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Heroes of the Borderlands
":"Slashing"} Slashing damage.Kuo-toa have slimy, humanoid bodies and the heads of goggle-eyed deep-sea fish. They claim they once dominated whole worlds, their empires spanning land and sea under the blessings
of piscine gods.
Kuo-toa undertake contrived plots to propel themselves to dominance, often kidnapping people to learn their secrets or making dubious sacrifices to bizarre gods. These marauders
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
);{"diceNotation":"3d8+6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage if
":"3d8+6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Warforged titans are hulking constructs built to wreak paths of
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The Nightveil specters of Ravnica are hooded, undead
tracking those who have stolen guild secrets, then wiping those secrets from their victims' minds to ensure that they are never shared.
Limited Sentience. A Nightveil specter is created when the mind magic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
+ 3);{"diceNotation":"2d4+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Spellcasting. The berbalang casts one of the following spells, requiring no
Astral Plane. Obsessed with gathering secrets, both from the gods they inhabit and from the bones of dead creatures, they call forth the spirits of the dead and force them to divulge what they learned in
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Scythe","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8
secrets, then wiping those secrets from their victims’ minds to ensure that they are never shared.
Limited Sentience. A Nightveil specter is created when the mind magic of House Dimir erases a
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
temporary hit points per level of that spell.
Maddening Secrets (Costs 3 Actions). Sul Khatesh whispers an arcane secret into the mind of a creature she can see within 60 feet of her. The target must
elsewhere in the multiverse and becomes active again at a time set by the DM.
Sul Khatesh
Sul Khatesh is known as the Keeper of Secrets and the Queen of Shadows. She embodies the fears and superstitions
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say, but most obsess over secrets and obscene lore regarding
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
thoughts, fear
1/day each: confusion, dominate person, mass suggestionGreen abishais are adept at discovering secrets and other sensitive information, while their diplomatic skills and their magic
Tiamat, but interfering with Asmodeus’s plans invites certain destruction.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
effects.
Special Equipment. Shemeshka carries a magic crown called the Razorvine Tiara. In the hands of anyone other than Shemeshka, the Razorvine Tiara functions as a tentacle rod that deals slashing
":"2d4+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"poison
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Heart’s secrets. She roams without destination but keeps a hidden sanctuary at Hope’s Heart on the Isles of Agony. Although she has tried to leave Lamordia, the Mists prevent her from doing so
light in a 10-foot radius.Cold, Lightning, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The sphinx can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at
criminals and compel truth from them.A Sphinx’s Lair
A sphinx presides over an ancient temple, sepulcher, or vault, within which are hidden divine secrets and treasures beyond the reach of mortals
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Malevolent Flare. The witchkite spits magical, green-tinged flame at one creature it can see within 60 feet of itself. The target must make a DC 17
forbidden and dangerous magical secrets. The arcane nature of a witchkite’s hoard seeps into the dragon’s core, granting it spellcasting abilities and twisting its fiery breath into malevolent
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
(1d12 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d12+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Herald's Axe", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
hierophants are present. As the cosmic narrative unfolds, the new hierophant is inducted into the esoteric secrets of the group’s leadership. The rite concludes with a mind-shattering vision of the Void
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the creation of an allip. Secrets protected in this manner range in scope from a demon lord’s true name to the hidden truths of the cosmic order. The creature acquires the secret, but the curse
contain. If the allip succeeds, it passes from the world—and its terrible secret hides somewhere in the scholar’s text, waiting to be discovered by its next victim.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, seeking forbidden rituals he hoped could teach him the secrets of everlasting life.
When the lands of Bakar dried up, the faithful stopped bringing offerings to Amun Sa’s tomb. The threat of
by evil, Nafik now rules over the upper halls of Amun Sa’s pyramid and the priests he sentenced to an exanimate eternity.Necrotic, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksFire
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
);{"diceNotation":"1d8+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Nepenthe","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, or 12 (1d10 + 7);{"diceNotation":"1d10+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Nepenthe
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack. If the target is a fiend or an undead, it takes an extra 11 (2d10) radiant damage.
Fire Ray. Ranged Spell
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing
;s victims have dwindled, tales of the medusa queen and the divine secrets she hoards have not. Hythonia eagerly trades the mysteries she knows but demands a constant price: a beautiful individual to
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Longbow"} to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d8
that yakfolk are lazy—quite the contrary. They simply consider most menial tasks beneath them.
