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Spells
Player’s Handbook
Choose any number of willing creatures that you can see within range. Each target shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Large or smaller Beast of your choice that has a Challenge Rating of 4 or lower
. You can choose a different form for each target. On later turns, you can take a Magic action to transform the targets again.
A target’s game statistics are replaced by the chosen Beast’s
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You attempt to transform a creature that you can see within range into a Beast. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or shape-shifting;shape-shift into Beast form for the duration. That
form can be any Beast you choose that has a Challenge Rating equal to or less than the target’s (or the target’s level if it doesn’t have a Challenge Rating). The target’s game
Monsters
Monster Manual
Avoidance. If the displacer beast is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the save and half damage if it
fails. It can’t use this trait if it has the Incapacitated condition.
Displacement. Attack rolls against the displacer beast have Disadvantage, since it projects an illusion that makes it
Spells
Player’s Handbook
of 0. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a Celestial, Fey, or Fiend (your choice) instead of a Beast. Your familiar acts
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: Bat, Cat, Frog, Hawk, Lizard, Octopus, Owl, Rat, Raven, Spider, Weasel, or another Beast that has a Challenge Rating
Monsters
Monster Manual
Incubus Form. When the succubus finishes a Long Rest, it can shape-shifting;shape-shift into an Incubus, using that stat block instead of this one.Multiattack. The succubus makes one Fiendish Touch
an amount equal to the damage taken.Cold, Fire, Poison, PsychicShape-Shift. The succubus shape-shifting;shape-shifts to resemble a Medium or Small Humanoid or back into its true form. Its game
Monsters
Monster Manual
damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 13. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead
;Opportunity Attacks. At the end of this movement, the weretiger can take the Hide action.
Shape-Shift. The weretiger shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Large tiger-humanoid hybrid or a Large tiger, or it
Monsters
Monster Manual
Succubus Form. When the incubus finishes a Long Rest, it can shape-shifting;shape-shift into a Succubus, using that stat block instead of this one. Any equipment it’s wearing or carrying isn
Monsters
Monster Manual
damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead
+ 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage.Shape-Shift. The werebear shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Large bear-humanoid
Monsters
Monster Manual
damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 11. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Hand Crossbow", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.Shape-Shift. The wererat shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Medium rat-humanoid hybrid or a Small rat, or
Monsters
Monster Manual
, it instead becomes a Werewolf under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this werewolf’s curse for 24 hours.
Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +5
":"2d8+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Longbow", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.Shape-Shift. The werewolf shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Large wolf-humanoid hybrid or a Medium wolf
Monsters
Monster Manual
. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 12. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes
Prone condition.Shape-Shift. The wereboar shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Medium boar-humanoid hybrid or a Small boar, or it returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the vampire fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Misty Escape. If the vampire drops to 0 Hit Points outside its resting place
, the vampire uses Shape-Shift to become mist (no action required). If it can’t use Shape-Shift, it is destroyed.
While it has 0 Hit Points in mist form, it can’t return to its vampire form
Monsters
Monster Manual
Acid Absorption. Whenever the golem is subjected to Acid damage, it takes no damage and instead regains a number of Hit Points equal to the Acid damage dealt.
Berserk. Whenever the golem starts its
.
Immutable Form. The golem can’t shape-shift.
Magic Resistance. The golem has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The golem makes two Slam attacks
Species
Player’s Handbook
to shape-shift at will, the elves retreated to the Feywild, where their sorrow was deepened by that plane’s influence. Over time, curiosity led many of them to explore other planes of existence
, including worlds in the Material Plane.
Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need
Monsters
Monster Manual
Immutable Form. The colossus can’t shape-shift.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the colossus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The colossus has
Spells
Player’s Handbook
another species, though none of your statistics change. You can’t appear as a creature of a different size, and your basic shape stays the same; if you’re bipedal, you can’t use this
), horns (Piercing), or hooves (Bludgeoning). When you use your Unarmed Strike to deal damage with that new growth, it deals 1d6 damage of the type in parentheses instead of dealing the normal damage for
Spells
Player’s Handbook
A storm cloud appears at a point within range that you can see above yourself. It takes the shape of a Cylinder that is 10 feet tall with a 60-foot radius.
When you cast the spell, choose a point
outdoors in a storm when you cast this spell, the spell gives you control over that storm instead of creating a new one. Under such conditions, the spell’s damage increases by 1d10.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d10 for each spell slot level above 3.
Monsters
Monster Manual
, it can choose to succeed instead.
Lordly Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 20, any enemy that starts its turn in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the animal lord. Failure: The target suffers the
attack.Cold, Fire, Necrotic, Psychic, RadiantShape-Shift. The animal lord shape-shifts into a Huge or smaller version of the animal it represents or a Medium or Small Humanoid, or it returns to its true
Monsters
Monster Manual
can choose to succeed instead.
