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Races
Racial Traits
The description of each race includes racial traits
that are common to members of that race. The
following entries appear among the traits of most
races.
Ability Score Increase
Every race increases one or more of a character’s
ability scores.
Age
The age entry notes the age when a member of the
race is considered an adult, as well as the race’s
expected lifespan. This information can help you
decide how old your character is at the start of the
game. You can choose any age for your character,
which could provide an explanation for some of your
ability scores. For example, if you play a young or
very old character, your age could explain a
particularly low Strength or Constitution score,
while advanced age could account for a high
Intelligence or Wisdom.
Alignment
Most races have tendencies toward certain
alignments, described in this entry. These are not
binding for player characters, but considering why
your dwarf is chaotic, for example, in defiance of
lawful dwarf society can help you better define your
character.
Size
Characters of most races are Medium, a size category
including creatures that are roughly 4 to 8 feet tall.
Members of a few races are Small (between 2 and 4
feet tall), which means that certain rules of the game
affect them differently. The most important of these
rules is that Small characters have trouble wielding
heavy weapons, as explained in “Equipment.”
Speed
Your speed determines how far you can move when
traveling ( “Adventuring”) and fighting (“Combat”).
Languages
By virtue of your race, your character can speak,
read, and write certain languages.
Subraces
Some races have subraces. Members of a subrace
have the traits of the parent race in addition to the
traits specified for their subrace. Relationships
among subraces vary significantly from race to race
and world to world.
Dwarf
Dwarf Traits
Your dwarf character has an assortment of inborn
abilities, part and parcel of dwarven nature.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 2.
Age. Dwarves mature at the same rate as humans,
but they’re considered young until they reach the
age of 50. On average, they live about 350 years.
Alignment. Most dwarves are lawful, believing
firmly in the benefits of a well-­‐‑ordered society. They
tend toward good as well, with a strong sense of fair
play and a belief that everyone deserves to share in
the benefits of a just order.
Size. Dwarves stand between 4 and 5 feet tall and
average about 150 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your
speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.
Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you
have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You
can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were
bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of
gray.
Dwarven Resilience. You have advantage on
saving throws against poison, and you have
resistance against poison damage.
Dwarven Combat Training. You have proficiency
with the battleaxe, handaxe, light hammer, and
warhammer.
Tool Proficiency. You gain proficiency with the
artisan’s tools of your choice: smith’s tools, brewer’s
supplies, or mason’s tools.
Stonecunning. Whenever you make an
Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of
stonework, you are considered proficient in the
History skill and add double your proficiency bonus
to the check, instead of your normal proficiency
bonus.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Dwarvish. Dwarvish is full of hard
consonants and guttural sounds, and those
characteristics spill over into whatever other
language a dwarf might speak.
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Hill Dwarf
As a hill dwarf, you have keen senses, deep intuition,
and remarkable resilience.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score
increases by 1.
Dwarven Toughness. Your hit point maximum
increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you
gain a level.
Elf
Elf Traits
Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities,
the result of thousands of years of elven refinement.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score
increases by 2.
Age. Although elves reach physical maturity at
about the same age as humans, the elven
understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical
growth to encompass worldly experience. An elf
typically claims adulthood and an adult name
around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years
old.
Alignment. Elves love freedom, variety, and self-­‐‑
expression, so they lean strongly toward the gentler
aspects of chaos. They value and protect others’
freedom as well as their own, and they are more
often good than not.
Size. Elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall
and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. Accustomed to twilit forests and the
night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim
conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of
you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it
were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness,
only shades of gray.
Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the
Perception skill.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving
throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put
you to sleep.
Trance. Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they
meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4
hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation
is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a
fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises
that have become reflexive through years of practice.
After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit
that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Elvish. Elvish is fluid, with subtle
intonations and intricate grammar. Elven literature
is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are
famous among other races. Many bards learn their
language so they can add Elvish ballads to their
repertoires.
High Elf
As a high elf, you have a keen mind and a mastery of
at least the basics of magic. In many fantasy gaming
worlds, there are two kinds of high elves. One type is
haughty and reclusive, believing themselves to be
superior to non-­‐‑elves and even other elves. The
other type is more common and more friendly, and
often encountered among humans and other races.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 1.
Elf Weapon Training. You have proficiency with
the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.
Cantrip. You know one cantrip of your choice
from the wizard spell list. Intelligence is your
spellcasting ability for it.
Extra Language. You can speak, read, and write
one extra language of your choice.
Halfling
Halfling Traits
Your halfling character has a number of traits in
common with all other halflings.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score
increases by 2.
Age. A halfling reaches adulthood at the age of 20
and generally lives into the middle of his or her
second century.
Alignment. Most halflings are lawful good. As a
rule, they are good-­‐‑hearted and kind, hate to see
others in pain, and have no tolerance for oppression.
They are also very orderly and traditional, leaning
heavily on the support of their community and the
comfort of their old ways.
Size. Halflings average about 3 feet tall and weigh
about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Lucky. When you roll a 1 on the d20 for an attack
roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the
die and must use the new roll.
Brave. You have advantage on saving throws
against being frightened.
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Halfling Nimbleness. You can move through the
space of any creature that is of a size larger than
yours.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Halfling. The Halfling language isn’t
secret, but halflings are loath to share it with others.
They write very little, so they don’t have a rich body
of literature. Their oral tradition, however, is very
strong. Almost all halflings speak Common to
converse with the people in whose lands they dwell
or through which they are traveling.
Lightfoot
As a lightfoot halfling, you can easily hide from
notice, even using other people as cover. You’re
inclined to be affable and get along well with others.
Lightfoots are more prone to wanderlust than
other halflings, and often dwell alongside other races
or take up a nomadic life.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score
increases by 1.
Naturally Stealthy. You can attempt to hide even
when you are obscured only by a creature that is at
least one size larger than you.
Human
Human Traits
It’s hard to make generalizations about humans, but
your human character has these traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your ability scores each
increase by 1.
Age. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens
and live less than a century.
Alignment. Humans tend toward no particular
alignment. The best and the worst are found among
them.
Size. Humans vary widely in height and build,
from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless
of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and one extra language of your choice.
Humans typically learn the languages of other
peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects.
They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words
borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish
musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and
so on.
Dragonborn
Dragonborn Traits
Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of
traits you share with other dragonborn.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases
by 1.
Age. Young dragonborn grow quickly. They walk
hours after hatching, attain the size and
development of a 10-­‐‑year-­‐‑old human child by the
age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They live to be
around 80.
Alignment. Dragonborn tend to extremes, making
a conscious choice for one side or the other in the
cosmic war between good and evil. Most dragonborn
are good, but those who side with evil can be terrible
villains.
Size. Dragonborn are taller and heavier than
humans, standing well over 6 feet tall and averaging
almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Draconic Ancestry
Dragon Damage Type Breath Weapon
Black Acid 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Blue Lightning 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Brass Fire 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Bronze Lightning 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Copper Acid 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Gold Fire 15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Green Poison 15 ft. cone (Con. save)
Red Fire 15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Silver Cold 15 ft. cone (Con. save)
White Cold 15 ft. cone (Con. save)
Draconic Ancestry. You have draconic ancestry.
Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic
Ancestry table. Your breath weapon and damage
resistance are determined by the dragon type, as
shown in the table.
Breath Weapon. You can use your action to
exhale destructive energy. Your draconic ancestry
determines the size, shape, and damage type of the
exhalation.
When you use your breath weapon, each creature
in the area of the exhalation must make a saving
throw, the type of which is determined by your
draconic ancestry. The DC for this saving throw
equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your
proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 damage on a
failed save, and half as much damage on a successful
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one. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at
11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level.
After you use your breath weapon, you can’t use it
again until you complete a short or long rest.
Damage Resistance. You have resistance to the
damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be one
of the oldest languages and is often used in the study
of magic. The language sounds harsh to most other
creatures and includes numerous hard consonants
and sibilants.
Gnome
Gnome Traits
Your gnome character has certain characteristics in
common with all other gnomes.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 2.
Age. Gnomes mature at the same rate humans do,
and most are expected to settle down into an adult
life by around age 40. They can live 350 to almost
500 years.
Alignment. Gnomes are most often good. Those
who tend toward law are sages, engineers,
researchers, scholars, investigators, or inventors.
Those who tend toward chaos are minstrels,
tricksters, wanderers, or fanciful jewelers. Gnomes
are good-­‐‑hearted, and even the tricksters among
them are more playful than vicious.
Size. Gnomes are between 3 and 4 feet tall and
average about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you
have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You
can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were
bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of
gray.
Gnome Cunning. You have advantage on all
Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws
against magic.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Gnomish. The Gnomish language,
which uses the Dwarvish script, is renowned for its
technical treatises and its catalogs of knowledge
about the natural world.
Rock Gnome
As a rock gnome, you have a natural inventiveness
and hardiness beyond that of other gnomes.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 1.
Artificer’s Lore. Whenever you make an
Intelligence (History) check related to magic items,
alchemical objects, or technological devices, you can
add twice your proficiency bonus, instead of any
proficiency bonus you normally apply.
Tinker. You have proficiency with artisan’s tools
(tinker’s tools). Using those tools, you can spend 1
hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a
Tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device
ceases to function after 24 hours (unless you spend
1 hour repairing it to keep the device functioning),
or when you use your action to dismantle it; at that
time, you can reclaim the materials used to create it.
You can have up to three such devices active at a
time.
When you create a device, choose one of the
following options:
Clockwork Toy. This toy is a clockwork animal,
monster, or person, such as a frog, mouse, bird,
dragon, or soldier. When placed on the ground, the
toy moves 5 feet across the ground on each of your
turns in a random direction. It makes noises as
appropriate to the creature it represents.
Fire Starter. The device produces a miniature flame,
which you can use to light a candle, torch, or
campfire. Using the device requires your action.
Music Box. When opened, this music box plays a
single song at a moderate volume. The box stops
playing when it reaches the song’s end or when it
is closed.
Half-Elf
Half-Elf Traits
Your half-­‐‑elf character has some qualities in
common with elves and some that are unique to
half-­‐‑elves.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score
increases by 2, and two other ability scores of your
choice increase by 1.
Age. Half-­‐‑elves mature at the same rate humans
do and reach adulthood around the age of 20. They
live much longer than humans, however, often
exceeding 180 years.
Alignment. Half-­‐‑elves share the chaotic bent of
their elven heritage. They value both personal
freedom and creative expression, demonstrating
neither love of leaders nor desire for followers. They
chafe at rules, resent others’ demands, and
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sometimes prove unreliable, or at least
unpredictable.
Size. Half-­‐‑elves are about the same size as humans,
ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. Thanks to your elf blood, you have
superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can
see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were
bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of
gray.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving
throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put
you to sleep.
Skill Versatility. You gain proficiency in two skills
of your choice.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common, Elvish, and one extra language of your
choice.
Half-Orc
Half-Orc Traits
Your half-­‐‑orc character has certain traits deriving
from your orc ancestry.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases
by 1.
Age. Half-­‐‑orcs mature a little faster than humans,
reaching adulthood around age 14. They age
noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years.
Alignment. Half-­‐‑orcs inherit a tendency toward
chaos from their orc parents and are not strongly
inclined toward good. Half-­‐‑orcs raised among orcs
and willing to live out their lives among them are
usually evil.
Size. Half-­‐‑orcs are somewhat larger and bulkier
than humans, and they range from 5 to well over 6
feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. Thanks to your orc blood, you have
superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can
see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were
bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of
gray.
Menacing. You gain proficiency in the
Intimidation skill.
Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to 0
hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1
hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again
until you finish a long rest.
Savage Attacks. When you score a critical hit with
a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the
weapon’s damage dice one additional time and add it
to the extra damage of the critical hit.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Orc. Orc is a harsh, grating language
with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but
is written in the Dwarvish script.
Tiefling
Tiefling Traits
Tieflings share certain racial traits as a result of their
infernal descent.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases
by 2.
Age. Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans
but live a few years longer.
Alignment. Tieflings might not have an innate
tendency toward evil, but many of them end up
there. Evil or not, an independent nature inclines
many tieflings toward a chaotic alignment.
Size. Tieflings are about the same size and build as
humans. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. Thanks to your infernal heritage, you
have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You
can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were
bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of
gray.
Hellish Resistance. You have resistance to fire
damage.
Infernal Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy
cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the
hellish rebuke spell as a 2nd-­‐‑level spell once with this
trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a
long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the
darkness spell once with this trait and regain the
ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma
is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Infernal.
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Barbarian
Class Features
As a barbarian, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d12 per barbarian level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 12 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d12 (or 7) + your
Constitution modifier per barbarian level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Skills: Choose two from Animal Handling, Athletics,
Intimidation, Nature, Perception, and Survival
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a greataxe or (b) any martial melee weapon
• (a) two handaxes or (b) any simple weapon
• An explorer’s pack and four javelins
The Barbarian
Level
Proficiency
Bonus Features Rages
Rage
Damage
1st +2 Rage,
Unarmored
Defense
2 +2
2nd +2 Reckless
Attack,
Danger Sense
2 +2
3rd +2 Primal Path 3 +2
4th +2 Ability Score
Improvement
3 +2
5th +3 Extra Attack,
Fast
Movement
3 +2
6th +3 Path feature 4 +2
7th +3 Feral Instinct 4 +2
8th +3 Ability Score
Improvement
4 +2
9th +4 Brutal Critical
(1 die)
4 +3
10th +4 Path feature 4 +3
11th +4 Relentless 4 +3
Rage
12th +4 Ability Score
Improvement
5 +3
13th +5 Brutal Critical
(2 dice)
5 +3
14th +5 Path feature 5 +3
15th +5 Persistent
Rage
5 +3
16th +5 Ability Score
Improvement
5 +4
17th +6 Brutal Critical
(3 dice)
6 +4
18th +6 Indomitable
Might
6 +4
19th +6 Ability Score
Improvement
6 +4
20th +6 Primal
Champion
Unlimited +4
Rage
In battle, you fight with primal ferocity. On your turn,
you can enter a rage as a bonus action.
While raging, you gain the following benefits if you
aren’t wearing heavy armor:
• You have advantage on Strength checks and
Strength saving throws.
• When you make a melee weapon attack using
Strength, you gain a bonus to the damage roll that
increases as you gain levels as a barbarian, as
shown in the Rage Damage column of the
Barbarian table.
• You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing damage.
If you are able to cast spells, you can’t cast them or
concentrate on them while raging.
Your rage lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you
are knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and
you haven’t attacked a hostile creature since your
last turn or taken damage since then. You can also
end your rage on your turn as a bonus action.
Once you have raged the number of times shown
for your barbarian level in the Rages column of the
Barbarian table, you must finish a long rest before
you can rage again.
Unarmored Defense
While you are not wearing any armor, your Armor
Class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your
Constitution modifier. You can use a shield and still
gain this benefit.
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Reckless Attack
Starting at 2nd level, you can throw aside all concern
for defense to attack with fierce desperation. When
you make your first attack on your turn, you can
decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you
advantage on melee weapon attack rolls using
Strength during this turn, but attack rolls against
you have advantage until your next turn.
Danger Sense
At 2nd level, you gain an uncanny sense of when
things nearby aren’t as they should be, giving you an
edge when you dodge away from danger.
You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws
against effects that you can see, such as traps and
spells. To gain this benefit, you can’t be blinded,
deafened, or incapacitated.
Primal Path
At 3rd level, you choose a path that shapes the
nature of your rage. Choose the Path of the
Berserker or the Path of the Totem Warrior, both
detailed at the end of the class description. Your
choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at
6th, 10th, and 14th levels.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead
of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your
turn.
Fast Movement
Starting at 5th level, your speed increases by 10 feet
while you aren’t wearing heavy armor.
Feral Instinct
By 7th level, your instincts are so honed that you
have advantage on initiative rolls.
Additionally, if you are surprised at the beginning
of combat and aren’t incapacitated, you can act
normally on your first turn, but only if you enter
your rage before doing anything else on that turn.
Brutal Critical
Beginning at 9th level, you can roll one additional
weapon damage die when determining the extra
damage for a critical hit with a melee attack.
This increases to two additional dice at 13th level
and three additional dice at 17th level.
Relentless Rage
Starting at 11th level, your rage can keep you
fighting despite grievous wounds. If you drop to 0 hit
points while you’re raging and don’t die outright,
you can make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If
you succeed, you drop to 1 hit point instead.
Each time you use this feature after the first, the
DC increases by 5. When you finish a short or long
rest, the DC resets to 10.
Persistent Rage
Beginning at 15th level, your rage is so fierce that it
ends early only if you fall unconscious or if you
choose to end it.
Indomitable Might
Beginning at 18th level, if your total for a Strength
check is less than your Strength score, you can use
that score in place of the total.
Primal Champion
At 20th level, you embody the power of the wilds.
Your Strength and Constitution scores increase by 4.
Your maximum for those scores is now 24.
Path of the Berserker
For some barbarians, rage is a means to an end—
that end being violence. The Path of the Berserker is
a path of untrammeled fury, slick with blood. As you
enter the berserker’s rage, you thrill in the chaos of
battle, heedless of your own health or well-­‐‑being.
Frenzy
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you
can go into a frenzy when you rage. If you do so, for
the duration of your rage you can make a single
melee weapon attack as a bonus action on each of
your turns after this one. When your rage ends, you
suffer one level of exhaustion (as described in
appendix PH-­‐‑A).
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Mindless Rage
Beginning at 6th level, you can’t be charmed or
frightened while raging. If you are charmed or
frightened when you enter your rage, the effect is
suspended for the duration of the rage.
Intimidating Presence
Beginning at 10th level, you can use your action to
frighten someone with your menacing presence.
When you do so, choose one creature that you can
see within 30 feet of you. If the creature can see or
hear you, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw
(DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Charisma modifier) or be frightened of you until the
end of your next turn. On subsequent turns, you can
use your action to extend the duration of this effect
on the frightened creature until the end of your next
turn. This effect ends if the creature ends its turn out
of line of sight or more than 60 feet away from you.
If the creature succeeds on its saving throw, you
can’t use this feature on that creature again for 24
hours.
Retaliation
Starting at 14th level, when you take damage from a
creature that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your
reaction to make a melee weapon attack against that
creature.
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Bard
Class Features
As a bard, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per bard level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per bard level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor
Weapons: Simple weapons, hand crossbows,
longswords, rapiers, shortswords
Tools: Three musical instruments of your choice
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma
Skills: Choose any three
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a rapier, (b) a longsword, or (c) any simple
weapon
• (a) a diplomat’s pack or (b) an entertainer’s pack
• (a) a lute or (b) any other musical instrument
• Leather armor and a dagger
The Bard
Proficiency Cantrips Spells —Spell Slots per Spell Level—
Level Bonus Features Known Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Spellcasting, Bardic Inspiration
(d6)
2 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
2nd +2 Jack of All Trades, Song of Rest
(d6)
2 5 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
3rd +2 Bard College, Expertise 2 6 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 7 4 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
5th +3 Bardic Inspiration (d8), Font of
Inspiration
3 8 4 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
6th +3 Countercharm, Bard College
feature
3 9 4 3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
7th +3 ̶ 3 10 4 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 3 11 4 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
9th +4 Song of Rest (d8) 3 12 4 3 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
10th +4 Bardic Inspiration (d10),
Expertise, Magical Secrets
4 14 4 3 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
11th +4 ̶ 4 15 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 4 15 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
13th +5 Song of Rest (d10) 4 16 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
14th +5 Magical Secrets, Bard College
feature
4 18 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
15th +5 Bardic Inspiration (d12) 4 19 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 4 19 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
17th +6 Song of Rest (d12) 4 20 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 Magical Secrets 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 Superior Inspiration 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Spellcasting
You have learned to untangle and reshape the fabric
of reality in harmony with your wishes and music.
Your spells are part of your vast repertoire, magic
that you can tune to different situations.
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Cantrips
You know two cantrips of your choice from the bard
spell list. You learn additional bard cantrips of your
choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips
Known column of the Bard table.
Spell Slots
The Bard table shows how many spell slots you have
to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast
one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the
spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell
slots when you finish a long rest.
For example, if you know the 1st-­‐‑level spell cure
wounds and have a 1st-­‐‑level and a 2nd-­‐‑level spell
slot available, you can cast cure wounds using either
slot.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know four 1st-­‐‑level spells of your choice from
the bard spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Bard table shows
when you learn more bard spells of your choice.
Each of these spells must be of a level for which you
have spell slots, as shown on the table. For instance,
when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn
one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class,
you can choose one of the bard spells you know and
replace it with another spell from the bard spell list,
which also must be of a level for which you have
spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your bard
spells. Your magic comes from the heart and soul
you pour into the performance of your music or
oration. You use your Charisma whenever a spell
refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you
use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving
throw DC for a bard spell you cast and when making
an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast any bard spell you know as a ritual if
that spell has the ritual tag.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a musical instrument (see “Equipment”)
as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells.
Bardic Inspiration
You can inspire others through stirring words or
music. To do so, you use a bonus action on your turn
to choose one creature other than yourself within 60
feet of you who can hear you. That creature gains
one Bardic Inspiration die, a d6.
Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature can
roll the die and add the number rolled to one ability
check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The
creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before
deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must
decide before the GM says whether the roll succeeds
or fails. Once the Bardic Inspiration die is rolled, it is
lost. A creature can have only one Bardic Inspiration
die at a time.
You can use this feature a number of times equal
to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You
regain any expended uses when you finish a long
rest.
Your Bardic Inspiration die changes when you
reach certain levels in this class. The die becomes a
d8 at 5th level, a d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th
level.
Jack of All Trades
Starting at 2nd level, you can add half your
proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any ability
check you make that doesn’t already include your
proficiency bonus.
Song of Rest
Beginning at 2nd level, you can use soothing music
or oration to help revitalize your wounded allies
during a short rest. If you or any friendly creatures
who can hear your performance regain hit points at
the end of the short rest by spending one or more
Hit Dice, each of those creatures regains an extra
1d6 hit points.
The extra hit points increase when you reach
certain levels in this class: to 1d8 at 9th level, to
1d10 at 13th level, and to 1d12 at 17th level.
Bard College
At 3rd level, you delve into the advanced techniques
of a bard college of your choice, such as the College
of Lore. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level
and again at 6th and 14th level.
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Expertise
At 3rd level, choose two of your skill proficiencies.
Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability
check you make that uses either of the chosen
proficiencies.
At 10th level, you can choose another two skill
proficiencies to gain this benefit.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Font of Inspiration
Beginning when you reach 5th level, you regain all of
your expended uses of Bardic Inspiration when you
finish a short or long rest.
Countercharm
At 6th level, you gain the ability to use musical notes
or words of power to disrupt mind-­‐‑influencing
effects. As an action, you can start a performance
that lasts until the end of your next turn. During that
time, you and any friendly creatures within 30 feet
of you have advantage on saving throws against
being frightened or charmed. A creature must be
able to hear you to gain this benefit. The
performance ends early if you are incapacitated or
silenced or if you voluntarily end it (no action
required).
Magical Secrets
By 10th level, you have plundered magical
knowledge from a wide spectrum of disciplines.
Choose two spells from any class, including this one.
A spell you choose must be of a level you can cast, as
shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip.
The chosen spells count as bard spells for you and
are included in the number in the Spells Known
column of the Bard table.
You learn two additional spells from any class at
14th level and again at 18th level.
Superior Inspiration
At 20th level, when you roll initiative and have no
uses of Bardic Inspiration left, you regain one use.
College of Lore
Bards of the College of Lore know something about
most things, collecting bits of knowledge from
sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant
tales. Whether singing folk ballads in taverns or
elaborate compositions in royal courts, these bards
use their gifts to hold audiences spellbound. When
the applause dies down, the audience members
might find themselves questioning everything they
held to be true, from their faith in the priesthood of
the local temple to their loyalty to the king.
The loyalty of these bards lies in the pursuit of
beauty and truth, not in fealty to a monarch or
following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps
such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the
bard would rather be honest than politic.
The college’s members gather in libraries and
sometimes in actual colleges, complete with
classrooms and dormitories, to share their lore with
one another. They also meet at festivals or affairs of
state, where they can expose corruption, unravel lies,
and poke fun at self-­‐‑important figures of authority.
Bonus Proficiencies
When you join the College of Lore at 3rd level, you
gain proficiency with three skills of your choice.
Cutting Words
Also at 3rd level, you learn how to use your wit to
distract, confuse, and otherwise sap the confidence
and competence of others. When a creature that you
can see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll, an
ability check, or a damage roll, you can use your
reaction to expend one of your uses of Bardic
Inspiration, rolling a Bardic Inspiration die and
subtracting the number rolled from the creature’s
roll. You can choose to use this feature after the
creature makes its roll, but before the GM
determines whether the attack roll or ability check
succeeds or fails, or before the creature deals its
damage. The creature is immune if it can’t hear you
or if it’s immune to being charmed.
Additional Magical Secrets
At 6th level, you learn two spells of your choice from
any class. A spell you choose must be of a level you
can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip.
The chosen spells count as bard spells for you but
don’t count against the number of bard spells you
know.
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Peerless Skill
Starting at 14th level, when you make an ability
check, you can expend one use of Bardic Inspiration.
Roll a Bardic Inspiration die and add the number
rolled to your ability check. You can choose to do so
after you roll the die for the ability check, but before
the GM tells you whether you succeed or fail.
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Cleric
Class Features
As a cleric, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per cleric level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per cleric level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma
Skills: Choose two from History, Insight, Medicine,
Persuasion, and Religion
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a mace or (b) a warhammer (if proficient)
• (a) scale mail, (b) leather armor, or (c) chain mail
(if proficient)
• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple
weapon
• (a) a priest’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• A shield and a holy symbol
The Cleric
Proficiency Cantrips ̶ Spell Slots per Spell Level̶
Level Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Spellcasting, Divine Domain 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
2nd +2 Channel Divinity (1/rest), Divine Domain
feature
3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
3rd +2 ̶ 3 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
5th +3 Destroy Undead (CR 1/2) 4 4 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
6th +3 Channel Divinity (2/rest), Divine Domain
feature
4 4 3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
7th +3 ̶ 4 4 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement, Destroy Undead
(CR 1), Divine Domain feature
4 4 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
9th +4 ̶ 4 4 3 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
10th +4 Divine Intervention 5 4 3 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
11th +4 Destroy Undead (CR 2) 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
13th +5 ̶ 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
14th +5 Destroy Undead (CR 3) 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
15th +5 ̶ 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
17th +6 Destroy Undead (CR 4), Divine Domain
feature
5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 Channel Divinity (3/rest) 5 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 Divine Intervention improvement 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Spellcasting
As a conduit for divine power, you can cast cleric
spells.
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice
from the cleric spell list. You learn additional cleric
cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in
the Cantrips Known column of the Cleric table.
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Preparing and Casting Spells
The Cleric table shows how many spell slots you
have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To
cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of
the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended
spell slots when you finish a long rest.
You prepare the list of cleric spells that are
available for you to cast, choosing from the cleric
spell list. When you do so, choose a number of cleric
spells equal to your Wisdom modifier + your cleric
level (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a
level for which you have spell slots.
For example, if you are a 3rd-­‐‑level cleric, you have
four 1st-­‐‑level and two 2nd-­‐‑level spell slots. With a
Wisdom of 16, your list of prepared spells can
include six spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any
combination. If you prepare the 1st-­‐‑level spell cure
wounds, you can cast it using a 1st-­‐‑level or 2nd-­‐‑level
slot. Casting the spell doesn’t remove it from your
list of prepared spells.
You can change your list of prepared spells when
you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of cleric
spells requires time spent in prayer and meditation:
at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on
your list.
Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your cleric
spells. The power of your spells comes from your
devotion to your deity. You use your Wisdom
whenever a cleric spell refers to your spellcasting
ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier
when setting the saving throw DC for a cleric spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast a cleric spell as a ritual if that spell has
the ritual tag and you have the spell prepared.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a holy symbol (see “Equipment”) as a
spellcasting focus for your cleric spells.
Divine Domain
Choose one domain related to your deity, such as
Life. Each domain is detailed at the end of the class
description, and each one provides examples of gods
associated with it. Your choice grants you domain
spells and other features when you choose it at 1st
level. It also grants you additional ways to use
Channel Divinity when you gain that feature at 2nd
level, and additional benefits at 6th, 8th, and 17th
levels.
Domain Spells
Each domain has a list of spells—its domain spells—
that you gain at the cleric levels noted in the domain
description. Once you gain a domain spell, you
always have it prepared, and it doesn’t count against
the number of spells you can prepare each day.
If you have a domain spell that doesn’t appear on
the cleric spell list, the spell is nonetheless a cleric
spell for you.
Channel Divinity
At 2nd level, you gain the ability to channel divine
energy directly from your deity, using that energy to
fuel magical effects. You start with two such effects:
Turn Undead and an effect determined by your
domain. Some domains grant you additional effects
as you advance in levels, as noted in the domain
description.
When you use your Channel Divinity, you choose
which effect to create. You must then finish a short
or long rest to use your Channel Divinity again.
Some Channel Divinity effects require saving
throws. When you use such an effect from this class,
the DC equals your cleric spell save DC.
Beginning at 6th level, you can use your Channel
Divinity twice between rests, and beginning at 18th
level, you can use it three times between rests. When
you finish a short or long rest, you regain your
expended uses.
Channel Divinity: Turn Undead
As an action, you present your holy symbol and
speak a prayer censuring the undead. Each undead
that can see or hear you within 30 feet of you must
make a Wisdom saving throw. If the creature fails its
saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it
takes any damage.
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to
move as far away from you as it can, and it can’t
willingly move to a space within 30 feet of you. It
also can’t take reactions. For its action, it can use
only the Dash action or try to escape from an effect
that prevents it from moving. If there’s nowhere to
move, the creature can use the Dodge action.
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Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Destroy Undead
Starting at 5th level, when an undead fails its saving
throw against your Turn Undead feature, the
creature is instantly destroyed if its challenge rating
is at or below a certain threshold, as shown in the
Destroy Undead table.
Destroy Undead
Cleric Level Destroys Undead of CR . . .
5th 1/2 or lower
8th 1 or lower
11th 2 or lower
14th 3 or lower
17th 4 or lower
Divine Intervention
Beginning at 10th level, you can call on your deity to
intervene on your behalf when your need is great.
Imploring your deity’s aid requires you to use
your action. Describe the assistance you seek, and
roll percentile dice. If you roll a number equal to or
lower than your cleric level, your deity intervenes.
The GM chooses the nature of the intervention; the
effect of any cleric spell or cleric domain spell would
be appropriate.
If your deity intervenes, you can’t use this feature
again for 7 days. Otherwise, you can use it again
after you finish a long rest.
At 20th level, your call for intervention succeeds
automatically, no roll required.
Life Domain
The Life domain focuses on the vibrant positive
energy—one of the fundamental forces of the
universe—that sustains all life. The gods of life
promote vitality and health through healing the sick
and wounded, caring for those in need, and driving
away the forces of death and undeath. Almost any
non-­‐‑evil deity can claim influence over this domain,
particularly agricultural deities (such as Chauntea,
Arawai, and Demeter), sun gods (such as Lathander,
Pelor, and Re-­‐‑Horakhty), gods of healing or
endurance (such as Ilmater, Mishakal, Apollo, and
Diancecht), and gods of home and community (such
as Hestia, Hathor, and Boldrei).
Life Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st bless, cure wounds
3rd lesser restoration, spiritual weapon
5th beacon of hope, revivify
7th death ward, guardian of faith
9th mass cure wounds, raise dead
Bonus Proficiency
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain
proficiency with heavy armor.
Disciple of Life
Also starting at 1st level, your healing spells are
more effective. Whenever you use a spell of 1st level
or higher to restore hit points to a creature, the
creature regains additional hit points equal to 2 +
the spell’s level.
Channel Divinity: Preserve Life
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel
Divinity to heal the badly injured.
As an action, you present your holy symbol and
evoke healing energy that can restore a number of
hit points equal to five times your cleric level.
Choose any creatures within 30 feet of you, and
divide those hit points among them. This feature can
restore a creature to no more than half of its hit
point maximum. You can’t use this feature on an
undead or a construct.
Blessed Healer
Beginning at 6th level, the healing spells you cast on
others heal you as well. When you cast a spell of 1st
level or higher that restores hit points to a creature
other than you, you regain hit points equal to 2 + the
spell’s level.
Divine Strike
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your
weapon strikes with divine energy. Once on each of
your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon
attack, you can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8
radiant damage to the target. When you reach 14th
level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.
Supreme Healing
Starting at 17th level, when you would normally roll
one or more dice to restore hit points with a spell,
you instead use the highest number possible for
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each die. For example, instead of restoring 2d6 hit
points to a creature, you restore 12.
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Druid
Class Features
As a druid, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per druid level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per druid level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids
will not wear armor or use shields made of metal)
Weapons: Clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces,
quarterstaffs, scimitars, sickles, slings, spears
Tools: Herbalism kit
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Animal Handling,
Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Religion,
and Survival
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a wooden shield or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a scimitar or (b) any simple melee weapon
• Leather armor, an explorer’s pack, and a druidic
focus
The Druid
Proficiency Cantrips ̶ Spell Slots per Spell Level̶
Level Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Druidic, Spellcasting 2 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
2nd +2 Wild Shape, Druid Circle 2 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
3rd +2 ̶ 2 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
4th +2 Wild Shape improvement, Ability Score
Improvement
3 4 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
5th +3 ̶ 3 4 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
6th +3 Druid Circle feature 3 4 3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
7th +3 ̶ 3 4 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
8th +3 Wild Shape improvement, Ability Score
Improvement
3 4 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
9th +4 ̶ 3 4 3 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
10th +4 Druid Circle feature 4 4 3 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
11th +4 ̶ 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
13th +5 ̶ 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
14th +5 Druid Circle feature 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
15th +5 ̶ 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
17th +6 ̶ 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 Timeless Body, Beast Spells 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 Archdruid 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Druidic
You know Druidic, the secret language of druids. You
can speak the language and use it to leave hidden
messages. You and others who know this language
automatically spot such a message. Others spot the
message’s presence with a successful DC 15 Wisdom
(Perception) check but can’t decipher it without
magic.
Spellcasting
Drawing on the divine essence of nature itself, you
can cast spells to shape that essence to your will.
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Cantrips
At 1st level, you know two cantrips of your choice
from the druid spell list. You learn additional druid
cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in
the Cantrips Known column of the Druid table.
Preparing and Casting Spells
The Druid table shows how many spell slots you
have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To
cast one of these druid spells, you must expend a slot
of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended
spell slots when you finish a long rest.
You prepare the list of druid spells that are
available for you to cast, choosing from the druid
spell list. When you do so, choose a number of druid
spells equal to your Wisdom modifier + your druid
level (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a
level for which you have spell slots.
For example, if you are a 3rd-­‐‑level druid, you have
four 1st-­‐‑level and two 2nd-­‐‑level spell slots. With a
Wisdom of 16, your list of prepared spells can
include six spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any
combination. If you prepare the 1st-­‐‑level spell cure
wounds, you can cast it using a 1st-­‐‑level or 2nd-­‐‑level
slot. Casting the spell doesn’t remove it from your
list of prepared spells.
You can also change your list of prepared spells
when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of
druid spells requires time spent in prayer and
meditation: at least 1 minute per spell level for each
spell on your list.
Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your druid
spells, since your magic draws upon your devotion
and attunement to nature. You use your Wisdom
whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability.
In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when
setting the saving throw DC for a druid spell you cast
and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast a druid spell as a ritual if that spell has
the ritual tag and you have the spell prepared.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a druidic focus (see “Equipment”) as a
spellcasting focus for your druid spells.
Wild Shape
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to
magically assume the shape of a beast that you have
seen before. You can use this feature twice. You
regain expended uses when you finish a short or
long rest.
Your druid level determines the beasts you can
transform into, as shown in the Beast Shapes table.
At 2nd level, for example, you can transform into any
beast that has a challenge rating of 1/4 or lower that
doesn’t have a flying or swimming speed.
Beast Shapes
Level
Max.
CR Limitations Example
2nd 1/4 No flying or swimming
speed
Wolf
4th 1/2 No flying speed Crocodile
8th 1 — Giant
eagle
You can stay in a beast shape for a number of
hours equal to half your druid level (rounded down).
You then revert to your normal form unless you
expend another use of this feature. You can revert to
your normal form earlier by using a bonus action on
your turn. You automatically revert if you fall
unconscious, drop to 0 hit points, or die.
While you are transformed, the following rules
apply:
• Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics
of the beast, but you retain your alignment,
personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and
Charisma scores. You also retain all of your skill
and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to
gaining those of the creature. If the creature has
the same proficiency as you and the bonus in its
stat block is higher than yours, use the creature’s
bonus instead of yours. If the creature has any
legendary or lair actions, you can’t use them.
