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Feats
Player’s Handbook
Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 30.
Merge with Shadows. While
Feats
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Mark of Shadow Feat)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Improved
Intuition. When you use the Cunning Intuition benefit of your Mark of Shadow feat, you can roll 1d6 instead of 1d4.
Improved Shadow. When you use the Shape Shadows benefit of your Mark of Shadow feat to cast Invisibility without a spell slot, you cast the spell as its level 3 version.
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she disappears into the shadows as her fighter friend moves forward to kick the door open. A human lurks in the shadows of an alley while his accomplice prepares for her part in the ambush. When
. QUICK BUILD You can make a rogue quickly by following these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your highest ability score. Make Intelligence your next-highest if you want to excel at
Ranger
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Rough and wild looking, a human stalks alone through the shadows of trees, hunting the orcs he knows are planning a raid on a nearby farm. Clutching a shortsword in each hand, he becomes a whirlwind
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Shadow Disembodied, Life-Drinking Shade Habitat: Planar (Shadowfell), Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Michael Broussard Shadows are incorporeal Undead that feed on life. They resent the living for
possessing the potential and vitality lost to them. Shadows lurk in dark, lonely places, typically sites that were meaningful to them in life or cursed places with ties to death, sinister magic, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
Boon of Looming Shadows Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 30. Shadowy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
silhouettes of fir trees, lit from behind and above by a white, moon-like sphere of glass that hangs from the ceiling by a short chain and casts long shadows on the walls. Suspended above the stage is a
trapeze.
Eleven shadows occupy the theater. These shadows are Fey, not Undead, and they were created by Endelyn using her scissors of shadow snipping (see appendix A). If Gleam’s detached shadow wasn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Boon of the Night Spirit Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 30. Merge
with Shadows. While within Dim Light or Darkness, you can give yourself the Invisible condition as a Bonus Action. The condition ends on you immediately after you take an action, a Bonus Action, or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Boon of the Night Spirit Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 30. Merge
with Shadows. While within Dim Light or Darkness, you can give yourself the Invisible condition as a Bonus Action. The condition ends on you immediately after you take an action, a Bonus Action, or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Elf Subrace: Mark of Shadow If you’re an elf with the Mark of Shadow, you have this subrace, with the following traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1. Cunning Intuition
. When you make a Charisma (Performance) or Dexterity (Stealth) check, you can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Shape Shadows. You know the minor illusion cantrip. Starting at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Mark of Shadow Traits If you’re an elf with the Mark of Shadow, you have this subrace, with the following traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1. Cunning Intuition. When
you make a Charisma (Performance) or Dexterity (Stealth) check, you can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Shape Shadows. You know the minor illusion cantrip. Starting at 3rd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Shadow Shadows are undead that resemble dark exaggerations of humanoid shadows. They can consume any living creature, but they are especially drawn to creatures untainted by evil. Shadow
Medium
, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage, and the target’s Strength score is reduced by 1d4. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise, the reduction lasts until
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Phaerimm Scout Phaerimm scouts typically operate alone and in the shadows, gathering information for upcoming phaerimm operations. Phaerimm Scout Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil
AC 13Initiative +3
(13)
HP 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 10 ft., Fly 40 ft.
Ability Score MOD SAVE
Str 12 +1 +1
Dex 13 +1 +1
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score MOD SAVE
Int 15 +2 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Vampire Nightbringer Born of necromantic rituals and planes of existence suffused with negative energy, vampire nightbringers manipulate shadows and feed on the raw life force of living creatures
. Vampire Nightbringer Medium or Small Undead, Neutral Evil
AC 16 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 142 (19d8 + 57)
Speed 30 ft., Fly 30 ft. (hover)
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 16 +3 +3
Dex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Shadow Shadows are undead that resemble dark exaggerations of humanoid shadows. Dark Disposition. From the darkness, the shadow reaches out to feed on living creatures’ vitality. They can consume any
darkness where the shadows hunger. As a shadow drains its victim’s strength and physical form, the victim’s shadow darkens and begins to move of its own volition. In death, the creature’s shadow breaks free
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
splashing down its west side. In the shadows, a side passage leads west across the other side of the stream.
