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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
attunement to the tattoo ends, the tattoo vanishes, and the needle reappears in your space.
Magical Strikes. While the tattoo is on your skin, your unarmed strikes are considered magical for the purpose
Produced by a special needle, this magic tattoo depicts clawlike forms and other jagged shapes.
Tattoo Attunement. To attune to this item, you hold the needle to your skin where you want the tattoo
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Produced by a special needle, this magic tattoo evokes fury in its form and colors.
Tattoo Attunement. To attune to this item, you hold the needle to your skin where you want the tattoo to appear
, pressing the needle there throughout the attunement process. When the attunement is complete, the needle turns into the ink that becomes the tattoo, which appears on the skin.
If your attunement to
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
modifier.Multiattack. The dolgaunt makes two tentacle attacks and two unarmed strikes. Up to two tentacle attacks can be replaced by Vitality Drain.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6
sensitive cilia that cover its skin. It can also absorb life through its tentacles, allowing it to drain the vitality out of any creature it touches.
Warped by Chaos. When the daelkyr emerged from
Equipment
creature in the tank:
Bone Spikes. Bony protrusions sprout from the creature’s skin. The creature gains a +1 bonus to the attack and damage rolls of unarmed strikes and natural weapon attacks
.
Chromatophores. The creature’s skin gains the camouflaging qualities of a squid. As an action, the creature can make themself invisible for 10 minutes or until they attack, cast a spell, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
into the ink that becomes the tattoo, which appears on the skin. If your attunement to the tattoo ends, the tattoo vanishes, and the needle reappears in your space. Magical Strikes. While the tattoo is
on your skin, your unarmed strikes are considered magical for the purpose of overcoming immunity and resistance to nonmagical attacks, and you gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with unarmed
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
, and the Verdan emerged. I’m sorry, was that the question?
— K’thriss Drow’b
Created by Chaos
When the power of That-Which-Endures mutated the verdan, their skin was
the color of any verdan’s hair, skin, and eyes can transform from their original jade tones to pale white, deep ebon, or any other shade in between. A verdan’s ears also undergo numerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
becomes the tattoo, which appears on the skin. If your attunement to the tattoo ends, the tattoo vanishes, and the needle reappears in your space. Bloodthirsty Strikes. The tattoo has 10 charges, and
, you hold the needle to your skin where you want the tattoo to appear, pressing the needle there throughout the attunement process. When the attunement is complete, the needle turns into the ink that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
equal to your walking speed. Bite. You have a fanged maw that you can use to make unarmed strikes. When you hit with it, the strike deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier slashing damage, instead of the
equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Natural Armor. You have tough, scaly skin. When you aren’t wearing armor, your base AC is 13 + your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Adventure Hooks d8 NPC 1 What at first appears to be a renegade group of Aundairian soldiers turn out to be undead under the order’s control. 2 The order strikes at a small keep, demanding the
been attempting to inscribe something like a dragonmark in their skin, then reanimating the failed experiments as zombies. 7 While searching for a magic item in Dhakaani ruins across southern Khorvaire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
still to appear as ordinary razorvine. When unassuming travelers pass by the seemingly inanimate plant, the blight strikes, revealing its twisted, humanlike form and lashing out with razor-sharp
Patch, spreads copies of itself across the city, creating a spy network of copies with mysterious goals. CoupleofKooks “Folks hate razorvine, but it’s really only a problem if you’ve got skin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a swimming speed of 30 feet. Bite. Your fanged maw is a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you
proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival. Natural Armor. You have tough, scaly skin. When you aren’t wearing armor, your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
mortal and the fey realms. As you wander the multiverse, your joyful laughter brightens the hearts of the downtrodden, and your martial prowess strikes terror in your foes, for great is the mirth of the
fey and dreadful is their fury. Dreadful Strikes 3rd-level Fey Wanderer feature You can augment your weapon strikes with mind-scarring magic, drawn from the gloomy hollows of the Feywild. When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
golden hair and pale white skin. She radiates a soft silvery light even through her shawl, white as the froth of waves. She is singing a strange melody in an unrecognizable language. After finishing
surface and strikes when the watery “god” levels its trident at a character. Treasure. If seriously threatened, the nereid might reveal the location of her treasure. At the deepest part of the pool is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
tendrils around their heads and two wiry tentacles protruding from their bare shoulders. A dolgaunt is blind but can perceive its surroundings through the sensitive cilia that cover its skin. It can also
wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
Actions
Multiattack. The dolgaunt makes two tentacle attacks and two unarmed strikes. Up to two tentacle attacks can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
particular day (including livestock and wild animals) have a common feature, such as incandescent eyes, a fiery halo, or brightly glowing blood that is visible through the skin.
6 Locusts, cicadas, wasps
city’s walls.
9 A hermit who is a local legend comes to town and delivers a warning.
10 A dead angel falls from the sky in a fireball that strikes the earth, leaving a charred skeleton with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
strikes in quick succession signal an alarm: when sounded, yuan-ti throughout the temple converge on this location as quickly as possible (see the Temple Roster table). Blood Pool Blood spilled in area
transformation leaves each prisoner with 1d6 levels of exhaustion. Once they’ve shed their old skin, those who survive the process are taken to their new home in the yuan-ti nests (area 18) to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ocean and live on as sea spawn, haunting the waves like tortured reflections of their former selves. Coral encrusts them. Barnacles cling to their cold skin. Lungs that once filled with air can now
spawn can breathe air and water, but needs to be submerged in the sea at least once a day for 1 minute to avoid suffocating.