• When you transform, you assume the beast’s hit
points and Hit Dice. When you revert to your
normal form, you return to the number of hit
points you had before you transformed. However,
if you revert as a result of dropping to 0 hit points,
any excess damage carries over to your normal
form. For example, if you take 10 damage in
animal form and have only 1 hit point left, you
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revert and take 9 damage. As long as the excess
damage doesn’t reduce your normal form to 0 hit
points, you aren’t knocked unconscious.
• You can’t cast spells, and your ability to speak or
take any action that requires hands is limited to
the capabilities of your beast form. Transforming
doesn’t break your concentration on a spell you’ve
already cast, however, or prevent you from taking
actions that are part of a spell, such as call
lightning, that you’ve already cast.
• You retain the benefit of any features from your
class, race, or other source and can use them if the
new form is physically capable of doing so.
However, you can’t use any of your special senses,
such as darkvision, unless your new form also has
that sense.
• You choose whether your equipment falls to the
ground in your space, merges into your new form,
or is worn by it. Worn equipment functions as
normal, but the GM decides whether it is practical
for the new form to wear a piece of equipment,
based on the creature’s shape and size. Your
equipment doesn’t change size or shape to match
the new form, and any equipment that the new
form can’t wear must either fall to the ground or
merge with it. Equipment that merges with the
form has no effect until you leave the form.
Druid Circle
At 2nd level, you choose to identify with a circle of
druids, such as the Circle of the Land. Your choice
grants you features at 2nd level and again at 6th,
10th, and 14th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Timeless Body
Starting at 18th level, the primal magic that you
wield causes you to age more slowly. For every 10
years that pass, your body ages only 1 year.
Beast Spells
Beginning at 18th level, you can cast many of your
druid spells in any shape you assume using Wild
Shape. You can perform the somatic and verbal
components of a druid spell while in a beast shape,
but you aren’t able to provide material components.
Archdruid
At 20th level, you can use your Wild Shape an
unlimited number of times.
Additionally, you can ignore the verbal and
somatic components of your druid spells, as well as
any material components that lack a cost and aren’t
consumed by a spell. You gain this benefit in both
your normal shape and your beast shape from Wild
Shape.
Circle of the Land
The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and
sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites
through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet
within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to
whisper primal secrets in Druidic. The circle’s wisest
members preside as the chief priests of communities
that hold to the Old Faith and serve as advisors to
the rulers of those folk. As a member of this circle,
your magic is influenced by the land where you were
initiated into the circle’s mysterious rites.
Bonus Cantrip
When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn
one additional druid cantrip of your choice.
Natural Recovery
Starting at 2nd level, you can regain some of your
magical energy by sitting in meditation and
communing with nature. During a short rest, you
choose expended spell slots to recover. The spell
slots can have a combined level that is equal to or
less than half your druid level (rounded up), and
none of the slots can be 6th level or higher. You can’t
use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
For example, when you are a 4th-­‐‑level druid, you
can recover up to two levels worth of spell slots. You
can recover either a 2nd-­‐‑level slot or two 1st-­‐‑level
slots.
Circle Spells
Your mystical connection to the land infuses you
with the ability to cast certain spells. At 3rd, 5th, 7th,
and 9th level you gain access to circle spells
connected to the land where you became a druid.
Choose that land—arctic, coast, desert, forest,
grassland, mountain, or swamp—and consult the
associated list of spells.
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Once you gain access to a circle spell, you always
have it prepared, and it doesn’t count against the
number of spells you can prepare each day. If you
gain access to a spell that doesn’t appear on the
druid spell list, the spell is nonetheless a druid spell
for you.
Arctic
Druid Level Circle Spells
3rd hold person, spike growth
5th sleet storm, slow
7th freedom of movement, ice storm
9th commune with nature, cone of cold
Coast
Druid Level Circle Spells
3rd mirror image, misty step
5th water breathing, water walk
7th control water, freedom of movement
9th conjure elemental, scrying
Desert
Druid Level Circle Spells
3rd blur, silence
5th create food and water, protection from
energy
7th blight, hallucinatory terrain
9th insect plague, wall of stone
Forest
Druid Level Circle Spells
3rd barkskin, spider climb
5th call lightning, plant growth
7th divination, freedom of movement
9th commune with nature, tree stride
Grassland
Druid Level Circle Spells
3rd invisibility, pass without trace
5th daylight, haste
7th divination, freedom of movement
9th dream, insect plague
Mountain
Druid Level Circle Spells
3rd spider climb, spike growth
5th lightning bolt, meld into stone
7th stone shape, stoneskin
9th passwall, wall of stone
Swamp
Druid Level Circle Spells
3rd acid arrow, darkness
5th water walk, stinking cloud
7th freedom of movement, locate creature
9th insect plague, scrying
Land’s Stride
Starting at 6th level, moving through nonmagical
difficult terrain costs you no extra movement. You
can also pass through nonmagical plants without
being slowed by them and without taking damage
from them if they have thorns, spines, or a similar
hazard.
In addition, you have advantage on saving throws
against plants that are magically created or
manipulated to impede movement, such those
created by the entangle spell.
Nature’s Ward
When you reach 10th level, you can’t be charmed or
frightened by elementals or fey, and you are immune
to poison and disease.
Nature’s Sanctuary
When you reach 14th level, creatures of the natural
world sense your connection to nature and become
hesitant to attack you. When a beast or plant
creature attacks you, that creature must make a
Wisdom saving throw against your druid spell save
DC. On a failed save, the creature must choose a
different target, or the attack automatically misses.
On a successful save, the creature is immune to this
effect for 24 hours.
The creature is aware of this effect before it makes
its attack against you.
Sacred Plants and Wood
A druid holds certain plants to be sacred, particularly alder,
ash, birch, elder, hazel, holly, juniper, mistletoe, oak, rowan,
willow, and yew. Druids often use such plants as part of a
spellcasting focus, incorporating lengths of oak or yew or
sprigs of mistletoe.
Similarly, a druid uses such woods to make other objects,
such as weapons and shields. Yew is associated with death
and rebirth, so weapon handles for scimitars or sickles might
be fashioned from it. Ash is associated with life and oak with
strength. These woods make excellent hafts or whole
weapons, such as clubs or quarterstaffs, as well as shields.
Alder is associated with air, and it might be used for thrown
weapons, such as darts or javelins.
Druids from regions that lack the plants described here
have chosen other plants to take on similar uses. For
instance, a druid of a desert region might value the yucca
tree and cactus plants.
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Druids and the Gods
Some druids venerate the forces of nature themselves, but
most druids are devoted to one of the many nature deities
worshiped in the multiverse (the lists of gods in appendix PH-­‐
B include many such deities). The worship of these deities is
often considered a more ancient tradition than the faiths of
clerics and urbanized peoples.
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Fighter
Class Features
As a fighter, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per fighter level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your
Constitution modifier per fighter level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: All armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Skills: Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Animal
Handling, Athletics, History, Insight, Intimidation,
Perception, and Survival
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) chain mail or (b) leather armor, longbow, and
20 arrows
• (a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two
martial weapons
• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) two
handaxes
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
The Fighter
Level
Proficiency
Bonus Features
1st +2 Fighting Style, Second Wind
2nd +2 Action Surge (one use)
3rd +2 Martial Archetype
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement
5th +3 Extra Attack
6th +3 Ability Score Improvement
7th +3 Martial Archetype feature
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement
9th +4 Indomitable (one use)
10th +4 Martial Archetype feature
11th +4 Extra Attack (2)
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement
13th +5 Indomitable (two uses)
14th +5 Ability Score Improvement
15th +5 Martial Archetype feature
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement
17th +6 Action Surge (two uses),
Indomitable (three uses)
18th +6 Martial Archetype feature
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement
20th +6 Extra Attack (3)
Fighting Style
You adopt a particular style of fighting as your
specialty. Choose one of the following options. You
can’t take a Fighting Style option more than once,
even if you later get to choose again.
Archery
You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with
ranged weapons.
Defense
While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to
AC.
Dueling
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand
and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to
damage rolls with that weapon.
Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack
you make with a melee weapon that you are
wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and
must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a
2. The weapon must have the two-­‐‑handed or
versatile property for you to gain this benefit.
Protection
When a creature you can see attacks a target other
than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use
your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack
roll. You must be wielding a shield.
Two-Weapon Fighting
When you engage in two-­‐‑weapon fighting, you can
add your ability modifier to the damage of the
second attack.
Second Wind
You have a limited well of stamina that you can draw
on to protect yourself from harm. On your turn, you
can use a bonus action to regain hit points equal to
1d10 + your fighter level. Once you use this feature,
you must finish a short or long rest before you can
use it again.
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Action Surge
Starting at 2nd level, you can push yourself beyond
your normal limits for a moment. On your turn, you
can take one additional action on top of your regular
action and a possible bonus action.
Once you use this feature, you must finish a short
or long rest before you can use it again. Starting at
17th level, you can use it twice before a rest, but only
once on the same turn.
Martial Archetype
At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you strive
to emulate in your combat styles and techniques,
such as Champion. The archetype you choose grants
you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 10th, 15th,
and 18th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 6th, 8th, 12th,
14th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one
ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase
two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal,
you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using
this feature.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead
of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your
turn.
The number of attacks increases to three when
you reach 11th level in this class and to four when
you reach 20th level in this class.
Indomitable
Beginning at 9th level, you can reroll a saving throw
that you fail. If you do so, you must use the new roll,
and you can’t use this feature again until you finish a
long rest.
You can use this feature twice between long rests
starting at 13th level and three times between long
rests starting at 17th level.
Martial Archetypes
Different fighters choose different approaches to
perfecting their fighting prowess. The martial
archetype you choose to emulate reflects your
approach.
Champion
The archetypal Champion focuses on the
development of raw physical power honed to deadly
perfection. Those who model themselves on this
archetype combine rigorous training with physical
excellence to deal devastating blows.
Improved Critical
Beginning when you choose this archetype at 3rd
level, your weapon attacks score a critical hit on a
roll of 19 or 20.
Remarkable Athlete
Starting at 7th level, you can add half your
proficiency bonus (round up) to any Strength,
Dexterity, or Constitution check you make that
doesn’t already use your proficiency bonus.
In addition, when you make a running long jump,
the distance you can cover increases by a number of
feet equal to your Strength modifier.
Additional Fighting Style
At 10th level, you can choose a second option from
the Fighting Style class feature.
Superior Critical
Starting at 15th level, your weapon attacks score a
critical hit on a roll of 18–20.
Survivor
At 18th level, you attain the pinnacle of resilience in
battle. At the start of each of your turns, you regain
hit points equal to 5 + your Constitution modifier if
you have no more than half of your hit points left.
You don’t gain this benefit if you have 0 hit points.
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Monk
Class Features
As a monk, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per monk level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per monk level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: Simple weapons, shortswords
Tools: Choose one type of artisan’s tools or one
musical instrument
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Athletics,
History, Insight, Religion, and Stealth
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a shortsword or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• 10 darts
The Monk
Level Proficiency Bonus Martial Arts Ki Points Unarmored Movement Features
1st +2 1d4 — — Unarmored Defense, Martial Arts
2nd +2 1d4 2 +10 ft. Ki, Unarmored Movement
3rd +2 1d4 3 +10 ft. Monastic Tradition, Deflect Missiles
4th +2 1d4 4 +10 ft. Ability Score Improvement, Slow Fall
5th +3 1d6 5 +10 ft. Extra Attack, Stunning Strike
6th +3 1d6 6 +15 ft. Ki-­‐Empowered Strikes, Monastic Tradition feature
7th +3 1d6 7 +15 ft. Evasion, Stillness of Mind
8th +3 1d6 8 +15 ft. Ability Score Improvement
9th +4 1d6 9 +15 ft. Unarmored Movement improvement
10th +4 1d6 10 +20 ft. Purity of Body
11th +4 1d8 11 +20 ft. Monastic Tradition feature
12th +4 1d8 12 +20 ft. Ability Score Improvement
13th +5 1d8 13 +20 ft. Tongue of the Sun and Moon
14th +5 1d8 14 +25 ft. Diamond Soul
15th +5 1d8 15 +25 ft. Timeless Body
16th +5 1d8 16 +25 ft. Ability Score Improvement
17th +6 1d10 17 +25 ft. Monastic Tradition feature
18th +6 1d10 18 +30 ft. Empty Body
19th +6 1d10 19 +30 ft. Ability Score Improvement
20th +6 1d10 20 +30 ft. Perfect Self
Unarmored Defense
Beginning at 1st level, while you are wearing no
armor and not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10 +
your Dexterity modifier + your Wisdom modifier.
Martial Arts
At 1st level, your practice of martial arts gives you
mastery of combat styles that use unarmed strikes
and monk weapons, which are shortswords and any
simple melee weapons that don’t have the two-­‐‑
handed or heavy property.
You gain the following benefits while you are
unarmed or wielding only monk weapons and you
aren’t wearing armor or wielding a shield:
• You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the
attack and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes
and monk weapons.
• You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of
your unarmed strike or monk weapon. This die
changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the
Martial Arts column of the Monk table.
• When you use the Attack action with an unarmed
strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can
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make one unarmed strike as a bonus action. For
example, if you take the Attack action and attack
with a quarterstaff, you can also make an unarmed
strike as a bonus action, assuming you haven’t
already taken a bonus action this turn.
Certain monasteries use specialized forms of the
monk weapons. For example, you might use a club
that is two lengths of wood connected by a short
chain (called a nunchaku) or a sickle with a shorter,
straighter blade (called a kama). Whatever name you
use for a monk weapon, you can use the game
statistics provided for the weapon.
Ki
Starting at 2nd level, your training allows you to
harness the mystic energy of ki. Your access to this
energy is represented by a number of ki points. Your
monk level determines the number of points you
have, as shown in the Ki Points column of the Monk
table.
You can spend these points to fuel various ki
features. You start knowing three such features:
Flurry of Blows, Patient Defense, and Step of the
Wind. You learn more ki features as you gain levels
in this class.
When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until
you finish a short or long rest, at the end of which
you draw all of your expended ki back into yourself.
You must spend at least 30 minutes of the rest
meditating to regain your ki points.
Some of your ki features require your target to
make a saving throw to resist the feature’s effects.
The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:
Ki save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Flurry of Blows
Immediately after you take the Attack action on your
turn, you can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed
strikes as a bonus action.
Patient Defense
You can spend 1 ki point to take the Dodge action as
a bonus action on your turn.
Step of the Wind
You can spend 1 ki point to take the Disengage or
Dash action as a bonus action on your turn, and your
jump distance is doubled for the turn.
Unarmored Movement
Starting at 2nd level, your speed increases by 10 feet
while you are not wearing armor or wielding a
shield. This bonus increases when you reach certain
monk levels, as shown in the Monk table.
At 9th level, you gain the ability to move along
vertical surfaces and across liquids on your turn
without falling during the move.
Monastic Tradition
When you reach 3rd level, you commit yourself to a
monastic tradition, such as the Way of the Open
Hand. Your tradition grants you features at 3rd level
and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th level.
Deflect Missiles
Starting at 3rd level, you can use your reaction to
deflect or catch the missile when you are hit by a
ranged weapon attack. When you do so, the damage
you take from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + your
Dexterity modifier + your monk level.
If you reduce the damage to 0, you can catch the
missile if it is small enough for you to hold in one
hand and you have at least one hand free. If you
catch a missile in this way, you can spend 1 ki point
to make a ranged attack with the weapon or piece of
ammunition you just caught, as part of the same
reaction. You make this attack with proficiency,
regardless of your weapon proficiencies, and the
missile counts as a monk weapon for the attack,
which has a normal range of 20 feet and a long range
of 60 feet.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Slow Fall
Beginning at 4th level, you can use your reaction
when you fall to reduce any falling damage you take
by an amount equal to five times your monk level.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead
of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your
turn.
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Stunning Strike
Starting at 5th level, you can interfere with the flow
of ki in an opponent’s body. When you hit another
creature with a melee weapon attack, you can spend
1 ki point to attempt a stunning strike. The target
must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be
stunned until the end of your next turn.
Ki-Empowered Strikes
Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as
magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance
and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
Evasion
At 7th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge
out of the way of certain area effects, such as a blue
dragon’s lightning breath or a fireball spell. When
you are subjected to an effect that allows you to
make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half
damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed
on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.
Stillness of Mind
Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end
one effect on yourself that is causing you to be
charmed or frightened.
Purity of Body
At 10th level, your mastery of the ki flowing through
you makes you immune to disease and poison.
Tongue of the Sun and Moon
Starting at 13th level, you learn to touch the ki of
other minds so that you understand all spoken
languages. Moreover, any creature that can
understand a language can understand what you say.
Diamond Soul
Beginning at 14th level, your mastery of ki grants
you proficiency in all saving throws.
Additionally, whenever you make a saving throw
and fail, you can spend 1 ki point to reroll it and take
the second result.
Timeless Body
At 15th level, your ki sustains you so that you suffer
none of the frailty of old age, and you can’t be aged
magically. You can still die of old age, however. In
addition, you no longer need food or water.
Empty Body
Beginning at 18th level, you can use your action to
spend 4 ki points to become invisible for 1 minute.
During that time, you also have resistance to all
damage but force damage.
Additionally, you can spend 8 ki points to cast the
astral projection spell, without needing material
components. When you do so, you can’t take any
other creatures with you.
Perfect Self
At 20th level, when you roll for initiative and have
no ki points remaining, you regain 4 ki points.
Monastic Traditions
Three traditions of monastic pursuit are common in
the monasteries scattered across the multiverse.
Most monasteries practice one tradition exclusively,
but a few honor the three traditions and instruct
each monk according to his or her aptitude and
interest. All three traditions rely on the same basic
techniques, diverging as the student grows more
adept. Thus, a monk need choose a tradition only
upon reaching 3rd level.
Way of the Open Hand
Monks of the Way of the Open Hand are the ultimate
masters of martial arts combat, whether armed or
unarmed. They learn techniques to push and trip
their opponents, manipulate ki to heal damage to
their bodies, and practice advanced meditation that
can protect them from harm.
Open Hand Technique
Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level,
you can manipulate your enemy’s ki when you
harness your own. Whenever you hit a creature with
one of the attacks granted by your Flurry of Blows,
you can impose one of the following effects on that
target:
• It must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be
knocked prone.
• It must make a Strength saving throw. If it fails,
you can push it up to 15 feet away from you.
• It can’t take reactions until the end of your next
turn.
Wholeness of Body
At 6th level, you gain the ability to heal yourself. As
an action, you can regain hit points equal to three
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times your monk level. You must finish a long rest
before you can use this feature again.
Tranquility
Beginning at 11th level, you can enter a special
meditation that surrounds you with an aura of peace.
At the end of a long rest, you gain the effect of a
sanctuary spell that lasts until the start of your next
long rest (the spell can end early as normal). The
saving throw DC for the spell equals 8 + your
Wisdom modifier + your proficiency bonus.
Quivering Palm
At 17th level, you gain the ability to set up lethal
vibrations in someone’s body. When you hit a
creature with an unarmed strike, you can spend 3 ki
points to start these imperceptible vibrations, which
last for a number of days equal to your monk level.
The vibrations are harmless unless you use your
action to end them. To do so, you and the target
must be on the same plane of existence. When you
use this action, the creature must make a
Constitution saving throw. If it fails, it is reduced to 0
hit points. If it succeeds, it takes 10d10 necrotic
damage.
You can have only one creature under the effect of
this feature at a time. You can choose to end the
vibrations harmlessly without using an action.
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Paladin
Class Features
As a paladin, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per paladin level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your
Constitution modifier per paladin level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: All armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma
Skills: Choose two from Athletics, Insight,
Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, and Religion
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two
martial weapons
• (a) five javelins or (b) any simple melee weapon
• (a) a priest’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• Chain mail and a holy symbol
The Paladin
Proficiency̶ Spell Slots per Spell Level̶
Level Bonus Features 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +2 Divine Sense, Lay on Hands ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
2nd +2 Fighting Style, Spellcasting, Divine Smite 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
3rd +2 Divine Health, Sacred Oath 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
5th +3 Extra Attack 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶
6th +3 Aura of Protection 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶
7th +3 Sacred Oath feature 4 3 ̶ ̶ ̶
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 4 3 ̶ ̶ ̶
9th +4 ̶ 4 3 2 ̶ ̶
10th +4 Aura of Courage 4 3 2 ̶ ̶
11th +4 Improved Divine Smite 4 3 3 ̶ ̶
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 4 3 3 ̶ ̶
13th +5 ̶ 4 3 3 1 ̶
14th +5 Cleansing Touch 4 3 3 1 ̶
15th +5 Sacred Oath feature 4 3 3 2 ̶
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 4 3 3 2 ̶
17th +6 ̶ 4 3 3 3 1
18th +6 Aura improvements 4 3 3 3 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 4 3 3 3 2
20th +6 Sacred Oath feature 4 3 3 3 2
Divine Sense
The presence of strong evil registers on your senses
like a noxious odor, and powerful good rings like
heavenly music in your ears. As an action, you can
open your awareness to detect such forces. Until the
end of your next turn, you know the location of any
celestial, fiend, or undead within 60 feet of you that
is not behind total cover. You know the type
(celestial, fiend, or undead) of any being whose
presence you sense, but not its identity (the vampire
Count Strahd von Zarovich, for instance). Within the
same radius, you also detect the presence of any
place or object that has been consecrated or
desecrated, as with the hallow spell.
You can use this feature a number of times equal
to 1 + your Charisma modifier. When you finish a
long rest, you regain all expended uses.
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Lay on Hands
Your blessed touch can heal wounds. You have a
pool of healing power that replenishes when you
take a long rest. With that pool, you can restore a
total number of hit points equal to your paladin level
× 5.
As an action, you can touch a creature and draw
power from the pool to restore a number of hit
points to that creature, up to the maximum amount
remaining in your pool.
Alternatively, you can expend 5 hit points from
your pool of healing to cure the target of one disease
or neutralize one poison affecting it. You can cure
multiple diseases and neutralize multiple poisons
with a single use of Lay on Hands, expending hit
points separately for each one.
This feature has no effect on undead and
constructs.
Fighting Style
At 2nd level, you adopt a style of fighting as your
specialty. Choose one of the following options. You
can’t take a Fighting Style option more than once,
even if you later get to choose again.
Defense
While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to
AC.
Dueling
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand
and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to
damage rolls with that weapon.
Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack
you make with a melee weapon that you are
wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and
must use the new roll. The weapon must have the
two-­‐‑handed or versatile property for you to gain this
benefit.
Protection
When a creature you can see attacks a target other
than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use
your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack
roll. You must be wielding a shield.
Spellcasting
By 2nd level, you have learned to draw on divine
magic through meditation and prayer to cast spells
as a cleric does.
Preparing and Casting Spells
The Paladin table shows how many spell slots you
have to cast your spells. To cast one of your paladin
spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a slot
of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended
spell slots when you finish a long rest.
You prepare the list of paladin spells that are
available for you to cast, choosing from the paladin
spell list. When you do so, choose a number of
paladin spells equal to your Charisma modifier + half
your paladin level, rounded down (minimum of one
spell). The spells must be of a level for which you
have spell slots.
For example, if you are a 5th-­‐‑level paladin, you
have four 1st-­‐‑level and two 2nd-­‐‑level spell slots.
With a Charisma of 14, your list of prepared spells
can include four spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any
combination. If you prepare the 1st-­‐‑level spell cure
wounds, you can cast it using a 1st-­‐‑level or a 2nd-­‐‑
level slot. Casting the spell doesn’t remove it from
your list of prepared spells.
You can change your list of prepared spells when
you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of paladin
spells requires time spent in prayer and meditation:
at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on
your list.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your paladin
spells, since their power derives from the strength of
your convictions. You use your Charisma whenever a
spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition,
you use your Charisma modifier when setting the
saving throw DC for a paladin spell you cast and
when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus for
your paladin spells.
Divine Smite
Starting at 2nd level, when you hit a creature with a
melee weapon attack, you can expend one spell slot
to deal radiant damage to the target, in addition to
the weapon’s damage. The extra damage is 2d8 for a
1st-­‐‑level spell slot, plus 1d8 for each spell level
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higher than 1st, to a maximum of 5d8. The damage
increases by 1d8 if the target is an undead or a fiend.
Divine Health
By 3rd level, the divine magic flowing through you
makes you immune to disease.
Sacred Oath
When you reach 3rd level, you swear the oath that
binds you as a paladin forever. Up to this time you
have been in a preparatory stage, committed to the
path but not yet sworn to it. Now you choose an oath,
such as the Oath of Devotion.
Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and
again at 7th, 15th, and 20th level. Those features
include oath spells and the Channel Divinity feature.
Oath Spells
Each oath has a list of associated spells. You gain
access to these spells at the levels specified in the
oath description. Once you gain access to an oath
spell, you always have it prepared. Oath spells don’t
count against the number of spells you can prepare
each day.
If you gain an oath spell that doesn’t appear on the
paladin spell list, the spell is nonetheless a paladin
spell for you.
Channel Divinity
Your oath allows you to channel divine energy to
fuel magical effects. Each Channel Divinity option
provided by your oath explains how to use it.
When you use your Channel Divinity, you choose
which option to use. You must then finish a short or
long rest to use your Channel Divinity again.
Some Channel Divinity effects require saving
throws. When you use such an effect from this class,
the DC equals your paladin spell save DC.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead
of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your
turn.
Aura of Protection
Starting at 6th level, whenever you or a friendly
creature within 10 feet of you must make a saving
throw, the creature gains a bonus to the saving
throw equal to your Charisma modifier (with a
minimum bonus of +1). You must be conscious to
grant this bonus.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30
feet.
Aura of Courage
Starting at 10th level, you and friendly creatures
within 10 feet of you can’t be frightened while you
are conscious.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30
feet.
Improved Divine Smite
By 11th level, you are so suffused with righteous
might that all your melee weapon strikes carry
divine power with them. Whenever you hit a
creature with a melee weapon, the creature takes an
extra 1d8 radiant damage. If you also use your
Divine Smite with an attack, you add this damage to
the extra damage of your Divine Smite.
Cleansing Touch
Beginning at 14th level, you can use your action to
end one spell on yourself or on one willing creature
that you touch.
You can use this feature a number of times equal
to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You
regain expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Sacred Oaths
Becoming a paladin involves taking vows that
commit the paladin to the cause of righteousness, an
active path of fighting wickedness. The final oath,
taken when he or she reaches 3rd level, is the
culmination of all the paladin’s training. Some
characters with this class don’t consider themselves
true paladins until they have reached 3rd level and
made this oath. For others, the actual swearing of the
oath is a formality, an official stamp on what has
always been true in the paladin’s heart.
Oath of Devotion
The Oath of Devotion binds a paladin to the loftiest
ideals of justice, virtue, and order. Sometimes called
cavaliers, white knights, or holy warriors, these
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paladins meet the ideal of the knight in shining
armor, acting with honor in pursuit of justice and the
greater good. They hold themselves to the highest
standards of conduct, and some, for better or worse,
hold the rest of the world to the same standards.
Many who swear this oath are devoted to gods of
law and good and use their gods’ tenets as the
measure of their devotion. They hold angels—the
perfect servants of good—as their ideals, and
incorporate images of angelic wings into their
helmets or coats of arms.
Tenets of Devotion
Though the exact words and strictures of the Oath of
Devotion vary, paladins of this oath share these
tenets.
Honesty. Don’t lie or cheat. Let your word be your
promise.
Courage. Never fear to act, though caution is wise.
Compassion. Aid others, protect the weak, and
punish those who threaten them. Show mercy to
your foes, but temper it with wisdom.
Honor. Treat others with fairness, and let your
honorable deeds be an example to them. Do as much
good as possible while causing the least amount of
harm.
Duty. Be responsible for your actions and their
consequences, protect those entrusted to your care,
and obey those who have just authority over you.
Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of Devotion Spells
Paladin
Level Spells
3rd protection from evil and good, sanctuary
5th lesser restoration, zone of truth
9th beacon of hope, dispel magic
13th freedom of movement, guardian of faith
17th commune, flame strike
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the
following two Channel Divinity options.
Sacred Weapon. As an action, you can imbue one
weapon that you are holding with positive energy,
using your Channel Divinity. For 1 minute, you add
your Charisma modifier to attack rolls made with
that weapon (with a minimum bonus of +1). The
weapon also emits bright light in a 20-­‐‑foot radius
and dim light 20 feet beyond that. If the weapon is
not already magical, it becomes magical for the
duration.
You can end this effect on your turn as part of any
other action. If you are no longer holding or carrying
this weapon, or if you fall unconscious, this effect
ends.
Turn the Unholy. As an action, you present your
holy symbol and speak a prayer censuring fiends
and undead, using your Channel Divinity. Each fiend
or undead that can see or hear you within 30 feet of
you must make a Wisdom saving throw. If the
creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1
minute or until it takes damage.
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to
move as far away from you as it can, and it can’t
willingly move to a space within 30 feet of you. It
also can’t take reactions. For its action, it can use
only the Dash action or try to escape from an effect
that prevents it from moving. If there’s nowhere to
move, the creature can use the Dodge action.
Aura of Devotion
Starting at 7th level, you and friendly creatures
within 10 feet of you can’t be charmed while you are
conscious.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30
feet.
Purity of Spirit
Beginning at 15th level, you are always under the
effects of a protection from evil and good spell.
Holy Nimbus
At 20th level, as an action, you can emanate an aura
of sunlight. For 1 minute, bright light shines from
you in a 30-­‐‑foot radius, and dim light shines 30 feet
beyond that.
Whenever an enemy creature starts its turn in the
bright light, the creature takes 10 radiant damage.
In addition, for the duration, you have advantage
on saving throws against spells cast by fiends or
undead.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you finish a long rest.
Breaking Your Oath
A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct,
but even the most virtuous paladin is fallible. Sometimes the
right path proves too demanding, sometimes a situation calls
for the lesser of two evils, and sometimes the heat of
emotion causes a paladin to transgress his or her oath.
A paladin who has broken a vow typically seeks absolution
from a cleric who shares his or her faith or from another
paladin of the same order. The paladin might spend an all-­‐
night vigil in prayer as a sign of penitence, or undertake a fast
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or similar act of self-­‐denial. After a rite of confession and
forgiveness, the paladin starts fresh.
If a paladin willfully violates his or her oath and shows no
sign of repentance, the consequences can be more serious.
At the GM’s discretion, an impenitent paladin might be
forced to abandon this class and adopt another.
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Ranger
Class Features
As a ranger, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per ranger level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your
Constitution modifier per ranger level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Skills: Choose three from Animal Handling, Athletics,
Insight, Investigation, Nature, Perception, Stealth,
and Survival
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor
• (a) two shortswords or (b) two simple melee
weapons
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• A longbow and a quiver of 20 arrows
The Ranger
Proficiency̶ Spell Slots per Spell Level̶
Level Bonus Features Spells Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +2 Favored Enemy, Natural Explorer ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
2nd +2 Fighting Style, Spellcasting 2 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
3rd +2 Ranger Archetype, Primeval Awareness 3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
5th +3 Extra Attack 4 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶
6th +3 Favored Enemy and Natural Explorer improvements 4 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶
7th +3 Ranger Archetype feature 5 4 3 ̶ ̶ ̶
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement, Land’s Stride 5 4 3 ̶ ̶ ̶
9th +4 ̶ 6 4 3 2 ̶ ̶
10th +4 Natural Explorer improvement, Hide in Plain Sight 6 4 3 2 ̶ ̶
11th +4 Ranger Archetype feature 7 4 3 3 ̶ ̶
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 7 4 3 3 ̶ ̶
13th +5 ̶ 8 4 3 3 1 ̶
14th +5 Favored Enemy improvement, Vanish 8 4 3 3 1 ̶
15th +5 Ranger Archetype feature 9 4 3 3 2 ̶
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 9 4 3 3 2 ̶
17th +6 ̶ 10 4 3 3 3 1
18th +6 Feral Senses 10 4 3 3 3 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 11 4 3 3 3 2
20th +6 Foe Slayer 11 4 3 3 3 2
Favored Enemy
Beginning at 1st level, you have significant
experience studying, tracking, hunting, and even
talking to a certain type of enemy.
Choose a type of favored enemy: aberrations,
beasts, celestials, constructs, dragons, elementals,
fey, fiends, giants, monstrosities, oozes, plants, or
undead. Alternatively, you can select two races of
humanoid (such as gnolls and orcs) as favored
enemies.
You have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks
to track your favored enemies, as well as on
Intelligence checks to recall information about them.
When you gain this feature, you also learn one
language of your choice that is spoken by your
favored enemies, if they speak one at all.
You choose one additional favored enemy, as well
as an associated language, at 6th and 14th level. As
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you gain levels, your choices should reflect the types
of monsters you have encountered on your
adventures.
Natural Explorer
You are particularly familiar with one type of natural
environment and are adept at traveling and
surviving in such regions. Choose one type of
favored terrain: arctic, coast, desert, forest,
grassland, mountain, or swamp. When you make an
Intelligence or Wisdom check related to your
favored terrain, your proficiency bonus is doubled if
you are using a skill that you’re proficient in.
While traveling for an hour or more in your
favored terrain, you gain the following benefits:
• Difficult terrain doesn’t slow your group’s travel.
• Your group can’t become lost except by magical
means.
• Even when you are engaged in another activity
while traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or
tracking), you remain alert to danger.
• If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily
at a normal pace.
• When you forage, you find twice as much food as
you normally would.
• While tracking other creatures, you also learn
their exact number, their sizes, and how long ago
they passed through the area.
You choose additional favored terrain types at 6th
and 10th level.
Fighting Style
At 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting
as your specialty. Choose one of the following
options. You can’t take a Fighting Style option more
than once, even if you later get to choose again.
Archery
You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with
ranged weapons.
Defense
While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to
AC.
Dueling
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand
and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to
damage rolls with that weapon.
Two-Weapon Fighting
When you engage in two-­‐‑weapon fighting, you can
add your ability modifier to the damage of the
second attack.
Spellcasting
By the time you reach 2nd level, you have learned to
use the magical essence of nature to cast spells,
much as a druid does.
Spell Slots
The Ranger table shows how many spell slots you
have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To
cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of
the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended
spell slots when you finish a long rest.
For example, if you know the 1st-­‐‑level spell animal
friendship and have a 1st-­‐‑level and a 2nd-­‐‑level spell
slot available, you can cast animal friendship using
either slot.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know two 1st-­‐‑level spells of your choice from
the ranger spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Ranger table
shows when you learn more ranger spells of your
choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for
which you have spell slots. For instance, when you
reach 5th level in this class, you can learn one new
spell of 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class,
you can choose one of the ranger spells you know
and replace it with another spell from the ranger
spell list, which also must be of a level for which you
have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your ranger
spells, since your magic draws on your attunement
to nature. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell
refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you
use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving
throw DC for a ranger spell you cast and when
making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
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Ranger Archetype
At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you strive
to emulate, such as the Hunter. Your choice grants
you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 11th, and
15th level.
Primeval Awareness
Beginning at 3rd level, you can use your action and
expend one ranger spell slot to focus your
awareness on the region around you. For 1 minute
per level of the spell slot you expend, you can sense
whether the following types of creatures are present
within 1 mile of you (or within up to 6 miles if you
are in your favored terrain): aberrations, celestials,
dragons, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead. This
feature doesn’t reveal the creatures’ location or
number.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead
of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your
turn.
Land’s Stride
Starting at 8th level, moving through nonmagical
difficult terrain costs you no extra movement. You
can also pass through nonmagical plants without
being slowed by them and without taking damage
from them if they have thorns, spines, or a similar
hazard.
In addition, you have advantage on saving throws
against plants that are magically created or
manipulated to impede movement, such those
created by the entangle spell.
Hide in Plain Sight
Starting at 10th level, you can spend 1 minute
creating camouflage for yourself. You must have
access to fresh mud, dirt, plants, soot, and other
naturally occurring materials with which to create
your camouflage.
Once you are camouflaged in this way, you can try
to hide by pressing yourself up against a solid
surface, such as a tree or wall, that is at least as tall
and wide as you are. You gain a +10 bonus to
Dexterity (Stealth) checks as long as you remain
there without moving or taking actions. Once you
move or take an action or a reaction, you must
camouflage yourself again to gain this benefit.
Vanish
Starting at 14th level, you can use the Hide action as
a bonus action on your turn. Also, you can’t be
tracked by nonmagical means, unless you choose to
leave a trail.
Feral Senses
At 18th level, you gain preternatural senses that help
you fight creatures you can’t see. When you attack a
creature you can’t see, your inability to see it doesn’t
impose disadvantage on your attack rolls against it.
