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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: entangle, speak with animals, speak with plants
1/day each: commune with nature (as an action), detect magic
. Primeval wardens who patrol the borders of firbolg communities are fierce hunters who guard against external threats and incursions.
Firbolgs
Distant cousins of giants, the first firbolgs wandered the
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
inconspicuously guard peaceable communities as dogs and wolves.
Archons
Archons are denizens of the Seven Heavens of Mount Celestia. Created by the powers of order and benevolence, archons defend their home
from fiendish incursions and safeguard those threatened by wicked forces. Archons are skilled communicators, able to speak all the languages of the multiverse. When pushed into combat, they prefer to
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
portals and paths connected to goodly realms. They have powerfully built, bipedal bodies with the heads of great bears and eyes like pools of silvery light. When warden archons speak, glimmering
radiance shines from within their mouths, punctuating their deep, resonant voices.
A warden archon knows when a creature uses a portal the archon is tasked to guard, and it moves swiftly to interrogate
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
tentacles, each ending in a mouth full of teeth. It can speak through any of its tentacle-maws in a high-pitched, nasal voice.
Death kisses fear true beholders, which can easily kill or subdue them
tentacles retracted when on the hunt, then lashes out with them to catch opponents off guard.
A death kiss lacks the combat finesse and intelligence of a true beholder. In most cases, it simply latches on
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
only to protect woodlands and the people who tend them. A wood woad’s face is void and expressionless, except for the motes of light that swim about in its eye sockets. Wood woads speak little
living. Because they are undying, some wood woads outlive their original purpose. The site a wood woad guards might lose its power or significance over time, or those whom it was assigned to guard
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay foes, and terrify troops into obedience.
A molydeus’s demon
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"poison"} poison damage.The grung stat block represents a typical grung warrior or hunter, met either in a grung community or traveling elsewhere as a mercenary, game warden, guard, or bandit
loud noise at the start and end of its turn.
Gold Grung. The creature is charmed by the grung and can speak Grung.
Green Grung. The poisoned creature can’t move except to climb or make standing
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
bipedal body has a slavering wolf’s head and a fanged serpent’s head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay
Magic Items
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
don’t have the incapacitated condition. You decide what action the snake takes and where it moves during its turn, or you can issue it a general command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a
location.
If you use a bonus action to speak the command word again, or if the snake is reduced to 0 hit points, the snake reverts to staff form in its current space.
Thunderclap. You point the
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, marines tend to operate best in groups, valuing camaraderie and the companionship of like-minded individuals.
D8
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I speak rarely but mean every word I say
, you are friends of Tom and Will Stoutly and can turn to them for help and support. Eliander Fireborn, captain of the guard, also makes time to listen to your concerns.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
forms results in its having a slow, awkward gait.
Sound Mimicry. Mongrelfolk have misshapen mouths and vocal cords. They speak fragmented Common mixed with various animal cries and nonsense. They
wild or while standing guard outside their lairs. Until it is seen, a camouflaged mongrelfolk has advantage on Stealth checks made to hide.
Horrific Offspring. It’s possible to restore a
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
bat or wolf form, Strahd can’t speak. In bat form, his walking speed is 5 feet, and he has a flying speed of 30 feet. In wolf form, his walking speed is 40 feet. His statistics, other than his
actions, speak, or manipulate objects. He is weightless, has a flying speed of 20 feet, can hover, and can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. In addition, if air can pass through a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Trait
1
I speak slowly and deliberately, pausing to reflect after (or sometimes in the middle of) each utterance.
2
I am more
serves as a mobile rookery for a flock of pteranodon;pteranodons and eats fish they drop.
4
A young dragon turtle has been enslaved by an aboleth and forced to guard the creature’s lair
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
, and their members operate anywhere the organization deems necessary. These groups employ listeners, rumormongers, smugglers, sellswords, cache-holders (people who guard caches of wealth or magic for
, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
3
I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen.
4
Nothing can shake my optimistic
Staff of the Python
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
You can use an action to speak this staff's command word and throw the staff on the ground within 10 feet of you. The staff becomes a giant constrictor snake under your control and acts on its own
initiative count. By using a bonus action to speak the command word again, you return the staff to its normal form in a space formerly occupied by the snake.
On your turn, you can mentally command the
Animal Messenger
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
visited, and a recipient who matches a general description, such as "a man or woman dressed in the uniform of the town guard" or "a red-haired dwarf wearing a pointed hat." You also speak a message of up
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
survive with just their wits in situations that would be deadly for other folk. Because of that fact, many lizardfolk myths state that their people were placed by the gods in the Material Plane to guard
follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
the area patrolled by the guard did she explain that the noises indicated that the wingless folk had claimed that area, and that to trespass would be to court death.
— Gimble, Notes from a
. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at effective planning or crafting long-term schemes.
