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Spells
Player’s Handbook
You blast the mind of a creature that you can see within range. The target makes an Intelligence saving throw.
On a failed save, the target takes 10d12 Psychic damage and can’t cast spells or
take the Magic action. At the end of every 30 days, the target repeats the save, ending the effect on a success. The effect can also be ended by the Greater Restoration, Heal, or Wish spell.
On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage only.
Monsters
Monster Manual
three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Mind Spike (level 3 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
damage.
Spellcasting. The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At Will: Detect Magic, Mind Spike
Monsters
Monster Manual
three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Mind Spike (level 5 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
damage.
Spellcasting. The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21):
At Will: Detect Magic, Mind
Spells
Player’s Handbook
One creature of your choice that you can see within range hears a discordant melody in its mind. The target makes a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 3d6 Psychic damage and must
immediately use its Reaction, if available, to move as far away from you as it can, using the safest route. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage only.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You call forth an aberrant spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Aberrant Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose Beholderkin, Mind Flayer
creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, it shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you
Monsters
Monster Manual
a creature. Response: The triggering creature takes 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mind Corrosion", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage.Acid, Cold, Fire, Psychic
Monsters
Monster Manual
it is underwater.
While the cursed creature is outside a body of water, the creature takes 6 (1d12);{"diceNotation":"1d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mucus Cloud Curse", "rollDamageType
telepathically with the aboleth, the aboleth learns the creature’s greatest desires.Multiattack. The aboleth makes two Tentacle attacks and uses either Consume Memories or Dominate Mind if available
Spells
Player’s Handbook
you. If it takes any damage or is targeted by another spell, this spell ends, and no memories are modified.
While this charm lasts, you can affect the target’s memory of an event that it
modified memories to take root. Its mind fills in any gaps in the details of your description. If the spell ends before you finish describing the modified memories, the creature’s memory isn
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
your body, devours it, and then takes control of the body like a puppet. If that happens, you become an NPC under the DM’s control.
Eye of Vecna Spells
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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
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Finger of Death
5
Spells
Player’s Handbook
this way, you don’t need to meet any requirements to cast that spell, including costly components. The spell simply takes effect.
Alternatively, you can create one of the following effects of
encourage you to craft the wish in a particular way. If your wish would undo the multiverse itself, threaten the City of Sigil, or affect the Lady of Pain in any way, you see an image of her in your mind
Backgrounds
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Weave. Wielding spellfire takes a heavy toll on the body. You’ve trained both mind and body to efficiently wield this sacred power.
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. Failure: 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mind-Scouring Spores", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage. For 1 minute, whenever the target takes the Magic action
, it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mind-Scouring Spores", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage. Success: Half damage only.
Psychic Skewer. Wisdom
Monsters
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Curse. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature hit by the infiltrator’s Mind Blade attack this turn. Failure: The target takes 14 (4d6) Psychic damage and is cursed. While
Multiattack. The infiltrator makes three Mind Blade attacks.
Mind Blade. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Mind Blade
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Spider Climb. The mind flayer can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The mind flayer takes 20 Radiant damage if
it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.Multiattack. The mind flayer makes two Claw attacks, or one Claw attack and one Tentacles
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Multiattack. The inquisitor makes three Silvered Longsword attacks or uses Mind Fire three times. It can replace one attack or one use of Mind Fire with a use of Spellcasting to cast Hold Monster if
takes an additional 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Silvered Longsword", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage.
Inquisitor’s Command (Recharge 5–6
Monsters
Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack
)", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} damage (horror’s choice).Warp Mind. Trigger: A creature the horror can see within 120 feet of itself takes the Study action or makes a Constitution saving throw to
maintain Concentration. Response—Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, the triggering creature. Failure: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Warp Mind", "rollDamageType":"Psychic
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
)", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} damage (horror’s choice).Warp Mind. Trigger: A creature the horror can see within 120 feet of itself takes the Study action or makes a Constitution saving throw to
maintain Concentration. Response—Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, the triggering creature. Failure: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Warp Mind", "rollDamageType":"Psychic
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Explosive Core. When the spore is subjected to Fire damage, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the spore takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
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
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
, Prestidigitation
2/Day Each: Fly, Lightning Bolt (level 5 version)
1/Day Each: Cone of Cold, Mind Blank (cast before combat), Scrying, TeleportProtective Magic (3/Day). Hazlik casts Counterspell or Shield in
to 60 feet to an unoccupied space he can see, and each creature within 10 feet of the space he left takes 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Arcane Teleport
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns, and it can’t regain Hit Points.
