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Death Slaad (control gem variant)
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Monster Manual (2014)
Shapechanger. The slaad can use its action to polymorph into a Small or Medium humanoid, or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Variant Rules A shared campaign might use some variant rules to handle certain aspects of the game. The Adventurers League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining levels and acquiring treasure
. These “house rules,” presented below, serve as a sort of common language, ensuring that the rewards all characters receive are equivalent no matter what kind of adventure a character experienced.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The scion makes two attacks, using Death Touch or Mindwrack Bolt in any combination.
Death Touch. Melee Attack Roll: +12
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Death Touch"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 25 (4d8 + 7);{"diceNotation":"4d8+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Touch", "rollDamageType
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
three Death Lance attacks.
Death Lance. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Death Lance"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5
);{"diceNotation":"1d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Lance", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Lance
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
have no personalities or memories; they’re driven only by the desire to commit evil. The amnizus that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the new arrivals’ minds and marshal
them into legions.
Amnizu (Summoner Variant);Variant: Devil Summoning
Some amnizus have an action that allows them to summon other devils:
Summon Devil (1/Day). The amnizu summons 2d4
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
"} piercing damage.Prized among Meletis's thaumaturges, anvilwrought raptors are often crafted in the form of a hawk or an owl. Most serve as messengers and spies, flying over the busy streets or high over
creatures to his most devoted followers so they could mimic his works and invent new forms at their own forges.
Some anvilwroughts are vigilant guardians at holy shrines, others serve as familiars and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
kill.
Gazer (Familiar Variant);Variant: Gazer Familiar
Spellcasters who are interested in unusual familiars find that gazers are eager to serve someone who has magical power. Unless its master is
strict, a gazer familiar can be unruly, behaving aggressively toward other Tiny creatures. A gazer serving as a familiar has the following trait:
Familiar. The gazer can serve another creature as a
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
damage.Skeletal knights are powerful Undead that arise to serve even more wicked beings—often death knight;death knights. Those who become skeletal knights were typically virtuous in life but betrayed
their oaths and died in disgrace. Unable to rest, they are now unswervingly loyal to the villains they serve. Should a skeletal knight’s master be destroyed, the knight regains its will and is
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
other houses. In communities free of Lolth’s sway, they serve as spies tasked with foiling the plots of that demon lord’s cult. In any role they take on, they move undetected until the
-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
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
disadvantage if it can see the rider, ending the condition on itself on a success.Legends told in the courts of Eldraine suggest that the deathless riders serve a warlock-queen, known simply as the Shadow
Queen, who rules from a castle called Dynnistan. It isn’t known whether these legends are based on any true experience or are simply the result of imagination trying to account for a terrifying and
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
inhabitants of the world.
Living portents seek out beings who will play a part in the prophecies they serve, and as the living portents search, they relate fragments of the prophecies to those they
encounter.
Variant: Servants of Living Stars
Some stars in the sky are Elder Evils, alien beings of godlike power from the reality-defying Far Realm.
A living portent can be a fragment of these beings
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8
.
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A clan of gnomes pays a young dragon turtle to serve as a mobile refueling platform for their fleet of steamboats.
6
A young dragon turtle likes to feast on giant crocodile;giant crocodiles' eggs.
Fire
Variant Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from the Player’s Handbook, your Dungeon Master might allow these variant traits, all of which replace the human’s Ability Score Increase trait.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Space swine are a species of winged boar bred by dohwar;dohwars for a variety of uses. They can serve as mounts for Small creatures, and they
also make fine trackers and capable beasts of burden. Space swine that are trained for battle are typically outfitted with half-plate barding and are referred to as death squealers.
A fully grown
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the confines of an ice prison from which he cannot escape.
Most of the cultists are Icewind Dale natives who would
have perished in the wilderness had Levistus not intervened on their behalf. The cultists’ stories are all the same: the archdevil reached out to them in their minds as they were freezing to death
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Death Burst. When the spirit statue is reduced to 0 hit points, the statue crumbles, and the spirit returns to the afterlife in a burst of ghostly white flame. Each creature within 5 feet of it must
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or take 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage.Slam. Melee Weapon Attack
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead
1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death
2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
Tail or Necrotic Bolt attack.
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Death Burst. When the galvanice weird dies, it explodes in a burst of ice and lightning. Each creature within 10 feet of the exploding weird must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6
);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Slam. Melee Weapon
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Shadar-kai are the elves of the Shadowfell, originally drawn to that dread realm by the Raven Queen. Over the centuries, some of them have continued to serve her, while others have ventured into the
Material Plane to forge their own destinies.