You are also aware of the location of any invisible
creature within 30 feet of you, provided that the
creature isn’t hidden from you and you aren’t
blinded or deafened.
Foe Slayer
At 20th level, you become an unparalleled hunter of
your enemies. Once on each of your turns, you can
add your Wisdom modifier to the attack roll or the
damage roll of an attack you make against one of
your favored enemies. You can choose to use this
feature before or after the roll, but before any effects
of the roll are applied.
Ranger Archetypes
A classic expression of the ranger ideal is the Hunter.
Hunter
Emulating the Hunter archetype means accepting
your place as a bulwark between civilization and the
terrors of the wilderness. As you walk the Hunter’s
path, you learn specialized techniques for fighting
the threats you face, from rampaging ogres and
hordes of orcs to towering giants and terrifying
dragons.
Hunter’s Prey
At 3rd level, you gain one of the following features of
your choice.
Colossus Slayer. Your tenacity can wear down the
most potent foes. When you hit a creature with a
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weapon attack, the creature takes an extra 1d8
damage if it’s below its hit point maximum. You can
deal this extra damage only once per turn.
Giant Killer. When a Large or larger creature
within 5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack,
you can use your reaction to attack that creature
immediately after its attack, provided that you can
see the creature.
Horde Breaker. Once on each of your turns when
you make a weapon attack, you can make another
attack with the same weapon against a different
creature that is within 5 feet of the original target
and within range of your weapon.
Defensive Tactics
At 7th level, you gain one of the following features of
your choice.
Escape the Horde. Opportunity attacks against
you are made with disadvantage.
Multiattack Defense. When a creature hits you
with an attack, you gain a +4 bonus to AC against all
subsequent attacks made by that creature for the
rest of the turn.
Steel Will. You have advantage on saving throws
against being frightened.
Multiattack
At 11th level, you gain one of the following features
of your choice.
Volley. You can use your action to make a ranged
attack against any number of creatures within 10
feet of a point you can see within your weapon’s
range. You must have ammunition for each target, as
normal, and you make a separate attack roll for each
target.
Whirlwind Attack. You can use your action to
make a melee attack against any number of
creatures within 5 feet of you, with a separate attack
roll for each target.
Superior Hunter’s Defense
At 15th level, you gain one of the following features
of your choice.
Evasion. When you are subjected to an effect, such
as a red dragon’s fiery breath or a lightning bolt spell,
that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to
take only half damage, you instead take no damage if
you succeed on the saving throw, and only half
damage if you fail.
Stand Against the Tide. When a hostile creature
misses you with a melee attack, you can use your
reaction to force that creature to repeat the same
attack against another creature (other than itself) of
your choice.
Uncanny Dodge. When an attacker that you can
see hits you with an attack, you can use your
reaction to halve the attack’s damage against you.
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Rogue
Class Features
As a rogue, you have the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per rogue level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per rogue level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor
Weapons: Simple weapons, hand crossbows,
longswords, rapiers, shortswords
Tools: Thieves’ tools
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence
Skills: Choose four from Acrobatics, Athletics,
Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation,
Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of
Hand, and Stealth
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a rapier or (b) a shortsword
• (a) a shortbow and quiver of 20 arrows or (b) a
shortsword
• (a) a burglar’s pack, (b) a dungeoneer’s pack, or
(c) an explorer’s pack
• (a) Leather armor, two daggers, and thieves’ tools
The Rogue
Level
Proficiency
Bonus
Sneak
Attack Features
1st +2 1d6 Expertise, Sneak Attack,
Thieves’ Cant
2nd +2 1d6 Cunning Action
3rd +2 2d6 Roguish Archetype
4th +2 2d6 Ability Score
Improvement
5th +3 3d6 Uncanny Dodge
6th +3 3d6 Expertise
7th +3 4d6 Evasion
8th +3 4d6 Ability Score
Improvement
9th +4 5d6 Roguish Archetype
feature
10th +4 5d6 Ability Score
Improvement
11th +4 6d6 Reliable Talent
12th +4 6d6 Ability Score
Improvement
13th +5 7d6 Roguish Archetype
feature
14th +5 7d6 Blindsense
15th +5 8d6 Slippery Mind
16th +5 8d6 Ability Score
Improvement
17th +6 9d6 Roguish Archetype
feature
18th +6 9d6 Elusive
19th +6 10d6 Ability Score
Improvement
20th +6 10d6 Stroke of Luck
Expertise
At 1st level, choose two of your skill proficiencies, or
one of your skill proficiencies and your proficiency
with thieves’ tools. Your proficiency bonus is
doubled for any ability check you make that uses
either of the chosen proficiencies.
At 6th level, you can choose two more of your
proficiencies (in skills or with thieves’ tools) to gain
this benefit.
Sneak Attack
Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly
and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can
deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit
with an attack if you have advantage on the attack
roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged
weapon.
You don’t need advantage on the attack roll if
another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that
enemy isn’t incapacitated, and you don’t have
disadvantage on the attack roll.
The amount of the extra damage increases as you
gain levels in this class, as shown in the Sneak Attack
column of the Rogue table.
Thieves’ Cant
During your rogue training you learned thieves’ cant,
a secret mix of dialect, jargon, and code that allows
you to hide messages in seemingly normal
conversation. Only another creature that knows
thieves’ cant understands such messages. It takes
four times longer to convey such a message than it
does to speak the same idea plainly.
In addition, you understand a set of secret signs
and symbols used to convey short, simple messages,
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such as whether an area is dangerous or the
territory of a thieves’ guild, whether loot is nearby,
or whether the people in an area are easy marks or
will provide a safe house for thieves on the run.
Cunning Action
Starting at 2nd level, your quick thinking and agility
allow you to move and act quickly. You can take a
bonus action on each of your turns in combat. This
action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage,
or Hide action.
Roguish Archetype
At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you
emulate in the exercise of your rogue abilities, such
as Thief. Your archetype choice grants you features
at 3rd level and then again at 9th, 13th, and 17th
level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 10th,
12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one
ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase
two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal,
you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using
this feature.
Uncanny Dodge
Starting at 5th level, when an attacker that you can
see hits you with an attack, you can use your
reaction to halve the attack’s damage against you.
Evasion
Beginning at 7th level, you can nimbly dodge out of
the way of certain area effects, such as a red dragon’s
fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you are
subjected to an effect that allows you to make a
Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you
instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving
throw, and only half damage if you fail.
Reliable Talent
By 11th level, you have refined your chosen skills
until they approach perfection. Whenever you make
an ability check that lets you add your proficiency
bonus, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.
Blindsense
Starting at 14th level, if you are able to hear, you are
aware of the location of any hidden or invisible
creature within 10 feet of you.
Slippery Mind
By 15th level, you have acquired greater mental
strength. You gain proficiency in Wisdom saving
throws.
Elusive
Beginning at 18th level, you are so evasive that
attackers rarely gain the upper hand against you. No
attack roll has advantage against you while you
aren’t incapacitated.
Stroke of Luck
At 20th level, you have an uncanny knack for
succeeding when you need to. If your attack misses a
target within range, you can turn the miss into a hit.
Alternatively, if you fail an ability check, you can treat
the d20 roll as a 20.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you finish a short or long rest.
Roguish Archetypes
Rogues have many features in common, including
their emphasis on perfecting their skills, their
precise and deadly approach to combat, and their
increasingly quick reflexes. But different rogues
steer those talents in varying directions, embodied
by the rogue archetypes. Your choice of archetype is
a reflection of your focus—not necessarily an
indication of your chosen profession, but a
description of your preferred techniques.
Thief
You hone your skills in the larcenous arts. Burglars,
bandits, cutpurses, and other criminals typically
follow this archetype, but so do rogues who prefer to
think of themselves as professional treasure seekers,
explorers, delvers, and investigators. In addition to
improving your agility and stealth, you learn skills
useful for delving into ancient ruins, reading
unfamiliar languages, and using magic items you
normally couldn’t employ.
Fast Hands
Starting at 3rd level, you can use the bonus action
granted by your Cunning Action to make a Dexterity
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(Sleight of Hand) check, use your thieves’ tools to
disarm a trap or open a lock, or take the Use an
Object action.
Second-Story Work
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you
gain the ability to climb faster than normal; climbing
no longer costs you extra movement.
In addition, when you make a running jump, the
distance you cover increases by a number of feet
equal to your Dexterity modifier.
Supreme Sneak
Starting at 9th level, you have advantage on a
Dexterity (Stealth) check if you move no more than
half your speed on the same turn.
Use Magic Device
By 13th level, you have learned enough about the
workings of magic that you can improvise the use of
items even when they are not intended for you. You
ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the
use of magic items.
Thief’s Reflexes
When you reach 17th level, you have become adept
at laying ambushes and quickly escaping danger. You
can take two turns during the first round of any
combat. You take your first turn at your normal
initiative and your second turn at your initiative
minus 10. You can’t use this feature when you are
surprised.
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Sorcerer
Class Features
As a sorcerer, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d6 per sorcerer level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your
Constitution modifier per sorcerer level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light
crossbows
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Deception, Insight,
Intimidation, Persuasion, and Religion
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple
weapon
• (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• Two daggers
The Sorcerer
Proficiency Sorcery Cantrips Spells —Spell Slots per Spell Level—
Level Bonus Points Features Known Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 ̶ Spellcasting, Sorcerous
Origin
4 2 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
2nd +2 2 Font of Magic 4 3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
3rd +2 3 Metamagic 4 4 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
4th +2 4 Ability Score
Improvement
5 5 4 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
5th +3 5 ̶ 5 6 4 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
6th +3 6 Sorcerous Origin
feature
5 7 4 3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
7th +3 7 ̶ 5 8 4 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
8th +3 8 Ability Score
Improvement
5 9 4 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
9th +4 9 ̶ 5 10 4 3 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
10th +4 10 Metamagic 6 11 4 3 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
11th +4 11 ̶ 6 12 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
12th +4 12 Ability Score
Improvement
6 12 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
13th +5 13 ̶ 6 13 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
14th +5 14 Sorcerous Origin
feature
6 13 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
15th +5 15 ̶ 6 14 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
16th +5 16 Ability Score
Improvement
6 14 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
17th +6 17 Metamagic 6 15 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 18 Sorcerous Origin
feature
6 15 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 19 Ability Score
Improvement
6 15 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 20 Sorcerous Restoration 6 15 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
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Spellcasting
An event in your past, or in the life of a parent or
ancestor, left an indelible mark on you, infusing you
with arcane magic. This font of magic, whatever its
origin, fuels your spells.
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know four cantrips of your choice
from the sorcerer spell list. You learn additional
sorcerer cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as
shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Sorcerer
table.
Spell Slots
The Sorcerer table shows how many spell slots you
have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To
cast one of these sorcerer spells, you must expend a
slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all
expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
For example, if you know the 1st-­‐‑level spell
burning hands and have a 1st-­‐‑level and a 2nd-­‐‑level
spell slot available, you can cast burning hands using
either slot.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know two 1st-­‐‑level spells of your choice from
the sorcerer spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Sorcerer table
shows when you learn more sorcerer spells of your
choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for
which you have spell slots. For instance, when you
reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new
spell of 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class,
you can choose one of the sorcerer spells you know
and replace it with another spell from the sorcerer
spell list, which also must be of a level for which you
have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your
sorcerer spells, since the power of your magic relies
on your ability to project your will into the world.
You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to
your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC
for a sorcerer spell you cast and when making an
attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus
for your sorcerer spells.
Sorcerous Origin
Choose a sorcerous origin, which describes the
source of your innate magical power, such as
Draconic Bloodline.
Your choice grants you features when you choose
it at 1st level and again at 6th, 14th, and 18th level.
Font of Magic
At 2nd level, you tap into a deep wellspring of magic
within yourself. This wellspring is represented by
sorcery points, which allow you to create a variety of
magical effects.
Sorcery Points
You have 2 sorcery points, and you gain more as you
reach higher levels, as shown in the Sorcery Points
column of the Sorcerer table. You can never have
more sorcery points than shown on the table for
your level. You regain all spent sorcery points when
you finish a long rest.
Flexible Casting
You can use your sorcery points to gain additional
spell slots, or sacrifice spell slots to gain additional
sorcery points. You learn other ways to use your
sorcery points as you reach higher levels.
Creating Spell Slots. You can transform
unexpended sorcery points into one spell slot as a
bonus action on your turn. The Creating Spell Slots
table shows the cost of creating a spell slot of a given
level. You can create spell slots no higher in level
than 5th.
Any spell slot you create with this feature vanishes
when you finish a long rest.
Creating Spell Slots
Spell Slot
Level
Sorcery
Point Cost
1st 2
2nd 3
3rd 5
4th 6
5th 7
Converting a Spell Slot to Sorcery Points. As a
bonus action on your turn, you can expend one spell
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slot and gain a number of sorcery points equal to the
slot’s level.
Metamagic
At 3rd level, you gain the ability to twist your spells
to suit your needs. You gain two of the following
Metamagic options of your choice. You gain another
one at 10th and 17th level.
You can use only one Metamagic option on a spell
when you cast it, unless otherwise noted.
Careful Spell
When you cast a spell that forces other creatures to
make a saving throw, you can protect some of those
creatures from the spell’s full force. To do so, you
spend 1 sorcery point and choose a number of those
creatures up to your Charisma modifier (minimum
of one creature). A chosen creature automatically
succeeds on its saving throw against the spell.
Distant Spell
When you cast a spell that has a range of 5 feet or
greater, you can spend 1 sorcery point to double the
range of the spell.
When you cast a spell that has a range of touch,
you can spend 1 sorcery point to make the range of
the spell 30 feet.
Empowered Spell
When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1
sorcery point to reroll a number of the damage dice
up to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one).
You must use the new rolls.
You can use Empowered Spell even if you have
already used a different Metamagic option during
the casting of the spell.
Extended Spell
When you cast a spell that has a duration of 1 minute
or longer, you can spend 1 sorcery point to double
its duration, to a maximum duration of 24 hours.
Heightened Spell
When you cast a spell that forces a creature to make
a saving throw to resist its effects, you can spend 3
sorcery points to give one target of the spell
disadvantage on its first saving throw made against
the spell.
Quickened Spell
When you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1
action, you can spend 2 sorcery points to change the
casting time to 1 bonus action for this casting.
Subtle Spell
When you cast a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point
to cast it without any somatic or verbal components.
Twinned Spell
When you cast a spell that targets only one creature
and doesn’t have a range of self, you can spend a
number of sorcery points equal to the spell’s level to
target a second creature in range with the same spell
(1 sorcery point if the spell is a cantrip).
To be eligible, a spell must be incapable of
targeting more than one creature at the spell’s
current level. For example, magic missile and
scorching ray aren’t eligible, but ray of frost is.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Sorcerous Restoration
At 20th level, you regain 4 expended sorcery points
whenever you finish a short rest.
Sorcerous Origins
Different sorcerers claim different origins for their
innate magic, such as a draconic bloodline.
Draconic Bloodline
Your innate magic comes from draconic magic that
was mingled with your blood or that of your
ancestors. Most often, sorcerers with this origin
trace their descent back to a mighty sorcerer of
ancient times who made a bargain with a dragon or
who might even have claimed a dragon parent. Some
of these bloodlines are well established in the world,
but most are obscure. Any given sorcerer could be
the first of a new bloodline, as a result of a pact or
some other exceptional circumstance.
Dragon Ancestor
At 1st level, you choose one type of dragon as your
ancestor. The damage type associated with each
dragon is used by features you gain later.
Draconic Ancestry
Dragon Damage Type
Black Acid
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Blue Lightning
Brass Fire
Bronze Lightning
Copper Acid
Gold Fire
Green Poison
Red Fire
Silver Cold
White Cold
You can speak, read, and write Draconic.
Additionally, whenever you make a Charisma check
when interacting with dragons, your proficiency
bonus is doubled if it applies to the check.
Draconic Resilience
As magic flows through your body, it causes physical
traits of your dragon ancestors to emerge. At 1st
level, your hit point maximum increases by 1 and
increases by 1 again whenever you gain a level in
this class.
Additionally, parts of your skin are covered by a
thin sheen of dragon-­‐‑like scales. When you aren’t
wearing armor, your AC equals 13 + your Dexterity
modifier.
Elemental Affinity
Starting at 6th level, when you cast a spell that deals
damage of the type associated with your draconic
ancestry, you can add your Charisma modifier to one
damage roll of that spell. At the same time, you can
spend 1 sorcery point to gain resistance to that
damage type for 1 hour.
Dragon Wings
At 14th level, you gain the ability to sprout a pair of
dragon wings from your back, gaining a flying speed
equal to your current speed. You can create these
wings as a bonus action on your turn. They last until
you dismiss them as a bonus action on your turn.
You can’t manifest your wings while wearing
armor unless the armor is made to accommodate
them, and clothing not made to accommodate your
wings might be destroyed when you manifest them.
Draconic Presence
Beginning at 18th level, you can channel the dread
presence of your dragon ancestor, causing those
around you to become awestruck or frightened. As
an action, you can spend 5 sorcery points to draw on
this power and exude an aura of awe or fear (your
choice) to a distance of 60 feet. For 1 minute or until
you lose your concentration (as if you were casting a
concentration spell), each hostile creature that starts
its turn in this aura must succeed on a Wisdom
saving throw or be charmed (if you chose awe) or
frightened (if you chose fear) until the aura ends. A
creature that succeeds on this saving throw is
immune to your aura for 24 hours.
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Warlock
Class Features
As a warlock, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per warlock level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per warlock level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor
Weapons: Simple weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma
Skills: Choose two skills from Arcana, Deception,
History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, and
Religion
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple
weapon
• (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
• (a) a scholar’s pack or (b) a dungeoneer’s pack
• Leather armor, any simple weapon, and two
daggers
The Warlock
Level
Proficiency
Bonus Features
Cantrips
Known
Spells
Known
Spell
Slots
Slot
Level
Invocations
Known
1st +2 Otherworldly Patron, Pact
Magic
2 2 1 1st ̶
2nd +2 Eldritch Invocations 2 3 2 1st 2
3rd +2 Pact Boon 2 4 2 2nd 2
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 5 2 2nd 2
5th +3 ̶ 3 6 2 3rd 3
6th +3 Otherworldly Patron feature 3 7 2 3rd 3
7th +3 ̶ 3 8 2 4th 4
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 3 9 2 4th 4
9th +4 ̶ 3 10 2 5th 5
10th +4 Otherworldly Patron feature 4 10 2 5th 5
11th +4 Mystic Arcanum (6th level) 4 11 3 5th 5
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 4 11 3 5th 6
13th +5 Mystic Arcanum (7th level) 4 12 3 5th 6
14th +5 Otherworldly Patron feature 4 12 3 5th 6
15th +5 Mystic Arcanum (8th level) 4 13 3 5th 7
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 4 13 3 5th 7
17th +6 Mystic Arcanum (9th level) 4 14 4 5th 7
18th +6 ̶ 4 14 4 5th 8
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 4 15 4 5th 8
20th +6 Eldritch Master 4 15 4 5th 8
Otherworldly Patron
At 1st level, you have struck a bargain with an
otherworldly being of your choice: the Archfey, the
Fiend, or the Great Old One, each of which is detailed
at the end of the class description. Your choice
grants you features at 1st level and again at 6th, 10th,
and 14th level.
Pact Magic
Your arcane research and the magic bestowed on
you by your patron have given you facility with
spells.
Cantrips
You know two cantrips of your choice from the
warlock spell list. You learn additional warlock
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cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in
the Cantrips Known column of the Warlock table.
Spell Slots
The Warlock table shows how many spell slots you
have. The table also shows what the level of those
slots is; all of your spell slots are the same level. To
cast one of your warlock spells of 1st level or higher,
you must expend a spell slot. You regain all
expended spell slots when you finish a short or long
rest.
For example, when you are 5th level, you have two
3rd-­‐‑level spell slots. To cast the 1st-­‐‑level spell
thunderwave, you must spend one of those slots, and
you cast it as a 3rd-­‐‑level spell.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
At 1st level, you know two 1st-­‐‑level spells of your
choice from the warlock spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Warlock table
shows when you learn more warlock spells of your
choice of 1st level and higher. A spell you choose
must be of a level no higher than what’s shown in
the table’s Slot Level column for your level. When
you reach 6th level, for example, you learn a new
warlock spell, which can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class,
you can choose one of the warlock spells you know
and replace it with another spell from the warlock
spell list, which also must be of a level for which you
have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your
warlock spells, so you use your Charisma whenever
a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition,
you use your Charisma modifier when setting the
saving throw DC for a warlock spell you cast and
when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus
for your warlock spells.
Eldritch Invocations
In your study of occult lore, you have unearthed
eldritch invocations, fragments of forbidden
knowledge that imbue you with an abiding magical
ability.
At 2nd level, you gain two eldritch invocations of
your choice. Your invocation options are detailed at
the end of the class description. When you gain
certain warlock levels, you gain additional
invocations of your choice, as shown in the
Invocations Known column of the Warlock table.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class,
you can choose one of the invocations you know and
replace it with another invocation that you could
learn at that level.
Pact Boon
At 3rd level, your otherworldly patron bestows a gift
upon you for your loyal service. You gain one of the
following features of your choice.
Pact of the Chain
You learn the find familiar spell and can cast it as a
ritual. The spell doesn’t count against your number
of spells known.
When you cast the spell, you can choose one of the
normal forms for your familiar or one of the
following special forms: imp, pseudodragon, quasit,
or sprite.
Additionally, when you take the Attack action, you
can forgo one of your own attacks to allow your
familiar to make one attack of its own with its
reaction.
Pact of the Blade
You can use your action to create a pact weapon in
your empty hand. You can choose the form that this
melee weapon takes each time you create it. You are
proficient with it while you wield it. This weapon
counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming
resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and
damage.
Your pact weapon disappears if it is more than 5
feet away from you for 1 minute or more. It also
disappears if you use this feature again, if you
dismiss the weapon (no action required), or if you
die.
You can transform one magic weapon into your
pact weapon by performing a special ritual while
you hold the weapon. You perform the ritual over
the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a
short rest. You can then dismiss the weapon,
shunting it into an extradimensional space, and it
appears whenever you create your pact weapon
thereafter. You can’t affect an artifact or a sentient
weapon in this way. The weapon ceases being your
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pact weapon if you die, if you perform the 1-­‐‑hour
ritual on a different weapon, or if you use a 1-­‐‑hour
ritual to break your bond to it. The weapon appears
at your feet if it is in the extradimensional space
when the bond breaks.
Pact of the Tome
Your patron gives you a grimoire called a Book of
Shadows. When you gain this feature, choose three
cantrips from any class’s spell list (the three needn’t
be from the same list). While the book is on your
person, you can cast those cantrips at will. They
don’t count against your number of cantrips known.
If they don’t appear on the warlock spell list, they
are nonetheless warlock spells for you.
If you lose your Book of Shadows, you can perform
a 1-­‐‑hour ceremony to receive a replacement from
your patron. This ceremony can be performed
during a short or long rest, and it destroys the
previous book. The book turns to ash when you die.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Mystic Arcanum
At 11th level, your patron bestows upon you a
magical secret called an arcanum. Choose one 6th-­‐‑
level spell from the warlock spell list as this arcanum.
You can cast your arcanum spell once without
expending a spell slot. You must finish a long rest
before you can do so again.
At higher levels, you gain more warlock spells of
your choice that can be cast in this way: one 7th-­‐‑
level spell at 13th level, one 8th-­‐‑level spell at 15th
level, and one 9th-­‐‑level spell at 17th level. You
regain all uses of your Mystic Arcanum when you
finish a long rest.
Eldritch Master
At 20th level, you can draw on your inner reserve of
mystical power while entreating your patron to
regain expended spell slots. You can spend 1 minute
entreating your patron for aid to regain all your
expended spell slots from your Pact Magic feature.
Once you regain spell slots with this feature, you
must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
Eldritch Invocations
If an eldritch invocation has prerequisites, you must
meet them to learn it. You can learn the invocation at
the same time that you meet its prerequisites. A level
prerequisite refers to your level in this class.
Agonizing Blast
Prerequisite: eldritch blast cantrip
When you cast eldritch blast, add your Charisma
modifier to the damage it deals on a hit.
Armor of Shadows
You can cast mage armor on yourself at will, without
expending a spell slot or material components.
Ascendant Step
Prerequisite: 9th level
You can cast levitate on yourself at will, without
expending a spell slot or material components.
Beast Speech
You can cast speak with animals at will, without
expending a spell slot.
Beguiling Influence
You gain proficiency in the Deception and
Persuasion skills.
Bewitching Whispers
Prerequisite: 7th level
You can cast compulsion once using a warlock spell
slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Book of Ancient Secrets
Prerequisite: Pact of the Tome feature
You can now inscribe magical rituals in your Book of
Shadows. Choose two 1st-­‐‑level spells that have the
ritual tag from any class’s spell list (the two needn’t
be from the same list). The spells appear in the book
and don’t count against the number of spells you
know. With your Book of Shadows in hand, you can
cast the chosen spells as rituals. You can’t cast the
spells except as rituals, unless you’ve learned them
by some other means. You can also cast a warlock
spell you know as a ritual if it has the ritual tag.
On your adventures, you can add other ritual
spells to your Book of Shadows. When you find such
a spell, you can add it to the book if the spell’s level
is equal to or less than half your warlock level
(rounded up) and if you can spare the time to
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transcribe the spell. For each level of the spell, the
transcription process takes 2 hours and costs 50 gp
for the rare inks needed to inscribe it.
Chains of Carceri
Prerequisite: 15th level, Pact of the Chain feature
You can cast hold monster at will—targeting a
celestial, fiend, or elemental—without expending a
spell slot or material components. You must finish a
long rest before you can use this invocation on the
same creature again.
Devil’s Sight
You can see normally in darkness, both magical and
nonmagical, to a distance of 120 feet.
Dreadful Word
Prerequisite: 7th level
You can cast confusion once using a warlock spell
slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Eldritch Sight
You can cast detect magic at will, without expending
a spell slot.
Eldritch Spear
Prerequisite: eldritch blast cantrip
When you cast eldritch blast, its range is 300 feet.
Eyes of the Rune Keeper
You can read all writing.
Fiendish Vigor
You can cast false life on yourself at will as a 1st-­‐‑level
spell, without expending a spell slot or material
components.
Gaze of Two Minds
You can use your action to touch a willing humanoid
and perceive through its senses until the end of your
next turn. As long as the creature is on the same
plane of existence as you, you can use your action on
subsequent turns to maintain this connection,
extending the duration until the end of your next
turn. While perceiving through the other creature’s
senses, you benefit from any special senses
possessed by that creature, and you are blinded and
deafened to your own surroundings.
Lifedrinker
Prerequisite: 12th level, Pact of the Blade feature
When you hit a creature with your pact weapon, the
creature takes extra necrotic damage equal to your
Charisma modifier (minimum 1).
Mask of Many Faces
You can cast disguise self at will, without expending a
spell slot.
Master of Myriad Forms
Prerequisite: 15th level
You can cast alter self at will, without expending a
spell slot.
Minions of Chaos
Prerequisite: 9th level
You can cast conjure elemental once using a warlock
spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a
long rest.
Mire the Mind
Prerequisite: 5th level
You can cast slow once using a warlock spell slot.
You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Misty Visions
You can cast silent image at will, without expending a
spell slot or material components.
One with Shadows
Prerequisite: 5th level
When you are in an area of dim light or darkness,
you can use your action to become invisible until you
move or take an action or a reaction.
Otherworldly Leap
Prerequisite: 9th level
You can cast jump on yourself at will, without
expending a spell slot or material components.
Repelling Blast
Prerequisite: eldritch blast cantrip
When you hit a creature with eldritch blast, you can
push the creature up to 10 feet away from you in a
straight line.
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Sculptor of Flesh
Prerequisite: 7th level
You can cast polymorph once using a warlock spell
slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Sign of Ill Omen
Prerequisite: 5th level
You can cast bestow curse once using a warlock spell
slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Thief of Five Fates
You can cast bane once using a warlock spell slot.
You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Thirsting Blade
Prerequisite: 5th level, Pact of the Blade feature
You can attack with your pact weapon twice, instead
of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your
turn.
Visions of Distant Realms
Prerequisite: 15th level
You can cast arcane eye at will, without expending a
spell slot.
Voice of the Chain Master
Prerequisite: Pact of the Chain feature
You can communicate telepathically with your
familiar and perceive through your familiar’s senses
as long as you are on the same plane of existence.
Additionally, while perceiving through your
familiar’s senses, you can also speak through your
familiar in your own voice, even if your familiar is
normally incapable of speech.
Whispers of the Grave
Prerequisite: 9th level
You can cast speak with dead at will, without
expending a spell slot.
Witch Sight
Prerequisite: 15th level
You can see the true form of any shapechanger or
creature concealed by illusion or transmutation
magic while the creature is within 30 feet of you and
within line of sight.
Otherworldly Patrons
The beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are
mighty inhabitants of other planes of existence—not
gods, but almost godlike in their power. Various
patrons give their warlocks access to different
powers and invocations, and expect significant
favors in return.
Some patrons collect warlocks, doling out mystic
knowledge relatively freely or boasting of their
ability to bind mortals to their will. Other patrons
bestow their power only grudgingly, and might
make a pact with only one warlock. Warlocks who
serve the same patron might view each other as
allies, siblings, or rivals.
The Fiend
You have made a pact with a fiend from the lower
planes of existence, a being whose aims are evil,
even if you strive against those aims. Such beings
desire the corruption or destruction of all things,
ultimately including you. Fiends powerful enough to
forge a pact include demon lords such as
Demogorgon, Orcus, Fraz’Urb-­‐‑luu, and Baphomet;
archdevils such as Asmodeus, Dispater,
Mephistopheles, and Belial; pit fiends and balors that
are especially mighty; and ultroloths and other lords
of the yugoloths.
Expanded Spell List
The Fiend lets you choose from an expanded list of
spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following
spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.
Fiend Expanded Spells
Spell Level Spells
1st burning hands, command
2nd blindness/deafness, scorching ray
3rd fireball, stinking cloud
4th fire shield, wall of fire
5th flame strike, hallow
Dark One’s Blessing
Starting at 1st level, when you reduce a hostile
creature to 0 hit points, you gain temporary hit
points equal to your Charisma modifier + your
warlock level (minimum of 1).
Dark One’s Own Luck
Starting at 6th level, you can call on your patron to
alter fate in your favor. When you make an ability
check or a saving throw, you can use this feature to
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add a d10 to your roll. You can do so after seeing the
initial roll but before any of the roll’s effects occur.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you finish a short or long rest.
Fiendish Resilience
Starting at 10th level, you can choose one damage
type when you finish a short or long rest. You gain
resistance to that damage type until you choose a
different one with this feature. Damage from magical
weapons or silver weapons ignores this resistance.
Hurl Through Hell
Starting at 14th level, when you hit a creature with
an attack, you can use this feature to instantly
transport the target through the lower planes. The
creature disappears and hurtles through a
nightmare landscape.
At the end of your next turn, the target returns to
the space it previously occupied, or the nearest
unoccupied space. If the target is not a fiend, it takes
10d10 psychic damage as it reels from its horrific
experience.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you finish a long rest.
Your Pact Boon
Each Pact Boon option produces a special creature or an
object that reflects your patron’s nature.
Pact of the Chain. Your familiar is more cunning than a
typical familiar. Its default form can be a reflection of your
patron, with imps and quasits tied to the Fiend.
Pact of the Blade. If you serve the Fiend, your weapon
could be an axe made of black metal and adorned with
decorative flames.
Pact of the Tome. Your Book of Shadows could be a
weighty tome bound in demon hide studded with iron,
holding spells of conjuration and a wealth of forbidden lore
about the sinister regions of the cosmos, a gift of the Fiend.
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Wizard
Class Features
As a wizard, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d6 per wizard level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your
Constitution modifier per wizard level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light
crossbows
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, History, Insight,
Investigation, Medicine, and Religion
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a quarterstaff or (b) a dagger
• (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
• (a) a scholar’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• A spellbook
The Wizard
Proficiency Cantrips —Spell Slots per Spell Level—
Level Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Spellcasting, Arcane Recovery 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
2nd +2 Arcane Tradition 3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
3rd +2 ̶ 3 4 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
5th +3 ̶ 4 4 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
6th +3 Arcane Tradition feature 4 4 3 3 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
7th +3 ̶ 4 4 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
9th +4 ̶ 4 4 3 3 3 1 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
10th +4 Arcane Tradition feature 5 4 3 3 3 2 ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
11th +4 ̶ 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 ̶ ̶ ̶
13th +5 ̶ 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
14th +5 Arcane Tradition feature 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 ̶ ̶
15th +5 ̶ 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 ̶
17th +6 ̶ 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 Spell Mastery 5 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 Signature Spell 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Spellcasting
As a student of arcane magic, you have a spellbook
containing spells that show the first glimmerings of
your true power.
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice
from the wizard spell list. You learn additional
wizard cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as
shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Wizard
table.
Spellbook
At 1st level, you have a spellbook containing six 1st-­‐‑
level wizard spells of your choice. Your spellbook is
the repository of the wizard spells you know, except
your cantrips, which are fixed in your mind.
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Preparing and Casting Spells
The Wizard table shows how many spell slots you
have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To
cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of
the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended
spell slots when you finish a long rest.
You prepare the list of wizard spells that are
available for you to cast. To do so, choose a number
of wizard spells from your spellbook equal to your
Intelligence modifier + your wizard level (minimum
of one spell). The spells must be of a level for which
you have spell slots.
For example, if you’re a 3rd-­‐‑level wizard, you have
four 1st-­‐‑level and two 2nd-­‐‑level spell slots. With an
Intelligence of 16, your list of prepared spells can
include six spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any
combination, chosen from your spellbook. If you
prepare the 1st-­‐‑level spell magic missile, you can cast
it using a 1st-­‐‑level or a 2nd-­‐‑level slot. Casting the
spell doesn’t remove it from your list of prepared
spells.
You can change your list of prepared spells when
you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of wizard
spells requires time spent studying your spellbook
and memorizing the incantations and gestures you
must make to cast the spell: at least 1 minute per
spell level for each spell on your list.
Spellcasting Ability
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your
wizard spells, since you learn your spells through
dedicated study and memorization. You use your
Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your
spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw
DC for a wizard spell you cast and when making an
attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast a wizard spell as a ritual if that spell has
the ritual tag and you have the spell in your
spellbook. You don’t need to have the spell prepared.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus
for your wizard spells.
Learning Spells of 1st Level and Higher
Each time you gain a wizard level, you can add two
wizard spells of your choice to your spellbook for
free. Each of these spells must be of a level for which
you have spell slots, as shown on the Wizard table.
On your adventures, you might find other spells that
you can add to your spellbook (see the “Your
Spellbook” sidebar).
Arcane Recovery
You have learned to regain some of your magical
energy by studying your spellbook. Once per day
when you finish a short rest, you can choose
expended spell slots to recover. The spell slots can
have a combined level that is equal to or less than
half your wizard level (rounded up), and none of the
slots can be 6th level or higher.
For example, if you’re a 4th-­‐‑level wizard, you can
recover up to two levels worth of spell slots. You can
recover either a 2nd-­‐‑level spell slot or two 1st-­‐‑level
spell slots.
Arcane Tradition
When you reach 2nd level, you choose an arcane
tradition, shaping your practice of magic through
one of eight schools, such as Evocation.
Your choice grants you features at 2nd level and
again at 6th, 10th, and 14th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature.
Spell Mastery
At 18th level, you have achieved such mastery over
certain spells that you can cast them at will. Choose a
1st-­‐‑level wizard spell and a 2nd-­‐‑level wizard spell
that are in your spellbook. You can cast those spells
at their lowest level without expending a spell slot
when you have them prepared. If you want to cast
either spell at a higher level, you must expend a spell
slot as normal.
By spending 8 hours in study, you can exchange
one or both of the spells you chose for different
spells of the same levels.
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Signature Spells
When you reach 20th level, you gain mastery over
two powerful spells and can cast them with little
effort. Choose two 3rd-­‐‑level wizard spells in your
spellbook as your signature spells. You always have
these spells prepared, they don’t count against the
number of spells you have prepared, and you can
cast each of them once at 3rd level without
expending a spell slot. When you do so, you can’t do
so again until you finish a short or long rest.
If you want to cast either spell at a higher level,
you must expend a spell slot as normal.
Arcane Traditions
The study of wizardry is ancient, stretching back to
the earliest mortal discoveries of magic. It is firmly
established in fantasy gaming worlds, with various
traditions dedicated to its complex study.
The most common arcane traditions in the
multiverse revolve around the schools of magic.