Mind-Altering Serum. The target takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
succeeds automatically after 1 minute:
Corrosive Serum. The target takes 10 (4d4);{"diceNotation":"4d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Corrosive Serum", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage at the
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Emanation takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Impossible Geometry", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in
three Eldritch Claw attacks and uses Spellcasting to cast Befuddlement if available or Mind Spike (level 4 version). It can replace one Eldritch Claw attack with a use of Tentacle.
Eldritch Claw
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
, she takes refuge in her alchemical studies and her gardens of poisonous plants. Her vast knowledge of toxins makes her a peerless poisoner. She uses her creations to make people more pliable and to
whenever a creature moves into or within the Mists, it takes 2d4 Piercing damage for every 5 feet it travels. Once Ivana or Ivan closes or opens the borders, neither Darklord can do so again until the next
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
.
Running Water. The vampire takes 20 Acid damage if it ends its turn in running water.
Stake to the Heart. If a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the
vampire has the Incapacitated condition in its resting place, the vampire has the Paralyzed condition until the weapon is removed.
Sunlight. The vampire takes 20 Radiant damage if it starts its turn in
Mind Lash
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
strips away flesh, dealing an extra 2d4 psychic damage to any target it hits.
Any creature that takes psychic damage from the mind lash must also succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or have
In the hands of a creature other than a mind flayer, a mind lash functions as a normal whip. In the hands of an illithid, this magic weapon strips away a creature’s will to survive as it also
Magic Items
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Carvings of decapitated mind flayers adorn this greataxe’s metal blade. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this greataxe.
An Aberration hit with this greataxe takes an
Magic Items
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
can use an action to open your mind to the shard, seeing its content in your mind. On subsequent rounds, reading the text or scribing new text on blank “pages” in the shard requires
concentration (as if concentrating on a spell) and takes the same amount of time it takes you to read and write normally. Thinking of a particular phrase or topic draws you to the first section in the shard
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, and others who work with words. House Sivis has an especially close relationship with House Kundarak, as Kundarak letters of credit must be notarized with a Sivis arcane mark.
House Sivis takes great
, but that kindly exterior might conceal a scheming mind. Gnomes have a natural love of intrigue, and the different families within the house often engage in subtle schemes and feuds. Doyenne Lyssa
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the mind flayer fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The mind flayer has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
magical effects.Multiattack. The mind flayer makes two Tentacle attacks.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tentacle"} to hit, reach 5 ft
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
grappled by it. The target must make a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Mind-Probing Antennae","rollDamageType
":"psychic"} psychic damage, and the gaj magically pulls one piece of information from the target’s mind that the gaj wants to know. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage
Mind Flayer
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
mind flayer. Hit: The target takes 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Extract Brain","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to
Magic Resistance. The mind flayer has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The mind flayer’s innate spellcasting ability is
Mind Flayer Psion
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
the mind flayer. Hit: The target takes 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Extract Brain","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target
Magic Resistance. The mind flayer has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The mind flayer is a 10th-level spellcaster. Its innate
Mind Flayer Arcanist
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
":"Extract Brain"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one incapacitated humanoid grappled by the mind flayer arcanist. Hit: The target takes 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Extract
Magic Resistance. The mind flayer arcanist has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The mind flayer arcanist’s innate
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
failed save, a creature takes 39 (6d12);{"diceNotation":"6d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mind Poison", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage and has the poisoned condition. While poisoned in
., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Glaive", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Mind Poison (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Force Burst", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and has the prone
condition. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.
Spellcasting. The derro casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11):
At
Firbolg
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
wood survive until springtime.
In a firbolg’s eyes, there is no greater fault than greed. The firbolgs believe that the world remains healthiest when each creature takes only what it needs
, typically those used to mask their presence, and many go on to master nature magic.
Firbolgs who become druids serve as stronghold leaders. With every action the tribe takes, the druids weigh not only