Once shadar-kai were Fey like the rest of their elven kin; now they exist in a state between life and death, thanks to being transformed by the Shadowfell
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
(3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.Even death and the loss of their identities can’t erase the rage that inspires
, where they serve the vicious will of Tymaret the Murder King (see chapter 3).
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their second lives are rarely what they
Orcus
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Out of the Abyss
with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand’s charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2
.
A Taste of Undeath. Orcus casts chill touch (17th level).
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The Knights of the Black Sword are a secret society of cultists devoted to Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the
’ stories are all the same: the archdevil reached out to them in their minds as they were freezing to death, offering a second chance at life in exchange for their absolute devotion. After they
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
and serve the death dragon’s will, typically going on rampages to destroy all living creatures in sight.Necrotic, PoisonPiercing
dragon’s turn. Absent any other command, the zombie tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.Most death dragons are pale imitations of their former selves. They remember flashes and
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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
with Cataclysmic fire and serve the death dragon’s will, typically going on rampages to destroy all living creatures in sight.Necrotic, PoisonPiercing
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Rush", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A creature can take this damage only once per turn.Some death dragons manage to retain almost all
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’t kill.
Variant: Gazer Familiar
Spellcasters who are interested in unusual familiars find that gazers are eager to serve someone who has magical power. Unless its master is strict, a gazer
Familiar. The gazer can serve another creature as a familiar, forming a telepathic bond with its willing master, provided that the master is at least a 3rd-level spellcaster. While the two are bonded
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
who can dream can volunteer to serve as a quori vessel. But the Inspired of Sarlona are humans bred to be such vessels. They have no choice in this destiny, since they can't resist quori possession
Dreaming Dark has long experience in weaving dreams that can convince mortals to surrender their bodies.
VARIANT: QUORI VESSEL
The Inspired are vessels for quori spirits, allowing the quori to
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
can volunteer to serve as a quori vessel. But the Inspired of Sarlona are humans bred to be such vessels. They have no choice in this destiny, since they can't resist quori possession. Physically
has long experience in weaving dreams that can convince mortals to surrender their bodies.
VARIANT: QUORI VESSEL
The Inspired are vessels for quori spirits, allowing the quori to manifest a portion
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
they carry out the foul agenda of the Dreaming Dark.
Any humanoid who can dream can volunteer to serve as a quori vessel. But the Inspired of Sarlona are humans bred to be such vessels. They have no
Dreaming Dark. Such Inspired have to willingly accept quori possession, but the Dreaming Dark has long experience in weaving dreams that can convince mortals to surrender their bodies.
VARIANT: QUORI
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Death Throes. When the draconian is reduced to 0 hit points, it turns into a puddle of acid and splashes acid on those around it. Each creature within 5 feet of the draconian must succeed on a DC 12
);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of its turns.
Glide. When the draconian falls and isn’t incapacitated
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
characters, and use the Dragon Turtle Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for
making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
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", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage.
Face of Death (1/Day). Charisma Saving Throw: DC 19, each creature in a 60-foot Emanation originating from Lord Soth. Failure: 22 (4d10
);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Face of Death", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the creature has the Frightened condition. Success: Half damage only
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the nightmare spirits of Dal Quor, and they carry out the foul agenda of the Dreaming Dark.
Any humanoid who can dream can volunteer to serve as a quori vessel. But the Inspired of Sarlona are humans
surrender their bodies.
VARIANT: QUORI VESSEL
The Inspired are vessels for quori spirits, allowing the quori to manifest a portion of their power while the vessel is possessed. An Inspired can
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the dead. Three-headed cerberi commonly serve demons, but if left to their own devices, they often herd wily souls into labyrinthine Underworld wildernesses, then hunt them for sport.
Feared by the
life and death. Most cerberi have a boundless hunger for fresh meat, especially the flesh of humanoids. Villains have been known to exploit that hunger by luring cerberi away from the river and setting them loose on mortal settlements.Fire, Necrotic
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
this way, the devil stands to gain a constant supply of souls from the giant’s enemies, as well as the promise that the giant will serve the devil as a smith in the Nine Hells after death.
The
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, polymorph
5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, cone of cold, hold monster, scrying
6th level (2 slot): chain lightning, circle of death, create undead
7th level (2 slot): finger of death, forcecage
Emerald Claw, but her motives for founding the order are buried in her past. Lady Illmarrow has no interest in ruling the living. Rather, she seeks to become Queen of the Dead.
The Mark of Death