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Monster Manual
following effects occurs:
Pesky Swarm. The target has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn.
Spellcasting. The animal lord casts one of the following spells
/Day Each: Animal Shapes, SunburstLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the animal lord can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The animal lord
Monsters
Monster Manual
. Pesky Swarm (Sage Only). The target has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn.
Spellcasting. The animal lord casts one of the following spells, requiring no
(Sage Only): Animal Shapes, SunburstLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the animal lord can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The animal lord
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Keen Senses. The defender has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks.
Telepathic Bond. While the defender is on the same plane of existence as its master, it can magically convey what it senses to
in this way at a time.An iron defender fights for its creator. They come in many shapes and are often crafted in the form of animals. More creative artificers craft iron defenders in the shape of hybrid animals or other fantastical creatures.Poison
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Campus Knowledge. While at Strixhaven, the guide can’t become lost by magical or nonmagical means. The guide also has advantage on ability checks made to locate creatures or objects at
campus guides lead gaggles of prospective students on tours. The guides’ gold and silver chassis are built in shapes reminiscent of the star arches surrounding Strixhaven. Embedded in their
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
mesmerizing colors and shapes around itself. Each creature within 15 feet of it that can see it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 12 for category 1, DC 14 for category 2, and DC 18 for category
speed.
4
Cryptic Skin. The krasis can change color to match its surroundings. It has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide.
5
Heightened Awareness. The krasis can’t be
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
this way at a time.
6
Hypnotic Display (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Hypnotic Display"}. As an action, the krasis creates mesmerizing colors and shapes
. The krasis can change color to match its surroundings. It has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide.
5
Heightened Awareness. The krasis can’t be surprised, as a result of
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
mesmerizing colors and shapes around itself. Each creature within 15 feet of it that can see it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 12 for category 1, DC 14 for category 2, and DC 18 for category
speed.
4
Cryptic Skin. The krasis can change color to match its surroundings. It has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide.
5
Heightened Awareness. The krasis can’t be
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Special Equipment. Halaster wears a robe of eyes that lets him see in all directions, gives him darkvision out to a range of 120 feet, grants advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on
form is that of a tall, gaunt, male human, but he uses magic to take on many other visages and shapes. No matter what form he wears, the Mad Mage giggles and mutters incessantly. Contrary to appearances
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
altered by the medusa’s presence, creating one or more of the following effects:
Faces in Stone. Stone within 3 miles of the lair takes on subtle shapes that suggest people, animals, and other
creatures when viewed from the corner of the eye or through dim light or fog.
Gathered Knowledge. Within the lair, creatures have advantage on ability checks made to discover or recall information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Testing Phase On the day of the Exam, each character makes two ability checks related to parts of the test: Glyph of Warding Shapes. Identifying the shapes commonly used when a mage casts a glyph of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
destroyed demons’ evil. They usually vaguely resemble their former shapes, but some take purposefully deceptive shapes. Many lurk in dark places or venture out only at night to hide their true forms from
turn inside an object.
Light Sensitivity. While in Bright Light, the demon has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.
Actions
Umbral Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
following list to inspire mimics’ shapes: Altar
Bell
Boulder
Cauldron
Chair
Chandelier
Chest
Cot
Door
Floor mat
Giant gemstone
Gravestone
Heap of leaves
Keg
Ladder
Lectern
the Grappled condition (escape DC 13). Ability checks made to escape this grapple have Disadvantage.
Actions
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +5 (with Advantage if the target is Grappled by the mimic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
built in shapes reminiscent of the star arches surrounding Strixhaven. Embedded in their chests are holographic maps of the university’s campuses, which the guides use to provide directions. However
become lost by magical or nonmagical means. The guide also has advantage on ability checks made to locate creatures or objects at Strixhaven.
Univocal Speech. When the guide speaks, any creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
described in chapter 1. Will the character’s drive prove strong enough to overcome everything else? An ordeal is a single encounter, which might involve combat, interaction, a series of ability checks
hero’s drive can counteract their other personality traits. The god who grants an ordeal shapes it. Keranos, for example, might challenge a hero with saving innocents during a dangerous storm, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common. Subrace. The beast within shapes each shifter physically and mentally. The four major subraces of shifter include: beasthide, longtooth, swiftstride, and
by 1. Natural Tracker. You have proficiency in the Survival skill. Shifting Feature. While shifted, you have advantage on Wisdom checks, and no creature within 30 feet of you can make an attack roll with advantage against you, unless you’re incapacitated.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, causing creatures to have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Threats lurk amid the wilds. For every 3 miles the party travels, roll on the Weeping Paths Encounters table
figures appear in the haze around the party and move along with them. The forms can’t be harmed or warded away by any means. Soon after the shapes appear, the figures begin speaking as one, telling the grim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.
Iron Defender An iron defender fights for its creator. They come in many shapes and are often crafted in
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Keen Senses. The defender has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks.
Telepathic Bond. While the defender is on the same plane of existence as its master, it can magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cavern’s walls are contorted in the shapes of the hundreds of souls trapped within the house. This is the heart of the House of Lament, a tortured space formed around the amber monolith that contains the
monolith dwindles, and the shadowy limbs have disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. A character can use the amulet multiple times, but doing so causes the shadowy limbs to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, creating one or more of the following effects: Faces in Stone. Stone within 3 miles of the lair takes on subtle shapes that suggest people, animals, and other creatures when viewed from the corner of the
eye or through dim light or fog. Gathered Knowledge. Within the lair, creatures have advantage on ability checks made to discover or recall information relevant to the medusa’s divine purpose. If the medusa dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Advantage on attack rolls against the target until the start of the animal lord’s next turn.
