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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
;ve outlived their usefulness. Manshoon doesn’t care who suffers so long he’s able to crush his many enemies and force his subjects into paranoid and eager obedience.
History
The
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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
pallor common to liches, she prefers to maintain a magical disguise that allows her to appear as the high elf she was in life. Ever the schemer, Valindra doesn’t use this disguise out of nostalgia
or regret, but to hide the powers she has since gained as an Undead creature.Valindra Shadowmantle’s Lair
Valindra lairs within a sprawling, ruined library in the Shadowfell. After several
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be encased in the orb, which expands to a size just large enough to contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe
, eat, or drink, and it doesn’t age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use planar travel to enter or exit the orb. As a bonus action, the drone can move the orb
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Flyby. The death’s head doesn’t provoke an Opportunity Attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.Brain-Rending Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType
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Death’s Heads
Death’s heads are disembodied, flying heads reanimated by wicked magic. These hateful heads vary in description and state of decay, with some possessing supernatural powers
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Flyby. The death’s head doesn’t provoke an Opportunity Attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit
heads are disembodied, flying heads reanimated by wicked magic. These hateful heads vary in description and state of decay, with some possessing supernatural powers related to the beings they once
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Flyby. The death’s head doesn’t provoke an Opportunity Attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.Brain-Rending Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType
.
Death’s Heads
Death’s heads are disembodied, flying heads reanimated by wicked magic. These hateful heads vary in description and state of decay, with some possessing supernatural powers
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesn’t age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use planar travel to enter or exit the
already has one active, the first orb disappears, freeing the creature inside.Detention drones vary in size, strength, and shape, though most are shaped like some kind of mechanical animal or plant.Force, Necrotic, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine
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The Book of Many Things
DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be encased in the orb, which expands to a size just large enough to contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink
, and it doesn’t age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use planar travel to enter or exit the orb. As a bonus action, the drone can move the orb and its contents
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Flyby. The quetzalcoatlus doesn’t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit
"} piercing damage.This giant relative of the pteranodon has a wingspan exceeding 30 feet. Although it can walk like a quadruped, it is more comfortable in the air.
Dinosaurs
The Monster Manual has statistics for several kinds of dinosaurs.
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The Book of Many Things
enough to contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesn’t age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use
creates a detention orb when it already has one active, the first orb disappears, freeing the creature inside.Detention drones vary in size, strength, and shape, though most are shaped like some kind of
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juggernaut takes Radiant damage or damage from a Critical Hit, this trait doesn’t function on the juggernaut’s next turn. The juggernaut dies only if it starts its turn with 0 Hit Points
and doesn’t regenerate.
Siege Monster. The juggernaut deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The juggernaut makes two attacks, using Executioner’s Blade or Crushing
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creature cursed by its Haunter’s Spear. This trait doesn’t function if there are no remaining targets cursed in this way.Multiattack. The nightmare makes two Haunter’s Spear attacks. It can
, finishing a Long Rest doesn’t reduce the target’s Exhaustion level.
Exhausting Gaze. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 16, one creature the nightmare can see within 60 feet. Failure: 14 (4d6
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Flyby. The death’s head doesn’t provoke an Opportunity Attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.Petrifying Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to
hateful heads vary in description and state of decay, with some possessing supernatural powers related to the beings they once were. Roll twice on or choose results from the Death’s Head
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
half damage if it fails, provided it isn’t incapacitated.
Unusual Nature. The chwinga doesn’t require air, food, or drink. When it dies, it turns into a tiny pile of moondust, a cloud of
this way, and the shelter doesn’t inhibit the chwinga’s blindsight. The chwinga can use its action to emerge from a shelter. If its shelter is destroyed, the chwinga is forced out and
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The Book of Many Things
contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesn’t age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use planar
a +2 bonus to the wearer’s AC if the drone is within 5 feet of the wearer.Detention drones vary in size, strength, and shape, though most are shaped like some kind of mechanical animal or plant.Poison
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Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
together, whereupon the soul shaker reforms and regains all its hit points.
Unusual Nature. The soul shaker doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Crushing Grasp. Melee Weapon Attack: +7
.
If defeated, a soul shaker disperses into several skittering, animate limbs. The terror can only truly be vanquished by destroying these disembodied appendages. If more than one of these pieces
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Over the years, Waterdavians have built structures around and on top of several of the statues, believing them to be little more than landmarks at this point. In their inanimate state, the statues pose
little danger — but any structures attached to a walking statue are destroyed the first time it animates.
Constructed Nature. A walking statue doesn’t require air, food, drink, or
Vampiric Mist
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Tales from the Yawning Portal
), several clouds of vampiric mist appear and attempt to engulf any who don’t escape the place quickly.
