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Dungeon Master’s Guide
you fail to draw the chosen number, the remaining number of cards fly from the deck on their own and take effect all at once.
Once a card is drawn, it disappears. Unless the card is the Fool or
, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Unconscious
Senses Truesight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 13
Languages All languages known to its summoner
CR None (XP 0; PB equals its summoner’s)
Traits
Incorporeal
classes
Core Pugilist Traits
Primary Ability
Strength
Hit Point Die
D10 per Pugilist level
Saving Throw Proficiencies
Strength and Constitution
Skill Proficiencies
Choose 2
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, even when outarmed and outnumbered. Even when they ultimately fail, Pugilists go down swinging.
Pugilists tap into their inner strength in the form of moxie. This
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
transformation. Your alignment becomes lawful good, and you gain the following traits:
Angelic Language. You can speak, read, and write Celestial.
Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic and
creature that is transformed by magic, and see into the Ethereal Plane, all within a range of 60 feet.
New Personality. You gain new personality traits, determined by rolling once on each of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Harengon Traits As a harengon, you have the following racial traits. Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race. Speed. Your
walking speed is 30 feet. Hare-Trigger. You can add your proficiency bonus to your initiative rolls. Leporine Senses. You have proficiency in the Perception skill. Lucky Footwork. When you fail a Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
dangers during adventures. Harengon Traits As a harengon, you have the following racial traits. Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select
. When you fail a Dexterity saving throw, you can use your reaction to roll a d4 and add it to the save, potentially turning the failure into a success. You can’t use this reaction if you’re prone or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Khoravar often become druids or warlocks with archfey patrons. Khoravar Traits Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 4–6 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this species
Speed: 30 feet
As a Khoravar, you have these special traits. Darkvision. You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. Fey Ancestry. You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Hobgoblin Traits As a hobgoblin, you have the following racial traits. Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. You are also considered a goblinoid for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a
help hits a target with an attack roll, that target has disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes within the next minute. Fortune from the Many. If you miss with an attack roll or fail an ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
new life and seek experiences and answers all their own. Reborn Traits Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this species
Speed: 30 feet
As a Reborn, you have these special traits. Escaped Death. You have Advantage on Death Saving Throws. Everlasting. You don’t gain Exhaustion levels from dehydration, malnutrition, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Additionally, you gain the following traits. Pious Protection. If you fail a saving throw, you can reroll it, and you must use the new roll. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
pools to track down trespassers and drive them out. Wardens wield weapons and shields fashioned from the husks of giant beetles, snapping turtles, and other mighty creatures. When these tools fail them
Skills Stealth +5, Survival +5
Gear Shield
Senses Passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Draconic, Primordial (Terran)
CR 1 (XP 200; PB +2)
Traits
Hold Breath. The lizardfolk can hold its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Some might collect mundane knickknacks or relics from magical sites, while others might become professional thieves. Kender Traits As a kender, you have the following racial traits. Creature Type. You
are a Humanoid. Size. You are Small. Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet. Fearless. You have advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the frightened condition on yourself. When you fail a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Racial Traits If you’re playing a goblinoid, your racial traits are determined by whether you’re a bugbear, goblin, or hobgoblin. Bugbear Traits Your bugbear character has the following racial traits
turn in combat, the attack deals an extra 2d6 damage to it. You can use this trait only once per combat. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Goblin. Goblin Traits Your goblin character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Racial Traits The game traits of the monstrous races are given here. Refer to chapter 1 for their cultural and roleplaying notes. Some of these races are more or less powerful than the typical D&D
races—a reason for the monstrous races to be used in a campaign with care. Bugbear Traits Your bugbear character has the following racial traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
release their grip and plummet, intent on impaling prey in a single strike. If they’re successful, piercers consume their meals and then slowly climb to a new ambush position. If they miss or fail to
., Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 8
Languages None
CR 1/2 (XP 100; PB +2)
Traits
Spider Climb. The piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
existence is governed by laws, and power comes from understanding and exploiting them. Hands of Havoc. Those who try to impose a single order on the multiverse are doomed to fail. Harmonium. The
who dedicate themselves to a particular philosophy regarding the multiverse are welcomed among factions that embrace those beliefs. The Planar Philosopher Personality Traits table suggests various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
matter how immoral—are permissible in the pursuit of victory. The Mists torment her by keeping her ever on the edge of defeat, exhausting her and forcing her to watch her precision fail in the face of
Gear Pike, Spears (6), Studded Leather Armor
Senses Passive Perception 15
Languages Common, Giant, Orc
Challenge 12 (XP 8,400, or 10,000 in domain; PB +4)
Traits
Darklord Restoration. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
barnacles on a ship. Goals Emmek wants his pub to be the most successful tavern in the North Ward, and he wants the characters’ business to fail spectacularly. Assets Emmek is stingy when it comes to
Hilltopple. These halflings are wererats, with these changes: Each wererat is Small and has 27 (6d6 + 6) hit points. It has these racial traits: It can move through the space of a Medium or larger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Poison; Poisoned
Senses Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 17
Languages Abyssal
CR 17 (XP 18,000; PB +6)
Traits
Demonic Restoration. If the goristro dies outside the Abyss, its body
affected by unpredictable magic. Magic-users who fail in their attempts to bind elemental spirits to the bodies of Constructs might also accidentally create gray oozes.
Mark Behm
Gray Ooze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Goblin
CR 1 (XP 200; PB +2)
Traits
Abduct. The bugbear needn’t spend extra movement to move a creature it is grappling.