Wizards through the ages have cataloged thousands
of spells, grouping them into eight categories called
schools. In some places, these traditions are literally
schools. In other institutions, the schools are more
like academic departments, with rival faculties
competing for students and funding. Even wizards
who train apprentices in the solitude of their own
towers use the division of magic into schools as a
learning device, since the spells of each school
require mastery of different techniques.
School of Evocation
You focus your study on magic that creates powerful
elemental effects such as bitter cold, searing flame,
rolling thunder, crackling lightning, and burning acid.
Some evokers find employment in military forces,
serving as artillery to blast enemy armies from afar.
Others use their spectacular power to protect the
weak, while some seek their own gain as bandits,
adventurers, or aspiring tyrants.
Evocation Savant
Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level,
the gold and time you must spend to copy an
evocation spell into your spellbook is halved.
Sculpt Spells
Beginning at 2nd level, you can create pockets of
relative safety within the effects of your evocation
spells. When you cast an evocation spell that affects
other creatures that you can see, you can choose a
number of them equal to 1 + the spell’s level. The
chosen creatures automatically succeed on their
saving throws against the spell, and they take no
damage if they would normally take half damage on
a successful save.
Potent Cantrip
Starting at 6th level, your damaging cantrips affect
even creatures that avoid the brunt of the effect.
When a creature succeeds on a saving throw against
your cantrip, the creature takes half the cantrip’s
damage (if any) but suffers no additional effect from
the cantrip.
Empowered Evocation
Beginning at 10th level, you can add your
Intelligence modifier to one damage roll of any
wizard evocation spell you cast.
Overchannel
Starting at 14th level, you can increase the power of
your simpler spells. When you cast a wizard spell of
1st through 5th level that deals damage, you can deal
maximum damage with that spell.
The first time you do so, you suffer no adverse
effect. If you use this feature again before you finish
a long rest, you take 2d12 necrotic damage for each
level of the spell, immediately after you cast it. Each
time you use this feature again before finishing a
long rest, the necrotic damage per spell level
increases by 1d12. This damage ignores resistance
and immunity.
Your Spellbook
The spells that you add to your spellbook as you gain levels
reflect the arcane research you conduct on your own, as well
as intellectual breakthroughs you have had about the nature
of the multiverse. You might find other spells during your
adventures. You could discover a spell recorded on a scroll in
an evil wizard’s chest, for example, or in a dusty tome in an
ancient library.
Copying a Spell into the Book. When you find a wizard
spell of 1st level or higher, you can add it to your spellbook if
it is of a spell level you can prepare and if you can spare the
time to decipher and copy it.
Copying that spell into your spellbook involves reproducing
the basic form of the spell, then deciphering the unique
system of notation used by the wizard who wrote it. You
must practice the spell until you understand the sounds or
gestures required, then transcribe it into your spellbook using
your own notation.
For each level of the spell, the process takes 2 hours and
costs 50 gp. The cost represents material components you
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expend as you experiment with the spell to master it, as well
as the fine inks you need to record it. Once you have spent
this time and money, you can prepare the spell just like your
other spells.
Replacing the Book. You can copy a spell from your own
spellbook into another book—for example, if you want to
make a backup copy of your spellbook. This is just like
copying a new spell into your spellbook, but faster and easier,
since you understand your own notation and already know
how to cast the spell. You need spend only 1 hour and 10 gp
for each level of the copied spell.
If you lose your spellbook, you can use the same
procedure to transcribe the spells that you have prepared
into a new spellbook. Filling out the remainder of your
spellbook requires you to find new spells to do so, as normal.
For this reason, many wizards keep backup spellbooks in a safe
place.
The Book’s Appearance. Your spellbook is a unique
compilation of spells, with its own decorative flourishes and
margin notes. It might be a plain, functional leather volume
that you received as a gift from your master, a finely bound
gilt-­‐edged tome you found in an ancient library, or even a
loose collection of notes scrounged together after you lost
your previous spellbook in a mishap.
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Beyond 1st Level
As your character goes on adventures and
overcomes challenges, he or she gains experience,
represented by experience points. A character who
reaches a specified experience point total advances
in capability. This advancement is called gaining a
level.
When your character gains a level, his or her class
often grants additional features, as detailed in the
class description. Some of these features allow you
to increase your ability scores, either increasing two
scores by 1 each or increasing one score by 2. You
can’t increase an ability score above 20. In addition,
every character’s proficiency bonus increases at
certain levels.
Each time you gain a level, you gain 1 additional
Hit Die. Roll that Hit Die, add your Constitution
modifier to the roll, and add the total to your hit
point maximum. Alternatively, you can use the fixed
value shown in your class entry, which is the average
result of the die roll (rounded up).
When your Constitution modifier increases by 1,
your hit point maximum increases by 1 for each level
you have attained. For example, if your 7th-­‐‑level
fighter has a Constitution score of 17, when he
reaches 8th level, he increases his Constitution score
from 17 to 18, thus increasing his Constitution
modifier from +3 to +4. His hit point maximum then
increases by 8.
The Character Advancement table summarizes the
XP you need to advance in levels from level 1
through level 20, and the proficiency bonus for a
character of that level. Consult the information in
your character’s class description to see what other
improvements you gain at each level.
Character Advancement
Experience Points Level Proficiency Bonus
0 1 +2
300 2 +2
900 3 +2
2,700 4 +2
6,500 5 +3
14,000 6 +3
23,000 7 +3
34,000 8 +3
48,000 9 +4
64,000 10 +4
85,000 11 +4
100,000 12 +4
120,000 13 +5
140,000 14 +5
165,000 15 +5
195,000 16 +5
225,000 17 +6
265,000 18 +6
305,000 19 +6
355,000 20 +6
Multiclassing
Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple
classes. Doing so lets you mix the abilities of those
classes to realize a character concept that might not
be reflected in one of the standard class options.
With this rule, you have the option of gaining a
level in a new class whenever you advance in level,
instead of gaining a level in your current class. Your
levels in all your classes are added together to
determine your character level. For example, if you
have three levels in wizard and two in fighter, you’re
a 5th-­‐‑level character.
As you advance in levels, you might primarily
remain a member of your original class with just a
few levels in another class, or you might change
course entirely, never looking back at the class you
left behind. You might even start progressing in a
third or fourth class. Compared to a single-­‐‑class
character of the same level, you’ll sacrifice some
focus in exchange for versatility.
Prerequisites
To qualify for a new class, you must meet the ability
score prerequisites for both your current class and
your new one, as shown in the Multiclassing
Prerequisites table. For example, a barbarian who
decides to multiclass into the druid class must have
both Strength and Wisdom scores of 13 or higher.
Without the full training that a beginning character
receives, you must be a quick study in your new class,
having a natural aptitude that is reflected by higher-­‐‑
than-­‐‑average ability scores.
Multiclassing Prerequisites
Class Ability Score Minimum
Barbarian Strength 13
Bard Charisma 13
Cleric Wisdom 13
Druid Wisdom 13
Fighter Strength 13 or Dexterity 13
Monk Dexterity 13 and Wisdom 13
Paladin Strength 13 and Charisma 13
Ranger Dexterity 13 and Wisdom 13
Rogue Dexterity 13
Sorcerer Charisma 13
Warlock Charisma 13
Wizard Intelligence 13
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Experience Points
The experience point cost to gain a level is always
based on your total character level, as shown in the
Character Advancement table, not your level in a
particular class. So, if you are a cleric 6/fighter 1, you
must gain enough XP to reach 8th level before you
can take your second level as a fighter or your
seventh level as a cleric.
Hit Points and Hit Dice
You gain the hit points from your new class as
described for levels after 1st. You gain the 1st-­‐‑level
hit points for a class only when you are a 1st-­‐‑level
character.
You add together the Hit Dice granted by all your
classes to form your pool of Hit Dice. If the Hit Dice
are the same die type, you can simply pool them
together. For example, both the fighter and the
paladin have a d10, so if you are a paladin 5/fighter
5, you have ten d10 Hit Dice. If your classes give you
Hit Dice of different types, keep track of them
separately. If you are a paladin 5/cleric 5, for
example, you have five d10 Hit Dice and five d8 Hit
Dice.
Proficiency Bonus
Your proficiency bonus is always based on your total
character level, as shown in the Character
Advancement table, not your level in a particular
class. For example, if you are a fighter 3/rogue 2, you
have the proficiency bonus of a 5th-­‐‑level character,
which is +3.
Proficiencies
When you gain your first level in a class other than
your initial class, you gain only some of new class’s
starting proficiencies, as shown in the Multiclassing
Proficiencies table.
Multiclassing Proficiencies
Class Proficiencies Gained
Barbarian Shields, simple weapons, martial weapons
Bard Light armor, one skill of your choice, one musical
instrument of your choice
Cleric Light armor, medium armor, shields
Druid Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will
not wear armor or use shields made of metal)
Fighter Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple
weapons, martial weapons
Monk Simple weapons, shortswords
Paladin Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple
weapons, martial weapons
Ranger Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple
weapons, martial weapons, one skill from the
class’s skill list
Rogue Light armor, one skill from the class’s skill list,
thieves’ tools
Sorcerer —
Warlock Light armor, simple weapons
Wizard —
Class Features
When you gain a new level in a class, you get its
features for that level. You don’t, however, receive
the class’s starting equipment, and a few features
have additional rules when you’re multiclassing:
Channel Divinity, Extra Attack, Unarmored Defense,
and Spellcasting.
Channel Divinity
If you already have the Channel Divinity feature and
gain a level in a class that also grants the feature, you
gain the Channel Divinity effects granted by that
class, but getting the feature again doesn’t give you
an additional use of it. You gain additional uses only
when you reach a class level that explicitly grants
them to you. For example, if you are a cleric
6/paladin 4, you can use Channel Divinity twice
between rests because you are high enough level in
the cleric class to have more uses. Whenever you use
the feature, you can choose any of the Channel
Divinity effects available to you from your two
classes.
Extra Attack
If you gain the Extra Attack class feature from more
than one class, the features don’t add together. You
can’t make more than two attacks with this feature
unless it says you do (as the fighter’s version of
Extra Attack does). Similarly, the warlock’s eldritch
invocation Thirsting Blade doesn’t give you
additional attacks if you also have Extra Attack.
Unarmored Defense
If you already have the Unarmored Defense feature,
you can’t gain it again from another class.
Spellcasting
Your capacity for spellcasting depends partly on
your combined levels in all your spellcasting classes
and partly on your individual levels in those classes.
Once you have the Spellcasting feature from more
than one class, use the rules below. If you multiclass
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but have the Spellcasting feature from only one class,
you follow the rules as described in that class.
Spells Known and Prepared. You determine what
spells you know and can prepare for each class
individually, as if you were a single-­‐‑classed member
of that class. If you are a ranger 4/wizard 3, for
example, you know three 1st-­‐‑level ranger spells
based on your levels in the ranger class. As 3rd-­‐‑level
wizard, you know three wizard cantrips, and your
spellbook contains ten wizard spells, two of which
(the two you gained when you reached 3rd level as a
wizard) can be 2nd-­‐‑level spells. If your Intelligence
is 16, you can prepare six wizard spells from your
spellbook.
Each spell you know and prepare is associated
with one of your classes, and you use the
spellcasting ability of that class when you cast the
spell. Similarly, a spellcasting focus, such as a holy
symbol, can be used only for the spells from the class
associated with that focus.
Spell Slots. You determine your available spell
slots by adding together all your levels in the bard,
cleric, druid, sorcerer, and wizard classes, and half
your levels (rounded down) in the paladin and
ranger classes. Use this total to determine your spell
slots by consulting the Multiclass Spellcaster table.
If you have more than one spellcasting class, this
table might give you spell slots of a level that is
higher than the spells you know or can prepare. You
can use those slots, but only to cast your lower-­‐‑level
spells. If a lower-­‐‑level spell that you cast, like
burning hands, has an enhanced effect when cast
using a higher-­‐‑level slot, you can use the enhanced
effect, even though you don’t have any spells of that
higher level.
For example, if you are the aforementioned ranger
4/wizard 3, you count as a 5th-­‐‑level character when
determining your spell slots: you have four 1st-­‐‑level
slots, three 2nd-­‐‑level slots, and two 3rd-­‐‑level slots.
However, you don’t know any 3rd-­‐‑level spells, nor
do you know any 2nd-­‐‑level ranger spells. You can
use the spell slots of those levels to cast the spells
you do know—and potentially enhance their effects.
Pact Magic. If you have both the Spellcasting class
feature and the Pact Magic class feature from the
warlock class, you can use the spell slots you gain
from the Pact Magic feature to cast spells you know
or have prepared from classes with the Spellcasting
class feature, and you can use the spell slots you gain
from the Spellcasting class feature to cast warlock
spells you know.
Multiclass Spellcaster:
Spell Slots per Spell Level
Lvl. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st 2 — — — — — — — —
2nd 3 — — — — — — — —
3rd 4 2 — — — — — — —
4th 4 3 — — — — — — —
5th 4 3 2 — — — — — —
6th 4 3 3 — — — — — —
7th 4 3 3 1 — — — — —
8th 4 3 3 2 — — — — —
9th 4 3 3 3 1 — — — —
10th 4 3 3 3 2 — — — —
11th 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —
12th 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —
13th 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —
14th 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —
15th 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —
16th 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —
17th 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Alignment
A typical creature in the game world has an
alignment, which broadly describes its moral and
personal attitudes. Alignment is a combination of
two factors: one identifies morality (good, evil, or
neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward
society and order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral). Thus,
nine distinct alignments define the possible
combinations.
These brief summaries of the nine alignments
describe the typical behavior of a creature with that
alignment. Individuals might vary significantly from
that typical behavior, and few people are perfectly
and consistently faithful to the precepts of their
alignment.
Lawful good (LG) creatures can be counted on to
do the right thing as expected by society. Gold
dragons, paladins, and most dwarves are lawful
good.
Neutral good (NG) folk do the best they can to
help others according to their needs. Many celestials,
some cloud giants, and most gnomes are neutral
good.
Chaotic good (CG) creatures act as their
conscience directs, with little regard for what others
expect. Copper dragons, many elves, and unicorns
are chaotic good.
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Lawful neutral (LN) individuals act in accordance
with law, tradition, or personal codes. Many monks
and some wizards are lawful neutral.
Neutral (N) is the alignment of those who prefer
to steer clear of moral questions and don’t take sides,
doing what seems best at the time. Lizardfolk, most
druids, and many humans are neutral.
Chaotic neutral (CN) creatures follow their
whims, holding their personal freedom above all else.
Many barbarians and rogues, and some bards, are
chaotic neutral.
Lawful evil (LE) creatures methodically take what
they want, within the limits of a code of tradition,
loyalty, or order. Devils, blue dragons, and
hobgoblins are lawful evil.
Neutral evil (NE) is the alignment of those who
do whatever they can get away with, without
compassion or qualms. Many drow, some cloud
giants, and goblins are neutral evil.
Chaotic evil (CE) creatures act with arbitrary
violence, spurred by their greed, hatred, or bloodlust.
Demons, red dragons, and orcs are chaotic evil.
Alignment in the Multiverse
For many thinking creatures, alignment is a moral
choice. Humans, dwarves, elves, and other humanoid
races can choose whether to follow the paths of good
or evil, law or chaos. According to myth, the good-­‐‑
aligned gods who created these races gave them free
will to choose their moral paths, knowing that good
without free will is slavery.
The evil deities who created other races, though,
made those races to serve them. Those races have
strong inborn tendencies that match the nature of
their gods. Most orcs share the violent, savage
nature of the orc gods, and are thus inclined toward
evil. Even if an orc chooses a good alignment, it
struggles against its innate tendencies for its entire
life. (Even half-­‐‑orcs feel the lingering pull of the orc
god’s influence.)
Alignment is an essential part of the nature of
celestials and fiends. A devil does not choose to be
lawful evil, and it doesn’t tend toward lawful evil,
but rather it is lawful evil in its essence. If it
somehow ceased to be lawful evil, it would cease to
be a devil.
Most creatures that lack the capacity for rational
thought do not have alignments—they are
unaligned. Such a creature is incapable of making a
moral or ethical choice and acts according to its
bestial nature. Sharks are savage predators, for
example, but they are not evil; they have no
alignment.
Languages
Your race indicates the languages your character can
speak by default, and your background might give
you access to one or more additional languages of
your choice. Note these languages on your character
sheet.
Choose your languages from the Standard
Languages table, or choose one that is common in
your campaign. With your GM’s permission, you can
instead choose a language from the Exotic
Languages table or a secret language, such as thieves’
cant or the tongue of druids.
Some of these languages are actually families of
languages with many dialects. For example, the
Primordial language includes the Auran, Aquan,
Ignan, and Terran dialects, one for each of the four
elemental planes. Creatures that speak different
dialects of the same language can communicate with
one another.
Standard Languages
Language Typical Speakers Script
Common Humans Common
Dwarvish Dwarves Dwarvish
Elvish Elves Elvish
Giant Ogres, giants Dwarvish
Gnomish Gnomes Dwarvish
Goblin Goblinoids Dwarvish
Halfling Halflings Common
Orc Orcs Dwarvish
Exotic Languages
Language Typical Speakers Script
Abyssal Demons Infernal
Celestial Celestials Celestial
Draconic Dragons, dragonborn Draconic
Deep Speech Aboleths, cloakers —
Infernal Devils Infernal
Primordial Elementals Dwarvish
Sylvan Fey creatures Elvish
Undercommon Underworld traders Elvish
Inspiration
Inspiration is a rule the game master can use to
reward you for playing your character in a way
that’s true to his or her personality traits, ideal, bond,
and flaw. By using inspiration, you can draw on your
personality trait of compassion for the downtrodden
to give you an edge in negotiating with the Beggar
Prince. Or inspiration can let you call on your bond
to the defense of your home village to push past the
effect of a spell that has been laid on you.
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Gaining Inspiration
Your GM can choose to give you inspiration for a
variety of reasons. Typically, GMs award it when you
play out your personality traits, give in to the
drawbacks presented by a flaw or bond, and
otherwise portray your character in a compelling
way. Your GM will tell you how you can earn
inspiration in the game.
You either have inspiration or you don’t—you
can’t stockpile multiple “inspirations” for later use.
Using Inspiration
If you have inspiration, you can expend it when you
make an attack roll, saving throw, or ability check.
Spending your inspiration gives you advantage on
that roll.
Additionally, if you have inspiration, you can
reward another player for good roleplaying, clever
thinking, or simply doing something exciting in the
game. When another player character does
something that really contributes to the story in a
fun and interesting way, you can give up your
inspiration to give that character inspiration.
Backgrounds
Every story has a beginning. Your character’s
background reveals where you came from, how you
became an adventurer, and your place in the world.
Your fighter might have been a courageous knight or
a grizzled soldier. Your wizard could have been a
sage or an artisan. Your rogue might have gotten by
as a guild thief or commanded audiences as a jester.
Choosing a background provides you with
important story cues about your character’s identity.
The most important question to ask about your
background is what changed? Why did you stop
doing whatever your background describes and start
adventuring? Where did you get the money to
purchase your starting gear, or, if you come from a
wealthy background, why don’t you have more
money? How did you learn the skills of your class?
What sets you apart from ordinary people who share
your background?
The sample background presented here provides
both concrete benefits (features, proficiencies, and
languages) and roleplaying suggestions.
Proficiencies
Each background gives a character proficiency in
two skills (described in “Using Ability Scores”).
In addition, most backgrounds give a character
proficiency with one or more tools (detailed in
“Equipment”).
If a character would gain the same proficiency
from two different sources, he or she can choose a
different proficiency of the same kind (skill or tool)
instead.
Languages
Some backgrounds also allow characters to learn
additional languages beyond those given by race. See
“Languages.”
Equipment
Each background provides a package of starting
equipment. If you use the optional rule to spend coin
on gear, you do not receive the starting equipment
from your background.
Suggested Characteristics
A background contains suggested personal
characteristics based on your background. You can
pick characteristics, roll dice to determine them
randomly, or use the suggestions as inspiration for
characteristics of your own creation.
Customizing a Background
You might want to tweak some of the features of a
background so it better fits your character or the
campaign setting. To customize a background, you
can replace one feature with any other one, choose
any two skills, and choose a total of two tool
proficiencies or languages from the sample
backgrounds. You can either use the equipment
package from your background or spend coin on
gear as described in the equipment section. (If you
spend coin, you can’t also take the equipment
package suggested for your class.) Finally, choose
two personality traits, one ideal, one bond, and one
flaw. If you can’t find a feature that matches your
desired background, work with your GM to create
one.
Acolyte
You have spent your life in the service of a temple to
a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an
intermediary between the realm of the holy and the
mortal world, performing sacred rites and offering
sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the
presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a
cleric—performing sacred rites is not the same thing
as channeling divine power.
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Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other
quasi-­‐‑divine being from among those listed in
"Fantasy-­‐‑Historical Pantheons" or those specified by
your GM, and work with your GM to detail the nature
of your religious service. Were you a lesser
functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to
assist the priests in the sacred rites? Or were you a
high priest who suddenly experienced a call to serve
your god in a different way? Perhaps you were the
leader of a small cult outside of any established
temple structure, or even an occult group that
served a fiendish master that you now deny.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A holy symbol (a gift to you when you
entered the priesthood), a prayer book or prayer
wheel, 5 sticks of incense, vestments, a set of
common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Feature: Shelter of the Faithful
As an acolyte, you command the respect of those
who share your faith, and you can perform the
religious ceremonies of your deity. You and your
adventuring companions can expect to receive free
healing and care at a temple, shrine, or other
established presence of your faith, though you must
provide any material components needed for spells.
Those who share your religion will support you (but
only you) at a modest lifestyle.
You might also have ties to a specific temple
dedicated to your chosen deity or pantheon, and you
have a residence there. This could be the temple
where you used to serve, if you remain on good
terms with it, or a temple where you have found a
new home. While near your temple, you can call
upon the priests for assistance, provided the
assistance you ask for is not hazardous and you
remain in good standing with your temple.
Suggested Characteristics
Acolytes are shaped by their experience in temples
or other religious communities. Their study of the
history and tenets of their faith and their
relationships to temples, shrines, or hierarchies
affect their mannerisms and ideals. Their flaws
might be some hidden hypocrisy or heretical idea, or
an ideal or bond taken to an extreme.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly
refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2 I can find common ground between the fiercest
enemies, empathizing with them and always
working toward peace.
3 I see omens in every event and action. The gods try
to speak to us, we just need to listen
4 Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude.
5 I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in
almost every situation.
6 I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and
respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods.
7 I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society
among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me.
8 I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little
practical experience dealing with people in the
outside world.
d6 Ideal
1 Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and
sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful)
2 Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter
what the personal cost. (Good)
3 Change. We must help bring about the changes the
gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
4 Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faith’s
religious hierarchy. (Lawful)
5 Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I
have faith that if I work hard, things will go well.
(Lawful)
6 Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my
god’s favor by matching my actions against his or
her teachings. (Any)
d6 Bond
1 I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith
that was lost long ago.
2 I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple
hierarchy who branded me a heretic.
3 I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my
parents died.
4 Everything I do is for the common people.
5 I will do anything to protect the temple where I
served.
6 I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies
consider heretical and seek to destroy.
d6 Flaw
1 I judge others harshly, and myself even more
severely.
2 I put too much trust in those who wield power
within my temple’s hierarchy.
3 My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those
that profess faith in my god.
4 I am inflexible in my thinking.
5 I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of
them.
6 Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the
detriment of everything else in my life.
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Equipment
Common coins come in several different
denominations based on the relative worth of the
metal from which they are made. The three most
common coins are the gold piece (gp), the silver
piece (sp), and the copper piece (cp).
With one gold piece, a character can buy a bedroll,
50 feet of good rope, or a goat. A skilled (but not
exceptional) artisan can earn one gold piece a day.
The gold piece is the standard unit of measure for
wealth, even if the coin itself is not commonly used.
When merchants discuss deals that involve goods or
services worth hundreds or thousands of gold pieces,
the transactions don’t usually involve the exchange
of individual coins. Rather, the gold piece is a
standard measure of value, and the actual exchange
is in gold bars, letters of credit, or valuable goods.
One gold piece is worth ten silver pieces, the most
prevalent coin among commoners. A silver piece
buys a laborer’s work for half a day, a flask of lamp
oil, or a night’s rest in a poor inn.
One silver piece is worth ten copper pieces, which
are common among laborers and beggars. A single
copper piece buys a candle, a torch, or a piece of
chalk.
In addition, unusual coins made of other precious
metals sometimes appear in treasure hoards. The
electrum piece (ep) and the platinum piece (pp)
originate from fallen empires and lost kingdoms, and
they sometimes arouse suspicion and skepticism
when used in transactions. An electrum piece is
worth five silver pieces, and a platinum piece is
worth ten gold pieces.
A standard coin weighs about a third of an ounce,
so fifty coins weigh a pound.
Standard Exchange Rates
Coin CP SP EP GP PP
Copper (cp) 1 1/10 1/50 1/100 1/1,000
Silver (sp) 10 1 1/5 1/10 1/100
Electrum (ep) 50 5 1 1/2 1/20
Gold (gp) 100 10 2 1 1/10
Platinum (pp) 1,000 100 20 10 1
Selling Treasure
Opportunities abound to find treasure, equipment,
weapons, armor, and more in the dungeons you
explore. Normally, you can sell your treasures and
trinkets when you return to a town or other
settlement, provided that you can find buyers and
merchants interested in your loot.
Arms, Armor, and Other Equipment. As a general
rule, undamaged weapons, armor, and other
equipment fetch half their cost when sold in a
market. Weapons and armor used by monsters are
rarely in good enough condition to sell.
Magic Items. Selling magic items is problematic.
Finding someone to buy a potion or a scroll isn’t too
hard, but other items are out of the realm of most but
the wealthiest nobles. Likewise, aside from a few
common magic items, you won’t normally come
across magic items or spells to purchase. The value
of magic is far beyond simple gold and should always
be treated as such.
Gems, Jewelry, and Art Objects. These items
retain their full value in the marketplace, and you
can either trade them in for coin or use them as
currency for other transactions. For exceptionally
valuable treasures, the GM might require you to find
a buyer in a large town or larger community first.
Trade Goods. On the borderlands, many people
conduct transactions through barter. Like gems and
art objects, trade goods—bars of iron, bags of salt,
livestock, and so on—retain their full value in the
market and can be used as currency.
Armor
Fantasy gaming worlds are a vast tapestry made up
of many different cultures, each with its own
technology level. For this reason, adventurers have
access to a variety of armor types, ranging from
leather armor to chain mail to costly plate armor,
with several other kinds of armor in between. The
Armor table collects the most commonly available
types of armor found in the game and separates
them into three categories: light armor, medium
armor, and heavy armor. Many warriors supplement
their armor with a shield.
The Armor table shows the cost, weight, and other
properties of the common types of armor worn in
fantasy gaming worlds.
Armor Proficiency. Anyone can put on a suit of
armor or strap a shield to an arm. Only those
proficient in the armor’s use know how to wear it
effectively, however. Your class gives you proficiency
with certain types of armor. If you wear armor that
you lack proficiency with, you have disadvantage on
any ability check, saving throw, or attack roll that
involves Strength or Dexterity, and you can’t cast
spells.
Armor Class (AC). Armor protects its wearer from
attacks. The armor (and shield) you wear
determines your base Armor Class.
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Heavy Armor. Heavier armor interferes with the
wearer’s ability to move quickly, stealthily, and
freely. If the Armor table shows “Str 13” or “Str 15”
in the Strength column for an armor type, the armor
reduces the wearer’s speed by 10 feet unless the
wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than
the listed score.
Stealth. If the Armor table shows “Disadvantage”
in the Stealth column, the wearer has disadvantage
on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Shields. A shield is made from wood or metal and
is carried in one hand. Wielding a shield increases
your Armor Class by 2. You can benefit from only
one shield at a time.
Light Armor
Made from supple and thin materials, light armor
favors agile adventurers since it offers some
protection without sacrificing mobility. If you wear
light armor, you add your Dexterity modifier to the
base number from your armor type to determine
your Armor Class.
Padded. Padded armor consists of quilted layers
of cloth and batting.
Leather. The breastplate and shoulder protectors
of this armor are made of leather that has been
stiffened by being boiled in oil. The rest of the armor
is made of softer and more flexible materials.
Studded Leather. Made from tough but flexible
leather, studded leather is reinforced with close-­‐‑set
rivets or spikes.
Medium Armor
Medium armor offers more protection than light
armor, but it also impairs movement more. If you
wear medium armor, you add your Dexterity
modifier, to a maximum of +2, to the base number
from your armor type to determine your Armor
Class.
Hide. This crude armor consists of thick furs and
pelts. It is commonly worn by barbarian tribes, evil
humanoids, and other folk who lack access to the
tools and materials needed to create better armor.
Chain Shirt. Made of interlocking metal rings, a
chain shirt is worn between layers of clothing or
leather. This armor offers modest protection to the
wearer’s upper body and allows the sound of the
rings rubbing against one another to be muffled by
outer layers.
Scale Mail. This armor consists of a coat and
leggings (and perhaps a separate skirt) of leather
covered with overlapping pieces of metal, much like
the scales of a fish. The suit includes gauntlets.
Breastplate. This armor consists of a fitted metal
chest piece worn with supple leather. Although it
leaves the legs and arms relatively unprotected, this
armor provides good protection for the wearer’s
vital organs while leaving the wearer relatively
unencumbered.
Half Plate. Half plate consists of shaped metal
plates that cover most of the wearer’s body. It does
not include leg protection beyond simple greaves
that are attached with leather straps.
Heavy Armor
Of all the armor categories, heavy armor offers the
best protection. These suits of armor cover the
entire body and are designed to stop a wide range of
attacks. Only proficient warriors can manage their
weight and bulk.
Heavy armor doesn’t let you add your Dexterity
modifier to your Armor Class, but it also doesn’t
penalize you if your Dexterity modifier is negative.
Ring Mail. This armor is leather armor with heavy
rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor
against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is
inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by
those who can’t afford better armor.
Chain Mail. Made of interlocking metal rings,
chain mail includes a layer of quilted fabric worn
underneath the mail to prevent chafing and to
cushion the impact of blows. The suit includes
gauntlets.
Splint. This armor is made of narrow vertical
strips of metal riveted to a backing of leather that is
worn over cloth padding. Flexible chain mail
protects the joints.
Plate. Plate consists of shaped, interlocking metal
plates to cover the entire body. A suit of plate
includes gauntlets, heavy leather boots, a visored
helmet, and thick layers of padding underneath the
armor. Buckles and straps distribute the weight over
the body.
Armor
Armor Cost Armor Class (AC) Strength Stealth Weight
Light Armor
Padded 5 gp 11 + Dex modifier — Disadvantage 8 lb.
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Leather 10 gp 11 + Dex modifier — — 10 lb.
Studded leather 45 gp 12 + Dex modifier — — 13 lb.
Medium Armor
Hide 10 gp 12 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 12 lb.
Chain shirt 50 gp 13 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 20 lb.
Scale mail 50 gp 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) — Disadvantage 45 lb.
Breastplate 400 gp 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 20 lb.
Half plate 750 gp 15 + Dex modifier (max 2) — Disadvantage 40 lb.
Heavy Armor
Ring mail 30 gp 14 — Disadvantage 40 lb.
Chain mail 75 gp 16 Str 13 Disadvantage 55 lb.
Splint 200 gp 17 Str 15 Disadvantage 60 lb.
Plate 1,500 gp 18 Str 15 Disadvantage 65 lb.
Shield
Shield 10 gp +2 — — 6 lb.
Getting Into and Out of Armor
The time it takes to don or doff armor depends on
the armor’s category.
Don. This is the time it takes to put on armor. You
benefit from the armor’s AC only if you take the full
time to don the suit of armor.
Doff. This is the time it takes to take off armor. If
you have help, reduce this time by half.
Donning and Doffing Armor
Category Don Doff
Light Armor 1 minute 1 minute
Medium Armor 5 minutes 1 minute
Heavy Armor 10 minutes 5 minutes
Shield 1 action 1 action
Weapons
Your class grants proficiency in certain weapons,
reflecting both the class’s focus and the tools you are
most likely to use. Whether you favor a longsword or
a longbow, your weapon and your ability to wield it
effectively can mean the difference between life and
death while adventuring.
The Weapons table shows the most common
weapons used in the fantasy gaming worlds, their
price and weight, the damage they deal when they
hit, and any special properties they possess. Every
weapon is classified as either melee or ranged. A
melee weapon is used to attack a target within 5
feet of you, whereas a ranged weapon is used to
attack a target at a distance.
Weapon Proficiency
Your race, class, and feats can grant you proficiency
with certain weapons or categories of weapons. The
two categories are simple and martial. Most people
can use simple weapons with proficiency. These
weapons include clubs, maces, and other weapons
often found in the hands of commoners. Martial
weapons, including swords, axes, and polearms,
require more specialized training to use effectively.
Most warriors use martial weapons because these
weapons put their fighting style and training to best
use.
Proficiency with a weapon allows you to add your
proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack
you make with that weapon. If you make an attack
roll using a weapon with which you lack proficiency,
you do not add your proficiency bonus to the attack
roll.
Weapon Properties
Many weapons have special properties related to
their use, as shown in the Weapons table.
Ammunition. You can use a weapon that has the
ammunition property to make a ranged attack only if
you have ammunition to fire from the weapon. Each
time you attack with the weapon, you expend one
piece of ammunition. Drawing the ammunition from
a quiver, case, or other container is part of the attack
(you need a free hand to load a one-­‐‑handed weapon).
At the end of the battle, you can recover half your
expended ammunition by taking a minute to search
the battlefield.
If you use a weapon that has the ammunition
property to make a melee attack, you treat the
weapon as an improvised weapon (see “Improvised
Weapons” later in the section). A sling must be
loaded to deal any damage when used in this way.
Finesse. When making an attack with a finesse
weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or
Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls.
You must use the same modifier for both rolls.
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Heavy. Small creatures have disadvantage on
attack rolls with heavy weapons. A heavy weapon’s
size and bulk make it too large for a Small creature
to use effectively.
Light. A light weapon is small and easy to handle,
making it ideal for use when fighting with two
weapons.
Loading. Because of the time required to load this
weapon, you can fire only one piece of ammunition
from it when you use an action, bonus action, or
reaction to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks
you can normally make.
Range. A weapon that can be used to make a
ranged attack has a range in parentheses after the
ammunition or thrown property. The range lists two
numbers. The first is the weapon’s normal range in
feet, and the second indicates the weapon’s long
range. When attacking a target beyond normal range,
you have disadvantage on the attack roll. You can’t
attack a target beyond the weapon’s long range.
Reach. This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach
when you attack with it, as well as when
determining your reach for opportunity attacks with
it.
Special. A weapon with the special property has
unusual rules governing its use, explained in the
weapon’s description (see “Special Weapons” later
in this section).
Thrown. If a weapon has the thrown property, you
can throw the weapon to make a ranged attack. If the
weapon is a melee weapon, you use the same ability
modifier for that attack roll and damage roll that you
would use for a melee attack with the weapon. For
example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your
Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use
either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the
dagger has the finesse property.
Two-­‐‑Handed. This weapon requires two hands
when you attack with it.
Versatile. This weapon can be used with one or
two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears
with the property—the damage when the weapon is
used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Improvised Weapons
Sometimes characters don’t have their weapons and
have to attack with whatever is at hand. An
improvised weapon includes any object you can
wield in one or two hands, such as broken glass, a
table leg, a frying pan, a wagon wheel, or a dead
goblin.
Often, an improvised weapon is similar to an
actual weapon and can be treated as such. For
example, a table leg is akin to a club. At the GM’s
option, a character proficient with a weapon can use
a similar object as if it were that weapon and use his
or her proficiency bonus.
An object that bears no resemblance to a weapon
deals 1d4 damage (the GM assigns a damage type
appropriate to the object). If a character uses a
ranged weapon to make a melee attack, or throws a
melee weapon that does not have the thrown
property, it also deals 1d4 damage. An improvised
thrown weapon has a normal range of 20 feet and a
long range of 60 feet.
Silvered Weapons
Some monsters that have immunity or resistance to
nonmagical weapons are susceptible to silver
weapons, so cautious adventurers invest extra coin
to plate their weapons with silver. You can silver a
single weapon or ten pieces of ammunition for 100
gp. This cost represents not only the price of the
silver, but the time and expertise needed to add
silver to the weapon without making it less effective.
Special Weapons
Weapons with special rules are described here.
Lance. You have disadvantage when you use a
lance to attack a target within 5 feet of you. Also, a
lance requires two hands to wield when you aren’t
mounted.
