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Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
is Intelligence (spell save DC 13). The thought spy can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: charm person, disguise self, encode thoughts (see chapter 2)
1/day each
":"1d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rapier","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Thought spies form the backbone of House Dimir's covert operations. They are trained in stealth and
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Multiattack. The remnant makes two Necrotic Surge attacks.
Necrotic Surge. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Necrotic Surge"} to hit, reach
remnant casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: mage armor, mage hand, prestidigitation
1
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: dancing lights
Equipment. Khalessa owns a hat of disguise
individuals use spies to gain the upper hand in a world of cutthroat politics. A spy is trained to secretly gather information. Loyal spies would rather die than divulge information that could compromise them or their employers.
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
ranged attack.Nullify Spell (3/Day). The null utters a magical word of cancelation to interrupt a creature it can see that is casting a spell. If the spell is 3rd level or lower, it fails and has no
effect. If the spell is 4th level or higher, the null makes an Intelligence check (DC 10 + the spell’s level). On a successful check, the spell fails and has no effect.The Athar deny the legitimacy
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Special Equipment. The mage wears a spies' murmur (see chapter 5).
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The mage's spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Innate Spellcasting. The assassin's spellcasting ability is Constitution (+4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It can
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: fire bolt
1/day: chromatic orb
Unstable Mark. When the assassin casts an innate spell, each creature within 10 feet of the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of its hit points remaining, the swarm casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: command
rats as spies. The rats invade communities and act as eyes and ears for the colony’s elder brain, transmitting their thoughts when they swarm and are within range of the elder brain’s
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: detect magic, disguise self
1/day each: alter self, fog cloud, silenceUncanny Dodge. The cuprilach halves the damage it takes
from an attack that hits it, provided it can see the attacker.Cuprilachs infiltrate places of power throughout the multiverse, serving as spies and assassins. They strike surgically, following the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creature takes an action to shake it.
Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At
. In communities free of Lolth’s sway, they serve as spies tasked with foiling the plots of that demon lord’s cult. In any role they take on, they move undetected until the moment they
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creature takes an action to shake it.
Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At
other houses. In communities free of Lolth’s sway, they serve as spies tasked with foiling the plots of that demon lord’s cult. In any role they take on, they move undetected until the
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Special Equipment. In addition to his sword cane, Rictavio wears a hat of disguise and a ring of mind shielding, and he carries a spell scroll of raise dead.
Spellcasting. Rictavio is a 9th-level
spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 15, +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). Rictavio has the following
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
spell.
Spellcasting. Baba Lysaga is a 16th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17, +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting
"} to hit with spell attacks). Baba Lysaga has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): acid splash, fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): detect magic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
attacks, it forces a creature to make a saving throw, or its concentration is broken (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar wears or carries is invisible with it.
Mind Mastery
effect.Wearing fearsome masks, duergar mind masters usually operate as spies, both inside and beyond a duergar stronghold. Their psionically augmented abilities enable them to see through illusions with ease
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t reduced.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell
components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
1/day each: blink, control water, dispel magic, protection from evil and good, sendingThe dragon can take 3 legendary
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
5-foot cube of the web is destroyed if it takes at least 20 fire damage from a spell or other magical source on a single turn.Arasta can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below
those who enter her domain unbidden almost never go unnoticed, for Arasta can sense the slightest vibration along her web hair, and her children act as spies on her behalf.
Lair Actions
On initiative
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Shift Perception (1/Day). The dragon can cast hallucinatory terrain, requiring no spell components
and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17).
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 15-foot-diameter tunnel in its
Sahuagin Priestess
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
sahuagin is a 6th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She
a result of the wars between the sahuagin and the aquatic elves — or whether it preceded or even began the conflict — none can say.
The sahuagin put the malenti to good use as spies and assassins in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
tea room, and it might have a colorful name, such as the Rusty Flagon or the Dragon’s Loft. The facility’s hireling, who serves as the bartender, maintains a network of spies scattered throughout
nearby communities. These spies are useful sources of information and frequent the Pub, often incognito. Research: Information Gathering. When you issue the Research order to this facility, you commission
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
with that of snakes, producing a caste-based society of hybrids in which the most snakelike are the leaders and the most humanlike are spies and agents in foreign lands.
Humans Transformed
The
drugs and spell scrolls, blackmail merchants, and influence kings. But lacking any proof, I can’t believe such tales.
— Volo
Ye should.
