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Monster Manual
. The vampire casts Command, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17). The vampire can’t take this action again until the start of its next
sunlight or running water, it shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Tiny bat (Speed 5 ft., Fly Speed 30 ft.) or a Medium cloud of mist (Speed 5 ft., Fly Speed 20 ft. [hover]), or it returns to its vampire
Monsters
Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
version), Scrying, Teleport, Wall of ForceShape Control. Trigger: A creature the sarrukh can see shape-shifts. Response: The sarrukh chooses the resulting form from among the options available to the
are tyrants who fervently believe the sarrukh empire’s resurgence is inevitable. Tyrants live in clans with other sarrukhs, roaming ruins and subjugating creatures that live nearby. They command
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
take one of the following actions. Strahd regains all expended uses at the start of each of his turns.
Count’s Command. Strahd casts Command (level 2 version), requiring no spell components and
Strahd isn’t in sunlight or running water, he shape-shifts into a Tiny bat (Speed 5 ft., Fly Speed 30 ft.), a Medium wolf (Speed 40 ft.), or a Medium cloud of mist (Speed 5 ft., Fly Speed 20 ft
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
sphinx has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): friends, mage hand, message
1st level (4 slots): command, ensnaring strike, shield
2nd level (3 slots): calm emotions, hold person
designated by the caster to their normal time.
The sphinx shifts itself and up to seven other creatures it can see within in its lair to another plane of existence. Once outside its lair, the sphinx can
Magic Items
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
This opalescent, symbiotic goo comes sealed in a jar and slowly shifts and moves, as if endlessly exploring the jar’s interior. To attune to this item, you must first drink the contents of the
. As an action, you can speak a command word and cause your body to assume the amorphous qualities of an ooze. For the next minute, you (along with any equipment you’re wearing or carrying) can
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): sacred flame, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, detect evil and good, detect magic
2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration
immediately aware of the time change. A wish spell can return the caster and up to seven other creatures designated by the caster to their normal time.
The sphinx shifts itself and up to seven other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Kyrzin’s Ooze Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) This opalescent, symbiotic goo comes sealed in a jar and slowly shifts and moves, as if endlessly exploring the jar’s interior. To attune
immune to the poisoned condition. Amorphous. As an action, you can speak a command word and cause your body to assume the amorphous qualities of an ooze. For the next minute, you (along with any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
command, so if you roll the same result twice, roll again or choose a different option from the table. If the characters fulfill all three of his commands, Nezzarum’s attitude toward them shifts to
decides to test them. He issues a random command, determined by rolling on the Nezzarum’s Commands table, and judges them based on their consequent actions. If they fulfill his wishes, he seems pleased
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
illuminates each room can be suppressed or returned to its normal light level by uttering a command word (“lights”). These rooms are set aside for the ten members of the Absolution Council, though only three
commutations. R8. Kitchen and Side Rooms Six cooks (noncombatants) take shifts here, working in pairs to produce meals for the prisoners and staff. The kitchen contains everything one would expect to see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, linen-covered basket under one arm. She shifts her attention between you and whatever’s in the basket. She looks like she’s about to speak.
Before she can, though, a young woman with her face
characters can impede the thieves however they please, but here are a few likely methods: Intimidate. A character can command the thief to halt. As an Influence action, the character makes a DC 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
creature on the main deck speaks the statue’s command word (“Artemis”), the statue animates and obeys the creature who animated it. As a bonus action, the creature can direct the statue to move up to
command word is spoken by that creature again, the statue returns to its original position on the ship and is no longer animate. The statue has AC 17, 27 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
creatures that live nearby. They command only a small portion of the magical power their former empire’s leaders held. Sarrukh Tyrant Medium Monstrosity, Neutral Evil
AC 19 Initiative +8 (18)
HP 256
, Invisibility, Polymorph
2/Day Each: Fireball (level 5 version), Scrying, Teleport, Wall of Force
Reactions
Shape Control. Trigger: A creature the sarrukh can see shape-shifts. Response: The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
above the subterranean lair of a copper dragon. Their two Giant Axe Beaks serve as beasts of burden and hunting companions, and they fight at the giants’ command. As an Influence action, a character can
13 Charisma (Persuasion) check. On a success, the attitude of the giant shifts to Indifferent. The other giants demand similar payment; if the character refuses, the Hostile giants begin combat. On a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
way to know who cast the spell or why the ship was sunk. If more than one character enters the aft section at the same time, the partial hull shifts under the added weight, topples to one side, and
light and heat like a normal candle. The pole of angling looks like a 10-foot pole. While holding the pole, one can speak the command word (“Ichthyglug”) and transform it into a fishing pole with a hook
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
ends, the target is unaware it was Charmed by Strahd.
Shape-Shift. If Strahd isn’t in sunlight or running water, he shape-shifts into a Tiny bat (Speed 5 ft., Fly Speed 30 ft.), a Medium wolf (Speed
each of his turns.
Count’s Command. Strahd casts Command (level 2 version), requiring no spell components and using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Striding Strike. Strahd moves up to half his Speed, and he makes one Death Strike attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. The zombie has been enslaved and browbeaten by the duergar and does as they command. Inside its cage, it can do no harm to anyone. If they haven’t already done so, the duergar from the bunker (area O1
and a burlap sack draped over a glowing object that emits colored light that shifts from blue to green to red.
If the characters made it through area O5 without getting into a fight, they catch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Charmed by the vampire.