Net. A Large or smaller creature hit by a net is
restrained until it is freed. A net has no effect on
creatures that are formless, or creatures that are
Huge or larger. A creature can use its action to make
a DC 10 Strength check, freeing itself or another
creature within its reach on a success. Dealing 5
slashing damage to the net (AC 10) also frees the
creature without harming it, ending the effect and
destroying the net.
When you use an action, bonus action, or reaction
to attack with a net, you can make only one attack
regardless of the number of attacks you can
normally make.
Weapons
Name Cost Damage Weight Properties
Simple Melee Weapons
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Club 1 sp 1d4 bludgeoning 2 lb. Light
Dagger 2 gp 1d4 piercing 1 lb. Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60)
Greatclub 2 sp 1d8 bludgeoning 10 lb. Two-­‐handed
Handaxe 5 gp 1d6 slashing 2 lb. Light, thrown (range 20/60)
Javelin 5 sp 1d6 piercing 2 lb. Thrown (range 30/120)
Light hammer 2 gp 1d4 bludgeoning 2 lb. Light, thrown (range 20/60)
Mace 5 gp 1d6 bludgeoning 4 lb. —
Quarterstaff 2 sp 1d6 bludgeoning 4 lb. Versatile (1d8)
Sickle 1 gp 1d4 slashing 2 lb. Light
Spear 1 gp 1d6 piercing 3 lb. Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d8)
Simple Ranged Weapons
Crossbow, light 25 gp 1d8 piercing 5 lb. Ammunition (range 80/320), loading, two-­‐handed
Dart 5 cp 1d4 piercing 1/4 lb. Finesse, thrown (range 20/60)
Shortbow 25 gp 1d6 piercing 2 lb. Ammunition (range 80/320), two-­‐handed
Sling 1 sp 1d4 bludgeoning — Ammunition (range 30/120)
Martial Melee Weapons
Battleaxe 10 gp 1d8 slashing 4 lb. Versatile (1d10)
Flail 10 gp 1d8 bludgeoning 2 lb. —
Glaive 20 gp 1d10 slashing 6 lb. Heavy, reach, two-­‐handed
Greataxe 30 gp 1d12 slashing 7 lb. Heavy, two-­‐handed
Greatsword 50 gp 2d6 slashing 6 lb. Heavy, two-­‐handed
Halberd 20 gp 1d10 slashing 6 lb. Heavy, reach, two-­‐handed
Lance 10 gp 1d12 piercing 6 lb. Reach, special
Longsword 15 gp 1d8 slashing 3 lb. Versatile (1d10)
Maul 10 gp 2d6 bludgeoning 10 lb. Heavy, two-­‐handed
Morningstar 15 gp 1d8 piercing 4 lb. —
Pike 5 gp 1d10 piercing 18 lb. Heavy, reach, two-­‐handed
Rapier 25 gp 1d8 piercing 2 lb. Finesse
Scimitar 25 gp 1d6 slashing 3 lb. Finesse, light
Shortsword 10 gp 1d6 piercing 2 lb. Finesse, light
Trident 5 gp 1d6 piercing 4 lb. Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d8)
War pick 5 gp 1d8 piercing 2 lb. —
Warhammer 15 gp 1d8 bludgeoning 2 lb. Versatile (1d10)
Whip 2 gp 1d4 slashing 3 lb. Finesse, reach
Martial Ranged Weapons
Blowgun 10 gp 1 piercing 1 lb. Ammunition (range 25/100), loading
Crossbow, hand 75 gp 1d6 piercing 3 lb. Ammunition (range 30/120), light, loading
Crossbow, heavy 50 gp 1d10 piercing 18 lb. Ammunition (range 100/400), heavy, loading, two-­‐handed
Longbow 50 gp 1d8 piercing 2 lb. Ammunition (range 150/600), heavy, two-­‐handed
Net 1 gp — 3 lb. Special, thrown (range 5/15)
Adventuring Gear
This section describes items that have special rules
or require further explanation.
Acid. As an action, you can splash the contents of
this vial onto a creature within 5 feet of you or throw
the vial up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. In
either case, make a ranged attack against a creature
or object, treating the acid as an improvised weapon.
On a hit, the target takes 2d6 acid damage.
Alchemist’s Fire. This sticky, adhesive fluid ignites
when exposed to air. As an action, you can throw this
flask up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. Make a
ranged attack against a creature or object, treating
the alchemist's fire as an improvised weapon. On a
hit, the target takes 1d4 fire damage at the start of
each of its turns. A creature can end this damage by
using its action to make a DC 10 Dexterity check to
extinguish the flames.
Antitoxin. A creature that drinks this vial of liquid
gains advantage on saving throws against poison for
1 hour. It confers no benefit to undead or constructs.
Arcane Focus. An arcane focus is a special item—
an orb, a crystal, a rod, a specially constructed staff, a
wand-­‐‑like length of wood, or some similar item—
designed to channel the power of arcane spells. A
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sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item as
a spellcasting focus.
Ball Bearings. As an action, you can spill these
tiny metal balls from their pouch to cover a level,
square area that is 10 feet on a side. A creature
moving across the covered area must succeed on a
DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. A
creature moving through the area at half speed
doesn’t need to make the save.
Block and Tackle. A set of pulleys with a cable
threaded through them and a hook to attach to
objects, a block and tackle allows you to hoist up to
four times the weight you can normally lift.
Book. A book might contain poetry, historical
accounts, information pertaining to a particular field
of lore, diagrams and notes on gnomish contraptions,
or just about anything else that can be represented
using text or pictures. A book of spells is a spellbook
(described later in this section).
Caltrops. As an action, you can spread a bag of
caltrops to cover a square area that is 5 feet on a side.
Any creature that enters the area must succeed on a
DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or stop moving this
turn and take 1 piercing damage. Taking this damage
reduces the creature’s walking speed by 10 feet until
the creature regains at least 1 hit point. A creature
moving through the area at half speed doesn’t need
to make the save.
Candle. For 1 hour, a candle sheds bright light in a
5-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an additional 5 feet.
Case, Crossbow Bolt. This wooden case can hold
up to twenty crossbow bolts.
Case, Map or Scroll. This cylindrical leather case
can hold up to ten rolled-­‐‑up sheets of paper or five
rolled-­‐‑up sheets of parchment.
Chain. A chain has 10 hit points. It can be burst
with a successful DC 20 Strength check.
Climber’s Kit. A climber’s kit includes special
pitons, boot tips, gloves, and a harness. You can use
the climber’s kit as an action to anchor yourself;
when you do, you can’t fall more than 25 feet from
the point where you anchored yourself, and you
can’t climb more than 25 feet away from that point
without undoing the anchor.
Component Pouch. A component pouch is a small,
watertight leather belt pouch that has compartments
to hold all the material components and other
special items you need to cast your spells, except for
those components that have a specific cost (as
indicated in a spell's description).
Crowbar. Using a crowbar grants advantage to
Strength checks where the crowbar’s leverage can
be applied.
Druidic Focus. A druidic focus might be a sprig of
mistletoe or holly, a wand or scepter made of yew or
another special wood, a staff drawn whole out of a
living tree, or a totem object incorporating feathers,
fur, bones, and teeth from sacred animals. A druid
can use such an object as a spellcasting focus.
Fishing Tackle. This kit includes a wooden rod,
silken line, corkwood bobbers, steel hooks, lead
sinkers, velvet lures, and narrow netting.
Healer’s Kit. This kit is a leather pouch containing
bandages, salves, and splints. The kit has ten uses. As
an action, you can expend one use of the kit to
stabilize a creature that has 0 hit points, without
needing to make a Wisdom (Medicine) check.
Holy Symbol. A holy symbol is a representation of
a god or pantheon. It might be an amulet depicting a
symbol representing a deity, the same symbol
carefully engraved or inlaid as an emblem on a
shield, or a tiny box holding a fragment of a sacred
relic. Appendix PH-­‐‑B "Fantasy-­‐‑Historical Pantheons"
lists the symbols commonly associated with many
gods in the multiverse. A cleric or paladin can use a
holy symbol as a spellcasting focus. To use the
symbol in this way, the caster must hold it in hand,
wear it visibly, or bear it on a shield.
Holy Water. As an action, you can splash the
contents of this flask onto a creature within 5 feet of
you or throw it up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact.
In either case, make a ranged attack against a target
creature, treating the holy water as an improvised
weapon. If the target is a fiend or undead, it takes
2d6 radiant damage.
A cleric or paladin may create holy water by
performing a special ritual. The ritual takes 1 hour to
perform, uses 25 gp worth of powdered silver, and
requires the caster to expend a 1st-­‐‑level spell slot.
Hunting Trap. When you use your action to set it,
this trap forms a saw-­‐‑toothed steel ring that snaps
shut when a creature steps on a pressure plate in the
center. The trap is affixed by a heavy chain to an
immobile object, such as a tree or a spike driven into
the ground. A creature that steps on the plate must
succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take
1d4 piercing damage and stop moving. Thereafter,
until the creature breaks free of the trap, its
movement is limited by the length of the chain
(typically 3 feet long). A creature can use its action
to make a DC 13 Strength check, freeing itself or
another creature within its reach on a success. Each
failed check deals 1 piercing damage to the trapped
creature.
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Lamp. A lamp casts bright light in a 15-­‐‑foot radius
and dim light for an additional 30 feet. Once lit, it
burns for 6 hours on a flask (1 pint) of oil.
Lantern, Bullseye. A bullseye lantern casts bright
light in a 60-­‐‑foot cone and dim light for an additional
60 feet. Once lit, it burns for 6 hours on a flask (1
pint) of oil.
Lantern, Hooded. A hooded lantern casts bright
light in a 30-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an
additional 30 feet. Once lit, it burns for 6 hours on a
flask (1 pint) of oil. As an action, you can lower the
hood, reducing the light to dim light in a 5-­‐‑foot
radius.
Lock. A key is provided with the lock. Without the
key, a creature proficient with thieves’ tools can pick
this lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check.
Your GM may decide that better locks are available
for higher prices.
Magnifying Glass. This lens allows a closer look at
small objects. It is also useful as a substitute for flint
and steel when starting fires. Lighting a fire with a
magnifying glass requires light as bright as sunlight
to focus, tinder to ignite, and about 5 minutes for the
fire to ignite. A magnifying glass grants advantage on
any ability check made to appraise or inspect an
item that is small or highly detailed.
Manacles. These metal restraints can bind a Small
or Medium creature. Escaping the manacles requires
a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. Breaking them
requires a successful DC 20 Strength check. Each set
of manacles comes with one key. Without the key, a
creature proficient with thieves’ tools can pick the
manacles’ lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity
check. Manacles have 15 hit points.
Mess Kit. This tin box contains a cup and simple
cutlery. The box clamps together, and one side can
be used as a cooking pan and the other as a plate or
shallow bowl.
Oil. Oil usually comes in a clay flask that holds 1
pint. As an action, you can splash the oil in this flask
onto a creature within 5 feet of you or throw it up to
20 feet, shattering it on impact. Make a ranged attack
against a target creature or object, treating the oil as
an improvised weapon. On a hit, the target is
covered in oil. If the target takes any fire damage
before the oil dries (after 1 minute), the target takes
an additional 5 fire damage from the burning oil. You
can also pour a flask of oil on the ground to cover a
5-­‐‑foot-­‐‑square area, provided that the surface is level.
If lit, the oil burns for 2 rounds and deals 5 fire
damage to any creature that enters the area or ends
its turn in the area. A creature can take this damage
only once per turn.
Poison, Basic. You can use the poison in this vial
to coat one slashing or piercing weapon or up to
three pieces of ammunition. Applying the poison
takes an action. A creature hit by the poisoned
weapon or ammunition must make a DC 10
Constitution saving throw or take 1d4 poison
damage. Once applied, the poison retains potency for
1 minute before drying.
Potion of Healing. A character who drinks the
magical red fluid in this vial regains 2d4 + 2 hit
points. Drinking or administering a potion takes an
action.
Pouch. A cloth or leather pouch can hold up to 20
sling bullets or 50 blowgun needles, among other
things. A compartmentalized pouch for holding spell
components is called a component pouch (described
earlier in this section).
Quiver. A quiver can hold up to 20 arrows.
Ram, Portable. You can use a portable ram to
break down doors. When doing so, you gain a +4
bonus on the Strength check. One other character
can help you use the ram, giving you advantage on
this check.
Rations. Rations consist of dry foods suitable for
extended travel, including jerky, dried fruit, hardtack,
and nuts.
Rope. Rope, whether made of hemp or silk, has 2
hit points and can be burst with a DC 17 Strength
check.
Scale, Merchant’s. A scale includes a small
balance, pans, and a suitable assortment of weights
up to 2 pounds. With it, you can measure the exact
weight of small objects, such as raw precious metals
or trade goods, to help determine their worth.
Spellbook. Essential for wizards, a spellbook is a
leather-­‐‑bound tome with 100 blank vellum pages
suitable for recording spells.
Spyglass. Objects viewed through a spyglass are
magnified to twice their size.
Tent. A simple and portable canvas shelter, a tent
sleeps two.
Tinderbox. This small container holds flint, fire
steel, and tinder (usually dry cloth soaked in light
oil) used to kindle a fire. Using it to light a torch—or
anything else with abundant, exposed fuel—takes an
action. Lighting any other fire takes 1 minute.
Torch. A torch burns for 1 hour, providing bright
light in a 20-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an
additional 20 feet. If you make a melee attack with a
burning torch and hit, it deals 1 fire damage.
Adventuring Gear
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Item Cost Weight
Abacus 2 gp 2 lb.
Acid (vial) 25 gp 1 lb.
Alchemist’s fire (flask) 50 gp 1 lb.
Ammunition
Arrows (20) 1 gp 1 lb.
Blowgun needles (50) 1 gp 1 lb.
Crossbow bolts (20) 1 gp 1½ lb.
Sling bullets (20) 4 cp 1½ lb.
Antitoxin (vial) 50 gp —
Arcane focus
Crystal 10 gp 1 lb.
Orb 20 gp 3 lb.
Rod 10 gp 2 lb.
Staff 5 gp 4 lb.
Wand 10 gp 1 lb.
Backpack 2 gp 5 lb.
Ball bearings (bag of 1,000) 1 gp 2 lb.
Barrel 2 gp 70 lb.
Basket 4 sp 2 lb.
Bedroll 1 gp 7 lb.
Bell 1 gp —
Blanket 5 sp 3 lb.
Block and tackle 1 gp 5 lb.
Book 25 gp 5 lb.
Bottle, glass 2 gp 2 lb.
Bucket 5 cp 2 lb.
Caltrops (bag of 20) 1 gp 2 lb.
Candle 1 cp —
Case, crossbow bolt 1 gp 1 lb.
Case, map or scroll 1 gp 1 lb.
Chain (10 feet) 5 gp 10 lb.
Chalk (1 piece) 1 cp —
Chest 5 gp 25 lb.
Climber’s kit 25 gp 12 lb.
Clothes, common 5 sp 3 lb.
Clothes, costume 5 gp 4 lb.
Clothes, fine 15 gp 6 lb.
Clothes, traveler’s 2 gp 4 lb.
Component pouch 25 gp 2 lb.
Crowbar 2 gp 5 lb.
Druidic focus
Sprig of mistletoe 1 gp —
Totem 1 gp —
Wooden staff 5 gp 4 lb.
Yew wand 10 gp 1 lb.
Fishing tackle 1 gp 4 lb.
Flask or tankard 2 cp 1 lb.
Grappling hook 2 gp 4 lb.
Hammer 1 gp 3 lb.
Hammer, sledge 2 gp 10 lb.
Healer’s kit 5 gp 3 lb.
Holy symbol
Amulet 5 gp 1 lb.
Emblem 5 gp —
Reliquary 5 gp 2 lb.
Holy water (flask) 25 gp 1 lb.
Hourglass 25 gp 1 lb.
Hunting trap 5 gp 25 lb.
Ink (1 ounce bottle) 10 gp —
Ink pen 2 cp —
Jug or pitcher 2 cp 4 lb.
Ladder (10-­‐foot) 1 sp 25 lb.
Lamp 5 sp 1 lb.
Lantern, bullseye 10 gp 2 lb.
Lantern, hooded 5 gp 2 lb.
Lock 10 gp 1 lb.
Magnifying glass 100 gp —
Manacles 2 gp 6 lb.
Mess kit 2 sp 1 lb.
Mirror, steel 5 gp 1/2 lb.
Oil (flask) 1 sp 1 lb.
Paper (one sheet) 2 sp —
Parchment (one sheet) 1 sp —
Perfume (vial) 5 gp —
Pick, miner’s 2 gp 10 lb.
Piton 5 cp 1/4 lb.
Poison, basic (vial) 100 gp —
Pole (10-­‐foot) 5 cp 7 lb.
Pot, iron 2 gp 10 lb.
Potion of healing 50 gp 1/2 lb.
Pouch 5 sp 1 lb.
Quiver 1 gp 1 lb.
Ram, portable 4 gp 35 lb.
Rations (1 day) 5 sp 2 lb.
Robes 1 gp 4 lb.
Rope, hempen (50 feet) 1 gp 10 lb.
Rope, silk (50 feet) 10 gp 5 lb.
Sack 1 cp 1/2 lb.
Scale, merchant’s 5 gp 3 lb.
Sealing wax 5 sp —
Shovel 2 gp 5 lb.
Signal whistle 5 cp —
Signet ring 5 gp —
Soap 2 cp —
Spellbook 50 gp 3 lb.
Spikes, iron (10) 1 gp 5 lb.
Spyglass 1,000 gp 1 lb.
Tent, two-­‐person 2 gp 20 lb.
Tinderbox 5 sp 1 lb.
Torch 1 cp 1 lb.
Vial 1 gp —
Waterskin 2 sp 5 lb. (full)
Whetstone 1 cp 1 lb.
Container Capacity
Container Capacity
Backpack* 1 cubic foot/30 pounds of gear
Barrel 40 gallons liquid, 4 cubic feet solid
Basket 2 cubic feet/40 pounds of gear
Bottle 1½ pints liquid
Bucket 3 gallons liquid, 1/2 cubic foot solid
Chest 12 cubic feet/300 pounds of gear
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Flask or tankard 1 pint liquid
Jug or pitcher 1 gallon liquid
Pot, iron 1 gallon liquid
Pouch 1/5 cubic foot/6 pounds of gear
Sack 1 cubic foot/30 pounds of gear
Vial 4 ounces liquid
Waterskin 4 pints liquid
* You can also strap items, such as a bedroll or a coil of rope,
to the outside of a backpack.
Equipment Packs
The starting equipment you get from your class includes a
collection of useful adventuring gear, put together in a pack.
The contents of these packs are listed here. If you are buying
your starting equipment, you can purchase a pack for the
price shown, which might be cheaper than buying the items
individually.
Burglar’s Pack (16 gp). Includes a backpack, a bag of 1,000
ball bearings, 10 feet of string, a bell, 5 candles, a crowbar, a
hammer, 10 pitons, a hooded lantern, 2 flasks of oil, 5 days
rations, a tinderbox, and a waterskin. The pack also has 50
feet of hempen rope strapped to the side of it.
Diplomat’s Pack (39 gp). Includes a chest, 2 cases for maps
and scrolls, a set of fine clothes, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, a
lamp, 2 flasks of oil, 5 sheets of paper, a vial of perfume,
sealing wax, and soap.
Dungeoneer’s Pack (12 gp). Includes a backpack, a
crowbar, a hammer, 10 pitons, 10 torches, a tinderbox, 10
days of rations, and a waterskin. The pack also has 50 feet of
hempen rope strapped to the side of it.
Entertainer’s Pack (40 gp). Includes a backpack, a bedroll,
2 costumes, 5 candles, 5 days of rations, a waterskin, and a
disguise kit.
Explorer’s Pack (10 gp). Includes a backpack, a bedroll, a
mess kit, a tinderbox, 10 torches, 10 days of rations, and a
waterskin. The pack also has 50 feet of hempen rope
strapped to the side of it.
Priest’s Pack (19 gp). Includes a backpack, a blanket, 10
candles, a tinderbox, an alms box, 2 blocks of incense, a
censer, vestments, 2 days of rations, and a waterskin.
Scholar’s Pack (40 gp). Includes a backpack, a book of lore,
a bottle of ink, an ink pen, 10 sheets of parchment, a little
bag of sand, and a small knife.
Tools
A tool helps you to do something you couldn't
otherwise do, such as craft or repair an item, forge a
document, or pick a lock. Your race, class,
background, or feats give you proficiency with
certain tools. Proficiency with a tool allows you to
add your proficiency bonus to any ability check you
make using that tool. Tool use is not tied to a single
ability, since proficiency with a tool represents
broader knowledge of its use. For example, the GM
might ask you to make a Dexterity check to carve a
fine detail with your woodcarver’s tools, or a
Strength check to make something out of
particularly hard wood.
Tools
Item Cost Weight
Artisan’s tools
Alchemist’s supplies 50 gp 8 lb.
Brewer’s supplies 20 gp 9 lb.
Calligrapher's supplies 10 gp 5 lb.
Carpenter’s tools 8 gp 6 lb.
Cartographer’s tools 15 gp 6 lb.
Cobbler’s tools 5 gp 5 lb.
Cook’s utensils 1 gp 8 lb.
Glassblower’s tools 30 gp 5 lb.
Jeweler’s tools 25 gp 2 lb.
Leatherworker’s tools 5 gp 5 lb.
Mason’s tools 10 gp 8 lb.
Painter’s supplies 10 gp 5 lb.
Potter’s tools 10 gp 3 lb.
Smith’s tools 20 gp 8 lb.
Tinker’s tools 50 gp 10 lb.
Weaver’s tools 1 gp 5 lb.
Woodcarver’s tools 1 gp 5 lb.
Disguise kit 25 gp 3 lb.
Forgery kit 15 gp 5 lb.
Gaming set
Dice set 1 sp —
Playing card set 5 sp —
Herbalism kit 5 gp 3 lb.
Musical instrument
Bagpipes 30 gp 6 lb.
Drum 6 gp 3 lb.
Dulcimer 25 gp 10 lb.
Flute 2 gp 1 lb.
Lute 35 gp 2 lb.
Lyre 30 gp 2 lb.
Horn 3 gp 2 lb.
Pan flute 12 gp 2 lb.
Shawm 2 gp 1 lb.
Viol 30 gp 1 lb.
Navigator’s tools 25 gp 2 lb.
Poisoner’s kit 50 gp 2 lb.
Thieves’ tools 25 gp 1 lb.
Vehicles (land or water) * *
* See the “Mounts and Vehicles” section.
Artisan’s Tools. These special tools include the
items needed to pursue a craft or trade. The table
shows examples of the most common types of tools,
each providing items related to a single craft.
Proficiency with a set of artisan’s tools lets you add
your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you
make using the tools in your craft. Each type of
artisan’s tools requires a separate proficiency.
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Disguise Kit. This pouch of cosmetics, hair dye,
and small props lets you create disguises that change
your physical appearance. Proficiency with this kit
lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability
checks you make to create a visual disguise.
Forgery Kit. This small box contains a variety of
papers and parchments, pens and inks, seals and
sealing wax, gold and silver leaf, and other supplies
necessary to create convincing forgeries of physical
documents. Proficiency with this kit lets you add
your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you
make to create a physical forgery of a document.
Gaming Set. This item encompasses a wide range
of game pieces, including dice and decks of cards (for
games such as Three-­‐‑Dragon Ante). A few common
examples appear on the Tools table, but other kinds
of gaming sets exist. If you are proficient with a
gaming set, you can add your proficiency bonus to
ability checks you make to play a game with that set.
Each type of gaming set requires a separate
proficiency.
Herbalism Kit. This kit contains a variety of
instruments such as clippers, mortar and pestle, and
pouches and vials used by herbalists to create
remedies and potions. Proficiency with this kit lets
you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks
you make to identify or apply herbs. Also,
proficiency with this kit is required to create
antitoxin and potions of healing.
Musical Instrument. Several of the most common
types of musical instruments are shown on the table
as examples. If you have proficiency with a given
musical instrument, you can add your proficiency
bonus to any ability checks you make to play music
with the instrument. A bard can use a musical
instrument as a spellcasting focus. Each type of
musical instrument requires a separate proficiency.
Navigator’s Tools. This set of instruments is used
for navigation at sea. Proficiency with navigator's
tools lets you chart a ship's course and follow
navigation charts. In addition, these tools allow you
to add your proficiency bonus to any ability check
you make to avoid getting lost at sea.
Poisoner’s Kit. A poisoner’s kit includes the vials,
chemicals, and other equipment necessary for the
creation of poisons. Proficiency with this kit lets you
add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you
make to craft or use poisons.
Thieves’ Tools. This set of tools includes a small
file, a set of lock picks, a small mirror mounted on a
metal handle, a set of narrow-­‐‑bladed scissors, and a
pair of pliers. Proficiency with these tools lets you
add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you
make to disarm traps or open locks.
Mounts and Vehicles
A good mount can help you move more quickly
through the wilderness, but its primary purpose is to
carry the gear that would otherwise slow you down.
The Mounts and Other Animals table shows each
animal’s speed and base carrying capacity.
An animal pulling a carriage, cart, chariot, sled, or
wagon can move weight up to five times its base
carrying capacity, including the weight of the vehicle.
If multiple animals pull the same vehicle, they can
add their carrying capacity together.
Mounts other than those listed here are available
in fantasy gaming worlds, but they are rare and not
normally available for purchase. These include flying
mounts (pegasi, griffons, hippogriffs, and similar
animals) and even aquatic mounts (giant sea horses,
for example). Acquiring such a mount often means
securing an egg and raising the creature yourself,
making a bargain with a powerful entity, or
negotiating with the mount itself.
Barding. Barding is armor designed to protect an
animal’s head, neck, chest, and body. Any type of
armor shown on the Armor table can be purchased
as barding. The cost is four times the equivalent
armor made for humanoids, and it weighs twice as
much.
Saddles. A military saddle braces the rider,
helping you keep your seat on an active mount in
battle. It gives you advantage on any check you make
to remain mounted. An exotic saddle is required for
riding any aquatic or flying mount.
Vehicle Proficiency. If you have proficiency with a
certain kind of vehicle (land or water), you can add
your proficiency bonus to any check you make to
control that kind of vehicle in difficult circumstances.
Rowed Vessels. Keelboats and rowboats are used
on lakes and rivers. If going downstream, add the
speed of the current (typically 3 miles per hour) to
the speed of the vehicle. These vehicles can’t be
rowed against any significant current, but they can
be pulled upstream by draft animals on the shores. A
rowboat weighs 100 pounds, in case adventurers
carry it over land.
Mounts and Other Animals
Item Cost Speed
Carrying
Capacity
Camel 50 gp 50 ft. 480 lb.
Donkey or mule 8 gp 40 ft. 420 lb.
Elephant 200 gp 40 ft. 1,320 lb.
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Horse, draft 50 gp 40 ft. 540 lb.
Horse, riding 75 gp 60 ft. 480 lb.
Mastiff 25 gp 40 ft. 195 lb.
Pony 30 gp 40 ft. 225 lb.
Warhorse 400 gp 60 ft. 540 lb.
Tack, Harness, and Drawn Vehicles
Item Cost Weight
Barding ×4 ×2
Bit and bridle 2 gp 1 lb.
Carriage 100 gp 600 lb.
Cart 15 gp 200 lb.
Chariot 250 gp 100 lb.
Feed (per day) 5 cp 10 lb.
Saddle
Exotic 60 gp 40 lb.
Military 20 gp 30 lb.
Pack 5 gp 15 lb.
Riding 10 gp 25 lb.
Saddlebags 4 gp 8 lb.
Sled 20 gp 300 lb.
Stabling (per day) 5 sp —
Wagon 35 gp 400 lb.
Waterborne Vehicles
Item Cost Speed
Galley 30,000 gp 4 mph
Keelboat 3,000 gp 1 mph
Longship 10,000 gp 3 mph
Rowboat 50 gp 1½ mph
Sailing ship 10,000 gp 2 mph
Warship 25,000 gp 2½ mph
Trade Goods
Most wealth is not in coins. It is measured in
livestock, grain, land, rights to collect taxes, or rights
to resources (such as a mine or a forest).
Guilds, nobles, and royalty regulate trade.
Chartered companies are granted rights to conduct
trade along certain routes, to send merchant ships to
various ports, or to buy or sell specific goods. Guilds
set prices for the goods or services that they control,
and determine who may or may not offer those
goods and services. Merchants commonly exchange
trade goods without using currency. The Trade
Goods table shows the value of commonly
exchanged goods.
Trade Goods
Cost Goods
1 cp 1 lb. of wheat
2 cp 1 lb. of flour or one chicken
5 cp 1 lb. of salt
1 sp 1 lb. of iron or 1 sq. yd. of canvas
5 sp 1 lb. of copper or 1 sq. yd. of cotton cloth
1 gp 1 lb. of ginger or one goat
2 gp 1 lb. of cinnamon or pepper, or one sheep
3 gp 1 lb. of cloves or one pig
5 gp 1 lb. of silver or 1 sq. yd. of linen
10 gp 1 sq. yd. of silk or one cow
15 gp 1 lb. of saffron or one ox
50 gp 1 lb. of gold
500 gp 1 lb. of platinum
Expenses
When not descending into the depths of the earth,
exploring ruins for lost treasures, or waging war
against the encroaching darkness, adventurers face
more mundane realities. Even in a fantastical world,
people require basic necessities such as shelter,
sustenance, and clothing. These things cost money,
although some lifestyles cost more than others.
Lifestyle Expenses
Lifestyle expenses provide you with a simple way to
account for the cost of living in a fantasy world. They
cover your accommodations, food and drink, and all
your other necessities. Furthermore, expenses cover
the cost of maintaining your equipment so you can
be ready when adventure next calls.
At the start of each week or month (your choice),
choose a lifestyle from the Expenses table and pay
the price to sustain that lifestyle. The prices listed
are per day, so if you wish to calculate the cost of
your chosen lifestyle over a thirty-­‐‑day period,
multiply the listed price by 30. Your lifestyle might
change from one period to the next, based on the
funds you have at your disposal, or you might
maintain the same lifestyle throughout your
character’s career.
Your lifestyle choice can have consequences.
Maintaining a wealthy lifestyle might help you make
contacts with the rich and powerful, though you run
the risk of attracting thieves. Likewise, living frugally
might help you avoid criminals, but you are unlikely
to make powerful connections.
Lifestyle Expenses
Lifestyle Price/Day
Wretched —
Squalid 1 sp
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Poor 2 sp
Modest 1 gp
Comfortable 2 gp
Wealthy 4 gp
Aristocratic 10 gp minimum
Wretched. You live in inhumane conditions. With
no place to call home, you shelter wherever you can,
sneaking into barns, huddling in old crates, and
relying on the good graces of people better off than
you. A wretched lifestyle presents abundant dangers.
Violence, disease, and hunger follow you wherever
you go. Other wretched people covet your armor,
weapons, and adventuring gear, which represent a
fortune by their standards. You are beneath the
notice of most people.
Squalid. You live in a leaky stable, a mud-­‐‑floored
hut just outside town, or a vermin-­‐‑infested boarding
house in the worst part of town. You have shelter
from the elements, but you live in a desperate and
often violent environment, in places rife with disease,
hunger, and misfortune. You are beneath the notice
of most people, and you have few legal protections.
Most people at this lifestyle level have suffered some
terrible setback. They might be disturbed, marked as
exiles, or suffer from disease.
Poor. A poor lifestyle means going without the
comforts available in a stable community. Simple
food and lodgings, threadbare clothing, and
unpredictable conditions result in a sufficient,
though probably unpleasant, experience. Your
accommodations might be a room in a flophouse or
in the common room above a tavern. You benefit
from some legal protections, but you still have to
contend with violence, crime, and disease. People at
this lifestyle level tend to be unskilled laborers,
costermongers, peddlers, thieves, mercenaries, and
other disreputable types.
Modest. A modest lifestyle keeps you out of the
slums and ensures that you can maintain your
equipment. You live in an older part of town, renting
a room in a boarding house, inn, or temple. You don’t
go hungry or thirsty, and your living conditions are
clean, if simple. Ordinary people living modest
lifestyles include soldiers with families, laborers,
students, priests, hedge wizards, and the like.
Comfortable. Choosing a comfortable lifestyle
means that you can afford nicer clothing and can
easily maintain your equipment. You live in a small
cottage in a middle-­‐‑class neighborhood or in a
private room at a fine inn. You associate with
merchants, skilled tradespeople, and military
officers.
Wealthy. Choosing a wealthy lifestyle means
living a life of luxury, though you might not have
achieved the social status associated with the old
money of nobility or royalty. You live a lifestyle
comparable to that of a highly successful merchant, a
favored servant of the royalty, or the owner of a few
small businesses. You have respectable lodgings,
usually a spacious home in a good part of town or a
comfortable suite at a fine inn. You likely have a
small staff of servants.
Aristocratic. You live a life of plenty and comfort.
You move in circles populated by the most powerful
people in the community. You have excellent
lodgings, perhaps a townhouse in the nicest part of
town or rooms in the finest inn. You dine at the best
restaurants, retain the most skilled and fashionable
tailor, and have servants attending to your every
need. You receive invitations to the social gatherings
of the rich and powerful, and spend evenings in the
company of politicians, guild leaders, high priests,
and nobility. You must also contend with the highest
levels of deceit and treachery. The wealthier you are,
the greater the chance you will be drawn into
political intrigue as a pawn or participant.
Self-Sufficiency
The expenses and lifestyles described here assume that you
are spending your time between adventures in town, availing
yourself of whatever services you can afford—paying for food
and shelter, paying townspeople to sharpen your sword and
repair your armor, and so on. Some characters, though,
might prefer to spend their time away from civilization,
sustaining themselves in the wild by hunting, foraging, and
repairing their own gear.
Maintaining this kind of lifestyle doesn’t require you to
spend any coin, but it is time-­‐consuming. If you spend your
time between adventures practicing a profession, you can
eke out the equivalent of a poor lifestyle. Proficiency in the
Survival skill lets you live at the equivalent of a comfortable
lifestyle.
Food, Drink, and Lodging
The Food, Drink, and Lodging table gives prices for
individual food items and a single night’s lodging.
These prices are included in your total lifestyle
expenses.
Food, Drink, and Lodging
Item Cost
Ale
Gallon 2 sp
Mug 4 cp
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Banquet (per person) 10 gp
Bread, loaf 2 cp
Cheese, hunk 1 sp
Inn stay (per day)
Squalid 7 cp
Poor 1 sp
Modest 5 sp
Comfortable 8 sp
Wealthy 2 gp
Aristocratic 4 gp
Meals (per day)
Squalid 3 cp
Poor 6 cp
Modest 3 sp
Comfortable 5 sp
Wealthy 8 sp
Aristocratic 2 gp
Meat, chunk 3 sp
Wine
Common (pitcher) 2 sp
Fine (bottle) 10 gp
Services
Adventurers can pay nonplayer characters to assist
them or act on their behalf in a variety of
circumstances. Most such hirelings have fairly
ordinary skills, while others are masters of a craft or
art, and a few are experts with specialized
adventuring skills.
Some of the most basic types of hirelings appear
on the Services table. Other common hirelings
include any of the wide variety of people who
inhabit a typical town or city, when the adventurers
pay them to perform a specific task. For example, a
wizard might pay a carpenter to construct an
elaborate chest (and its miniature replica) for use in
the secret chest spell. A fighter might commission a
blacksmith to forge a special sword. A bard might
pay a tailor to make exquisite clothing for an
upcoming performance in front of the duke.
Other hirelings provide more expert or dangerous
services. Mercenary soldiers paid to help the
adventurers take on a hobgoblin army are hirelings,
as are sages hired to research ancient or esoteric
lore. If a high-­‐‑level adventurer establishes a
stronghold of some kind, he or she might hire a
whole staff of servants and agents to run the place,
from a castellan or steward to menial laborers to
keep the stables clean. These hirelings often enjoy a
long-­‐‑term contract that includes a place to live
within the stronghold as part of the offered
compensation.
Services
Service Pay
Coach cab
Between towns 3 cp per mile
Within a city 1 cp
Hireling
Skilled 2 gp per day
Untrained 2 sp per day
Messenger 2 cp per mile
Road or gate toll 1 cp
Ship’s passage 1 sp per mile
Skilled hirelings include anyone hired to perform a
service that involves a proficiency (including
weapon, tool, or skill): a mercenary, artisan, scribe,
and so on. The pay shown is a minimum; some
expert hirelings require more pay. Untrained
hirelings are hired for menial work that requires no
particular skill and can include laborers, porters,
maids, and similar workers.
Spellcasting Services
People who are able to cast spells don’t fall into the
category of ordinary hirelings. It might be possible
to find someone willing to cast a spell in exchange
for coin or favors, but it is rarely easy and no
established pay rates exist. As a rule, the higher the
level of the desired spell, the harder it is to find
someone who can cast it and the more it costs.