Although unable to speak in their own voices, kenku can perfectly mimic any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Guard Drake Guard Drake
Medium dragon, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
4 (–3)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
7 (–2)
Skills Perception +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages understands Draconic but can’t speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Guard Drake Guard Drake
Medium dragon, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
4 (–3)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
7 (–2)
Skills Perception +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages understands Draconic but can’t speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
door around the clock, and the only way to speak with the guard is through the door’s slide window. The guard can be any sort of talking creature, such as an assassin, a cult fanatic, or a thug. More
Puzzle Features Even after observing the building from all angles, characters only see members entering through the one door after speaking to the guard. Door The door is made of oak reinforced with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
door around the clock, and the only way to speak with the guard is through the door’s slide window. The guard can be any sort of talking creature, such as an assassin, a cult fanatic, or a thug. More
Puzzle Features Even after observing the building from all angles, characters only see members entering through the one door after speaking to the guard. Door The door is made of oak reinforced with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Guard Drake
Guard Drake
Medium dragon, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
11(+0)
CON
16(+3)
INT
4
(−3)
WIS
10(+0)
CHA
7(−2)
Skills Perception +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages understands Draconic but can’t speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Guard Drake A guard drake is a reptilian creature created out of dragon scales by means of a bizarre and grisly ritual. When trained properly, a drake is obedient and territorial, which makes it an
excellent watch beast that can follow simple commands. Tiamat’s cult practices the ritual to create guard drakes, as do other groups that are skilled in arcana and associated with Dragons. The ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Guard Drake
Guard Drake
Medium dragon, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
11(+0)
CON
16(+3)
INT
4
(−3)
WIS
10(+0)
CHA
7(−2)
Skills Perception +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages understands Draconic but can’t speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Guard Drake A guard drake is a reptilian creature created out of dragon scales by means of a bizarre and grisly ritual. When trained properly, a drake is obedient and territorial, which makes it an
excellent watch beast that can follow simple commands. Tiamat’s cult practices the ritual to create guard drakes, as do other groups that are skilled in arcana and associated with Dragons. The ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Staff of the Python Staff, uncommon (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, or warlock) You can use an action to speak this staff’s command word and throw the staff on the ground within 10 feet of
you. The staff becomes a giant constrictor snake (see the Monster Manual for statistics) under your control and acts on its own initiative count. By using a bonus action to speak the command word again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Staff of the Python Staff, uncommon (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, or warlock) You can use an action to speak this staff’s command word and throw the staff on the ground within 10 feet of
you. The staff becomes a giant constrictor snake (see the Monster Manual for statistics) under your control and acts on its own initiative count. By using a bonus action to speak the command word again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Staff of the Python Staff, uncommon (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, or warlock) You can use an action to speak this staff’s command word and throw the staff on the ground within 10 feet of
you. The staff becomes a giant constrictor snake (see the Monster Manual for statistics) under your control and acts on its own initiative count. By using a bonus action to speak the command word again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Staff of the Python Staff, uncommon (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, or warlock) You can use an action to speak this staff’s command word and throw the staff on the ground within 10 feet of
you. The staff becomes a giant constrictor snake (see the Monster Manual for statistics) under your control and acts on its own initiative count. By using a bonus action to speak the command word again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the prisoners, only Eldeth and Jimjar speak fluent Common. The others speak Undercommon (or at least understand it). Ront knows some Common, while Derendil speaks Elvish. Stool’s rapport spores can
establish telepathic communication to allow everyone to speak freely. The guards aren’t observant enough to notice. You might wish to consult the social interaction rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the prisoners, only Eldeth and Jimjar speak fluent Common. The others speak Undercommon (or at least understand it). Ront knows some Common, while Derendil speaks Elvish. Stool’s rapport spores can
establish telepathic communication to allow everyone to speak freely. The guards aren’t observant enough to notice. You might wish to consult the social interaction rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
anywhere in the necropolis. Mages who survived Ythryn’s fall but succumbed to the arcane blight (see “Magical Effects” below) became nothics that speak Loross instead of Undercommon (see the “Loross: The
Netherese Tongue” sidebar). Immortal servants known as magen (see appendix C) tirelessly perform their duties or wait in silence for new orders. Deadly living spells (see appendix C) guard a handful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
activities, and most families have been here for many generations. The characters learn this when they visit the island.) Legends. Legends speak of Acererak’s infamous Tomb of Horrors, a deadly labyrinth
filled with monsters and puzzles. Stories state that the archlich created similar tombs to guard precious magical artifacts. One such tomb is located on the isle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
river crossings, forgotten wells, or natural campsites, where they ambush those who let down their guard. Twig Blight Small Plant, Neutral Evil
AC 14 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 7 (2d6)
Speed 20 ft
Immunities Deafened
Senses Blindsight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 9
Languages Understands Common but can’t speak
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2)
Traits
Pack Tactics. The blight has Advantage on an