— Elminster
Roleplaying a Yuan-ti
When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
appendix B). The Open Lord is waiting for them in an alley in the Dock Ward, under the cloak of an invisibility spell. She remains invisible for the entire meeting. Harper spies in Luskan recently
warned Laeral that Jarlaxle might be in Waterdeep. She reached out to him with a sending spell to arrange this meeting, in the hope of finding out his plans. The characters can follow the drow spies to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Serenore, who lives on the Moonshae island of Alaron with her husband and daughter). Lady Haventree retains a handful of loyal servants and spies. Remi holds secret Harper meetings in her villa
, which is warded by all manner of spells. She uses a silver raven figurine of wondrous power to deliver messages to Harper spies scattered throughout the city. Remallia Haventree
Medium humanoid (elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. If confronted, the cult spies deny involvement in any wrongdoing and try to bluff their way out of trouble. A spy caught red-handed weeps and begs for mercy. Some might claim to have been under a spell, hoping to gain sympathy. Caught spies reveal only what’s necessary to save their own skins.
Spies The spies for the elemental cults in Red Larch (Justran Daehl, Ghileeda, and Iraun Thelder) aren’t formidable combatants and are unwilling to fight adventurers. They pass information by slipping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Heralds of Dust Remnant Remnants are Dusters who sought undeath via rituals but failed. Liaisons and spies, these agents exist in a halfway point between life and death. Heralds of Dust Remnant Small
) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Multiattack. The remnant makes two Necrotic Surge attacks.
Necrotic Surge. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
. Nulls work in the shadows, serving as assassins and spies for the Athar. Athar Null Small or Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 14 (leather armor)
Hit Points 84 (13d8 + 26)
Speed 30 ft
null’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.
Bonus Actions
Defier’s Whim. The null takes the Dash, Disengage, or Use an Object action.
Reactions
Nullify Spell (3/Day). The null utters a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
condition. Success: Half damage only.
Spellcasting. The sphinx casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20
next turn.
Hazem Ameen Spies Infiltrators and Informants
Habitat: Any; Treasure: Implements, Individual
Spies gather information and disseminate lies, manipulating people to gain the results
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Yuan-ti Infiltrator Infiltrators can pass as human, their serpentine features limited to scaly skin, forked tongues, and other minor or internal transformations. These spies insinuate themselves
, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At Will: Animal Friendship (snakes only)
2/Day: Suggestion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
facing the might of one of the multiverse’s most powerful good-aligned spellcasters, so the warlord devised a plot to trick Alustriel into helping him defeat Vecna. With the help of spies, Kas learned
of Kas’s impersonation. When Kas arrives in the sanctum, he realizes that Alustriel plans to combine her magic with Tasha’s and Mordenkainen’s to craft a Wish spell to thwart Vecna. Alustriel intends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tarkanan Assassin Tarkanan assassins are the elite killers, spies, and thieves who work for House Tarkanan, a criminal organization specializing in theft and assassination. In addition to their
Languages Common, thieves’ cant
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The assassin’s spellcasting ability is Constitution (+4 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
“us.” Spies for an Elder Brain. Mind flayer colonies use cranium rats as spies. The rats invade surface communities and act as eyes and ears for the elder brain, transmitting their thoughts when they
dim light for an additional number of feet equal to the chosen radius), or extinguish the light.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The swarm’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Duergar Mind Master The feared duergar mind masters usually operate as spies, both inside and beyond a duergar stronghold. Their psionically augmented abilities enable them to see through illusions
duergar magically turns invisible for up to 1 hour or until it attacks, it casts a spell, it uses its Reduce, or its concentration is broken (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Way of Shadow Monks of the Way of Shadow follow a tradition that values stealth and subterfuge. These monks might be called ninjas or shadowdancers, and they serve as spies and assassins. Sometimes
your action to become invisible. You remain invisible until you make an attack, cast a spell, or are in an area of bright light. Opportunist At 17th level, you can exploit a creature’s momentary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Cuprilach Rilmani Cuprilachs infiltrate places of power throughout the multiverse, serving as spies and assassins. They strike surgically, following the orders of aurumachs without question or
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: detect magic, disguise self
1/day each: alter self, fog cloud, silence
Bonus Actions
Assassin’s Agility. The cuprilach takes the Dash or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
spies are after the puzzle box, which is believed to contain a copy of the fiendish contract Thavius signed to seal Elturel’s doom. If the characters wish to help Baldur’s Gate further, they must
and visit Sylvira’s friend, Traxigor, a wizard who can use the plane shift spell to get them to Elturel. At this wizard’s tower, they meet a hollyphant named Lulu.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
source of ambergris, which is a valuable commodity. Angajuk was once the companion of a druid named Anga, who cast an awaken spell on Angajuk to give the whale sentience and intelligence. Not much is
Auril’s spies. When the whale is submerged, a magic bubble surrounds the boat to protect those riding in it. Angajuk periodically visits an anchorage off the coastline, a rocky arch formed by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventurers planning schemes in Zilargo. Violence draws attention and deadly consequences from the Trust, but intrigue is perfectly acceptable. The Trust is a network of spies and assassins. Most
. Trust agents prefer to solve a problem without violence—by sharing a piece of information or a whispered warning sent via a message spell. But the Trust won’t hesitate to eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or blade. Typically, a target never sees the agent of their demise.