Hiring someone to cast a relatively common spell
of 1st or 2nd level, such as cure wounds or identify, is
easy enough in a city or town, and might cost 10 to
50 gold pieces (plus the cost of any expensive
material components). Finding someone able and
willing to cast a higher-­‐‑level spell might involve
traveling to a large city, perhaps one with a
university or prominent temple. Once found, the
spellcaster might ask for a service instead of
payment—the kind of service that only adventurers
can provide, such as retrieving a rare item from a
dangerous locale or traversing a monster-­‐‑infested
wilderness to deliver something important to a
distant settlement.
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Feats
A feat represents a talent or an area of expertise that
gives a character special capabilities. It embodies
training, experience, and abilities beyond what a
class provides.
At certain levels, your class gives you the Ability
Score Improvement feature. Using the optional feats
rule, you can forgo taking that feature to take a feat
of your choice instead. You can take each feat only
once, unless the feat’s description says otherwise.
You must meet any prerequisite specified in a feat
to take that feat. If you ever lose a feat’s prerequisite,
you can’t use that feat until you regain the
prerequisite. For example, the Grappler feat requires
you to have a Strength of 13 or higher. If your
Strength is reduced below 13 somehow—perhaps by
a withering curse—you can’t benefit from the
Grappler feat until your Strength is restored.
Grappler
Prerequisite: Strength 13 or higher
You’ve developed the skills necessary to hold your
own in close-­‐‑quarters grappling. You gain the
following benefits:
• You have advantage on attack rolls against a
creature you are grappling.
• You can use your action to try to pin a creature
grappled by you. To do so, make another grapple
check. If you succeed, you and the creature are
both restrained until the grapple ends.
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Using Ability
Scores
Six abilities provide a quick description of every
creature’s physical and mental characteristics:
• Strength, measuring physical power
• Dexterity, measuring agility
• Constitution, measuring endurance
• Intelligence, measuring reasoning and memory
• Wisdom, measuring perception and insight
• Charisma, measuring force of personality
Is a character muscle-­‐‑bound and insightful? Brilliant
and charming? Nimble and hardy? Ability scores
define these qualities—a creature’s assets as well as
weaknesses.
The three main rolls of the game—the ability
check, the saving throw, and the attack roll—rely on
the six ability scores. The book’s introduction
describes the basic rule behind these rolls: roll a d20,
add an ability modifier derived from one of the six
ability scores, and compare the total to a target
number.
Ability Scores and Modifiers
Each of a creature’s abilities has a score, a number
that defines the magnitude of that ability. An ability
score is not just a measure of innate capabilities, but
also encompasses a creature’s training and
competence in activities related to that ability.
A score of 10 or 11 is the normal human average,
but adventurers and many monsters are a cut above
average in most abilities. A score of 18 is the highest
that a person usually reaches. Adventurers can have
scores as high as 20, and monsters and divine beings
can have scores as high as 30.
Each ability also has a modifier, derived from the
score and ranging from −5 (for an ability score of 1)
to +10 (for a score of 30). The Ability Scores and
Modifiers table notes the ability modifiers for the
range of possible ability scores, from 1 to 30.
Ability Scores and Modifiers
Score Modifier
1 −5
2–3 −4
4–5 −3
6–7 −2
8–9 −1
10–11 +0
12–13 +1
14–15 +2
16–17 +3
18–19 +4
20–21 +5
22–23 +6
24–25 +7
26–27 +8
28–29 +9
30 +10
To determine an ability modifier without
consulting the table, subtract 10 from the ability
score and then divide the total by 2 (round down).
Because ability modifiers affect almost every
attack roll, ability check, and saving throw, ability
modifiers come up in play more often than their
associated scores.
Advantage and
Disadvantage
Sometimes a special ability or spell tells you that you
have advantage or disadvantage on an ability check,
a saving throw, or an attack roll. When that happens,
you roll a second d20 when you make the roll. Use
the higher of the two rolls if you have advantage, and
use the lower roll if you have disadvantage. For
example, if you have disadvantage and roll a 17 and
a 5, you use the 5. If you instead have advantage and
roll those numbers, you use the 17.
If multiple situations affect a roll and each one
grants advantage or imposes disadvantage on it, you
don’t roll more than one additional d20. If two
favorable situations grant advantage, for example,
you still roll only one additional d20.
If circumstances cause a roll to have both
advantage and disadvantage, you are considered to
have neither of them, and you roll one d20. This is
true even if multiple circumstances impose
disadvantage and only one grants advantage or vice
versa. In such a situation, you have neither
advantage nor disadvantage.
When you have advantage or disadvantage and
something in the game, such as the halfling’s Lucky
trait, lets you reroll the d20, you can reroll only one
of the dice. You choose which one. For example, if a
halfling has advantage or disadvantage on an ability
check and rolls a 1 and a 13, the halfling could use
the Lucky trait to reroll the 1.
You usually gain advantage or disadvantage
through the use of special abilities, actions, or spells.
Inspiration can also give a character advantage. The
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GM can also decide that circumstances influence a
roll in one direction or the other and grant
advantage or impose disadvantage as a result.
Proficiency Bonus
Characters have a proficiency bonus determined by
level. Monsters also have this bonus, which is
incorporated in their stat blocks. The bonus is used
in the rules on ability checks, saving throws, and
attack rolls.
Your proficiency bonus can’t be added to a single
die roll or other number more than once. For
example, if two different rules say you can add your
proficiency bonus to a Wisdom saving throw, you
nevertheless add the bonus only once when you
make the save.
Occasionally, your proficiency bonus might be
multiplied or divided (doubled or halved, for
example) before you apply it. For example, the
rogue’s Expertise feature doubles the proficiency
bonus for certain ability checks. If a circumstance
suggests that your proficiency bonus applies more
than once to the same roll, you still add it only once
and multiply or divide it only once.
By the same token, if a feature or effect allows you
to multiply your proficiency bonus when making an
ability check that wouldn’t normally benefit from
your proficiency bonus, you still don’t add the bonus
to the check. For that check your proficiency bonus
is 0, given the fact that multiplying 0 by any number
is still 0. For instance, if you lack proficiency in the
History skill, you gain no benefit from a feature that
lets you double your proficiency bonus when you
make Intelligence (History) checks.
In general, you don’t multiply your proficiency
bonus for attack rolls or saving throws. If a feature
or effect allows you to do so, these same rules apply.
Ability Checks
An ability check tests a character’s or monster’s
innate talent and training in an effort to overcome a
challenge. The GM calls for an ability check when a
character or monster attempts an action (other than
an attack) that has a chance of failure. When the
outcome is uncertain, the dice determine the results.
For every ability check, the GM decides which of the
six abilities is relevant to the task at hand and the
difficulty of the task, represented by a Difficulty Class.
The more difficult a task, the higher its DC. The
Typical Difficulty Classes table shows the most
common DCs.
Typical Difficulty Classes
Task Difficulty DC
Very easy 5
Easy 10
Medium 15
Hard 20
Very hard 25
Nearly impossible 30
To make an ability check, roll a d20 and add the
relevant ability modifier. As with other d20 rolls,
apply bonuses and penalties, and compare the total
to the DC. If the total equals or exceeds the DC, the
ability check is a success—the creature overcomes
the challenge at hand. Otherwise, it’s a failure, which
means the character or monster makes no progress
toward the objective or makes progress combined
with a setback determined by the GM.
Contests
Sometimes one character’s or monster’s efforts are
directly opposed to another’s. This can occur when
both of them are trying to do the same thing and
only one can succeed, such as attempting to snatch
up a magic ring that has fallen on the floor. This
situation also applies when one of them is trying to
prevent the other one from accomplishing a goal—
for example, when a monster tries to force open a
door that an adventurer is holding closed. In
situations like these, the outcome is determined by a
special form of ability check, called a contest.
Both participants in a contest make ability checks
appropriate to their efforts. They apply all
appropriate bonuses and penalties, but instead of
comparing the total to a DC, they compare the totals
of their two checks. The participant with the higher
check total wins the contest. That character or
monster either succeeds at the action or prevents
the other one from succeeding.
If the contest results in a tie, the situation remains
the same as it was before the contest. Thus, one
contestant might win the contest by default. If two
characters tie in a contest to snatch a ring off the
floor, neither character grabs it. In a contest between
a monster trying to open a door and an adventurer
trying to keep the door closed, a tie means that the
door remains shut.
Skills
Each ability covers a broad range of capabilities,
including skills that a character or a monster can be
proficient in. A skill represents a specific aspect of an
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ability score, and an individual’s proficiency in a skill
demonstrates a focus on that aspect. (A character’s
starting skill proficiencies are determined at
character creation, and a monster’s skill
proficiencies appear in the monster’s stat block.)
For example, a Dexterity check might reflect a
character’s attempt to pull off an acrobatic stunt, to
palm an object, or to stay hidden. Each of these
aspects of Dexterity has an associated skill:
Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth, respectively.
So a character who has proficiency in the Stealth
skill is particularly good at Dexterity checks related
to sneaking and hiding.
The skills related to each ability score are shown
in the following list. (No skills are related to
Constitution.) See an ability’s description in the later
sections of this section for examples of how to use a
skill associated with an ability.
Strength
• Athletics
Dexterity
• Acrobatics
• Sleight of Hand
• Stealth
Intelligence
• Arcana
• History
• Investigation
• Nature
• Religion
Wisdom
• Animal Handling
• Insight
• Medicine
• Perception
• Survival
Charisma
• Deception
• Intimidation
• Performance
• Persuasion
Sometimes, the GM might ask for an ability check
using a specific skill—for example, “Make a Wisdom
(Perception) check.” At other times, a player might
ask the GM if proficiency in a particular skill applies
to a check. In either case, proficiency in a skill means
an individual can add his or her proficiency bonus to
ability checks that involve that skill. Without
proficiency in the skill, the individual makes a
normal ability check.
For example, if a character attempts to climb up a
dangerous cliff, the GM might ask for a Strength
(Athletics) check. If the character is proficient in
Athletics, the character’s proficiency bonus is added
to the Strength check. If the character lacks that
proficiency, he or she just makes a Strength check.
Variant: Skills with Different Abilities
Normally, your proficiency in a skill applies only to a
specific kind of ability check. Proficiency in Athletics,
for example, usually applies to Strength checks. In
some situations, though, your proficiency might
reasonably apply to a different kind of check. In such
cases, the GM might ask for a check using an unusual
combination of ability and skill, or you might ask
your GM if you can apply a proficiency to a different
check. For example, if you have to swim from an
offshore island to the mainland, your GM might call
for a Constitution check to see if you have the
stamina to make it that far. In this case, your GM
might allow you to apply your proficiency in
Athletics and ask for a Constitution (Athletics) check.
So if you’re proficient in Athletics, you apply your
proficiency bonus to the Constitution check just as
you would normally do for a Strength (Athletics)
check. Similarly, when your half-­‐‑orc barbarian uses a
display of raw strength to intimidate an enemy, your
GM might ask for a Strength (Intimidation) check,
even though Intimidation is normally associated
with Charisma.
Passive Checks
A passive check is a special kind of ability check that
doesn’t involve any die rolls. Such a check can
represent the average result for a task done
repeatedly, such as searching for secret doors over
and over again, or can be used when the GM wants
to secretly determine whether the characters
succeed at something without rolling dice, such as
noticing a hidden monster.
Here’s how to determine a character’s total for a
passive check:
10 + all modifiers that normally
apply to the check
If the character has advantage on the check, add 5.
For disadvantage, subtract 5. The game refers to a
passive check total as a score.
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For example, if a 1st-­‐‑level character has a Wisdom
of 15 and proficiency in Perception, he or she has a
passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14.
The rules on hiding in the “Dexterity” section
below rely on passive checks, as do the exploration
rules.
Working Together
Sometimes two or more characters team up to
attempt a task. The character who’s leading the
effort—or the one with the highest ability
modifier—can make an ability check with advantage,
reflecting the help provided by the other characters.
In combat, this requires the Help action.
A character can only provide help if the task is one
that he or she could attempt alone. For example,
trying to open a lock requires proficiency with
thieves’ tools, so a character who lacks that
proficiency can’t help another character in that task.
Moreover, a character can help only when two or
more individuals working together would actually
be productive. Some tasks, such as threading a
needle, are no easier with help.
Group Checks
When a number of individuals are trying to
accomplish something as a group, the GM might ask
for a group ability check. In such a situation, the
characters who are skilled at a particular task help
cover those who aren’t.
To make a group ability check, everyone in the
group makes the ability check. If at least half the
group succeeds, the whole group succeeds.
Otherwise, the group fails.
Group checks don’t come up very often, and
they’re most useful when all the characters succeed
or fail as a group. For example, when adventurers
are navigating a swamp, the GM might call for a
group Wisdom (Survival) check to see if the
characters can avoid the quicksand, sinkholes, and
other natural hazards of the environment. If at least
half the group succeeds, the successful characters
are able to guide their companions out of danger.
Otherwise, the group stumbles into one of these
hazards.
Using Each Ability
Every task that a character or monster might
attempt in the game is covered by one of the six
abilities. This section explains in more detail what
those abilities mean and the ways they are used in
the game.
Strength
Strength measures bodily power, athletic training,
and the extent to which you can exert raw physical
force.
Strength Checks
A Strength check can model any attempt to lift, push,
pull, or break something, to force your body through
a space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a
situation. The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in
certain kinds of Strength checks.
Athletics. Your Strength (Athletics) check covers
difficult situations you encounter while climbing,
jumping, or swimming. Examples include the
following activities:
• You attempt to climb a sheer or slippery cliff,
avoid hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a
surface while something is trying to knock you off.
• You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull
off a stunt midjump.
• You struggle to swim or stay afloat in treacherous
currents, storm-­‐‑tossed waves, or areas of thick
seaweed. Or another creature tries to push or pull
you underwater or otherwise interfere with your
swimming.
Other Strength Checks. The GM might also call for
a Strength check when you try to accomplish tasks
like the following:
• Force open a stuck, locked, or barred door
• Break free of bonds
• Push through a tunnel that is too small
• Hang on to a wagon while being dragged behind it
• Tip over a statue
• Keep a boulder from rolling
Attack Rolls and Damage
You add your Strength modifier to your attack roll
and your damage roll when attacking with a melee
weapon such as a mace, a battleaxe, or a javelin. You
use melee weapons to make melee attacks in hand-­‐‑
to-­‐‑hand combat, and some of them can be thrown to
make a ranged attack.
Lifting and Carrying
Your Strength score determines the amount of
weight you can bear. The following terms define
what you can lift or carry.
Carrying Capacity. Your carrying capacity is your
Strength score multiplied by 15. This is the weight
(in pounds) that you can carry, which is high enough
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that most characters don’t usually have to worry
about it.
Push, Drag, or Lift. You can push, drag, or lift a
weight in pounds up to twice your carrying capacity
(or 30 times your Strength score). While pushing or
dragging weight in excess of your carrying capacity,
your speed drops to 5 feet.
Size and Strength. Larger creatures can bear
more weight, whereas Tiny creatures can carry less.
For each size category above Medium, double the
creature’s carrying capacity and the amount it can
push, drag, or lift. For a Tiny creature, halve these
weights.
Variant: Encumbrance
The rules for lifting and carrying are intentionally
simple. Here is a variant if you are looking for more
detailed rules for determining how a character is
hindered by the weight of equipment. When you use
this variant, ignore the Strength column of the
Armor table.
If you carry weight in excess of 5 times your
Strength score, you are encumbered, which means
your speed drops by 10 feet.
If you carry weight in excess of 10 times your
Strength score, up to your maximum carrying
capacity, you are instead heavily encumbered,
which means your speed drops by 20 feet and you
have disadvantage on ability checks, attack rolls, and
saving throws that use Strength, Dexterity, or
Constitution.
Dexterity
Dexterity measures agility, reflexes, and balance.
Dexterity Checks
A Dexterity check can model any attempt to move
nimbly, quickly, or quietly, or to keep from falling on
tricky footing. The Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, and
Stealth skills reflect aptitude in certain kinds of
Dexterity checks.
Acrobatics. Your Dexterity (Acrobatics) check
covers your attempt to stay on your feet in a tricky
situation, such as when you’re trying to run across a
sheet of ice, balance on a tightrope, or stay upright
on a rocking ship’s deck. The GM might also call for a
Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to see if you can
perform acrobatic stunts, including dives, rolls,
somersaults, and flips.
Sleight of Hand. Whenever you attempt an act of
legerdemain or manual trickery, such as planting
something on someone else or concealing an object
on your person, make a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand)
check. The GM might also call for a Dexterity (Sleight
of Hand) check to determine whether you can lift a
coin purse off another person or slip something out
of another person’s pocket.
Stealth. Make a Dexterity (Stealth) check when
you attempt to conceal yourself from enemies, slink
past guards, slip away without being noticed, or
sneak up on someone without being seen or heard.
Other Dexterity Checks. The GM might call for a
Dexterity check when you try to accomplish tasks
like the following:
• Control a heavily laden cart on a steep descent
• Steer a chariot around a tight turn
• Pick a lock
• Disable a trap
• Securely tie up a prisoner
• Wriggle free of bonds
• Play a stringed instrument
• Craft a small or detailed object
Attack Rolls and Damage
You add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll
and your damage roll when attacking with a ranged
weapon, such as a sling or a longbow. You can also
add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and
your damage roll when attacking with a melee
weapon that has the finesse property, such as a
dagger or a rapier.
Armor Class
Depending on the armor you wear, you might add
some or all of your Dexterity modifier to your Armor
Class.
Initiative
At the beginning of every combat, you roll initiative
by making a Dexterity check. Initiative determines
the order of creatures’ turns in combat.
Hiding
The GM decides when circumstances are appropriate for
hiding. When you try to hide, make a Dexterity (Stealth)
check. Until you are discovered or you stop hiding, that
check’s total is contested by the Wisdom (Perception) check
of any creature that actively searches for signs of your
presence.
You can’t hide from a creature that can see you clearly,
and you give away your position if you make noise, such as
shouting a warning or knocking over a vase.
An invisible creature can always try to hide. Signs of its
passage might still be noticed, and it does have to stay quiet.
In combat, most creatures stay alert for signs of danger all
around, so if you come out of hiding and approach a
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creature, it usually sees you. However, under certain
circumstances, the GM might allow you to stay hidden as you
approach a creature that is distracted, allowing you to gain
advantage on an attack roll before you are seen.
Passive Perception. When you hide, there’s a chance
someone will notice you even if they aren’t searching. To
determine whether such a creature notices you, the GM
compares your Dexterity (Stealth) check with that creature’s
passive Wisdom (Perception) score, which equals 10 + the
creature’s Wisdom modifier, as well as any other bonuses or
penalties. If the creature has advantage, add 5. For
disadvantage, subtract 5. For example, if a 1st-­‐level character
(with a proficiency bonus of +2) has a Wisdom of 15 (a +2
modifier) and proficiency in Perception, he or she has a
passive Wisdom (Perception) of 14.
What Can You See? One of the main factors in
determining whether you can find a hidden creature or
object is how well you can see in an area, which might be
lightly or heavily obscured, as explained in "The
Environment.”
Constitution
Constitution measures health, stamina, and vital
force.
Constitution Checks
Constitution checks are uncommon, and no skills
apply to Constitution checks, because the endurance
this ability represents is largely passive rather than
involving a specific effort on the part of a character
or monster. A Constitution check can model your
attempt to push beyond normal limits, however.
The GM might call for a Constitution check when
you try to accomplish tasks like the following:
• Hold your breath
• March or labor for hours without rest
• Go without sleep
• Survive without food or water
• Quaff an entire stein of ale in one go
Hit Points
Your Constitution modifier contributes to your hit
points. Typically, you add your Constitution modifier
to each Hit Die you roll for your hit points.
If your Constitution modifier changes, your hit
point maximum changes as well, as though you had
the new modifier from 1st level. For example, if you
raise your Constitution score when you reach 4th
level and your Constitution modifier increases from
+1 to +2, you adjust your hit point maximum as
though the modifier had always been +2. So you add
3 hit points for your first three levels, and then roll
your hit points for 4th level using your new modifier.
Or if you’re 7th level and some effect lowers your
Constitution score so as to reduce your Constitution
modifier by 1, your hit point maximum is reduced by
7.
Intelligence
Intelligence measures mental acuity, accuracy of
recall, and the ability to reason.
Intelligence Checks
An Intelligence check comes into play when you
need to draw on logic, education, memory, or
deductive reasoning. The Arcana, History,
Investigation, Nature, and Religion skills reflect
aptitude in certain kinds of Intelligence checks.
Arcana. Your Intelligence (Arcana) check
measures your ability to recall lore about spells,
magic items, eldritch symbols, magical traditions,
the planes of existence, and the inhabitants of those
planes.
History. Your Intelligence (History) check
measures your ability to recall lore about historical
events, legendary people, ancient kingdoms, past
disputes, recent wars, and lost civilizations.
Investigation. When you look around for clues
and make deductions based on those clues, you
make an Intelligence (Investigation) check. You
might deduce the location of a hidden object, discern
from the appearance of a wound what kind of
weapon dealt it, or determine the weakest point in a
tunnel that could cause it to collapse. Poring through
ancient scrolls in search of a hidden fragment of
knowledge might also call for an Intelligence
(Investigation) check.
Nature. Your Intelligence (Nature) check
measures your ability to recall lore about terrain,
plants and animals, the weather, and natural cycles.
Religion. Your Intelligence (Religion) check
measures your ability to recall lore about deities,
rites and prayers, religious hierarchies, holy symbols,
and the practices of secret cults.
Other Intelligence Checks. The GM might call for
an Intelligence check when you try to accomplish
tasks like the following:
• Communicate with a creature without using words
• Estimate the value of a precious item
• Pull together a disguise to pass as a city guard
• Forge a document
• Recall lore about a craft or trade
• Win a game of skill
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Spellcasting Ability
Wizards use Intelligence as their spellcasting ability,
which helps determine the saving throw DCs of
spells they cast.
Wisdom
Wisdom reflects how attuned you are to the world
around you and represents perceptiveness and
intuition.
Wisdom Checks
A Wisdom check might reflect an effort to read body
language, understand someone’s feelings, notice
things about the environment, or care for an injured
person. The Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine,
Perception, and Survival skills reflect aptitude in
certain kinds of Wisdom checks.
Animal Handling. When there is any question
whether you can calm down a domesticated animal,
keep a mount from getting spooked, or intuit an
animal’s intentions, the GM might call for a Wisdom
(Animal Handling) check. You also make a Wisdom
(Animal Handling) check to control your mount
when you attempt a risky maneuver.
Insight. Your Wisdom (Insight) check decides
whether you can determine the true intentions of a
creature, such as when searching out a lie or
predicting someone’s next move. Doing so involves
gleaning clues from body language, speech habits,
and changes in mannerisms.
Medicine. A Wisdom (Medicine) check lets you try
to stabilize a dying companion or diagnose an illness.
Perception. Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets
you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of
something. It measures your general awareness of
your surroundings and the keenness of your senses.
For example, you might try to hear a conversation
through a closed door, eavesdrop under an open
window, or hear monsters moving stealthily in the
forest. Or you might try to spot things that are
obscured or easy to miss, whether they are orcs
lying in ambush on a road, thugs hiding in the
shadows of an alley, or candlelight under a closed
secret door.
Survival. The GM might ask you to make a
Wisdom (Survival) check to follow tracks, hunt wild
game, guide your group through frozen wastelands,
identify signs that owlbears live nearby, predict the
weather, or avoid quicksand and other natural
hazards.
Other Wisdom Checks. The GM might call for a
Wisdom check when you try to accomplish tasks like
the following:
• Get a gut feeling about what course of action to
follow
• Discern whether a seemingly dead or living
creature is undead
Spellcasting Ability
Clerics, druids, and rangers use Wisdom as their
spellcasting ability, which helps determine the
saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Charisma
Charisma measures your ability to interact
effectively with others. It includes such factors as
confidence and eloquence, and it can represent a
charming or commanding personality.
Charisma Checks
A Charisma check might arise when you try to
influence or entertain others, when you try to make
an impression or tell a convincing lie, or when you
are navigating a tricky social situation. The
Deception, Intimidation, Performance, and
Persuasion skills reflect aptitude in certain kinds of
Charisma checks.
Deception. Your Charisma (Deception) check
determines whether you can convincingly hide the
truth, either verbally or through your actions. This
deception can encompass everything from
misleading others through ambiguity to telling
outright lies. Typical situations include trying to fast-­‐‑
talk a guard, con a merchant, earn money through
gambling, pass yourself off in a disguise, dull
someone’s suspicions with false assurances, or
maintain a straight face while telling a blatant lie.
Intimidation. When you attempt to influence
someone through overt threats, hostile actions, and
physical violence, the GM might ask you to make a
Charisma (Intimidation) check. Examples include
trying to pry information out of a prisoner,
convincing street thugs to back down from a
confrontation, or using the edge of a broken bottle to
convince a sneering vizier to reconsider a decision.
Performance. Your Charisma (Performance)
check determines how well you can delight an
audience with music, dance, acting, storytelling, or
some other form of entertainment.
Persuasion. When you attempt to influence
someone or a group of people with tact, social graces,
or good nature, the GM might ask you to make a
Charisma (Persuasion) check. Typically, you use
persuasion when acting in good faith, to foster
friendships, make cordial requests, or exhibit proper
etiquette. Examples of persuading others include
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convincing a chamberlain to let your party see the
king, negotiating peace between warring tribes, or
inspiring a crowd of townsfolk.
Other Charisma Checks. The GM might call for a
Charisma check when you try to accomplish tasks
like the following:
• Find the best person to talk to for news, rumors,
and gossip
• Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of
conversation
Spellcasting Ability
Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use
Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps
determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Saving Throws
A saving throw—also called a save—represents an
attempt to resist a spell, a trap, a poison, a disease,
or a similar threat. You don’t normally decide to
make a saving throw; you are forced to make one
because your character or monster is at risk of harm.
To make a saving throw, roll a d20 and add the
appropriate ability modifier. For example, you use
your Dexterity modifier for a Dexterity saving throw.
A saving throw can be modified by a situational
bonus or penalty and can be affected by advantage
and disadvantage, as determined by the GM.
Each class gives proficiency in at least two saving
throws. The wizard, for example, is proficient in
Intelligence saves. As with skill proficiencies,
proficiency in a saving throw lets a character add his
or her proficiency bonus to saving throws made using
a particular ability score. Some monsters have saving
throw proficiencies as well.
The Difficulty Class for a saving throw is
determined by the effect that causes it. For example,
the DC for a saving throw allowed by a spell is
determined by the caster’s spellcasting ability and
proficiency bonus.
The result of a successful or failed saving throw is
also detailed in the effect that allows the save.
Usually, a successful save means that a creature
suffers no harm, or reduced harm, from an effect.
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Time
In situations where keeping track of the passage of
time is important, the GM determines the time a task
requires. The GM might use a different time scale
depending on the context of the situation at hand. In
a dungeon environment, the adventurers’ movement
happens on a scale of minutes. It takes them about a
minute to creep down a long hallway, another
minute to check for traps on the door at the end of
the hall, and a good ten minutes to search the
chamber beyond for anything interesting or valuable.
In a city or wilderness, a scale of hours is often
more appropriate. Adventurers eager to reach the
lonely tower at the heart of the forest hurry across
those fifteen miles in just under four hours’ time.
For long journeys, a scale of days works best.
Following the road from Baldur’s Gate to Waterdeep,
the adventurers spend four uneventful days before a
goblin ambush interrupts their journey.
In combat and other fast-­‐‑paced situations, the
game relies on rounds, a 6-­‐‑second span of time.
Movement
Swimming across a rushing river, sneaking down a
dungeon corridor, scaling a treacherous mountain
slope—all sorts of movement play a key role in
fantasy gaming adventures.
The GM can summarize the adventurers’
movement without calculating exact distances or
travel times: “You travel through the forest and find
the dungeon entrance late in the evening of the third
day.” Even in a dungeon, particularly a large
dungeon or a cave network, the GM can summarize
movement between encounters: “After killing the
guardian at the entrance to the ancient dwarven
stronghold, you consult your map, which leads you
through miles of echoing corridors to a chasm
bridged by a narrow stone arch.”
Sometimes it’s important, though, to know how
long it takes to get from one spot to another,
whether the answer is in days, hours, or minutes.
The rules for determining travel time depend on two
factors: the speed and travel pace of the creatures
moving and the terrain they’re moving over.
Speed
Every character and monster has a speed, which is
the distance in feet that the character or monster can
walk in 1 round. This number assumes short bursts
of energetic movement in the midst of a life-­‐‑
threatening situation.
The following rules determine how far a character
or monster can move in a minute, an hour, or a day.
Travel Pace
While traveling, a group of adventurers can move at
a normal, fast, or slow pace, as shown on the Travel
Pace table. The table states how far the party can
move in a period of time and whether the pace has
any effect. A fast pace makes characters less
perceptive, while a slow pace makes it possible to
sneak around and to search an area more carefully.
Forced March. The Travel Pace table assumes that
characters travel for 8 hours in day. They can push
on beyond that limit, at the risk of exhaustion.
For each additional hour of travel beyond 8 hours,
the characters cover the distance shown in the Hour
column for their pace, and each character must make
a Constitution saving throw at the end of the hour.
The DC is 10 + 1 for each hour past 8 hours. On a
failed saving throw, a character suffers one level of
exhaustion (see appendix PH-­‐‑A).
Mounts and Vehicles. For short spans of time (up
to an hour), many animals move much faster than
humanoids. A mounted character can ride at a gallop
for about an hour, covering twice the usual distance
for a fast pace. If fresh mounts are available every 8
to 10 miles, characters can cover larger distances at
this pace, but this is very rare except in densely
populated areas.
Characters in wagons, carriages, or other land
vehicles choose a pace as normal. Characters in a
waterborne vessel are limited to the speed of the
vessel, and they don’t suffer penalties for a fast pace
or gain benefits from a slow pace. Depending on the
vessel and the size of the crew, ships might be able
to travel for up to 24 hours per day.
Certain special mounts, such as a pegasus or
griffon, or special vehicles, such as a carpet of flying,
allow you to travel more swiftly.
Travel Pace
Pace Distance Traveled per . . .
Minute Hour Day Effect
Fast 400
feet
4
miles
30
miles
−5 penalty to passive
Wisdom (Perception)
scores
Normal 300
feet
3
miles
24
miles
—
Slow 200
feet
2
miles
18
miles
Able to use stealth
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Difficult Terrain
The travel speeds given in the Travel Pace table
assume relatively simple terrain: roads, open plains,
or clear dungeon corridors. But adventurers often
face dense forests, deep swamps, rubble-­‐‑filled ruins,
steep mountains, and ice-­‐‑covered ground—all
considered difficult terrain.
You move at half speed in difficult terrain—
moving 1 foot in difficult terrain costs 2 feet of
speed—so you can cover only half the normal
distance in a minute, an hour, or a day.
Special Types of Movement
Movement through dangerous dungeons or
wilderness areas often involves more than simply
walking. Adventurers might have to climb, crawl,
swim, or jump to get where they need to go.
Climbing, Swimming, and Crawling
While climbing or swimming, each foot of movement
costs 1 extra foot (2 extra feet in difficult terrain),
unless a creature has a climbing or swimming speed.
At the GM’s option, climbing a slippery vertical
surface or one with few handholds requires a
successful Strength (Athletics) check. Similarly,
gaining any distance in rough water might require a
successful Strength (Athletics) check.
Jumping
Your Strength determines how far you can jump.
Long Jump. When you make a long jump, you
cover a number of feet up to your Strength score if
you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately before
the jump. When you make a standing long jump, you
can leap only half that distance. Either way, each foot
you clear on the jump costs a foot of movement.
This rule assumes that the height of your jump
doesn’t matter, such as a jump across a stream or
chasm. At your GM’s option, you must succeed on a
DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check to clear a low
obstacle (no taller than a quarter of the jump’s
distance), such as a hedge or low wall. Otherwise,
you hit it.
When you land in difficult terrain, you must
succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to
land on your feet. Otherwise, you land prone.
High Jump. When you make a high jump, you leap
into the air a number of feet equal to 3 + your
Strength modifier if you move at least 10 feet on foot
immediately before the jump. When you make a
standing high jump, you can jump only half that
distance. Either way, each foot you clear on the jump
costs a foot of movement. In some circumstances,
your GM might allow you to make a Strength
(Athletics) check to jump higher than you normally
can.
You can extend your arms half your height above
yourself during the jump. Thus, you can reach above
you a distance equal to the height of the jump plus
1½ times your height.
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The Environment
By its nature, adventuring involves delving into
places that are dark, dangerous, and full of mysteries
to be explored. The rules in this section cover some
of the most important ways in which adventurers
interact with the environment in such places.
Falling
A fall from a great height is one of the most common
hazards facing an adventurer. At the end of a fall, a
creature takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10
feet it fell, to a maximum of 20d6. The creature lands
prone, unless it avoids taking damage from the fall.
Suffocating
A creature can hold its breath for a number of
minutes equal to 1 + its Constitution modifier
(minimum of 30 seconds).
When a creature runs out of breath or is choking,
it can survive for a number of rounds equal to its
Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 round). At the
start of its next turn, it drops to 0 hit points and is
dying, and it can’t regain hit points or be stabilized
until it can breathe again.
For example, a creature with a Constitution of 14
can hold its breath for 3 minutes. If it starts
suffocating, it has 2 rounds to reach air before it
drops to 0 hit points.
Vision and Light
The most fundamental tasks of adventuring—
noticing danger, finding hidden objects, hitting an
enemy in combat, and targeting a spell, to name just
a few—rely heavily on a character’s ability to see.
Darkness and other effects that obscure vision can
prove a significant hindrance.
A given area might be lightly or heavily obscured.
In a lightly obscured area, such as dim light, patchy
fog, or moderate foliage, creatures have
disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that
rely on sight.
A heavily obscured area—such as darkness,
opaque fog, or dense foliage—blocks vision entirely.
A creature effectively suffers from the blinded
condition (see appendix PH-­‐‑A) when trying to see
something in that area.
The presence or absence of light in an
environment creates three categories of
illumination: bright light, dim light, and darkness.
Bright light lets most creatures see normally.
Even gloomy days provide bright light, as do torches,
lanterns, fires, and other sources of illumination
within a specific radius.
Dim light, also called shadows, creates a lightly
obscured area. An area of dim light is usually a
boundary between a source of bright light, such as a
torch, and surrounding darkness. The soft light of
twilight and dawn also counts as dim light. A
particularly brilliant full moon might bathe the land
in dim light.
Darkness creates a heavily obscured area.
Characters face darkness outdoors at night (even
most moonlit nights), within the confines of an unlit
dungeon or a subterranean vault, or in an area of
magical darkness.
Blindsight
A creature with blindsight can perceive its
surroundings without relying on sight, within a
specific radius. Creatures without eyes, such as
oozes, and creatures with echolocation or
heightened senses, such as bats and true dragons,
have this sense.
Darkvision
Many creatures in fantasy gaming worlds, especially
those that dwell underground, have darkvision.
Within a specified range, a creature with darkvision
can see in darkness as if the darkness were dim light,
so areas of darkness are only lightly obscured as far
as that creature is concerned. However, the creature
can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Truesight
A creature with truesight can, out to a specific range,
see in normal and magical darkness, see invisible
creatures and objects, automatically detect visual
illusions and succeed on saving throws against them,
and perceives the original form of a shapechanger or
a creature that is transformed by magic.
Furthermore, the creature can see into the Ethereal
Plane.
Food and Water
Characters who don’t eat or drink suffer the effects
of exhaustion (see appendix PH-­‐‑A). Exhaustion
caused by lack of food or water can’t be removed
until the character eats and drinks the full required
amount.
Food
A character needs one pound of food per day and can
make food last longer by subsisting on half rations.
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Eating half a pound of food in a day counts as half a
day without food.
A character can go without food for a number of
days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier
(minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that
limit, a character automatically suffers one level of
exhaustion.
A normal day of eating resets the count of days
without food to zero.
Water
A character needs one gallon of water per day, or
two gallons per day if the weather is hot. A character
who drinks only half that much water must succeed
on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or suffer one
level of exhaustion at the end of the day. A character
with access to even less water automatically suffers
one level of exhaustion at the end of the day.
If the character already has one or more levels of
exhaustion, the character takes two levels in either
case.
Interacting with Objects
A character’s interaction with objects in an
environment is often simple to resolve in the game.
The player tells the GM that his or her character is
doing something, such as moving a lever, and the GM
describes what, if anything, happens.