Yakfolk have a drive for learning, particularly when it comes to the secrets of elemental magic
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
.
A colossus might be filled with monsters and secrets, in addition to the corpses of those who died inside it. In chapter 4, map 4.8 illustrates an inactive warforged colossus, and the text that
accompanies it explains how the colossus might serve as an adventure location.Necrotic, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
until he leaves. Thus, he lives a split existence, sometimes plotting in Malbolge or other layers of the Hells and at other times wandering the planes in search of magical might or secrets that might help
the remnants of power they hold drawing monstrous worshipers and unwise adventurers into places where his foul influence remains.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Silvered Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Silvered Shortsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6
for two years, helping him track down and slay many creatures of the night. But because van Richten could never bring himself to fully trust a Vistana, he kept secrets from her. The two vampire
Berbalang
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
":"2d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Berbalangs creep across the petrified remains of dead gods adrift on the Astral Plane. Obsessed with
gathering secrets, both from the gods they inhabit and from the bones of dead creatures, they call forth the spirits of the dead and force them to divulge what they learned in life.
Speakers of the Dead
Gynosphinx
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Basic Rules (2014)
","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The sphinx can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at
spells, using a spell slot as normal.A Sphinx’s Lair
A sphinx presides over an ancient temple, sepulcher, or vault, within which are hidden divine secrets and treasures beyond the reach of
Androsphinx
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);{"diceNotation":"2d10+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Roar (3/Day). The sphinx emits a magical roar. Each time it roars before finishing a
ancient temple, sepulcher, or vault, within which are hidden divine secrets and treasures beyond the reach of mortals.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the sphinx can
Monsters
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The sphinx can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
, within which are hidden divine secrets and treasures beyond the reach of mortals.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the sphinx can take a lair action to cause one of the
monsters
", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage.
Ruinous Breath (Recharge 5–6
legendary city of magic.
5
Netheril, an empire of arcane secrets.
6
Ostoria, the first kingdom of the giants.
Spirit Dragon Lairs
Spirit dragons haunt the ruined cities and buried monuments
monsters
":"Rend"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType
artificers.
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Jhaamdath, a prehistoric psiocracy.
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Myth Drannor, a legendary city of magic.
5
Netheril, an empire of arcane secrets.
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Ostoria, the first kingdom of the giants
monsters
ft. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d10+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage
empire of arcane secrets.
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Ostoria, the first kingdom of the giants.
Spirit Dragon Lairs
Spirit dragons haunt the ruined cities and buried monuments of ancient empires.
The region
monsters
+ 6);{"diceNotation":"2d8+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend
magic.
5
Netheril, an empire of arcane secrets.
6
Ostoria, the first kingdom of the giants.
Spirit Dragon Lairs
Spirit dragons haunt the ruined cities and buried monuments of ancient
Young Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Nightmare Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge
.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social
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, some of these golems were unearthed by adventurers searching for the secrets of that age, then turned over to artificers working for the dragonmarked houses during the Last War. House Cannith studied
these designs, and in the course of uncovering the secrets of the golems and the giant artificers who made them, House Cannith created the first warforged titans. Warforged Titan
Huge construct
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Nothic Witness to the Weird Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: Arcana Consumed by their thirst for forbidden knowledge, nothics are cursed lore seekers transformed by secrets never meant to be known. The
enemies, and steal the secrets of those who interrupt their investigations. Some nothics seek to end the curse that warped them into their bizarre forms, but many are unaware of—or uninterested in—their
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Nothic Nothics were once wizards who dared to unlock magical secrets they couldn’t fathom. Though gifted with strange cosmic insight that allows them to extract knowledge from other creatures
. The nothic makes two attacks with its claws.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Rotting Gaze. The nothic chooses one creature within 30
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Sphinx of Secrets Hazem Ameen Sphinxes of secrets are commonly associated with a site of great magic or learning. These immortal beings often outlive such locations, though, and might protect a
site’s ruins as they continue their own studies. Sphinxes of secrets fiercely guard their dwellings and research. Sphinx of Secrets Large Celestial, Lawful Neutral
AC 16 Initiative +5 (15)
HP 136
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tail"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"1d8+6
attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of