavering wolf’s head and a fanged serpent’s head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant: Grung Poison”). They also use this venom to poison their weapons.
Variant: Grung Poison
A creature poisoned by a grung can suffer an
Gray Dwarf (Duergar)
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Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
obliterated by Moradin’s betrayal. The duergar lead bleak, grim lives devoid of happiness or satisfaction, but they see that as their defining strength — the root of duergar pride, as it were — rather than a drawback to be corrected.
with your Dungeon Master to see if you can play a gray dwarf character.
Duergar see themselves as the true manifestation of dwarven ideals, clever enough not to be taken in by the treacherous deceptions
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, levitate, phantasmal force
3rd level (3 slots): fireball, sending, slow
4th level (3 slots): arcane eye, confusion
5th level (1 slot): animate objects
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target can’t take reactions until the start of his next turn.
Acid Splash (Cantrip). Dzaan hurls a bubble of acid at one creature he can see within 60 feet of it, or at two such creatures that
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light,* message,* prestidigitation, shocking grasp (see “Actions” below)
1st level (4 slots): mage armor,* shield
his criminal ventures by capturing him.
Rather than put Gant to death for his crimes in Icewind Dale, the Council of Speakers in Ten-Towns made a deal with representatives of the Lords' Alliance to have
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
.
Ironbound Pursuit. The madcap moves up to its speed to a creature it can see and kicks with its iron boots. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 20 (3d10 + 4);{"diceNotation
been. A redcap’s desire to slay is rooted in its will to survive.
VARIANT: MADCAPS
A madcap is a redcap that soaks its hat in demon ichor instead of blood. Contact with demon ichor makes the
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
can cause one creature it can see within 30 feet of the target to take 9 (2d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Exponential Lash", "rollDamageType":"force"} force
metaphysics. Their ultimate goal isn’t mastery, however. Rather, in their projects they explore and expand knowledge without expecting concrete answers. Whether students are extrapolating
monsters
), Mage Hand (the hand is Invisible), Sending
1/Day Each: Otiluke's Resilient Sphere, TelekinesisThe Order of Tristian harnesses the powers that come from careful study and observation rather
inquisitor can see within 120 feet. Failure: 27 (6d8);{"diceNotation":"6d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Implode", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage, and the target has the Prone condition and is pulled up to 20 feet straight toward the Sphere’s center. Success: Half damage only.
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Humanoid the vargouille can see within 120 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Horrific
disembodied Humanoid heads with wings. While most vargouilles roam the planes to curse Humanoids and create more vargouilles, a variant known as the vargouille reflection resides in Undersigil. When a
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
As an action, you make a few snips with these iron shears and cause the shadow of a Humanoid creature you can see within 5 feet of you to detach from its source. If the creature is unwilling to give
next dawn.
The shadow (variant);detached shadow is rooted to the spot where it was snipped until you use a bonus action to cause it to behave in one of the following ways, either of which is possible
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
wish to use the background’s standard feature might have gained their standing in Baldur’s Gate from business rather than inheritance.
Skill Proficiencies: History, Persuasion
Tool
; without question, and any corruption among guards or government officials tends to work in your favor, not against you—at least until you make some effort to expose it.
Variant Noble: Knight
A
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
can see within 60 feet of him. The target must succeed on a DC 23 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of Geryon until the end of its next turn.
Teleport. Geryon uses Teleport.
Swift Sting
at a point he can see within 120 feet of him. The cold fills a cube, 10 feet on each side, centered on that point. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw or take
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
"} slashing damage with the weapon.
Vengeful Glare. Vladimir targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it and against which it has sworn vengeance. The target must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a
frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, with disadvantage if it can see Vladimir, ending the frightened condition on itself on a success.Vladimir Horngaard joined the
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shortsword", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage.
Disorienting Words. Edgin magically taunts up to three creatures he can see within
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: friends, message
3/day each: charm person, disguise self
1/day: suggestionInspiring Words (3/Day). When a creature Edgin can see within 60 feet of
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
":"acid"} acid damage.
Spit Acid (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Spit Acid"}. The mimic spits acid at one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target
damage on a successful one.Mimics are shape-shifting monsters described in the Monster Manual. The variant presented here is a particularly large and voracious specimen—the result of Netherese experiments on ordinary mimics—that spits acid.Acid