Pesky Swarm (Sage Only). The target has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its
Friendship, Animal Messenger, Speak with Animals
2/Day Each: Awaken, Greater Restoration
1/Day Each (Sage Only): Animal Shapes, Sunburst
Bonus Actions
Shape-Shift. The animal lord shape-shifts into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
misshapen, warty heads. Others have limbs of grossly different sizes and shapes, or emit terrible howls each time they draw breath through misshapen mouths. Their wretched appearance rarely evokes sympathy
checks, saving throws, and attacks based on Strength or Dexterity.
The transformed creature can repeat the saving throw whenever it finishes a long rest, ending the effect on a success.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
giants strive to draw shapes out of raw stone, which they believe reveal meaning inspired by their god, Skoraeus Stonebones. The giants appoint the tribe’s best carvers as their leaders, shamans, and
, Perception +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Giant
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Stone Camouflage. The giant has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
uses magic to take on many other visages and shapes. No matter what form he wears, the Mad Mage giggles and mutters incessantly. Contrary to appearances, however, Halaster is alert and attentive to the
eyes that lets him see in all directions, gives him darkvision out to a range of 120 feet, grants advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight, and allows him to see invisible creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Display (Recharge 5–6). As an action, the krasis creates mesmerizing colors and shapes around itself. Each creature within 15 feet of it that can see it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 12 for
gains a climbing speed equal to its walking speed. 4 Cryptic Skin. The krasis can change color to match its surroundings. It has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. 5 Heightened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Aberrations, fiends, and undead in the region have disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks for the next 24 hours. 19–24 Each creature carrying the holy symbol of a deity from a non-evil plane while
into alien shapes by the realm’s eldritch forces. The Far Realm’s pernicious influence is often subtle, leaking into the Material Plane through thin places in reality or as invasive thoughts that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Nature) checks. The bonus equals your Wisdom modifier (minimum bonus of +1). Warden. Trained for battle, you gain proficiency with Martial weapons and training with Medium armor. Level 2: Wild Shape
known forms with another eligible form. When you reach certain Druid levels, your number of known forms and the maximum Challenge Rating for those forms increases, as shown in the Beast Shapes table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
covering its body granting it advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. The amphisbaena targets the first creature to approach the stone slab. Once the serpent is dealt with, anyone who
walls divide these catacombs, many lined with grave niches holding roughly humanoid shapes wrapped in tattered linen. More than one of these grim parcels floats freely in the stagnant water.
These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Nature) checks. The bonus equals your Wisdom modifier (minimum bonus of +1). Warden. Trained for battle, you gain proficiency with Martial weapons and training with Medium armor. Level 2: Wild Shape The
known forms with another eligible form. When you reach certain Druid levels, your number of known forms and the maximum Challenge Rating for those forms increases, as shown in the Beast Shapes table. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
water is a large lily pad.
Creaky wooden floorboards are arranged in a ten-foot-wide raised walkway around the pool. This walkway is crowded with shelves, tables, and stools in all shapes and styles
and forgotten garments and cuts them into lengths of cloth from which she creates her own clothes. Characters who search the room find two 1-foot-tall pincushions sewn into humanoid shapes. One of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
that touches the statue feels bolstered and happy, gaining 10 temporary hit points. This feeling also makes the creature more likely to trust others, giving it disadvantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks and
underwater, its walking speed is 0 feet, and its swimming speed is 40 feet. It has a +4 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) checks. It doesn’t have the Constrict action option. C7. Cove Gorge This gorge goes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
succeeding on three DC 16 Charisma (Deception) checks. These checks can be made once every 10 minutes during the game. A character doesn’t need to be playing the game to goad the Fiends. Winning the Game. A
character wins the game if they succeed on three checks to play the game. The Fiends might attack the character if the character has been rude or is obviously cheating. A character is also deemed the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
feels unwell; its speed is halved; and it has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. At birth, the tadpole chews its way through vital organs and out of the host’s chest in
hulking red form covered in squirming shapes digs through broken crates.
The creature is a red slaad covered in five slaad tadpoles. These monsters attack as soon as they spot the characters. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
alphabetical order. Barovian Commoners The sound of snapping twigs draws your attention to several dark shapes in the fog. They carry torches and pitchforks. If the characters are moving quietly and
camouflaged, they have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. Characters whose passive Wisdom (Perception) scores are higher than the berserker’s Dexterity (Stealth) check can spot the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
a simple tune.
This temporal lobe is a repository of musical memories. Here, music takes the form of ephemeral shapes that echo for days. The virtuoso Shalfi Lewin (see area B9) left this visual
(Stealth) checks to hide, as they continually emit jarring music. B7: Githyanki Camp Three bedrolls around a small chest are tucked inside this alcove. Two metal rods, each about two feet long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
15 Intelligence (Arcana) check discerns the connection. If a character who can cast spells then succeeds on three consecutive DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) checks while continually touching the wall, the
in the entire chamber. This enormous hall is set with rows of pillars carved in the shapes of elemental and demonic creatures. A great rift has been torn in the center of the stone floor. Through it