Shape-Shift. If the vampire isn’t in sunlight or running water, it shape-shifts into a Tiny bat (Speed 5 ft., Fly Speed 30 ft.) or a Medium cloud of mist (Speed 5 ft., Fly
Command, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17). The vampire can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Deathless Strike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
hunger has a name — Juiblex. And its power . . . oh, such great and terrible power! It grants the gnome the ability to command the little hungers — his children — so that they can return to the place
faerzress rises around them, whispering to them in unintelligible sounds. The derro cackle and dance, their hands glowing with a power that isn’t theirs. The vision shifts, and suddenly gray dwarves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
level by uttering the command word, “lights.” These rooms are set aside for the ten members of the Absolution Council, though only three rooms are currently in use. The other seven members of the
job. He has no tolerance for unrepentant criminals and often votes no on commutations. R8: Kitchen and Side Rooms Six cooks (neutral, human commoners) take shifts here, working in pairs to produce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
level by uttering the command word, “lights.” These rooms are set aside for the ten members of the Absolution Council, though only three rooms are currently in use. The other seven members of the
job. He has no tolerance for unrepentant criminals and often votes no on commutations. R8: Kitchen and Side Rooms Six cooks (neutral, human commoners) take shifts here, working in pairs to produce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
the vampire.
Shape-Shift. If the vampire isn’t in sunlight or running water, it shape-shifts into a Tiny bat (Speed 5 ft., Fly Speed 30 ft.) or a Medium cloud of mist (Speed 5 ft., Fly Speed 20 ft
creature’s turn, the vampire can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The vampire regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Beguile. The vampire casts Command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
area E7 is stationed here two hours later. These cultists know the command phrase to activate the obsidian columns. E3. Niche Hall Niches line both sides of this dark hall. A shadowy form stands
7), second in command of the fire cult. He is responsible for guarding the northern half of the complex. Roleplaying Bastian. Bastian is suspicious of anyone he doesn’t already know and assumes any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
worth buying. Day in and day out, they wade through the ward’s dreary miasma to trade shifts at workshops that never stop. The Lower Ward is the beating heart of Sigil—an engine of creation that refines
golem that answers to his command. The Ditch The Ditch is Sigil’s only body of water, a reeking morass where locals cast their refuse. Its corrosive waters lie along the rough border between the Lower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks):
At Will: Light, Thaumaturgy
2/Day: Command
1/Day: Hold Person
. Failure or Success: The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the damage taken.
Bonus Actions
Shape-Shift. The succubus shape-shifts into a Medium or Small Humanoid, or it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
eight-hour shifts, with one corporal (gauntlet) and eighteen privates (fists) on duty during each shift. Unknown to her boss, Liara is in league with pirates based out of Jahaka Anchorage and earns a tidy
in command to Liara Portyr, and she’s responsible for every detail of the day-to-day functioning of the fort. If a soldier breaks the rules, Gruta decides on the punishment. If a patrol is overdue from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
to hear something other than the same tales of conquest Vrakir’s armies always tell. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check can command Kalimrax’s rapt attention for up to 1
hammocks here, resting between shifts patrolling the walls. The erinyes are immediately suspicious of the characters, as visitors don’t usually come here. Unless the characters provide a compelling reason
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
’ belongings. The officers sleep in shifts so someone remains on duty to command the crew and carry out the captain’s orders. 3. Captain’s Quarters The captain’s quarters hold a bed and a desk. Beneath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. The constructs do not attack dwarves and can be disabled for 10 minutes if the command word “Tatalot” is spoken to them. Manistrad and her close advisors know the command word. 6. Keledek Tower This
witness to. His mood shifts to darkness as he witnesses a brutal murder on the docks of a squalid port, then lifts in pride as he watches a brave mariner leap into the sea and save a drowning child
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Dark Seldarine Lolth demands the lion’s share of worship from the drow, according to her wishes and by the command of her priestesses. The Spider Queen isn’t, however, the only entity venerated
even the Queen of Spiders is sometimes tricked when Zinzerena shifts blame for her actions onto others. Not many female drow devote their lives to the study of magic, because it’s held to be a low-status
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
thirty-year-old man with bloodshot eyes. He has the statistics of an assassin but doesn’t speak, and he disappears into the ether if reduced to 0 hit points. The assassin’s summoner can command him to kill
shifts to neutral evil. If a character touches the mirror and speaks Strahd’s name, there is a 50 percent chance that Strahd takes notice and appears on the mirror’s surface. In this form, the vampire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
facilitate consumption. The characters can use these candied apples to appease Bubba Wugga (see area C9). The dryads fight characters who ignore their command, but they allow children and animals to
is initially Indifferent toward the characters but can’t abide guests in his kitchen; the longer they linger here, the more irritable he becomes until his attitude shifts to Hostile. If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
as a fire giant’s greatsword, except that it deals bludgeoning damage). Out of sight under the bed are Frupy’s two pets, a pair of giant weasels that obey her every command. If intruders enter the
place, Queen Frupy will command them to kneel in her august presence and state their business, so that she may fairly address their humble requests. Any who are so foolish as to do so will be sorry, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
significance are heavily fortified. All miners who enter — dwarf and human — are searched both before and after shifts, ensuring security. It is an inconvenience the miners accept because, unlike many
disturbs them. Behind their chairs are piles of horse bones. As a bonus action on its turn, a Hunt Lord can command the nearest pile of bones to rise up and become a warhorse skeleton under its command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
is unable to move. If the check fails by 5 or more, a slab of masonry below the character shifts, dumping the character into a debris-lined cavity. Climbing back out requires a successful DC 10
scrolls: command, cure wounds (2nd level), inflict wounds (2nd level), and guiding bolt (2nd level). RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
In areas 13 and beyond, monsters move through the halls of the Sunless Citadel. For