Lordly Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 20, any enemy that starts its turn in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the animal lord. Failure: The target suffers the
Radiant Ray attack.Cold, Fire, Necrotic, Psychic, RadiantShape-Shift. The animal lord shape-shifts into a Huge or smaller version of the animal it represents or a Medium or Small Humanoid, or it
Monsters
Monster Manual
succeed instead.
Lordly Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 20, any enemy that starts its turn in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the animal lord. Failure: The target suffers one of the following
.
Radiant Strike. The animal lord makes one Radiant Ray attack.Cold, Fire, Necrotic, Psychic, RadiantShape-Shift. The animal lord shape-shifts into a Huge or smaller version of the animal it represents or
Monsters
Monster Manual
block.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the animal lord fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Lordly Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 20, any enemy that starts its turn in a 30
.
Radiant Strike. The animal lord makes one Radiant Ray attack.Cold, Fire, Necrotic, Psychic, RadiantShape-Shift. The animal lord shape-shifts into a Huge or smaller version of the animal it represents
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The beast has Advantage on saving throw;saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Regeneration. The beast regains 20 Hit Points at the
bat, wolverine, or shark, there’s no mistaking the beast of Malar for a mundane animal. The beast shifts easily between its forms to pursue its prey, using whichever shape suits it best to
Feats
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
can take a Magic action to shape-shift into a Beast, Humanoid, or Monstrosity with a Challenge Rating no higher than 10. When you shape-shift, you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the
Hit Points of the form. The shape-shifting effect lasts for 1 hour, and it ends early if you have no Temporary Hit Points left or if you take a Magic action to return to your true form.
Your game
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At Will: Druidcraft, Speak with Animals (swan form only)
1/Day Each: Animal Friendship, Beast Sense, Spike
.
4
A dryad whose tree is recovering from illness.
5
A Humanoid ignorant of the swanmay’s true nature.
6
A handful of seeds bearing primal power.
Shape-Shift. The swanmay Shape
Feats
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
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.
Species
Lorwyn: First Light
Known for their mischief, faeries resemble insects with humanoid features. Their size and shape may vary, but all have antennae, black eyes, chitinous skin, and insectoid legs and wings. Every faerie
Oura’s authority, however. In Shadowmoor, faeries might instead worship Queen Maralen, the elf who overthrew the previous faerie queen and, some say, ushered in the clashing of Lorwyn and
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
versatile shape-shifting of metallic dragons, deep dragons can assume the form of animals or humanoids and often masquerade as snakes or dragonborn.
Adult deep dragons eliminate challengers with
presence of any creature that eats this enhanced vegetation.
If the dragon dies or moves its lair elsewhere, these effects end immediately.Poison, PsychicShape-Shift. The dragon Shape-Shifting;shape
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 16. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Werewyvern under the DM’s control and has 20
;s transmission is unpredictable and often as much a surprise to the werewyvern as it is to the victim.Shape-Shift. The werewyvern Shape-Shifting;shape-shifts into a Medium wyvern-humanoid hybrid or a
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
punished.Acid, Cold, LightningFluid Form. Biha Babir Shape-Shifting;shape-shifts into a form resembling a Beast or Humanoid that is Medium or smaller, while retaining her game statistics (other than her size), or returns to her true marid form.
saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Wishes. Biha Babir knows the Wish spell but can cast it only on behalf of a non-genie creature who communicates a wish in a way Biha Babir can
Feats
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Intuition. When you use the Wild Intuition benefit of your Mark of Handling feat, you can roll 1d6 instead of 1d4.
Improved Handling. While you are mounted, immediately after you hit a target within 5
, you exert command over one Beast or Monstrosity you can see within 30 feet of yourself. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 plus your Wisdom modifier and Proficiency Bonus) or have
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
eats this enhanced vegetation.
If the dragon dies or moves its lair elsewhere, these effects end immediately.Poison, PsychicShape-Shift. The dragon Shape-Shifting;shape-shifts into a Small or Medium
Humanoid or a Small or Medium Beast, or it returns to its true form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the vampire fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Misty Escape. If the vampire drops to 0 Hit Points outside its resting place
, the vampire uses Shape-Shift to become mist (no action required). If it can’t use Shape-Shift, it is destroyed.
While it has 0 Hit Points in mist form, it can’t return to its vampire form
Equipment
This bone whistle is carved in the shape of a gargath. When blown, it produces a high-pitched sound that can only be heard clearly by certain creatures. When you blow this whistle, any beast within
training a friendly beast in this way, you can use it to deliver coded instructions to a trained beast within the whistle’s range.
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from shape-shifters. You can choose the origin of your feral might or determine it by rolling on the Origin of the Beast table
Barbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian.
Such
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from shape-shifters. You can choose the origin of your feral might or determine it by rolling on the Origin of the Beast table
Barbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian.
Such