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Player’s Handbook
the creature is shape-shifting;shape-shifted (as a result of the Polymorph spell, for example), it reverts to its true form and can’t shape-shift until it leaves the Cylinder. On a successful
creature makes this save only once per turn.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d10 for each spell slot level above 2.
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
;s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects:
Preservation of Knowledge. Books and other written forms of communication with 1 mile of the lair become magically protected and can
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
presence, creating the following effects:
Preservation of Knowledge. Books and other written forms of communication with 1 mile of the lair become magically protected and can’t be damaged by
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
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
heightens its physical ability and increases in size, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. While augmented, the seeker is Large, and makes Strength and Dexterity saving throws with advantage
-shifting abilities and the power to create illusions.Veil Walk (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Veil Walk"}. The seeker, along with any equipment it is wearing
monsters
. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: The jiangshi regains Hit Points equal to the Necrotic damage taken, the jiangshi’s Fly Speed increases to 20 feet until the end of its next turn, and it
Shape-Shifting;shape-shifts into a Medium or Small Beast, Humanoid, or Undead creature, 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.
Shifter
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features by entering a state they call shifting.
Shifters are similar to humans in height and build but are typically more lithe and flexible. Their
choose the kind of lycanthrope in your past, or you can determine it randomly by rolling on the Lycanthrope Ancestor table. The table also provides a suggestion for the Shifting option you might have
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
is incapacitated as it is beset by hypnotic, illusory visions.
Augment Physicality (1/Day). For 1 minute, the veil keeper magically obscures it location, heightens its physical ability, and increases
;ogres, and other giant folk, irda have shimmering skin that ranges through shades of indigo and sea green. Their innate magic provides them with limited shape-shifting abilities and the power to create illusions.
monsters
Greater Lightning Absorption. Whenever the monster is subjected to Lightning damage, it regains a number of Hit Points equal to the Lightning damage dealt, and its Speed increases by 40 feet until
the end of its next turn.
Immutable Form. The monster can’t Shape-Shifting;shape-shift.
Magic Resistance. The monster has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
dissolves into a shifting mass of flesh, tentacles, eyes, claws, and mouths. Up to two creatures the corrupter can see within 20 feet of itself must make a DC 20 Intelligence saving throw, taking 18
kill intruders.
The villain’s challenge rating increases while the villain is in this lair:
Otherworldly Corrupter. Challenge 18 (20,000 XP)
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
Changeling
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
changelings today—even in those changelings who have never set foot in the fey realm. Each changeling decides how to use their shape-shifting ability, channeling either the peril or the joy of the
Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
tigers, hyenas, or other predators. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1. Fierce. You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill. Shifting
to pin down physically or socially. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1. Graceful. You have proficiency in the Acrobatics skill. Shifting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1. Graceful. You have proficiency in the Acrobatics skill. Shifting Feature. While shifted, your walking speed increases by 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
hunters, and they also tend to become the spiritual leaders of shifter communities. Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Dexterity increases 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.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
creature known for its toughness. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Strength score increases by 1. Natural Athlete. You have proficiency in the Athletics skill
. Shifting Feature. Whenever you shift, you gain 1d6 additional temporary hit points. While shifted, you have a +1 bonus to your Armor Class.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
might instead draw on tigers, hyenas, or other predators. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1. Fierce. You have proficiency in the
Intimidation skill. Shifting Feature. While shifted, you can use your elongated fangs to make an unarmed strike as a bonus action. If you hit with your fangs, you can deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Adult Deep Dragon
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, or featuring larger mushrooms and plants in neatly organized displays.
The challenge rating of a legendary deep dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On
surrounding a legendary deep dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
mushrooms and plants in neatly organized displays.
The challenge rating of a legendary deep dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms of writing within 6 miles
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back and tail
legendary emerald dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can take one of the following lair actions; the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back and tail to mirror the
from mundane and magical sight.
The challenge rating of a legendary emerald dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods.
Cosmological Study
Many
magical mobility, using flight and teleportation to navigate obstacles in their lairs.
The challenge rating of a legendary amethyst dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Yugoloths Yugoloths are fickle fiends that inhabit the planes of Acheron, Gehenna, Hades, and Carceri. They act as mercenaries and are notorious for their shifting loyalties. They are the embodiments
this new army, the hags crafted four magic tomes and recorded the true names of every yugoloth they created, save one, the General of Gehenna. These tomes were called the Books of Keeping. Since
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
an ancient dragon resemble glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods
their lairs.
The challenge rating of a legendary amethyst dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
they can enhance their animalistic features temporarily in a process they call “shifting.” Shifters resemble humans in height and build but are typically more lithe and flexible. Their facial features
proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Acrobatics, Athletics, Intimidation, or Survival. Darkvision. You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. Shifting. As a Bonus Action, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
increasing one score by 2 and a different one by 1, or increase three scores by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20.
Similarly, species in older books include ability score increases
different one by 1, or increase all three by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20. Some players like to increase their class’s primary ability, while others prefer to increase a low score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
books include ability score increases. If you’re using a species from an older book, ignore those increases and use only the ones given by your background.
Also, if the background you choose doesn’t
; increase one of those scores by 2 and a different one by 1, or increase all three by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20. Some players like to increase their class’s primary ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray. Shifting. As a bonus action, you can assume a more bestial appearance. This
, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. Swiftstride. While shifted, your walking speed increases by 10 feet. Additionally, you can move up to 10 feet as a reaction when a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
) check. The door to the spellbook study (area 20) is opened by shifting a book at floor level. The door to the observation room (area 19) is located 10 feet above the floor. It is opened by positioning
books, pamphlets, folios, quartos, scrolls, and tablets with a combined weight of more than a ton. The entire collection would be worth 50,000 gp if it could be moved. Alternatively, the characters can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
) check. The door to the spellbook study (area 20) is opened by shifting a book at floor level. The door to the observation room (area 19) is located 10 feet above the floor. It is opened by positioning
books, pamphlets, folios, quartos, scrolls, and tablets with a combined weight of more than a ton. The entire collection would be worth 50,000 gp if it could be moved. Alternatively, the characters can
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with
interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry.
The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss, or featuring larger mushrooms and plants in neatly organized displays. The challenge rating of a legendary deep dragon increases by 1 when
legendary deep dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms of writing within 6
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, dancing and shifting with the dragon’s mood.
Embodiment of Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new
their homes. They keep the interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry.
The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. Be vague. Cosmic horror emerges through imagination and the indescribable, not through details. Iconography. Cults, forbidden books, and strange symbols form the cornerstones of cosmic horror
the far-flung future. 5 Absorbs the words out of books. 6 Drains any object they focus on of all but one portentous color. 7 Finds their body warped to match that of the last person they talked with. 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of their lairs to conceal their central hoard chambers from mundane and magical sight. The challenge rating of a legendary emerald dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions
approach to the emerald dragon’s lair, with boulders moving to block narrow defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones shifting beneath travelers’ feet to send them tumbling down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
through shades of indigo and sea green. Their innate magic provides them with limited shape-shifting abilities and the power to create illusions. Irda Seeker Irda seekers are skilled spies who use their
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) force damage, plus 7 (2d6) force damage if the seeker is Large.
Augment Physicality (1/Day). For 1 minute, the seeker magically heightens its physical ability and increases in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
mascot and would-be protector of a group of refugee aarakocra.
3 A silver dragon wyrmling practices precocious shape-shifting abilities among a colony of kobolds.
4 A hell hound watches
books of philosophy arguing with each other’s works.
3 An adult red dragon killed a group of adventurers that an adult silver dragon had befriended, and the silver dragon now seeks revenge.
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