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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of an adult, and after another six months, the grung reaches maturity.
Born in a wide range of colors, grungs most often appear in shades of green, blue, purple, red, orange, and 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&rdquo
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
takes on the shape of an adult, and after another six months, the grung reaches maturity.
Born in a wide range of colors, grungs most often appear in shades of green, blue, purple, red, orange, and
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
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
appear in shades of green, blue, purple, red, orange, and 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
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
equipment he is wearing or carrying isn't transformed.
Psychic Defenses. Unless Lazav is incapacitated, he is immune to magic that allows other creatures to read his thoughts, determine whether he is
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the
out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No creature can outsmart my defenses—if they do, they obviously cheated.
6
Any creature
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of
by amassing powerful arms and armor.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
can’t be targeted by divination magic or features that would read its mind or determine its creature type.Multiattack. The infiltrator makes two Poison Blade attacks and can use Beguiling
’s a hidden thieves’ guildhall or a lavish manse. The lair is filled with clever defenses to disorient, weaken, and kill intruders.
The villain’s challenge rating increases while the
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Alien Mind. Magic and other features can’t determine the corrupter’s creature type. If a creature tries to read the corrupter’s thoughts, that creature must succeed on a DC 20
Lair
This villain resides in a place of power and safety, whether that’s a hidden thieves’ guildhall or a lavish manse. The lair is filled with clever defenses to disorient, weaken, and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a
.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Inviolate Presence. The veiled presence can’t be targeted by divination magic or by features that would read its mind or determine its creature type.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the
filled with clever defenses to disorient, weaken, and kill intruders.
The villain’s challenge rating increases while the villain is in this lair:
Veiled Presence. Challenge 22 (41,000 XP
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
behold, radiating heat from the shell to boil the surrounding water—and any creatures in it. And even if an enemy wears down the dragon turtle’s defenses, magical storms manifest to
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
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
throws against any effect that turns undead.
Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts. Wisdom (Insight) checks to ascertain the
. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.
VARIANT: RETURNED KAKOMANTIS
Although the dead typically
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon turtle’s defenses, magical storms manifest to shield the dragon turtle and strike at foes.
Creating a Dragon Turtle
Use the Dragon Turtle Personality Traits and Dragon Turtle Ideals tables
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
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
winds.
Air genasi’s skin tones include many shades of blue, along with the full range of human skin tones, with bluish or ashen casts. Sometimes their skin is marked by lines that seem like cracks
increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline
adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No creature can outsmart my defenses—if
Spell Scroll
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
A Spell Scroll bears the words of a single spell, written in a mystical cipher. If the spell is on your spell list, you can read the scroll and cast its spell without Material components. Otherwise
copied. Whether the check succeeds or fails, the Spell Scroll is destroyed.
VARIANT: SCROLL MISHAPS
A creature who tries and fails to cast a spell from a spell scroll must make a DC 10
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
have lived on the worlds of the Material Plane since the worlds’ creation. Gifted by the gods with remarkable physical defenses and a mystical connection to the natural world, lizardfolk can
follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
skin is often shades of blue or green, sometimes a blend of the two. If they have a human skin tone, there is a glistening texture that catches the light, like water droplets or nearly invisible fish
suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Variant Half-Orc or Human: Mark of Finding If your half-orc or human character has the Mark of Finding, the following traits replace the character’s racial traits in the Player’s Handbook, aside
if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Hunter’s Intuition. When you make a Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Survival
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the surrounding water—and any creatures in it. And even if an enemy wears down the dragon turtle’s defenses, magical storms manifest to shield the dragon turtle and strike at foes
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
Hexblood
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
shades, long hair that regrows if cut, and an irremovable living crown. Along with these marks, hexbloods manifest hag-like traits, such as darkvision and a variety of magical methods to beguile the senses
speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of widespread languages to choose from. The
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
range from deep charcoal to shades of red and orange. Some bear skin tones common to humanity but with fiery marks, such as slowly swirling lights under their skin that resemble embers or glowing red
suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ages passed, githzerai explorers ranged out to other planes and worlds of the multiverse.
Githzerai are generally slender, with speckled skin in shades of yellow, green, or brown. Eons of cultivating
those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Long-Limbed. When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal. Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when
your first turn in combat, the attack deals an extra 2d6 damage to it. You can use this trait only once per combat. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Goblin. Goblin Traits Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal
with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on. VARIANT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
The Twilight Rose The Twilight Rose is a few minutes’ walk from Three Sun Square. As the characters approach the theater, read or paraphrase the following text: Colorful geometric tiles emboss the
exterior of this two-story circular theater. People pass along the street, but all is dark behind the boards that cover the structure’s windows. A tattered awning shades the theater’s stout wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Hunter’s Intuition. When you make a Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Survival) check, you can roll a
you cast either spell with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. Languages. You can speak, read, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
called silver elves or gray elves) are much paler, with alabaster skin sometimes tinged with blue. They often have hair of silver-white, black, or blue, but various shades of blond, brown, and red are
, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow. Cantrip. You know one cantrip of your choice from the wizard spell list. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it. Extra Language. You can speak, read, and write one extra language of your choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Menacing. You
the critical hit. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc. Orc is a harsh, grating language with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but is written in the Dwarvish script.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
supernatural occurrences.
Shimmering Green
A emerald dragon wyrmling;wyrmling emerald dragon's scales are a dull, pale green, but they develop into richer and more varied shades of green as the dragon ages
defenses.
Emerald Dragon Lair Features
The emerald dragon lair shown in map 5.8 is a series of ancient vaults situated beneath a city built in the caldera of a dormant volcano. The vaults fell into disuse
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
Shimmering Green
A Emerald Dragon Wyrmling;wyrmling emerald dragon's scales are a dull, pale green, but they develop into richer and more varied shades of green as the dragon ages. Eventually, the
(and more paranoid) dragons employing several layers of such defenses.
Emerald Dragon Lair Features
The emerald dragon lair shown in map 5.8 is a series of ancient vaults situated beneath a city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
color in darkness, only shades of gray. Aggressive. As a bonus action, you can move up to your speed toward an enemy of your choice that you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the
the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, and Survival. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
shades of gray. Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep. Skill Versatility. You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and one extra language of your choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
shades of gray. Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep. Skill Versatility. You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and one extra language of your choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, especially in the dark. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray
proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.