Characters using light or darkvision to look farther up the passage spot the bridge at area 5
. Add: In the shadows of the ceiling to the north, you can just make out the dim shape of a rickety bridge of wood and rope crossing over the passage ahead of you. Another passage intersects this one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
curse stole their wings and transformed their voices. Now kenku slip through the shadows of cities and the Shadowfell, trying to recover what they’ve lost. To some, this means seeking an end to their
, and signal to allies. Kenku Medium Monstrosity, Neutral
AC 13 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 13 (3d8)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 10 +0 +0
Dex 16 +3 +3
Con 10 +0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Spined Devil Devil of Intrusion and Suspicion Habitat: Planar (Nine Hells); Treasure: None Spined devils, also known as spinagons, lurk in the shadows of the Lower Planes, seeking secrets for their
)
Speed 20 ft., Fly 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 10 +0 +0 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con 12 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod Save Int 11 +0 +0 Wis 14 +2 +2 Cha 8 −1 −1
Resistances Cold
Immunities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dark Elf (Drow) As a drow, you are infused with the magic of the Underdark, an underground realm of wonders and horrors rarely seen on the surface above. You are at home in shadows and, thanks to
front lines in the war against it, seeking to sunder Lolth’s web. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1. Superior Darkvision. Your darkvision has a radius of 120 feet. Sunlight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Shadow Dragons Dragon Corrupted by Darkness Habitat: Planar (Shadowfell), Underdark; Treasure: Any Justin Gerard A shadow dragon lurks among haunted ruins, attended by shadows raised by its life
Dragon, Chaotic Evil
AC 15 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 45 (6d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft., Fly 60 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 17 +3 +3
Dex 14 +2 +4
Con 17 +3 +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Darkmantle Ceiling-Clinging Ambush Predator Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: None Unnatural subterranean hunters, darkmantles veil themselves in magical shadows and use their bizarre anatomies to
(13)
HP 22 (5d6 + 5)
Speed 10 ft., Fly 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 16 +3 +3
Dex 12 +1 +1
Con 13 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 2 −4 −4
Wis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
General Feats These feats belong to the General category. Greater Aberrant Mark General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Aberrant Dragonmark Feat) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score
Increase. Increase your Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Improved Fortitude. When you use the Aberrant Fortitude benefit of your Aberrant Dragonmark feat, you can roll 1d6 instead of 1d4. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, he doesn’t leave until after they do. Shadows If one or more characters have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 16 or higher, read: You can’t shake the feeling that something is behind you. When
approaches quietly. A character whose passive Wisdom (Perception) score meets or exceeds Rahadin’s Dexterity (Stealth) check hear him. “The master wishes to see you,” intones a grim voice in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
Strength check made by someone with a Strength score of 16 or greater, to break it down. Opening the door to this chamber reveals a grisly sight. Three desiccated human corpses are strung up at even
assassins, when the adventurers start fiddling with the door, they quickly find hiding places in the shadows and attempt to ambush the interlopers. What do they know? These creatures were commanded by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
eyes playing tricks on them as details and distance are distorted. The shadow dragon rarely leaves this place except to hunt and is attended by dozens of shadows. Additional Lair Action Shadow dragons
Despair. Creatures within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair that have an Intelligence score of 5 or higher feel forlorn and hopeless. Dying Light. Light is diminished within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair, lightly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
maelephants (see Morte’s Planar Parade) allow the characters to enter the gate-town. As they enter, characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 16 or higher notice that the community’s gates
cage. 4–6 Eyes peer at the characters from the shadows. Roll a die. If you roll an even number, the watcher is a spy who’s suspicious of the characters. If you roll an odd number, it’s a cranium rat squeaker swarm (see Morte’s Planar Parade).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
(Perception) score of 14 or higher notice it. Unless alerted, the other characters are surprised when the kapak attacks. Direct Attack From between buildings sprint five cloaked invaders, their clawed
escaping villagers. In their frenzied state, the draconians fight to the death. Ominous Riders The character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score glimpses the following scene during
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
detached shadows found in Motherhorn, Charm’s shadow is a Fey, not an Undead. A creature whose Strength is reduced to 0 by the shadow’s Strength Drain attack does not die but falls unconscious instead
. The creature regains consciousness, and the reduction to its Strength score disappears, after it finishes a short or long rest. If Charm’s shadow stole the magic spool of thread from Bavlorna’s cottage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Points regained. Stifling Shadows. Within 1 mile of the lair, effects that normally create Bright Light instead create Dim Light, and creatures there have Advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. If the
., Fly 80 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 21 +5 +5
Dex 19 +4 +9
Con 18 +4 +4
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 14 +2 +2
Wis 12 +1 +6
Cha 18 +4 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
(Chromatic), Lawful Evil
AC 18 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 136 (16d10 + 48)
Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 19 +4 +4
Dex 12 +1 +4
Con 17 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 16 +3 +3
Wis 13 +1 +4
Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills Deception +5, Perception +7, Stealth +4
Immunities Poison; Poisoned
Senses Blindsight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Subclass 3 2 4 2 2 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 3 5 2 2 5 +3 — 5 3 6 2 3 6 +3 Subclass feature 5 3 7 2 3 7 +3 — 6 3 8 2 4 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 6 3 9 2 4 9 +4 Contact Patron 7 3 10 2 5 10
+4 Subclass feature 7 4 10 2 5 11 +4 Mystic Arcanum (level 6 spell) 7 4 11 3 5 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 8 4 11 3 5 13 +5 Mystic Arcanum (level 7 spell) 8 4 12 3 5 14 +5 Subclass feature 8 4 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Subclass 3 2 4 2 2 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 3 5 2 2 5 +3 — 5 3 6 2 3 6 +3 Subclass feature 5 3 7 2 3 7 +3 — 6 3 8 2 4 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 6 3 9 2 4 9 +4 Contact Patron 7 3 10 2 5 10
+4 Subclass feature 7 4 10 2 5 11 +4 Mystic Arcanum (level 6 spell) 7 4 11 3 5 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 8 4 11 3 5 13 +5 Mystic Arcanum (level 7 spell) 8 4 12 3 5 14 +5 Subclass feature 8 4 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. In their own minds, though, they are content to lurk in the shadows only until they fully come into their own and receive the recognition they believe they deserve. They are entitled to some credit
, Zizzix Goblin Traits Your goblin character has the following racial traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1. Age. Goblins reach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
lets out a demonic hiss as a black cat darts out of the shadows, trying its best to avoid you. This familiar is searching for its mistress (a Barovian witch). It wants nothing to do with the
Attack You hear a scratching noise. Out of the shadows comes a broom, sweeping its way toward you as though held by invisible hands. When it gets within 5 feet of a party member, the broom attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
cut into the north wall lead down to a lower level.
Four shadow demons hide in the shadows of this cave. They attack visitors who aren’t accompanied by Murgaxor or Y’demi. Characters who have a
passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 17 or higher spot the shadow demons before they attack and aren’t surprised by them. The stairs in the north wall lead down to areas U1 through U4, detailed later in the “Underground Cave” section.