Undead Nature. A vampiric mist doesn’t require air or sleep.PoisonAcid, Cold, Lightning, Necrotic, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silvered Sword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage (silvered sword).Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a
carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling into the town of Vallaki several months later. Claiming to be a carnival ringmaster
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
body but doesn’t deprive the target of awareness. Leedara can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn undead, and she retains her alignment, Intelligence
, Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to being charmed and frightened. She otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, set itself up as a petty lord, and rule over all those who fall into its grasp.
A Sinister Cycle. A forlarren in its fey aspect demonstrates self-destructive urges that reflect the inherent tension in
with fear and shame, the forlarren's diabolical nature fades and its fey aspect emerges once again. Several ballads of the Feywild recount the dramatic fall of valiant forlarren. In all these tales, the
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
the painting remains a subject of debate. The portrait is one of several paintings commissioned by the late Daiyani Grysthorn, a crime lord who frequently gave magical paintings as gifts to her most
, though Constantori’s mouth doesn’t move. Whenever conversation occurs within the portrait’s auditory range, the painting eagerly gathers secrets, the names of secret tellers, significant
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
gains 1 level of exhaustion. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, doesn’t gain exhaustion, and is immune to all draconians’ Noxious Breath for 24 hours.
Spellcasting
seeking to transform stolen eggs into a draconian army. A single corrupted egg yields several draconians of the same kind. A draconian might be taken for a dragonborn at first glance, though most kinds
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’t require
do this for several reasons. Proximity to a star allows the astral elves to forge pacts with solar dragons and to collect starlight, which the elves use to grow crystals and repair their ships. Most
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Brain Dump. Whenever the neh-thalggu consumes a brain, it gains the magical ability to speak and understand languages known by the brain’s previous owner.
Unusual Nature. The neh-thalggu doesn
.
After a neh-thalggu kills a victim, it uses its pincers to cut open the victim’s head and remove the brain. It then swallows the brain whole. The collected brain is stored inside one of several
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
mutate’s next turn.Defensive Flight. Immediately after taking damage, the mutate flies up to its speed. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.When the
have tried to create armies of mutates to sweep through the Underdark. However, their efforts always proved fruitless, and eventually the mind flayers gave up their schemes.
Several common types of
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
citadels.
Although the Silver Void is their home, astral elves often venture into Wildspace systems and place their ships and citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
violet eyes. In a breeze or when aloft, the creature’s scales and hair appear to blaze with a holy, golden fire.
Beyond their coloration, ki-rins vary in appearance based on the deity each one
over, and one ki-rin might safeguard an area that encompasses several nations.Lair of Luxury
On the celestial planes, ki-rins reside in lofty, elegant aeries filled with luxurious objects. On the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
operated openly or secretly, depending on the faction and its goals, as well as how those goals mesh with your own. Becoming an adventurer doesn’t necessarily require you to relinquish membership
: Founded more than a millennium ago, disbanded and reorganized several times, the Harpers remain a powerful, behind-the-scenes agency, which acts to thwart evil and promote fairness through
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
it is possessed by the yakfolk, the yakfolk dies as well, and its body doesn’t reappear.Multiattack. The yakfolk makes two Greatsword or Longbow attacks.
Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6
that image until the strangers can be disarmed and taken prisoner.
In their seemingly idyllic hideaways, the yakfolk rule with iron fists, and for all their learning and culture, they are enormously
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
it is possessed by the yakfolk, the yakfolk dies as well, and its body doesn’t reappear.Multiattack. The yakfolk makes two melee attacks.
Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation
, and the yakfolk foster that image until the strangers can be disarmed and taken prisoner.
In their seemingly idyllic hideaways, the yakfolk rule with iron fists, and for all their learning and
Species
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.
The “Quick Build” section for your
some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the text of the cure wounds spell specifies that the spell doesn’t work on a creature that has the
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monster Manual (2014)
;t transformed. It doesn’t change form if it dies.
Innate Spellcasting (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). The yuan-ti can
impossible to manipulate, influence, or control by nonmagical means, even as it seeks to control other creatures through terror, pleasure, and awe.
Yuan-ti know that the world they hope to rule can
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
received several disturbing reports, Queen Ravenovia was forced to banish the midwife from the kingdom. Lysaga never saw Strahd again, but she has succeeded in staying alive to witness the triumphs of
witches, Lysaga recently uncovered a potential threat to Strahd: a secret society of wereravens called the Keepers of the Feather, a group that uses ordinary ravens as their spies.
Strahd doesn’t
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
Unusual Nature. The greatwyrm doesn’t require food or drink.Multiattack. The greatwyrm makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +18;{"diceNotation":"1d20+18
sometimes even the physical forms of multiple echoes of the same dragon across the worlds of the Material Plane. Several of the dragons identified as dragon gods—including Aasterinian (described in the