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Death Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons. The slaad's weapon attacks are magical. Regeneration. The slaad regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point. Control

Variant Rules

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Variant Rules A shared campaign might use some variant rules to handle certain aspects of the game. The Adventurers League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining levels and acquiring treasure

. These “house rules,” presented below, serve as a sort of common language, ensuring that the rewards all characters receive are equivalent no matter what kind of adventure a character experienced.

Death Knight

Monsters Monster Manual

Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the death knight can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The death knight regains all expended uses at the start of each of its

turns. Dread Authority. The death knight uses Spellcasting to cast Command. The death knight can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn. Fell Word. Constitution Saving Throw

Revolver

Equipment

the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use. This weapon has the

following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Sap. If you hit a creature with this weapon, that creature has Disadvantage on its next attack roll before the start of your next turn.

Sea Hag

Monsters Monster Manual

’s true form. Failure: The target has the Frightened condition until the start of its next turn. Success: The target is immune to this hag’s Vile Appearance for 24 hours.Claw. Melee Attack

":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Death Glare (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Death Glare"}. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 11, one Frightened creature the hag can see within

Death Tyrant

Monsters Monster Manual

direction. The target has the Restrained condition until the start of the death tyrant’s next turn or until the death tyrant has the Incapacitated condition. The death tyrant can also exert fine

all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Chomp. The death tyrant makes two Bite attacks. Glare. The death tyrant uses Eye Rays.Death Tyrant Lairs Death tyrants often lurk deep in the

Antimatter Rifle

Equipment

the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use. This weapon has the

following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Sap. If you hit a creature with this weapon, that creature has Disadvantage on its next attack roll before the start of your next turn.

Balor

Monsters Monster Manual

Death Throes. The balor explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the balor. Failure: 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType

":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage plus 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage

Rifle, Hunting

Equipment

the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use. This weapon has the

the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.

Rifle, Automatic

Equipment

the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use. This weapon has the

the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.

Laser Rifle

Equipment

the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use. This weapon has the

the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.

Lich

Monsters Monster Manual

Touch", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage, and the target has the Paralyzed condition until the start of the lich’s next turn. Spellcasting. The lich casts one of the following spells, using

Hand, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Dimension Door, Plane Shift 1/Day Each: Chain Lightning, Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, ScryingProtective Magic. The lich casts Counterspell or Shield

Dracolich

Monsters Monster Manual

the following actions. The dracolich regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Pounce. The dracolich moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack. Sickening Ray. The

dracolich uses Spellcasting to cast Ray of Sickness (level 2 version). The dracolich can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn. Terrifying Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 19

Beholder

Monsters Monster Manual

the Restrained condition until the start of the beholder’s next turn or until the beholder has the Incapacitated condition. The beholder can also exert fine control on objects with this ray

or Success: If the target is a creature and this damage reduces it to 0 Hit Points, it disintegrates into dust. 10: Death Ray. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16. Failure: 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10

Sword of Kas

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

detrimental property Spells. While the sword is on your person, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it: Call Lightning Divine Word Finger of Death Once you use the sword to

effect until the start of your next turn. Necrotic Resistance. You have Resistance to Necrotic damage. Sentience. The Sword of Kas is a sentient Chaotic Evil weapon with an Intelligence of 15, a Wisdom

Eye and Hand of Vecna

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming

Concentration required), demanding that you commit an evil act. The hand might have a specific act in mind or leave it up to you. Hand of Vecna Spells Spell Charge Cost Finger of Death 5

Dracolich (Gargantuan)

Monsters Monster Manual

). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dracolich can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The dracolich regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Pounce.

this action again until the start of its next turn. Terrifying Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 19, each creature in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the dracolich. Failure:

Dead Three Scion

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

following actions. The scion regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Attack. The scion makes a Death Touch or Mindwrack Bolt attack. Command. The scion casts Command (level 2 version

Hit Points until the start of the scion’s next turn. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the scion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The scion has Advantage

Emerald Claw Knight

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

":"damage", "rollAction":"Multiattack", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage if the knight is Bloodied—and the target has Disadvantage on its next attack roll before the start of the

", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage if the knight is Bloodied.Knights of the Emerald Claw command squads of Humanoid or Undead soldiers. As they draw nearer to death, the chill of the grave suﬀ uses their weapon attacks.