For example, a character might decide to pull a
lever, which might, in turn, raise a portcullis, cause a
room to flood with water, or open a secret door in a
nearby wall. If the lever is rusted in position, though,
a character might need to force it. In such a situation,
the GM might call for a Strength check to see
whether the character can wrench the lever into
place. The GM sets the DC for any such check based
on the difficulty of the task.
Characters can also damage objects with their
weapons and spells. Objects are immune to poison
and psychic damage, but otherwise they can be
affected by physical and magical attacks much like
creatures can. The GM determines an object’s Armor
Class and hit points, and might decide that certain
objects have resistance or immunity to certain kinds
of attacks. (It’s hard to cut a rope with a club, for
example.) Objects always fail Strength and Dexterity
saving throws, and they are immune to effects that
require other saves. When an object drops to 0 hit
points, it breaks.
A character can also attempt a Strength check to
break an object. The GM sets the DC for any such
check.
Resting
Heroic though they might be, adventurers can’t
spend every hour of the day in the thick of
exploration, social interaction, and combat. They
need rest—time to sleep and eat, tend their wounds,
refresh their minds and spirits for spellcasting, and
brace themselves for further adventure.
Adventurers can take short rests in the midst of an
adventuring day and a long rest to end the day.
Short Rest
A short rest is a period of downtime, at least 1 hour
long, during which a character does nothing more
strenuous than eating, drinking, reading, and
tending to wounds.
A character can spend one or more Hit Dice at the
end of a short rest, up to the character’s maximum
number of Hit Dice, which is equal to the character’s
level. For each Hit Die spent in this way, the player
rolls the die and adds the character’s Constitution
modifier to it. The character regains hit points equal
to the total. The player can decide to spend an
additional Hit Die after each roll. A character regains
some spent Hit Dice upon finishing a long rest, as
explained below.
Long Rest
A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least
8 hours long, during which a character sleeps or
performs light activity: reading, talking, eating, or
standing watch for no more than 2 hours. If the rest
is interrupted by a period of strenuous activity—at
least 1 hour of walking, fighting, casting spells, or
similar adventuring activity—the characters must
begin the rest again to gain any benefit from it.
At the end of a long rest, a character regains all
lost hit points. The character also regains spent Hit
Dice, up to a number of dice equal to half of the
character’s total number of them (minimum of one
die). For example, if a character has eight Hit Dice, he
or she can regain four spent Hit Dice upon finishing a
long rest.
A character can’t benefit from more than one long
rest in a 24-­‐‑hour period, and a character must have
at least 1 hit point at the start of the rest to gain its
benefits.
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Between Adventures
Between trips to dungeons and battles against
ancient evils, adventurers need time to rest,
recuperate, and prepare for their next adventure.
Many adventurers also use this time to perform
other tasks, such as crafting arms and armor,
performing research, or spending their hard-­‐‑earned
gold.
In some cases, the passage of time is something
that occurs with little fanfare or description. When
starting a new adventure, the GM might simply
declare that a certain amount of time has passed and
allow you to describe in general terms what your
character has been doing. At other times, the GM
might want to keep track of just how much time is
passing as events beyond your perception stay in
motion.
Lifestyle Expenses
Between adventures, you choose a particular quality
of life and pay the cost of maintaining that lifestyle.
Living a particular lifestyle doesn’t have a huge
effect on your character, but your lifestyle can affect
the way other individuals and groups react to you.
For example, when you lead an aristocratic lifestyle,
it might be easier for you to influence the nobles of
the city than if you live in poverty.
Downtime Activities
Between adventures, the GM might ask you what
your character is doing during his or her downtime.
Periods of downtime can vary in duration, but each
downtime activity requires a certain number of days
to complete before you gain any benefit, and at least
8 hours of each day must be spent on the downtime
activity for the day to count. The days do not need to
be consecutive. If you have more than the minimum
amount of days to spend, you can keep doing the
same thing for a longer period of time, or switch to a
new downtime activity.
Downtime activities other than the ones presented
below are possible. If you want your character to
spend his or her downtime performing an activity
not covered here, discuss it with your GM.
Crafting
You can craft nonmagical objects, including
adventuring equipment and works of art. You must
be proficient with tools related to the object you are
trying to create (typically artisan’s tools). You might
also need access to special materials or locations
necessary to create it. For example, someone
proficient with smith’s tools needs a forge in order
to craft a sword or suit of armor.
For every day of downtime you spend crafting, you
can craft one or more items with a total market
value not exceeding 5 gp, and you must expend raw
materials worth half the total market value. If
something you want to craft has a market value
greater than 5 gp, you make progress every day in 5-­‐‑
gp increments until you reach the market value of
the item. For example, a suit of plate armor (market
value 1,500 gp) takes 300 days to craft by yourself.
Multiple characters can combine their efforts
toward the crafting of a single item, provided that
the characters all have proficiency with the requisite
tools and are working together in the same place.
Each character contributes 5 gp worth of effort for
every day spent helping to craft the item. For
example, three characters with the requisite tool
proficiency and the proper facilities can craft a suit
of plate armor in 100 days, at a total cost of 750 gp.
While crafting, you can maintain a modest lifestyle
without having to pay 1 gp per day, or a comfortable
lifestyle at half the normal cost.
Practicing a Profession
You can work between adventures, allowing you to
maintain a modest lifestyle without having to pay 1
gp per day. This benefit lasts as long you continue to
practice your profession.
If you are a member of an organization that can
provide gainful employment, such as a temple or a
thieves’ guild, you earn enough to support a
comfortable lifestyle instead.
If you have proficiency in the Performance skill
and put your performance skill to use during your
downtime, you earn enough to support a wealthy
lifestyle instead.
Recuperating
You can use downtime between adventures to
recover from a debilitating injury, disease, or poison.
After three days of downtime spent recuperating,
you can make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On
a successful save, you can choose one of the
following results:
• End one effect on you that prevents you from
regaining hit points.
• For the next 24 hours, gain advantage on saving
throws against one disease or poison currently
affecting you.
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Researching
The time between adventures is a great chance to
perform research, gaining insight into mysteries that
have unfurled over the course of the campaign.
Research can include poring over dusty tomes and
crumbling scrolls in a library or buying drinks for
the locals to pry rumors and gossip from their lips.
When you begin your research, the GM determines
whether the information is available, how many days
of downtime it will take to find it, and whether there
are any restrictions on your research (such as
needing to seek out a specific individual, tome, or
location). The GM might also require you to make
one or more ability checks, such as an Intelligence
(Investigation) check to find clues pointing toward
the information you seek, or a Charisma
(Persuasion) check to secure someone’s aid. Once
those conditions are met, you learn the information
if it is available.
For each day of research, you must spend 1 gp to
cover your expenses. This cost is in addition to your
normal lifestyle expenses.
Training
You can spend time between adventures learning a
new language or training with a set of tools. Your GM
might allow additional training options.
First, you must find an instructor willing to teach
you. The GM determines how long it takes, and
whether one or more ability checks are required.
The training lasts for 250 days and costs 1 gp per
day. After you spend the requisite amount of time
and money, you learn the new language or gain
proficiency with the new tool.
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The Order of Combat
A typical combat encounter is a clash between two
sides, a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries,
footwork, and spellcasting. The game organizes the
chaos of combat into a cycle of rounds and turns. A
round represents about 6 seconds in the game
world. During a round, each participant in a battle
takes a turn. The order of turns is determined at the
beginning of a combat encounter, when everyone
rolls initiative. Once everyone has taken a turn, the
fight continues to the next round if neither side has
defeated the other.
Combat Step by Step
1. Determine surprise. The GM determines whether anyone
involved in the combat encounter is surprised.
2. Establish positions. The GM decides where all the
characters and monsters are located. Given the
adventurers’ marching order or their stated positions in
the room or other location, the GM figures out where the
adversaries are̶ how far away and in what direction.
3. Roll initiative. Everyone involved in the combat encounter
rolls initiative, determining the order of combatants’ turns.
4. Take turns. Each participant in the battle takes a turn in
initiative order.
5. Begin the next round. When everyone involved in the
combat has had a turn, the round ends. Repeat step 4 until
the fighting stops.
Surprise
A band of adventurers sneaks up on a bandit camp,
springing from the trees to attack them. A gelatinous
cube glides down a dungeon passage, unnoticed by
the adventurers until the cube engulfs one of them.
In these situations, one side of the battle gains
surprise over the other.
The GM determines who might be surprised. If
neither side tries to be stealthy, they automatically
notice each other. Otherwise, the GM compares the
Dexterity (Stealth) checks of anyone hiding with the
passive Wisdom (Perception) score of each creature
on the opposing side. Any character or monster that
doesn’t notice a threat is surprised at the start of the
encounter.
If you’re surprised, you can’t move or take an
action on your first turn of the combat, and you can’t
take a reaction until that turn ends. A member of a
group can be surprised even if the other members
aren’t.
Initiative
Initiative determines the order of turns during
combat. When combat starts, every participant
makes a Dexterity check to determine their place in
the initiative order. The GM makes one roll for an
entire group of identical creatures, so each member of
the group acts at the same time.
The GM ranks the combatants in order from the
one with the highest Dexterity check total to the one
with the lowest. This is the order (called the
initiative order) in which they act during each round.
The initiative order remains the same from round to
round.
If a tie occurs, the GM decides the order among
tied GM-­‐‑controlled creatures, and the players decide
the order among their tied characters. The GM can
decide the order if the tie is between a monster and
a player character. Optionally, the GM can have the
tied characters and monsters each roll a d20 to
determine the order, highest roll going first.
Your Turn
On your turn, you can move a distance up to your
speed and take one action. You decide whether to
move first or take your action first. Your speed—
sometimes called your walking speed—is noted on
your character sheet.
The most common actions you can take are
described in the “Actions in Combat” section. Many
class features and other abilities provide additional
options for your action.
The “Movement and Position” section gives the
rules for your move.
You can forgo moving, taking an action, or doing
anything at all on your turn. If you can’t decide what
to do on your turn, consider taking the Dodge or
Ready action, as described in “Actions in Combat.”
Bonus Actions
Various class features, spells, and other abilities let
you take an additional action on your turn called a
bonus action. The Cunning Action feature, for
example, allows a rogue to take a bonus action. You
can take a bonus action only when a special ability,
spell, or other feature of the game states that you can
do something as a bonus action. You otherwise don’t
have a bonus action to take.
You can take only one bonus action on your turn,
so you must choose which bonus action to use when
you have more than one available.
You choose when to take a bonus action during
your turn, unless the bonus action’s timing is
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specified, and anything that deprives you of your
ability to take actions also prevents you from taking
a bonus action.
Other Activity on Your Turn
Your turn can include a variety of flourishes that
require neither your action nor your move.
You can communicate however you are able,
through brief utterances and gestures, as you take
your turn.
You can also interact with one object or feature of
the environment for free, during either your move or
your action. For example, you could open a door
during your move as you stride toward a foe, or you
could draw your weapon as part of the same action
you use to attack.
If you want to interact with a second object, you
need to use your action. Some magic items and other
special objects always require an action to use, as
stated in their descriptions.
The GM might require you to use an action for any
of these activities when it needs special care or when
it presents an unusual obstacle. For instance, the GM
could reasonably expect you to use an action to open
a stuck door or turn a crank to lower a drawbridge.
Reactions
Certain special abilities, spells, and situations allow
you to take a special action called a reaction. A
reaction is an instant response to a trigger of some
kind, which can occur on your turn or on someone
else’s. The opportunity attack is the most common
type of reaction.
When you take a reaction, you can’t take another
one until the start of your next turn. If the reaction
interrupts another creature’s turn, that creature can
continue its turn right after the reaction.
Movement and Position
In combat, characters and monsters are in constant
motion, often using movement and position to gain
the upper hand.
On your turn, you can move a distance up to your
speed. You can use as much or as little of your speed
as you like on your turn, following the rules here.
Your movement can include jumping, climbing,
and swimming. These different modes of movement
can be combined with walking, or they can
constitute your entire move. However you’re moving,
you deduct the distance of each part of your move
from your speed until it is used up or until you are
done moving.
Breaking Up Your Move
You can break up your movement on your turn,
using some of your speed before and after your
action. For example, if you have a speed of 30 feet,
you can move 10 feet, take your action, and then
move 20 feet.
Moving between Attacks
If you take an action that includes more than one
weapon attack, you can break up your movement
even further by moving between those attacks. For
example, a fighter who can make two attacks with
the Extra Attack feature and who has a speed of 25
feet could move 10 feet, make an attack, move 15
feet, and then attack again.
Using Different Speeds
If you have more than one speed, such as your
walking speed and a flying speed, you can switch
back and forth between your speeds during your
move. Whenever you switch, subtract the distance
you’ve already moved from the new speed. The
result determines how much farther you can move.
If the result is 0 or less, you can’t use the new speed
during the current move.
For example, if you have a speed of 30 and a flying
speed of 60 because a wizard cast the fly spell on you,
you could fly 20 feet, then walk 10 feet, and then
leap into the air to fly 30 feet more.
Difficult Terrain
Combat rarely takes place in bare rooms or on
featureless plains. Boulder-­‐‑strewn caverns, briar-­‐‑
choked forests, treacherous staircases—the setting
of a typical fight contains difficult terrain.
Every foot of movement in difficult terrain costs 1
extra foot. This rule is true even if multiple things in
a space count as difficult terrain.
Low furniture, rubble, undergrowth, steep stairs,
snow, and shallow bogs are examples of difficult
terrain. The space of another creature, whether
hostile or not, also counts as difficult terrain.
Being Prone
Combatants often find themselves lying on the
ground, either because they are knocked down or
because they throw themselves down. In the game,
they are prone, a condition described in appendix
PH-­‐‑A.
You can drop prone without using any of your
speed. Standing up takes more effort; doing so costs
an amount of movement equal to half your speed.
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For example, if your speed is 30 feet, you must spend
15 feet of movement to stand up. You can’t stand up
if you don’t have enough movement left or if your
speed is 0.
To move while prone, you must crawl or use
magic such as teleportation. Every foot of movement
while crawling costs 1 extra foot. Crawling 1 foot in
difficult terrain, therefore, costs 3 feet of movement.
Interacting with Objects Around You
Here are a few examples of the sorts of thing you can do in
tandem with your movement and action:
• draw or sheathe a sword
• open or close a door
• withdraw a potion from your backpack
• pick up a dropped axe
• take a bauble from a table
• remove a ring from your finger
• stuff some food into your mouth
• plant a banner in the ground
• fish a few coins from your belt pouch
• drink all the ale in a flagon
• throw a lever or a switch
• pull a torch from a sconce
• take a book from a shelf you can reach
• extinguish a small flame
• don a mask
• pull the hood of your cloak up and over your head
• put your ear to a door
• kick a small stone
• turn a key in a lock
• tap the floor with a 10-­‐foot pole
• hand an item to another character
Moving Around Other Creatures
You can move through a nonhostile creature’s space.
In contrast, you can move through a hostile
creature’s space only if the creature is at least two
sizes larger or smaller than you. Remember that
another creature’s space is difficult terrain for you.
Whether a creature is a friend or an enemy, you
can’t willingly end your move in its space.
If you leave a hostile creature’s reach during your
move, you provoke an opportunity attack.
Flying Movement
Flying creatures enjoy many benefits of mobility, but
they must also deal with the danger of falling. If a
flying creature is knocked prone, has its speed
reduced to 0, or is otherwise deprived of the ability
to move, the creature falls, unless it has the ability to
hover or it is being held aloft by magic, such as by
the fly spell.
Creature Size
Each creature takes up a different amount of space.
The Size Categories table shows how much space a
creature of a particular size controls in combat.
Objects sometimes use the same size categories.
Size Categories
Size Space
Tiny 2½ by 2½ ft.
Small 5 by 5 ft.
Medium 5 by 5 ft.
Large 10 by 10 ft.
Huge 15 by 15 ft.
Gargantuan 20 by 20 ft. or larger
Space
A creature’s space is the area in feet that it
effectively controls in combat, not an expression of
its physical dimensions. A typical Medium creature
isn’t 5 feet wide, for example, but it does control a
space that wide. If a Medium hobgoblin stands in a 5-­‐‑
foot-­‐‑wide doorway, other creatures can’t get
through unless the hobgoblin lets them.
A creature’s space also reflects the area it needs to
fight effectively. For that reason, there’s a limit to the
number of creatures that can surround another
creature in combat. Assuming Medium combatants,
eight creatures can fit in a 5-­‐‑foot radius around
another one.
Because larger creatures take up more space,
fewer of them can surround a creature. If five Large
creatures crowd around a Medium or smaller one,
there’s little room for anyone else. In contrast, as
many as twenty Medium creatures can surround a
Gargantuan one.
Squeezing into a Smaller Space
A creature can squeeze through a space that is large
enough for a creature one size smaller than it. Thus,
a Large creature can squeeze through a passage
that’s only 5 feet wide. While squeezing through a
space, a creature must spend 1 extra foot for every
foot it moves there, and it has disadvantage on
attack rolls and Dexterity saving throws. Attack rolls
against the creature have advantage while it’s in the
smaller space.
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Actions in Combat
When you take your action on your turn, you can
take one of the actions presented here, an action you
gained from your class or a special feature, or an
action that you improvise. Many monsters have
action options of their own in their stat blocks.
When you describe an action not detailed
elsewhere in the rules, the GM tells you whether that
action is possible and what kind of roll you need to
make, if any, to determine success or failure.
Attack
The most common action to take in combat is the
Attack action, whether you are swinging a sword,
firing an arrow from a bow, or brawling with your
fists.
With this action, you make one melee or ranged
attack. See the “Making an Attack” section for the
rules that govern attacks.
Certain features, such as the Extra Attack feature
of the fighter, allow you to make more than one
attack with this action.
Cast a Spell
Spellcasters such as wizards and clerics, as well as
many monsters, have access to spells and can use
them to great effect in combat. Each spell has a
casting time, which specifies whether the caster
must use an action, a reaction, minutes, or even
hours to cast the spell. Casting a spell is, therefore,
not necessarily an action. Most spells do have a
casting time of 1 action, so a spellcaster often uses
his or her action in combat to cast such a spell.
Dash
When you take the Dash action, you gain extra
movement for the current turn. The increase equals
your speed, after applying any modifiers. With a
speed of 30 feet, for example, you can move up to 60
feet on your turn if you dash.
Any increase or decrease to your speed changes
this additional movement by the same amount. If
your speed of 30 feet is reduced to 15 feet, for
instance, you can move up to 30 feet this turn if you
dash.
Disengage
If you take the Disengage action, your movement
doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks for the rest of
the turn.
Dodge
When you take the Dodge action, you focus entirely
on avoiding attacks. Until the start of your next turn,
any attack roll made against you has disadvantage if
you can see the attacker, and you make Dexterity
saving throws with advantage. You lose this benefit
if you are incapacitated (as explained in appendix
PH-­‐‑A) or if your speed drops to 0.
Help
You can lend your aid to another creature in the
completion of a task. When you take the Help action,
the creature you aid gains advantage on the next
ability check it makes to perform the task you are
helping with, provided that it makes the check
before the start of your next turn.
Alternatively, you can aid a friendly creature in
attacking a creature within 5 feet of you. You feint,
distract the target, or in some other way team up to
make your ally’s attack more effective. If your ally
attacks the target before your next turn, the first
attack roll is made with advantage.
Hide
When you take the Hide action, you make a Dexterity
(Stealth) check in an attempt to hide, following the
rules for hiding. If you succeed, you gain certain
benefits, as described in the “Unseen Attackers and
Targets” section.
Ready
Sometimes you want to get the jump on a foe or wait
for a particular circumstance before you act. To do
so, you can take the Ready action on your turn,
which lets you act using your reaction before the
start of your next turn.
First, you decide what perceivable circumstance
will trigger your reaction. Then, you choose the
action you will take in response to that trigger, or
you choose to move up to your speed in response to
it. Examples include “If the cultist steps on the
trapdoor, I’ll pull the lever that opens it,” and “If the
goblin steps next to me, I move away.”
When the trigger occurs, you can either take your
reaction right after the trigger finishes or ignore the
trigger. Remember that you can take only one
reaction per round.
When you ready a spell, you cast it as normal but
hold its energy, which you release with your
reaction when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a
spell must have a casting time of 1 action, and
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holding onto the spell’s magic requires
concentration. If your concentration is broken, the
spell dissipates without taking effect. For example, if
you are concentrating on the web spell and ready
magic missile, your web spell ends, and if you take
damage before you release magic missile with your
reaction, your concentration might be broken.
Search
When you take the Search action, you devote your
attention to finding something. Depending on the
nature of your search, the GM might have you make
a Wisdom (Perception) check or an Intelligence
(Investigation) check.
Use an Object
You normally interact with an object while doing
something else, such as when you draw a sword as
part of an attack. When an object requires your
action for its use, you take the Use an Object action.
This action is also useful when you want to interact
with more than one object on your turn.
Making an Attack
Whether you’re striking with a melee weapon, firing
a weapon at range, or making an attack roll as part
of a spell, an attack has a simple structure.
1. Choose a target. Pick a target within your attack’s
range: a creature, an object, or a location.
2. Determine modifiers. The GM determines
whether the target has cover and whether you
have advantage or disadvantage against the target.
In addition, spells, special abilities, and other
effects can apply penalties or bonuses to your
attack roll.
3. Resolve the attack. You make the attack roll. On a
hit, you roll damage, unless the particular attack
has rules that specify otherwise. Some attacks
cause special effects in addition to or instead of
damage.
If there’s ever any question whether something
you’re doing counts as an attack, the rule is simple: if
you’re making an attack roll, you’re making an attack.
Attack Rolls
When you make an attack, your attack roll
determines whether the attack hits or misses. To
make an attack roll, roll a d20 and add the
appropriate modifiers. If the total of the roll plus
modifiers equals or exceeds the target’s Armor Class
(AC), the attack hits. The AC of a character is
determined at character creation, whereas the AC of
a monster is in its stat block.
Modifiers to the Roll
When a character makes an attack roll, the two most
common modifiers to the roll are an ability modifier
and the character’s proficiency bonus. When a
monster makes an attack roll, it uses whatever
modifier is provided in its stat block.
Ability Modifier. The ability modifier used for a
melee weapon attack is Strength, and the ability
modifier used for a ranged weapon attack is
Dexterity. Weapons that have the finesse or thrown
property break this rule.
Some spells also require an attack roll. The ability
modifier used for a spell attack depends on the
spellcasting ability of the spellcaster.
Proficiency Bonus. You add your proficiency
bonus to your attack roll when you attack using a
weapon with which you have proficiency, as well as
when you attack with a spell.
Rolling 1 or 20
Sometimes fate blesses or curses a combatant,
causing the novice to hit and the veteran to miss.
If the d20 roll for an attack is a 20, the attack hits
regardless of any modifiers or the target’s AC. This is
called a critical hit.
If the d20 roll for an attack is a 1, the attack misses
regardless of any modifiers or the target’s AC.
Unseen Attackers and Targets
Combatants often try to escape their foes’ notice by
hiding, casting the invisibility spell, or lurking in
darkness.
When you attack a target that you can’t see, you
have disadvantage on the attack roll. This is true
whether you’re guessing the target’s location or
you’re targeting a creature you can hear but not see.
If the target isn’t in the location you targeted, you
automatically miss, but the GM typically just says
that the attack missed, not whether you guessed the
target’s location correctly.
When a creature can’t see you, you have
advantage on attack rolls against it. If you are
hidden—both unseen and unheard—when you
make an attack, you give away your location when
the attack hits or misses.
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Ranged Attacks
When you make a ranged attack, you fire a bow or a
crossbow, hurl a handaxe, or otherwise send
projectiles to strike a foe at a distance. A monster
might shoot spines from its tail. Many spells also
involve making a ranged attack.
Range
You can make ranged attacks only against targets
within a specified range.
If a ranged attack, such as one made with a spell,
has a single range, you can’t attack a target beyond
this range.
Some ranged attacks, such as those made with a
longbow or a shortbow, have two ranges. The
smaller number is the normal range, and the larger
number is the long range. Your attack roll has
disadvantage when your target is beyond normal
range, and you can’t attack a target beyond the long
range.
Ranged Attacks in Close Combat
Aiming a ranged attack is more difficult when a foe is
next to you. When you make a ranged attack with a
weapon, a spell, or some other means, you have
disadvantage on the attack roll if you are within 5
feet of a hostile creature who can see you and who
isn’t incapacitated.
Melee Attacks
Used in hand-­‐‑to-­‐‑hand combat, a melee attack allows
you to attack a foe within your reach. A melee attack
typically uses a handheld weapon such as a sword, a
warhammer, or an axe. A typical monster makes a
melee attack when it strikes with its claws, horns,
teeth, tentacles, or other body part. A few spells also
involve making a melee attack.
Most creatures have a 5-­‐‑foot reach and can thus
attack targets within 5 feet of them when making a
melee attack. Certain creatures (typically those
larger than Medium) have melee attacks with a
greater reach than 5 feet, as noted in their
descriptions.
Instead of using a weapon to make a melee
weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a
punch, kick, head-­‐‑butt, or similar forceful blow
(none of which count as weapons). On a hit, an
unarmed strike deals bludgeoning damage equal to 1
+ your Strength modifier. You are proficient with
your unarmed strikes.
Opportunity Attacks
In a fight, everyone is constantly watching for a
chance to strike an enemy who is fleeing or passing
by. Such a strike is called an opportunity attack.
You can make an opportunity attack when a
hostile creature that you can see moves out of your
reach. To make the opportunity attack, you use your
reaction to make one melee attack against the
provoking creature. The attack occurs right before
the creature leaves your reach.
You can avoid provoking an opportunity attack by
taking the Disengage action. You also don’t provoke
an opportunity attack when you teleport or when
someone or something moves you without using
your movement, action, or reaction. For example,
you don’t provoke an opportunity attack if an
explosion hurls you out of a foe’s reach or if gravity
causes you to fall past an enemy.
Two-Weapon Fighting
When you take the Attack action and attack with a
light melee weapon that you’re holding in one hand,
you can use a bonus action to attack with a different
light melee weapon that you’re holding in the other
hand. You don’t add your ability modifier to the
damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is
negative.
If either weapon has the thrown property, you can
throw the weapon, instead of making a melee attack
with it.
Grappling
When you want to grab a creature or wrestle with it,
you can use the Attack action to make a special
melee attack, a grapple. If you’re able to make
multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack
replaces one of them.
The target of your grapple must be no more than
one size larger than you and must be within your
reach. Using at least one free hand, you try to seize
the target by making a grapple check instead of an
attack roll: a Strength (Athletics) check contested by
the target’s Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity
(Acrobatics) check (the target chooses the ability to
use). If you succeed, you subject the target to the
grappled condition (see appendix PH-­‐‑A). The
condition specifies the things that end it, and you can
release the target whenever you like (no action
required).
Escaping a Grapple. A grappled creature can use
its action to escape. To do so, it must succeed on a
Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check
contested by your Strength (Athletics) check.
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Moving a Grappled Creature. When you move,
you can drag or carry the grappled creature with you,
but your speed is halved, unless the creature is two
or more sizes smaller than you.
Contests in Combat
Battle often involves pitting your prowess against that of
your foe. Such a challenge is represented by a contest. This
section includes the most common contests that require an
action in combat: grappling and shoving a creature. The GM
can use these contests as models for improvising others.
Shoving a Creature
Using the Attack action, you can make a special
melee attack to shove a creature, either to knock it
prone or push it away from you. If you’re able to
make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this
attack replaces one of them.
The target must be no more than one size larger
than you and must be within your reach. Instead of
making an attack roll, you make a Strength
(Athletics) check contested by the target’s Strength
(Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the
target chooses the ability to use). If you win the
contest, you either knock the target prone or push it
5 feet away from you.
Cover
Walls, trees, creatures, and other obstacles can
provide cover during combat, making a target more
difficult to harm. A target can benefit from cover
only when an attack or other effect originates on the
opposite side of the cover.
There are three degrees of cover. If a target is
behind multiple sources of cover, only the most
protective degree of cover applies; the degrees
aren’t added together. For example, if a target is
behind a creature that gives half cover and a tree
trunk that gives three-­‐‑quarters cover, the target has
three-­‐‑quarters cover.
A target with half cover has a +2 bonus to AC and
Dexterity saving throws. A target has half cover if an
obstacle blocks at least half of its body. The obstacle
might be a low wall, a large piece of furniture, a
narrow tree trunk, or a creature, whether that
creature is an enemy or a friend.
A target with three-­‐‑quarters cover has a +5
bonus to AC and Dexterity saving throws. A target
has three-­‐‑quarters cover if about three-­‐‑quarters of it
is covered by an obstacle. The obstacle might be a
portcullis, an arrow slit, or a thick tree trunk.
A target with total cover can’t be targeted directly
by an attack or a spell, although some spells can
reach such a target by including it in an area of effect.
A target has total cover if it is completely concealed
by an obstacle.
Damage and Healing
Injury and the risk of death are constant companions
of those who explore fantasy gaming worlds. The
thrust of a sword, a well-­‐‑placed arrow, or a blast of
flame from a fireball spell all have the potential to
damage, or even kill, the hardiest of creatures.
Hit Points
Hit points represent a combination of physical and
mental durability, the will to live, and luck. Creatures
with more hit points are more difficult to kill. Those
with fewer hit points are more fragile.
A creature’s current hit points (usually just called
hit points) can be any number from the creature’s hit
point maximum down to 0. This number changes
frequently as a creature takes damage or receives
healing.
Whenever a creature takes damage, that damage is
subtracted from its hit points. The loss of hit points
has no effect on a creature’s capabilities until the
creature drops to 0 hit points.
Damage Rolls
Each weapon, spell, and harmful monster ability
specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage
die or dice, add any modifiers, and apply the damage
to your target. Magic weapons, special abilities, and
other factors can grant a bonus to damage. With a
penalty, it is possible to deal 0 damage, but never
negative damage.
When attacking with a weapon, you add your
ability modifier—the same modifier used for the
attack roll—to the damage. A spell tells you which
dice to roll for damage and whether to add any
modifiers.
If a spell or other effect deals damage to more
than one target at the same time, roll the damage
once for all of them. For example, when a wizard
casts fireball or a cleric casts flame strike, the spell’s
damage is rolled once for all creatures caught in the
blast.
Critical Hits
When you score a critical hit, you get to roll extra
dice for the attack’s damage against the target. Roll
all of the attack’s damage dice twice and add them
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together. Then add any relevant modifiers as normal.
To speed up play, you can roll all the damage dice at
once.
For example, if you score a critical hit with a
dagger, roll 2d4 for the damage, rather than 1d4, and
then add your relevant ability modifier. If the attack
involves other damage dice, such as from the rogue’s
Sneak Attack feature, you roll those dice twice as
well.
Damage Types
Different attacks, damaging spells, and other harmful
effects deal different types of damage. Damage types
have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as
damage resistance, rely on the types.
The damage types follow, with examples to help a
GM assign a damage type to a new effect.
Acid. The corrosive spray of a black dragon’s
breath and the dissolving enzymes secreted by a
black pudding deal acid damage.
Bludgeoning. Blunt force attacks—hammers,
falling, constriction, and the like—deal bludgeoning
damage.
Cold. The infernal chill radiating from an ice
devil’s spear and the frigid blast of a white dragon’s
breath deal cold damage.
Fire. Red dragons breathe fire, and many spells
conjure flames to deal fire damage.
Force. Force is pure magical energy focused into a
damaging form. Most effects that deal force damage
are spells, including magic missile and spiritual
weapon.
Lightning. A lightning bolt spell and a blue
dragon’s breath deal lightning damage.
Necrotic. Necrotic damage, dealt by certain
undead and a spell such as chill touch, withers
matter and even the soul.
Piercing. Puncturing and impaling attacks,
including spears and monsters’ bites, deal piercing
damage.
Poison. Venomous stings and the toxic gas of a
green dragon’s breath deal poison damage.
Psychic. Mental abilities such as a mind flayer’s
psionic blast deal psychic damage.
Radiant. Radiant damage, dealt by a cleric’s flame
strike spell or an angel’s smiting weapon, sears the
flesh like fire and overloads the spirit with power.
Slashing. Swords, axes, and monsters’ claws deal
slashing damage.
Thunder. A concussive burst of sound, such as the
effect of the thunderwave spell, deals thunder
damage.
Damage Resistance and
Vulnerability
Some creatures and objects are exceedingly difficult
or unusually easy to hurt with certain types of
damage.
If a creature or an object has resistance to a
damage type, damage of that type is halved against it.
If a creature or an object has vulnerability to a
damage type, damage of that type is doubled against
it.
Resistance and then vulnerability are applied after
all other modifiers to damage. For example, a
creature has resistance to bludgeoning damage and
is hit by an attack that deals 25 bludgeoning damage.
The creature is also within a magical aura that
reduces all damage by 5. The 25 damage is first
reduced by 5 and then halved, so the creature takes
10 damage.
Multiple instances of resistance or vulnerability
that affect the same damage type count as only one
instance. For example, if a creature has resistance to
fire damage as well as resistance to all nonmagical
damage, the damage of a nonmagical fire is reduced
by half against the creature, not reduced by three-­‐‑
quarters.
Healing
Unless it results in death, damage isn’t permanent.
Even death is reversible through powerful magic.
Rest can restore a creature’s hit points, and magical
methods such as a cure wounds spell or a potion of
healing can remove damage in an instant.
When a creature receives healing of any kind, hit
points regained are added to its current hit points. A
creature’s hit points can’t exceed its hit point
maximum, so any hit points regained in excess of
this number are lost. For example, a druid grants a
ranger 8 hit points of healing. If the ranger has 14
current hit points and has a hit point maximum of 20,
the ranger regains 6 hit points from the druid, not 8.
A creature that has died can’t regain hit points
until magic such as the revivify spell has restored it
to life.
Dropping to 0 Hit Points
When you drop to 0 hit points, you either die
outright or fall unconscious, as explained in the
following sections.
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Instant Death
Massive damage can kill you instantly. When damage
reduces you to 0 hit points and there is damage
remaining, you die if the remaining damage equals
or exceeds your hit point maximum.
For example, a cleric with a maximum of 12 hit
points currently has 6 hit points. If she takes 18
damage from an attack, she is reduced to 0 hit points,
but 12 damage remains. Because the remaining
damage equals her hit point maximum, the cleric
dies.
Falling Unconscious
If damage reduces you to 0 hit points and fails to kill
you, you fall unconscious (see appendix PH-­‐‑A). This
unconsciousness ends if you regain any hit points.
Death Saving Throws
Whenever you start your turn with 0 hit points, you
must make a special saving throw, called a death
saving throw, to determine whether you creep closer
to death or hang onto life. Unlike other saving
throws, this one isn’t tied to any ability score. You
are in the hands of fate now, aided only by spells and
features that improve your chances of succeeding on
a saving throw.
Roll a d20. If the roll is 10 or higher, you succeed.
Otherwise, you fail. A success or failure has no effect
by itself. On your third success, you become stable
(see below). On your third failure, you die. The
successes and failures don’t need to be consecutive;
keep track of both until you collect three of a kind.
The number of both is reset to zero when you regain
any hit points or become stable.
Rolling 1 or 20. When you make a death saving
throw and roll a 1 on the d20, it counts as two
failures. If you roll a 20 on the d20, you regain 1 hit
point.
Damage at 0 Hit Points. If you take any damage
while you have 0 hit points, you suffer a death saving
throw failure. If the damage is from a critical hit, you
suffer two failures instead. If the damage equals or
exceeds your hit point maximum, you suffer instant
death.
Stabilizing a Creature
The best way to save a creature with 0 hit points is
to heal it. If healing is unavailable, the creature can
at least be stabilized so that it isn’t killed by a failed
death saving throw.
You can use your action to administer first aid to
an unconscious creature and attempt to stabilize it,
which requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom
(Medicine) check.
A stable creature doesn’t make death saving
throws, even though it has 0 hit points, but it does
remain unconscious. The creature stops being stable,
and must start making death saving throws again, if
it takes any damage. A stable creature that isn’t
healed regains 1 hit point after 1d4 hours.
Monsters and Death
Most GMs have a monster die the instant it drops to
0 hit points, rather than having it fall unconscious
and make death saving throws.
Mighty villains and special nonplayer characters
are common exceptions; the GM might have them
fall unconscious and follow the same rules as player
characters.
Knocking a Creature Out
Sometimes an attacker wants to incapacitate a foe,
rather than deal a killing blow. When an attacker
reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack,
the attacker can knock the creature out. The attacker
can make this choice the instant the damage is dealt.
The creature falls unconscious and is stable.
Temporary Hit Points
Some spells and special abilities confer temporary
hit points to a creature. Temporary hit points aren’t
actual hit points; they are a buffer against damage, a
pool of hit points that protect you from injury.
When you have temporary hit points and take
damage, the temporary hit points are lost first, and
any leftover damage carries over to your normal hit
points. For example, if you have 5 temporary hit
points and take 7 damage, you lose the temporary
hit points and then take 2 damage.