Actions
Multiattack. The sea spawn makes three attacks: two unarmed strikes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
ball enters the goal to the north, a number of magic missiles erupt from the goal equal to the number of conscious characters in the corridor. Each missile strikes a different character for 3 (1d4 + 1
goes dark, but the northern goal continues to glow orange. Investigation reveals that a small panel has opened in the back of the depression. Within the space beyond is a pouch made of fish skin that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
domain. Markedly taller than most southerners, with some men approaching seven feet in height, Reghed barbarians have blue eyes and hair of blond, red, or light brown. Their skin is bronzed from the sun
Wolf was without a king or queen for three winters. Its most powerful chieftain, Isarr Kronenstrom, is a bloodthirsty tyrant who worships Malar the Beast-Lord. He hunts Ten-Towners for sport and strikes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the next wall looms in their path and brings them to a stop. Nature’s Cavalry Centaurs have the upper bodies, down to the waist, of muscular humans, displaying all the human variety of skin tones and
follow that attack with a bonus action, making one attack against the target with your hooves. Hooves. Your hooves are natural melee weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
transformed you. However you gained fey magic, you are now a Fey Wanderer. Your joyful laughter brightens the hearts of the downtrodden, and your martial prowess strikes terror in your foes, for great is
the mirth of the fey and dreadful is their fury.
Level 3: Dreadful Strikes You can augment your weapon strikes with mind-scarring magic drawn from the murky hollows of the Feywild. When you hit a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Armorer Craft Magic Armor to Enhance Your Abilities John Grello Armorer Subclass
An Armorer modifies armor to function almost like a second skin. The armor is enhanced to hone the Armorer’s
Rest. Guardian. You design your armor to be in the front line of conflict. It has the following features: Thunder Pulse. You can discharge concussive blasts with strikes from your armor. The pulse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
a character to recognize a flaywind 1 minute before it strikes, allowing time to seek shelter. A flaywind typically lasts 1d4 × 10 hours. Flame Storm. Sooty thunderclouds shot through with red and
. 4 Bathing in the spring grants a creature the benefits of the greater restoration spell. As a side effect, the creature’s skin, hair, and eyes become a shimmering golden color for 1d4 days. 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
pair. The contract is written on parchment made of halfling skin. If any character interrupts the signing and asks to read the contract, the imp tells them this is none of their business. Pilster
". However, characters who plunge into the Styx or the battle raging around the river are likely killed immediately, with their bodies beyond recovery.
Lightning. Lightning from the Companion strikes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
bleached skin of other humanoids (preferably elves), symbolizing their connection with Yurtrus, and are sometimes called “white hands” as a result. Every orc knows that the hands of Yurtrus are the tribe’s
) necrotic damage.
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Orc Nurtured One of Yurtrus When plague strikes a tribe, the hands of Yurtrus isolate the sick. The priests then minister to those who can be saved but not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. Creatures. Two troglodytes are hiding in the northern end of this area, one on each side of the stream. Their Chameleon Skin trait gives them advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. They
weapon—a freshly captured giant subterranean lizard (see appendix B). Although the lizard is chained, it can attack anyone who comes within its reach. It strikes with its tail first, hoping to knock a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
first tier is black stone shot through with veins of violet. A great drum of blackened skin and chitinous material rests on the western side of the first tier. On the eastern side is a rack from which
begins to fade in color, and in 3 rounds becomes a translucent amethyst color with a black, amorphous center. A creature that touches or strikes the altar when it is in this form must succeed on a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
plateaus rise twenty feet above the water. Atop each plinth crouches a humanoid with slimy, translucent skin. The water flows toward the southeast, where you hear a thunderous waterfall.
The water is
surface, their skin black from frostbite. Some hang upside down or sideways; some are missing fingers, hands, and feet.
A one-eyed shiver (see chapter 7) and seven ice mephits inhabit this cave. The one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
and pixie cooks stands a much taller figure with pale, knotted, bark-like skin. Her glassy black eyes survey the kitchen’s staff with piercing sternness.
Two satyrs and three pixies busy themselves
turn, energy from the rift strikes the creature for 22 (4d10) force damage, then teleports the creature, along with anything it is wearing or carrying, to a random unoccupied space atop one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the head of the table. Aminta is a human in her late thirties. She has brown skin and long dark hair streaked with gray. She is charming, confident, intelligent, and ruthless. In her pocket is a key
voice belongs to the ghost of Rilago. If the characters heed its warning and don’t advance into the crypt, Rilago materializes in front of them and strikes up a conversation: “My name is Rilago, and I am
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
looms near the far wall. His skin is marred by cracks that radiate pale-green light.
This is the lair of Zyzkathol, a chaotic evil stone giant who succumbed to the demonic energy that permeates the
sway as many of the characters as possible before she strikes. Drelnza fights to the death. Arcane Security. The inner sphere is cloaked by a permanent Mordenkainen’s Private Sanctum spell. The spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
before it strikes. Disabling the needle requires thieves’ tools and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. If the check fails by 5 or more, the trap goes off, stabbing the character unless the character
-foot-square chamber is hewn from stone. It contains an upright keg fashioned of rusted iron. Rusted pipes lead from the keg into the floor.
If anyone shakes or strikes the keg, the sound of sloshing