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

again until the start of her next turn.Scheming Marid Ruler The calculating Biha Babir rules the pelagic city of Maran Saya in Calimshan. Though her physical form is as fluid as the ocean itself, she

following actions. Biha Babir regains all expended uses at the start of each of her turns. Misty Burst. Biha Babir teleports to an unoccupied space she can see within 30 feet of herself and makes one

Spore of Moander

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

conditions, and it takes 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Consume", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage at the start of each of the spore’s turns. When the spore

, ancient forests, and miasmic lagoons touched by Abyssal evil. A spore of Moander has no grand agenda beyond spreading death and sorrow. Still, cultists of Moander look on these terrible creatures

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage, and the target has the Paralyzed condition until the start of

, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Plane Shift 1/Day Each: Cone of Cold (level 8 version), Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, ScryingProtective Magic. Valindra casts Counterspell or Shield in response

Karas Chembryl

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

can’t take this action again until the start of her next turn. Stealth Attack. Karas makes one Dread Dagger attack and uses Withdraw.Assassin Heir to a Sinister Legacy After the death of

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tyrant's Blade", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage, and the target has the Frightened condition until the start of Karas’s next turn. If the target

Dullahan (DMR)

Monsters Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack

", "rollAction":"Beheading Blade", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. If the target is reduced to 0 Hit Points by this attack, it dies and its head is lopped off. The head rises as a Death

. Failure: 13 (2d12);{"diceNotation":"2d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Headless Wail", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target has the Frightened condition until the start of

Drow Inquisitor

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

three Death Lance attacks. Death Lance. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Death Lance"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5

);{"diceNotation":"1d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Lance", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Lance

Amnizu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"necrotic"} necrotic damage and be blinded until the start of the amnizu’s next turn. Forgetfulness (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Forgetfulness"}. The

have no personalities or memories; they’re driven only by the desire to commit evil. The amnizus that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the new arrivals’ minds and marshal

Horn of Beckoning Death

Magic Items Legendary Magic Items

Beckoning Death. The Beckoning Death arrives at the start of your next turn and manifests as a crimson cloud of smoke that fills a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on the horn. The sphere doesn’t move

with the horn. At the start of each of your turns, the sphere’s radius increases by 30 feet. The cloud disappears after 10 minutes or when your concentration on the effect ends. Any creature

Variant Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from the Player’s Handbook, your Dungeon Master might allow these variant traits, all of which replace the human’s Ability Score Increase trait.

Grung Elite Warrior

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

itself on a success. Standing Leap. The grung’s long jump is up to 25 feet and its high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start. Water Dependency. If the grung isn’t

secrete a substance that is harmless to them but poisonous to other creatures, and sometimes that substance has a special effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant: Grung Poison&rdquo

Grung Wildling

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

itself on a success. Standing Leap. The grung’s long jump is up to 25 feet and its high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start. Water Dependency. If the grung isn’t

gold. All grungs secrete a substance that is harmless to them but poisonous to other creatures, and sometimes that substance has a special effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant

Cultist (Knights of the Black Sword)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the confines of an ice prison from which he cannot escape. Most of the cultists are Icewind Dale natives who would

have perished in the wilderness had Levistus not intervened on their behalf. The cultists’ stories are all the same: the archdevil reached out to them in their minds as they were freezing to death

Leprechaun

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. If the target is a creature, its speed is halved until the start of the leprechaun’s next turn. Gift of Luck (1/Day). The leprechaun touches a creature and

roll to use, potentially turning the failure into a success.Leprechauns are manifestations of the Feywild rules of hospitality and reciprocity. These rules infuse leprechauns with a deep connection to

Gazer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed until the start of the gazer’s next turn. While the target is charmed in this way, its speed is halved, and it

has disadvantage on attack rolls. 2: Fear Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the start of the gazer’s next turn. 3: Frost Ray. The

Grung

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

itself on a success. Standing Leap. The grung’s long jump is up to 25 feet and its high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start. Water Dependency. If the grung isn’t

effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant: Grung Poison”). They also use this venom to poison their weapons. Variant: Grung Poison A creature poisoned by a grung can suffer an

Catoblepas Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of the creature’s next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the stench of any catoblepas for 1

","rollAction":"Tail","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the start of the catoblepas’s next turn

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