Actions
Grab
Cha 7 −2 −2
Skills Stealth +4
Senses Passive Perception 10
Languages Bullywug, Common
CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB +2)
Traits
Amphibious. The bullywug can breathe air and water.
Speak with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Necrotic, Radiant
Immunities Psychic; Charmed, Frightened
Senses Truesight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 18
Languages Celestial, Common
CR 11 (XP 7,200, or 8,400 in lair; PB +4)
Traits
Perception 22
Languages Celestial, Common
CR 17 (XP 18,000, or 20,000 in lair; PB +6)
Traits
Inscrutable. No magic can observe the sphinx remotely or detect its thoughts without its permission
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Saltmarsh, and locals generally look the other way, seeing it as a victimless crime. The traditionalists would like to see the dwarves’ mining efforts fail and interest from the north wane, so that
build a new dock. She is suspicious of the dwarves’ mining enterprise and doubts it will amount to much. Personality Traits. Eda swears like a sailor when she is frustrated or angry, and the folk in town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Eric Downloadable PDF Human Traits As a Human, you have these special traits. Resourceful. You gain Heroic Inspiration whenever you finish a Long Rest. Skillful. You gain proficiency in one skill of
feature, you can’t do so again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. Level 2: Tactical Mind You have a mind for tactics on and off the battlefield. When you fail an ability check, you can expend a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
transaction. It takes a strong mind and a stronger stomach to succeed. So why did you fail? d8 Personality Trait
1 I didn’t have the cutthroat attitude necessary to succeed. I won’t make
that mistake again.
2 Even my competitors said I was affable and talented. Those traits should serve me well.
3 To prosper, you have to be in control.
4 The customer is always right
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
this background have two sets of characteristics, one for their persona, and one for their faceless selves. Faceless Personality Traits d8 Personality Trait 1 I’m earnest and uncommonly direct. 2 I
seen too many in need. I must not fail them as everyone else has. 4 I stand in opposition, lest the wicked go unopposed. 5 I am exceptional. I do this because no one else can, and no one can stop me
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
body. Additionally, you gain the traits that follow. Symbiotic Nature d6 Symbiote
1 Tiny humanoid facial features protruding from your torso, palm, or the back of your head
2 An alien
it. When you fail a saving throw, you can choose to have your symbiote expend one of your Hit Dice to roll it and add the number rolled to the saving throw, potentially turning the failure into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
distinct set of faceless characteristics. As a result, those with this background have two sets of characteristics, one for their persona, and one for their faceless selves. Faceless Personality Traits
. I must not fail them as everyone else has.
4 I stand in opposition, lest the wicked go unopposed.
5 I am exceptional. I do this because no one else can, and no one can stop me.
6 I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
13,000 in domain; PB +5)
Traits
Blood Frenzy. Harkon has Advantage on attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its Hit Points.
Darklord Restoration. If Harkon dies, he revives with
form, then uses the following effect. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 17, each creature of Harkon’s choice that he can see within 30 feet of himself (creatures Charmed by Harkon automatically fail this save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
lives, like busybodies with cruel intentions. Any time a hag agrees to help someone, the bargain includes a price to be paid, plus a hidden plan by which she sets the mortal up to fail, or a way that
their enemy is asleep). Although a hag can always resort to attacking with her claws, if it comes to that then something has gone very wrong with her plans. Hag Personality Traits d8 Personality Trait
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Presto Downloadable PDF Human Traits As a Human, you have these special traits. Resourceful. You gain Heroic Inspiration whenever you finish a Long Rest. Skillful. You gain proficiency in one skill
spell using its normal casting time, and you can’t use this property again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. On a failed check, you fail to cast the spell and a random effect occurs instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
destroying Osybus’s physical form. As Osybus perished, he cursed his former allies: Their immortality would fail them eventually, and he would become one of the Dark Powers. Jane Katsubo A Soul Tattoo
other languages
Challenge 6 (XP 2,300; PB +3)
Traits
Tattoo of Osybus. If damage reduces the priest to 0 Hit Points, it receives a random boon. Roll 1d6 to determine the boon the priest receives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
condescending noble might wish to see a group of upstart adventurers fail so as to keep them from becoming rivals for the king’s attention, thwarting them with slander and scheming rather than direct threats
a sense of its personality traits and characteristics through conversation, an adventurer can attempt a Wisdom (Insight) check to uncover one of the creature’s characteristics. You set the DC. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If you fail to draw the chosen number, the remaining number of cards fly from the deck on their own and take effect all at once. Once a card is drawn, it
to its summoner
CR None (XP 0; PB equals its summoner’s)
Traits
Incorporeal Movement. The avatar can move through other creatures and objects as if they were Difficult Terrain. It takes 5 (1d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
suggested characteristics (personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws). Each guild entry also provides personal contacts; suggestions for your alignment, race, and class; and a list of spells that you can
most strongly associated with the guild, and their personality traits and ideals fall in line with the suggestions in this chapter. An idealistic human or a minotaur paladin in the Boros Legion is an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
want to remain … you know, fully alive.
— Omin Dran
Possible details you might learn include the creature’s goals or motivation, bonds or ideals, personality traits, flaws, combat strategy
again until the next dawn. Obviate the Opposition Also at rank 4, when you use your Read the Opposition feature and fail the check, you still learn one detail about the target creature, as chosen by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Otherwise, it’s a failure. The DM is usually the one who determines target numbers and tells players whether their ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws succeed or fail.
The target number
This book contains rules, especially in parts 2 and 3, that govern how the game plays. That said, many racial traits, class features, spells, magic items, monster abilities, and other game elements