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Monsters
Monster Manual
triggering creature. Failure: The attack’s weapon sticks to the kuo-toa’s shield. If the target doesn’t let go of the weapon, the target has the Grappled condition while the weapon is
in a net within 5 feet, destroying the net on a success.Sticky Shield. Trigger: A creature misses the kuo-toa with a melee attack roll using a weapon. Response—Strength Saving Throw: DC 11, the
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, Major Image, Synaptic StaticProtective Magic (3/Day). The phaerimm casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.Phaerimm
agents travel the surface world, seeking out powerful magic to rule others.Teleport. The phaerimm teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, Prestidigitation
2/Day Each: Speak with Dead, Wall of Force
1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Disintegrate, Power Word KillProtective Magic. Sammaster casts Counterspell or Shield in
as leader of these disparate zealots, whom he named the Cult of the Dragon. He perverted their fascination with his necromantic lore, revealing that dracoliches were destined to rule Faerûn
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, Wall of Force
1/Day Each: Befuddlement, Clone, Finger of Death, Mind Blank (cast before combat), SimulacrumProtective Magic. Manshoon casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s
. 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
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, Prestidigitation
2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Plane Shift
1/Day Each: Cone of Cold (level 8 version), Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, ScryingProtective Magic. Valindra casts Counterspell or Shield in response
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
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
difficult for Gargauth to escape its prison, such as leaving the shield in a place where others are unlikely to find it.
Gargauth doesn’t know how to escape from the shield. The pit fiend believes
The Shield of the Hidden Lord is of celestial origin and serves as a prison for the pit fiend Gargauth, whose mortal followers revere it as a god. Over time, Gargauth’s evil has warped the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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Shield. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shield"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Shield","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and Jarund pushes the target 5 feet away from him if it's Large or smaller. Jarund then enters the space vacated by the target. If
feats
weapon with the Reach property against a creature wielding a Shield, that creature doesn’t benefit from the Shield’s Armor Class bonus.
Reaching Defense. While wielding a weapon with reach, you have a +1 bonus to your Armor Class.
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Bypass Shield. When you make an attack with a
Archmage
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin*
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold
arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to practice their magic
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): confusion, fire shield, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of
arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to practice their
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): dimension door, fire shield, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying
the study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): confusion, fire shield, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of
study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the drow’s darkvision.
Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the
-forming in the Abyss, siphoning its essence into themselves.
drow shadowblade (summoner variant);Variant: Demon Summoning
Some drow shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
shield, Otiluke's resilient sphere, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of force
6th level (1 slot): globe of invulnerability
7th level (1 slot): teleport
8th level (1 slot): mind
and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to practice their magic without interruption. An archmage
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of
) spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, mage armor, magic missile
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): blight, fire shield, stoneskin
5th
usually quite old) spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): fire shield, polymorph, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of
cantrip she has prepared.Archmages are powerful (and usually quite old) spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the amnizu’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The amnizu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
them into legions.
Amnizu (Summoner Variant);Variant: Devil Summoning
Some amnizus have an action that allows them to summon other devils:
Summon Devil (1/Day). The amnizu summons 2d4
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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
shield the dragon turtle and strike at foes.
Creating a Dragon Turtle
Use the Dragon Turtle Personality Traits and Dragon Turtle Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive dragon turtle
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Set in the center of this armor’s chest is a citrine engraved with the shield rune.
While wearing this armor, your hit point maximum increases by an amount equal to 10 + your level.
Invoking
the Rune. As an action, you can invoke the armor’s rune to cast the beacon of hope spell with it; the spell has a duration of 1 minute and doesn’t require concentration. Once the rune has been invoked, it can’t be invoked again until the next dawn.
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
level (3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin*
5th level (3 slots): cone of
study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of force
6th level (1 slot): globe of
"} piercing damage.Archmages are powerful (and usually quite old) spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): fire shield, phantasmal killer, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): cone of
arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to practice their magic
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
to inspire your portrayal of distinctive dragon turtle characters, and use the Dragon Turtle Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
mechanical animal or plant.
This Construct doesn’t have a control amulet and can’t be controlled like other shield guardian;shield guardians.Poison
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
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of force
6th level (1 slot): globe of
study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that doesn’t affect the weapon’s capabilities.
Molydeus (Summoner Variant);Variant: Demon Summoning
You can give a molydeus the ability to summon other demons.
Summon Demon (1/Day
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
doesn’t function if Asteria has the incapacitated condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Asteria fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Asteria wears
moves up to her speed. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). Asteria uses Spellcasting.Though she now travels alone, Asteria
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Iron Boots. While moving, the madcap has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Outsize Strength. While grappling, the madcap is considered to be Medium. Also, wielding a heavy weapon doesn
been. A redcap’s desire to slay is rooted in its will to survive.
VARIANT: MADCAPS
A madcap is a redcap that soaks its hat in demon ichor instead of blood. Contact with demon ichor makes the
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
can’t increase. The curse doesn’t advance while the target is in sunlight or the area of a daylight spell. When the cursed target’s Charisma becomes 2, the target dies, and its head
disembodied Humanoid heads with wings. While most vargouilles roam the planes to curse Humanoids and create more vargouilles, a variant known as the vargouille reflection resides in Undersigil. When a
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
following spells, requiring no components other than its Izzet gear, which doesn’t function for others:
3/day each: scorching ray, shield, thunderwave
2/day: fireball
Tides of Chaos (1/Day
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
.
Regeneration. Geryon regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Geryon dies only if he starts his turn
with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. Geryon makes one Claw attack and one Stinger attack.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16","rollType":"to hit
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
next dawn.
The shadow (variant);detached shadow is rooted to the spot where it was snipped until you use a bonus action to cause it to behave in one of the following ways, either of which is possible
vertical surfaces), provided it remains within your sight at all times. The shadow is harmless and unable to be harmed, and it is invisible in darkness. It can’t speak, and it doesn’t require
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authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do
.
Variant Noble: Knight
A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
terrain doesn’t cost the painted creature extra movement.
Life Rune. The painted creature gains 10 temporary hit points and has advantage on death saving throws.
Light Rune. The painted creature
immune to being knocked prone and has advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws.
Shield Rune. The painted creature has advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that deal damage.
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