Because temporary hit points are separate from
your actual hit points, they can exceed your hit point
maximum. A character can, therefore, be at full hit
points and receive temporary hit points.
Healing can’t restore temporary hit points, and
they can’t be added together. If you have temporary
hit points and receive more of them, you decide
whether to keep the ones you have or to gain the
new ones. For example, if a spell grants you 12
temporary hit points when you already have 10, you
can have 12 or 10, not 22.
If you have 0 hit points, receiving temporary hit
points doesn’t restore you to consciousness or
stabilize you. They can still absorb damage directed
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at you while you’re in that state, but only true
healing can save you.
Unless a feature that grants you temporary hit
points has a duration, they last until they’re depleted
or you finish a long rest.
Mounted Combat
A knight charging into battle on a warhorse, a wizard
casting spells from the back of a griffon, or a cleric
soaring through the sky on a pegasus all enjoy the
benefits of speed and mobility that a mount can
provide.
A willing creature that is at least one size larger
than you and that has an appropriate anatomy can
serve as a mount, using the following rules.
Mounting and Dismounting
Once during your move, you can mount a creature
that is within 5 feet of you or dismount. Doing so
costs an amount of movement equal to half your
speed. For example, if your speed is 30 feet, you
must spend 15 feet of movement to mount a horse.
Therefore, you can’t mount it if you don’t have 15
feet of movement left or if your speed is 0.
If an effect moves your mount against its will
while you’re on it, you must succeed on a DC 10
Dexterity saving throw or fall off the mount, landing
prone in a space within 5 feet of it. If you’re knocked
prone while mounted, you must make the same
saving throw.
If your mount is knocked prone, you can use your
reaction to dismount it as it falls and land on your
feet. Otherwise, you are dismounted and fall prone
in a space within 5 feet it.
Controlling a Mount
While you’re mounted, you have two options. You
can either control the mount or allow it to act
independently. Intelligent creatures, such as dragons,
act independently.
You can control a mount only if it has been trained
to accept a rider. Domesticated horses, donkeys, and
similar creatures are assumed to have such training.
The initiative of a controlled mount changes to
match yours when you mount it. It moves as you
direct it, and it has only three action options: Dash,
Disengage, and Dodge. A controlled mount can move
and act even on the turn that you mount it.
An independent mount retains its place in the
initiative order. Bearing a rider puts no restrictions
on the actions the mount can take, and it moves and
acts as it wishes. It might flee from combat, rush to
attack and devour a badly injured foe, or otherwise
act against your wishes.
In either case, if the mount provokes an
opportunity attack while you’re on it, the attacker
can target you or the mount.
Underwater Combat
When adventurers pursue sahuagin back to their
undersea homes, fight off sharks in an ancient
shipwreck, or find themselves in a flooded dungeon
room, they must fight in a challenging environment.
Underwater the following rules apply.
When making a melee weapon attack, a creature
that doesn’t have a swimming speed (either natural
or granted by magic) has disadvantage on the attack
roll unless the weapon is a dagger, javelin,
shortsword, spear, or trident.
A ranged weapon attack automatically misses a
target beyond the weapon’s normal range. Even
against a target within normal range, the attack roll
has disadvantage unless the weapon is a crossbow, a
net, or a weapon that is thrown like a javelin
(including a spear, trident, or dart).
Creatures and objects that are fully immersed in
water have resistance to fire damage.
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Spellcasting
Magic permeates fantasy gaming worlds and often
appears in the form of a spell.
This section provides the rules for casting spells.
Different character classes have distinctive ways of
learning and preparing their spells, and monsters
use spells in unique ways. Regardless of its source, a
spell follows the rules here.
What Is a Spell?
A spell is a discrete magical effect, a single shaping of
the magical energies that suffuse the multiverse into
a specific, limited expression. In casting a spell, a
character carefully plucks at the invisible strands of
raw magic suffusing the world, pins them in place in
a particular pattern, sets them vibrating in a specific
way, and then releases them to unleash the desired
effect—in most cases, all in the span of seconds.
Spells can be versatile tools, weapons, or
protective wards. They can deal damage or undo it,
impose or remove conditions (see appendix PH-­‐‑A),
drain life energy away, and restore life to the dead.
Uncounted thousands of spells have been created
over the course of the multiverse’s history, and
many of them are long forgotten. Some might yet lie
recorded in crumbling spellbooks hidden in ancient
ruins or trapped in the minds of dead gods. Or they
might someday be reinvented by a character who
has amassed enough power and wisdom to do so.
Spell Level
Every spell has a level from 0 to 9. A spell’s level is a
general indicator of how powerful it is, with the
lowly (but still impressive) magic missile at 1st level
and the earth-­‐‑shaking wish at 9th. Cantrips—simple
but powerful spells that characters can cast almost
by rote—are level 0. The higher a spell’s level, the
higher level a spellcaster must be to use that spell.
Spell level and character level don’t correspond
directly. Typically, a character has to be at least 17th
level, not 9th level, to cast a 9th-­‐‑level spell.
Known and Prepared Spells
Before a spellcaster can use a spell, he or she must
have the spell firmly fixed in mind, or must have
access to the spell in a magic item. Members of a few
classes, including bards and sorcerers, have a limited
list of spells they know that are always fixed in mind.
The same thing is true of many magic-­‐‑using
monsters. Other spellcasters, such as clerics and
wizards, undergo a process of preparing spells. This
process varies for different classes, as detailed in
their descriptions.
In every case, the number of spells a caster can
have fixed in mind at any given time depends on the
character’s level.
Spell Slots
Regardless of how many spells a caster knows or
prepares, he or she can cast only a limited number of
spells before resting. Manipulating the fabric of
magic and channeling its energy into even a simple
spell is physically and mentally taxing, and higher-­‐‑
level spells are even more so. Thus, each spellcasting
class’s description (except that of the warlock)
includes a table showing how many spell slots of
each spell level a character can use at each character
level. For example, the 3rd-­‐‑level wizard Umara has
four 1st-­‐‑level spell slots and two 2nd-­‐‑level slots.
When a character casts a spell, he or she expends a
slot of that spell’s level or higher, effectively “filling”
a slot with the spell. You can think of a spell slot as a
groove of a certain size—small for a 1st-­‐‑level slot,
larger for a spell of higher level. A 1st-­‐‑level spell fits
into a slot of any size, but a 9th-­‐‑level spell fits only in
a 9th-­‐‑level slot. So when Umara casts magic missile, a
1st-­‐‑level spell, she spends one of her four 1st-­‐‑level
slots and has three remaining.
Finishing a long rest restores any expended spell
slots.
Some characters and monsters have special
abilities that let them cast spells without using spell
slots. For example, a monk who follows the Way of
the Four Elements, a warlock who chooses certain
eldritch invocations, and a pit fiend from the Nine
Hells can all cast spells in such a way.
Casting a Spell at a Higher Level
When a spellcaster casts a spell using a slot that is of
a higher level than the spell, the spell assumes the
higher level for that casting. For instance, if Umara
casts magic missile using one of her 2nd-­‐‑level slots,
that magic missile is 2nd level. Effectively, the spell
expands to fill the slot it is put into.
Some spells, such as magic missile and cure
wounds, have more powerful effects when cast at a
higher level, as detailed in a spell’s description.
Casting in Armor
Because of the mental focus and precise gestures required
for spellcasting, you must be proficient with the armor you
are wearing to cast a spell. You are otherwise too distracted
and physically hampered by your armor for spellcasting.
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Cantrips
A cantrip is a spell that can be cast at will, without
using a spell slot and without being prepared in
advance. Repeated practice has fixed the spell in the
caster’s mind and infused the caster with the magic
needed to produce the effect over and over. A
cantrip’s spell level is 0.
Rituals
Certain spells have a special tag: ritual. Such a spell
can be cast following the normal rules for
spellcasting, or the spell can be cast as a ritual. The
ritual version of a spell takes 10 minutes longer to
cast than normal. It also doesn’t expend a spell slot,
which means the ritual version of a spell can’t be
cast at a higher level.
To cast a spell as a ritual, a spellcaster must have a
feature that grants the ability to do so. The cleric and
the druid, for example, have such a feature. The
caster must also have the spell prepared or on his or
her list of spells known, unless the character’s ritual
feature specifies otherwise, as the wizard’s does.
Casting a Spell
When a character casts any spell, the same basic
rules are followed, regardless of the character’s class
or the spell’s effects.
Each spell description begins with a block of
information, including the spell’s name, level, school
of magic, casting time, range, components, and
duration. The rest of a spell entry describes the
spell’s effect.
Casting Time
Most spells require a single action to cast, but some
spells require a bonus action, a reaction, or much
more time to cast.
Bonus Action
A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift.
You must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the
spell, provided that you haven’t already taken a
bonus action this turn. You can’t cast another spell
during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a
casting time of 1 action.
Reactions
Some spells can be cast as reactions. These spells
take a fraction of a second to bring about and are
cast in response to some event. If a spell can be cast
as a reaction, the spell description tells you exactly
when you can do so.
Longer Casting Times
Certain spells (including spells cast as rituals)
require more time to cast: minutes or even hours.
When you cast a spell with a casting time longer
than a single action or reaction, you must spend your
action each turn casting the spell, and you must
maintain your concentration while you do so (see
“Concentration” below). If your concentration is
broken, the spell fails, but you don’t expend a spell
slot. If you want to try casting the spell again, you
must start over.
Range
The target of a spell must be within the spell’s range.
For a spell like magic missile, the target is a creature.
For a spell like fireball, the target is the point in
space where the ball of fire erupts.
Most spells have ranges expressed in feet. Some
spells can target only a creature (including you) that
you touch. Other spells, such as the shield spell, affect
only you. These spells have a range of self.
Spells that create cones or lines of effect that
originate from you also have a range of self,
indicating that the origin point of the spell’s effect
must be you (see “Areas of Effect”).
Once a spell is cast, its effects aren’t limited by its
range, unless the spell’s description says otherwise.
Components
A spell’s components are the physical requirements
you must meet in order to cast it. Each spell’s
description indicates whether it requires verbal (V),
somatic (S), or material (M) components. If you can’t
provide one or more of a spell’s components, you are
unable to cast the spell.
Verbal (V)
Most spells require the chanting of mystic words.
The words themselves aren’t the source of the spell’s
power; rather, the particular combination of sounds,
with specific pitch and resonance, sets the threads of
magic in motion. Thus, a character who is gagged or
in an area of silence, such as one created by the
silence spell, can’t cast a spell with a verbal
component.
Somatic (S)
Spellcasting gestures might include a forceful
gesticulation or an intricate set of gestures. If a spell
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requires a somatic component, the caster must have
free use of at least one hand to perform these gestures.
Material (M)
Casting some spells requires particular objects,
specified in parentheses in the component entry. A
character can use a component pouch or a
spellcasting focus (found in “Equipment”) in place
of the components specified for a spell. But if a cost
is indicated for a component, a character must have
that specific component before he or she can cast the
spell.
If a spell states that a material component is
consumed by the spell, the caster must provide this
component for each casting of the spell.
A spellcaster must have a hand free to access a
spell’s material components—or to hold a
spellcasting focus—but it can be the same hand that
he or she uses to perform somatic components.
Duration
A spell’s duration is the length of time the spell
persists. A duration can be expressed in rounds,
minutes, hours, or even years. Some spells specify
that their effects last until the spells are dispelled or
destroyed.
Instantaneous
Many spells are instantaneous. The spell harms,
heals, creates, or alters a creature or an object in a
way that can’t be dispelled, because its magic exists
only for an instant.
Concentration
Some spells require you to maintain concentration in
order to keep their magic active. If you lose
concentration, such a spell ends.
If a spell must be maintained with concentration,
that fact appears in its Duration entry, and the spell
specifies how long you can concentrate on it. You
can end concentration at any time (no action
required).
Normal activity, such as moving and attacking,
doesn’t interfere with concentration. The following
factors can break concentration:
• Casting another spell that requires
concentration. You lose concentration on a spell
if you cast another spell that requires
concentration. You can’t concentrate on two spells
at once.
• Taking damage. Whenever you take damage
while you are concentrating on a spell, you must
make a Constitution saving throw to maintain
your concentration. The DC equals 10 or half the
damage you take, whichever number is higher. If
you take damage from multiple sources, such as an
arrow and a dragon’s breath, you make a separate
saving throw for each source of damage.
• Being incapacitated or killed. You lose
concentration on a spell if you are incapacitated or
if you die.
The GM might also decide that certain
environmental phenomena, such as a wave crashing
over you while you’re on a storm-­‐‑tossed ship,
require you to succeed on a DC 10 Constitution
saving throw to maintain concentration on a spell.
Targets
A typical spell requires you to pick one or more
targets to be affected by the spell’s magic. A spell’s
description tells you whether the spell targets
creatures, objects, or a point of origin for an area of
effect (described below).
Unless a spell has a perceptible effect, a creature
might not know it was targeted by a spell at all. An
effect like crackling lightning is obvious, but a more
subtle effect, such as an attempt to read a creature’s
thoughts, typically goes unnoticed, unless a spell
says otherwise.
A Clear Path to the Target
To target something, you must have a clear path to it,
so it can’t be behind total cover.
If you place an area of effect at a point that you
can’t see and an obstruction, such as a wall, is
between you and that point, the point of origin
comes into being on the near side of that obstruction.
Targeting Yourself
If a spell targets a creature of your choice, you can
choose yourself, unless the creature must be hostile
or specifically a creature other than you. If you are in
the area of effect of a spell you cast, you can target
yourself.
Areas of Effect
Spells such as burning hands and cone of cold cover
an area, allowing them to affect multiple creatures at
once.
A spell’s description specifies its area of effect,
which typically has one of five different shapes: cone,
cube, cylinder, line, or sphere. Every area of effect
has a point of origin, a location from which the
spell’s energy erupts. The rules for each shape
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specify how you position its point of origin. Typically,
a point of origin is a point in space, but some spells
have an area whose origin is a creature or an object.
A spell’s effect expands in straight lines from the
point of origin. If no unblocked straight line extends
from the point of origin to a location within the area
of effect, that location isn’t included in the spell’s
area. To block one of these imaginary lines, an
obstruction must provide total cover.
Cone
A cone extends in a direction you choose from its
point of origin. A cone’s width at a given point along
its length is equal to that point’s distance from the
point of origin. A cone’s area of effect specifies its
maximum length.
A cone’s point of origin is not included in the
cone’s area of effect, unless you decide otherwise.
Cube
You select a cube’s point of origin, which lies
anywhere on a face of the cubic effect. The cube’s
size is expressed as the length of each side.
A cube’s point of origin is not included in the
cube’s area of effect, unless you decide otherwise.
Cylinder
A cylinder’s point of origin is the center of a circle of
a particular radius, as given in the spell description.
The circle must either be on the ground or at the
height of the spell effect. The energy in a cylinder
expands in straight lines from the point of origin to
the perimeter of the circle, forming the base of the
cylinder. The spell’s effect then shoots up from the
base or down from the top, to a distance equal to the
height of the cylinder.
A cylinder’s point of origin is included in the
cylinder’s area of effect.
Line
A line extends from its point of origin in a straight
path up to its length and covers an area defined by
its width.
A line’s point of origin is not included in the line’s
area of effect, unless you decide otherwise.
Sphere
You select a sphere’s point of origin, and the sphere
extends outward from that point. The sphere’s size is
expressed as a radius in feet that extends from the
point.
A sphere’s point of origin is included in the
sphere’s area of effect.
Saving Throws
Many spells specify that a target can make a saving
throw to avoid some or all of a spell’s effects. The
spell specifies the ability that the target uses for the
save and what happens on a success or failure.
The DC to resist one of your spells equals 8 + your
spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency
bonus + any special modifiers.
Attack Rolls
Some spells require the caster to make an attack roll
to determine whether the spell effect hits the
intended target. Your attack bonus with a spell
attack equals your spellcasting ability modifier +
your proficiency bonus.
Most spells that require attack rolls involve
ranged attacks. Remember that you have
disadvantage on a ranged attack roll if you are within
5 feet of a hostile creature that can see you and that
isn’t incapacitated.
The Schools of Magic
Academies of magic group spells into eight categories called
schools of magic. Scholars, particularly wizards, apply these
categories to all spells, believing that all magic functions in
essentially the same way, whether it derives from rigorous
study or is bestowed by a deity.
The schools of magic help describe spells; they have no
rules of their own, although some rules refer to the schools.
Abjuration spells are protective in nature, though some of
them have aggressive uses. They create magical barriers,
negate harmful effects, harm trespassers, or banish creatures
to other planes of existence.
Conjuration spells involve the transportation of objects
and creatures from one location to another. Some spells
summon creatures or objects to the caster’s side, whereas
others allow the caster to teleport to another location. Some
conjurations create objects or effects out of nothing.
Divination spells reveal information, whether in the form
of secrets long forgotten, glimpses of the future, the
locations of hidden things, the truth behind illusions, or
visions of distant people or places.
Enchantment spells affect the minds of others, influencing
or controlling their behavior. Such spells can make enemies
see the caster as a friend, force creatures to take a course of
action, or even control another creature like a puppet.
Evocation spells manipulate magical energy to produce a
desired effect. Some call up blasts of fire or lightning. Others
channel positive energy to heal wounds.
Illusion spells deceive the senses or minds of others. They
cause people to see things that are not there, to miss things
that are there, to hear phantom noises, or to remember
things that never happened. Some illusions create phantom
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images that any creature can see, but the most insidious
illusions plant an image directly in the mind of a creature.
Necromancy spells manipulate the energies of life and
death. Such spells can grant an extra reserve of life force,
drain the life energy from another creature, create the
undead, or even bring the dead back to life.
Creating the undead through the use of necromancy spells
such as animate dead is not a good act, and only evil casters
use such spells frequently.
Transmutation spells change the properties of a creature,
object, or environment. They might turn an enemy into a
harmless creature, bolster the strength of an ally, make an
object move at the caster’s command, or enhance a creature’s
innate healing abilities to rapidly recover from injury.
Combining Magical Effects
The effects of different spells add together while the
durations of those spells overlap. The effects of the
same spell cast multiple times don’t combine,
however. Instead, the most potent effect—such as
the highest bonus—from those castings applies
while their durations overlap.
For example, if two clerics cast bless on the same
target, that character gains the spell’s benefit only
once; he or she doesn’t get to roll two bonus dice.
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Spell Lists
Bard Spells
Cantrips (0 Level)
Dancing Lights
Light
Mage Hand
Mending
Message
Minor Illusion
Prestidigitation
True Strike
Vicious Mockery
1st Level
Animal Friendship
Bane
Charm Person
Comprehend Languages
Cure Wounds
Detect Magic
Disguise Self
Faerie Fire
Feather Fall
Healing Word
Heroism
Hideous Laughter
Identify
Illusory Script
Longstrider
Silent Image
Sleep
Speak with Animals
Thunderwave
Unseen Servant
2nd Level
Animal Messenger
Blindness/Deafness
Calm Emotions
Detect Thoughts
Enhance Ability
Enthrall
Heat Metal
Hold Person
Invisibility
Knock
Lesser Restoration
Locate Animals or Plants
Locate Object
Magic Mouth
See Invisibility
Shatter
Silence
Suggestion
Zone of Truth
3rd Level
Bestow Curse
Clairvoyance
Dispel Magic
Fear
Glyph of Warding
Hypnotic Pattern
Major Image
Nondetection
Plant Growth
Sending
Speak with Dead
Speak with Plants
Stinking Cloud
Tiny Hut
Tongues
4th Level
Compulsion
Confusion
Dimension Door
Freedom of Movement
Greater Invisibility
Hallucinatory Terrain
Locate Creature
Polymorph
5th Level
Animate Objects
Awaken
Dominate Person
Dream
Geas
Greater Restoration
Hold Monster
Legend Lore
Mass Cure Wounds
Mislead
Modify Memory
Planar Binding
Raise Dead
Scrying
Seeming
Teleportation Circle
6th Level
Eyebite
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Find the Path
Guards and Wards
Irresistible Dance
Mass Suggestion
Programmed Illusion
True Seeing
7th Level
Arcane Sword
Etherealness
Forcecage
Magnificent Mansion
Mirage Arcane
Project Image
Regenerate
Resurrection
Symbol
Teleport
8th Level
Dominate Monster
Feeblemind
Glibness
Mind Blank
Power Word Stun
9th Level
Foresight
Power Word Kill
True Polymorph
Cleric Spells
Cantrips (0 Level)
Guidance
Light
Mending
Resistance
Sacred Flame
Spare the Dying
Thaumaturgy
1st Level
Bane
Bless
Command
Create or Destroy Water
Cure Wounds
Detect Evil and Good
Detect Magic
Detect Poison and Disease
Guiding Bolt
Healing Word
Inflict Wounds
Protection from Evil and Good
Purify Food and Drink
Sanctuary
Shield of Faith
2nd Level
Aid
Augury
Blindness/Deafness
Calm Emotions
Continual Flame
Enhance Ability
Find Traps
Gentle Repose
Hold Person
Lesser Restoration
Locate Object
Prayer of Healing
Protection from Poison
Silence
Spiritual Weapon
Warding Bond
Zone of Truth
3rd Level
Animate Dead
Beacon of Hope
Bestow Curse
Clairvoyance
Create Food and Water
Daylight
Dispel Magic
Glyph of Warding
Magic Circle
Mass Healing Word
Meld into Stone
Protection from Energy
Remove Curse
Revivify
Sending
Speak with Dead
Spirit Guardians
Tongues
Water Walk
4th Level
Banishment
Control Water
Death Ward
Divination
Freedom of Movement
Guardian of Faith
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Locate Creature
Stone Shape
5th Level
Commune
Contagion
Dispel Evil and Good
Flame Strike
Geas
Greater Restoration
Hallow
Insect Plague
Legend Lore
Mass Cure Wounds
Planar Binding
Raise Dead
Scrying
6th Level
Blade Barrier
Create Undead
Find the Path
Forbiddance
Harm
Heal
Heroes’ Feast
Planar Ally
True Seeing
Word of Recall
7th Level
Conjure Celestial
Divine Word
Etherealness
Fire Storm
Plane Shift
Regenerate
Resurrection
Symbol
8th Level
Antimagic Field
Control Weather
Earthquake
Holy Aura
9th Level
Astral Projection
Gate
Mass Heal
True Resurrection
Druid Spells
Cantrips (0 Level)
Druidcraft
Guidance
Mending
Poison Spray
Produce Flame
Resistance
Shillelagh
1st Level
Animal Friendship
Charm Person
Create or Destroy Water
Cure Wounds
Detect Magic
Detect Poison and Disease
Entangle
Faerie Fire
Fog Cloud
Goodberry
Healing Word
Jump
Longstrider
Purify Food and Drink
Speak with Animals
Thunderwave
2nd Level
Animal Messenger
Barkskin
Darkvision
Enhance Ability
Find Traps
Flame Blade
Flaming Sphere
Gust of Wind
Heat Metal
Hold Person
Lesser Restoration
Locate Animals or Plants
Locate Object
Moonbeam
Pass without Trace
Protection from Poison
Spike Growth
3rd Level
Call Lightning
Conjure Animals
Daylight
Dispel Magic
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Meld into Stone
Plant Growth
Protection from Energy
Sleet Storm
Speak with Plants
Water Breathing
Water Walk
Wind Wall
4th Level
Blight
Confusion
Conjure Minor Elementals
Conjure Woodland Beings
Control Water
Dominate Beast
Freedom of Movement
Giant Insect
Hallucinatory Terrain
Ice Storm
Locate Creature
Polymorph
Stone Shape
Stoneskin
Wall of Fire
5th Level
Antilife Shell
Awaken
Commune with Nature
Conjure Elemental
Contagion
Geas
Greater Restoration
Insect Plague
Mass Cure Wounds
Planar Binding
Reincarnate
Scrying
Tree Stride
Wall of Stone
6th Level
Conjure Fey
Find the Path
Heal
Heroes’ Feast
Move Earth
Sunbeam
Transport via Plants
Wall of Thorns
Wind Walk
7th Level
Fire Storm
Mirage Arcane
Plane Shift
Regenerate
Reverse Gravity
8th Level
Animal Shapes
Antipathy/Sympathy
Control Weather
Earthquake
Feeblemind
Sunburst
9th Level
Foresight
Shapechange
Storm of Vengeance
True Resurrection
Paladin Spells
1st Level
Bless
Command
Cure Wounds
Detect Evil and Good
Detect Magic
Detect Poison and Disease
Divine Favor
Heroism
Protection from Evil and Good
Purify Food and Drink
Shield of Faith
2nd Level
Aid
Branding Smite
Find Steed
Lesser Restoration
Locate Object
Magic Weapon
Protection from Poison
Zone of Truth
3rd Level
Create Food and Water
Daylight
Dispel Magic
Magic Circle
Remove Curse
Revivify
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4th Level
Banishment
Death Ward
Locate Creature
5th Level
Dispel Evil and Good
Geas
Raise Dead
Ranger Spells
1st Level
Alarm
Animal Friendship
Cure Wounds
Detect Magic
Detect Poison and Disease
Fog Cloud
Goodberry
Hunter's Mark
Jump
Longstrider
Speak with Animals
2nd Level
Animal Messenger
Barkskin
Darkvision
Find Traps
Lesser Restoration
Locate Animals or Plants
Locate Object
Pass without Trace
Protection from Poison
Silence
Spike Growth
3rd Level
Conjure Animals
Daylight
Nondetection
Plant Growth
Protection from Energy
Speak with Plants
Water Breathing
Water Walk
Wind Wall
4th Level
Conjure Woodland Beings
Freedom of Movement
Locate Creature
Stoneskin
5th Level
Commune with Nature
Tree Stride
Sorcerer Spells
Cantrips (0 Level)
Acid Splash
Chill Touch
Dancing Lights
Fire Bolt
Light
Mage Hand
Mending
Message
Minor Illusion
Poison Spray
Prestidigitation
Ray of Frost
Shocking Grasp
True Strike
1st Level
Burning Hands
Charm Person
Color Spray
Comprehend Languages
Detect Magic
Disguise Self
Expeditious Retreat
False Life
Feather Fall
Fog Cloud
Jump
Mage Armor
Magic Missile
Shield
Silent Image
Sleep
Thunderwave
2nd Level
Alter Self
Blindness/Deafness
Blur
Darkness
Darkvision
Detect Thoughts
Enhance Ability
Enlarge/Reduce
Gust of Wind
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Hold Person
Invisibility
Knock
Levitate
Mirror Image
Misty Step
Scorching Ray
See Invisibility
Shatter
Spider Climb
Suggestion
Web
3rd Level
Blink
Clairvoyance
Counterspell
Daylight
Dispel Magic
Fear
Fireball
Fly
Gaseous Form
Haste
Hypnotic Pattern
Lightning Bolt
Major Image
Protection from Energy
Sleet Storm
Slow
Stinking Cloud
Tongues
Water Breathing
Water Walk
4th Level
Banishment
Blight
Confusion
Dimension Door
Dominate Beast
Greater Invisibility
Ice Storm
Polymorph
Stoneskin
Wall of Fire
5th Level
Animate Objects
Cloudkill
Cone of Cold
Creation
Dominate Person
Hold Monster
Insect Plague
Seeming
Telekinesis
Teleportation Circle
Wall of Stone
6th Level
Chain Lightning
Circle of Death
Disintegrate
Eyebite
Globe of Invulnerability
Mass Suggestion
Move Earth
Sunbeam
True Seeing
7th Level
Delayed Blast Fireball
Etherealness
Finger of Death
Fire Storm
Plane Shift
Prismatic Spray
Reverse Gravity
Teleport
8th Level
Dominate Monster
Earthquake
Incendiary Cloud
Power Word Stun
Sunburst
9th Level
Gate
Meteor Swarm
Power Word Kill
Time Stop
Wish
Warlock Spells
Cantrips (0 Level)
Chill Touch
Eldritch Blast
Mage Hand
Minor Illusion
Poison Spray
Prestidigitation
True Strike
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1st Level
Charm Person
Comprehend Languages
Expeditious Retreat
Hellish Rebuke
Illusory Script
Protection from Evil and Good
Unseen Servant
2nd Level
Darkness
Enthrall
Hold Person
Invisibility
Mirror Image
Misty Step
Ray of Enfeeblement
Shatter
Spider Climb
Suggestion
3rd Level
Counterspell
Dispel Magic
Fear
Fly
Gaseous Form
Hypnotic Pattern
Magic Circle
Major Image
Remove Curse
Tongues
Vampiric Touch
4th Level
Banishment
Blight
Dimension Door
Hallucinatory Terrain
5th Level
Contact Other Plane
Dream
Hold Monster
Scrying
6th Level
Circle of Death
Conjure Fey
Create Undead
Eyebite
Flesh to Stone
Mass Suggestion
True Seeing
7th Level
Etherealness
Finger of Death
Forcecage
Plane Shift
8th Level
Demiplane
Dominate Monster
Feeblemind
Glibness
Power Word Stun
9th Level
Astral Projection
Foresight
Imprisonment
Power Word Kill
True Polymorph
Wizard Spells
Cantrips (0 Level)
Acid Splash
Chill Touch
Dancing Lights
Fire Bolt
Light
Mage Hand
Mending
Message
Minor Illusion
Poison Spray
Prestidigitation
Ray of Frost
Shocking Grasp
True Strike
1st Level
Alarm
Burning Hands
Charm Person
Color Spray
Comprehend Languages
Detect Magic
Disguise Self
Expeditious Retreat
False Life
Feather Fall
Find Familiar
Floating Disk
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Fog Cloud
Grease
Hideous Laughter
Identify
Illusory Script
Jump
Longstrider
Mage Armor
Magic Missile
Protection from Evil and Good
Shield
Silent Image
Sleep
Thunderwave
Unseen Servant
2nd Level
Acid Arrow
Alter Self
Arcane Lock
Arcanist’s Magic Aura
Blindness/Deafness
Blur
Continual Flame
Darkness
Darkvision
Detect Thoughts
Enlarge/Reduce
Flaming Sphere
Gentle Repose
Gust of Wind
Hold Person
Invisibility
Knock
Levitate
Locate Object
Magic Mouth
Magic Weapon
Mirror Image
Misty Step
Ray of Enfeeblement
Rope Trick
Scorching Ray
See Invisibility
Shatter
Spider Climb
Suggestion
Web
3rd Level
Animate Dead
Bestow Curse
Blink
Clairvoyance
Counterspell
Dispel Magic
Fear
Fireball
Fly
Gaseous Form
Glyph of Warding
Haste
Hypnotic Pattern
Lightning Bolt
Magic Circle
Major Image
Nondetection
Phantom Steed
Protection from Energy
Remove Curse
Sending
Sleet Storm
Slow
Stinking Cloud
Tiny Hut
Tongues
Vampiric Touch
Water Breathing
4th Level
Arcane Eye
Banishment
Black Tentacles
Blight
Confusion
Conjure Minor Elementals
Control Water
Dimension Door
Fabricate
Faithful Hound
Fire Shield
Greater Invisibility
Hallucinatory Terrain
Ice Storm
Locate Creature
Phantasmal Killer
Polymorph
Private Sanctum
Resilient Sphere
Secret Chest
Stone Shape
Stoneskin
Wall of Fire
5th Level
Animate Objects
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Arcane Hand
Cloudkill
Cone of Cold
Conjure Elemental
Contact Other Plane
Creation
Dominate Person
Dream
Geas
Hold Monster
Legend Lore
Mislead
Modify Memory
Passwall
Planar Binding
Scrying
Seeming
Telekinesis
Telepathic Bond
Teleportation Circle
Wall of Force
Wall of Stone
6th Level
Chain Lightning
Circle of Death
Contingency
Create Undead
Disintegrate
Eyebite
Flesh to Stone
Freezing Sphere
Globe of Invulnerability
Guards and Wards
Instant Summons
Irresistible Dance
Magic Jar
Mass Suggestion
Move Earth
Programmed Illusion
Sunbeam
True Seeing
Wall of Ice
7th Level
Arcane Sword
Delayed Blast Fireball
Etherealness
Finger of Death
Forcecage
Magnificent Mansion
Mirage Arcane
Plane Shift
Prismatic Spray
Project Image
Reverse Gravity
Sequester
Simulacrum
Symbol
Teleport
8th Level
Antimagic Field
Antipathy/Sympathy
Clone
Control Weather
Demiplane
Dominate Monster
Feeblemind
Incendiary Cloud
Maze
Mind Blank
Power Word Stun
Sunburst
9th Level
Astral Projection
Foresight
Gate
Imprisonment
Meteor Swarm
Power Word Kill
Prismatic Wall
Shapechange
Time Stop
True Polymorph
Weird
Wish
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Spell Descriptions
Acid Arrow
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (powdered rhubarb leaf and an
adder’s stomach)
Duration: Instantaneous
A shimmering green arrow streaks toward a target
within range and bursts in a spray of acid. Make a
ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the
target takes 4d4 acid damage immediately and 2d4
acid damage at the end of its next turn. On a miss,
the arrow splashes the target with acid for half as
much of the initial damage and no damage at the end
of its next turn.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage (both
initial and later) increases by 1d4 for each slot level
above 2nd.
Acid Splash
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl a bubble of acid. Choose one creature
within range, or choose two creatures within range
that are within 5 feet of each other. A target must
succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 acid
damage.
This spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you
reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th
level (4d6).
Aid
2nd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny strip of white cloth)
Duration: 8 hours
Your spell bolsters your allies with toughness and
resolve. Choose up to three creatures within range.
Each target’s hit point maximum and current hit
points increase by 5 for the duration.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, a target’s hit points
increase by an additional 5 for each slot level above
2nd.
Alarm
1st-­‐‑level abjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny bell and a piece of fine
silver wire)
Duration: 8 hours
You set an alarm against unwanted intrusion.
Choose a door, a window, or an area within range
that is no larger than a 20-­‐‑foot cube. Until the spell
ends, an alarm alerts you whenever a Tiny or larger
creature touches or enters the warded area. When
you cast the spell, you can designate creatures that
won’t set off the alarm. You also choose whether the
alarm is mental or audible.
A mental alarm alerts you with a ping in your
mind if you are within 1 mile of the warded area.
This ping awakens you if you are sleeping.
An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand
bell for 10 seconds within 60 feet.
Alter Self
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You assume a different form. When you cast the spell,
choose one of the following options, the effects of
which last for the duration of the spell. While the
spell lasts, you can end one option as an action to
gain the benefits of a different one.
Aquatic Adaptation. You adapt your body to an
aquatic environment, sprouting gills and growing
webbing between your fingers. You can breathe
underwater and gain a swimming speed equal to
your walking speed.
Change Appearance. You transform your
appearance. You decide what you look like, including
your height, weight, facial features, sound of your
voice, hair length, coloration, and distinguishing
characteristics, if any. You can make yourself appear
as a member of another race, though none of your
statistics change. You also can’t appear as a creature
of a different size than you, and your basic shape
stays the same; if you’re bipedal, you can’t use this
spell to become quadrupedal, for instance. At any
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time for the duration of the spell, you can use your
action to change your appearance in this way again.
Natural Weapons. You grow claws, fangs, spines,
horns, or a different natural weapon of your choice.
Your unarmed strikes deal 1d6 bludgeoning,
piercing, or slashing damage, as appropriate to the
natural weapon you chose, and you are proficient
with your unarmed strikes. Finally, the natural
weapon is magic and you have a +1 bonus to the
attack and damage rolls you make using it.
Animal Friendship
1st-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a morsel of food)
Duration: 24 hours
This spell lets you convince a beast that you mean it
no harm. Choose a beast that you can see within
range. It must see and hear you. If the beast's
Intelligence is 4 or higher, the spell fails. Otherwise,
the beast must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw
or be charmed by you for the spell's duration. If you
or one of your companions harms the target, the
spells ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can affect one
additional beast t level above 1st.
Animal Messenger
2nd-­‐‑level enchantment (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a morsel of food)
Duration: 24 hours
By means of this spell, you use an animal to deliver a
message. Choose a Tiny beast you can see within
range, such as a squirrel, a blue jay, or a bat. You
specify a location, which you must have visited, and
a recipient who matches a general description, such
as “a man or woman dressed in the uniform of the
town guard” or “a red-­‐‑haired dwarf wearing a
pointed hat.” You also speak a message of up to
twenty-­‐‑five words. The target beast travels for the
duration of the spell toward the specified location,
covering about 50 miles per 24 hours for a flying
messenger, or 25 miles for other animals.
When the messenger arrives, it delivers your
message to the creature that you described,
replicating the sound of your voice. The messenger
speaks only to a creature matching the description
you gave. If the messenger doesn’t reach its
destination before the spell ends, the message is lost,
and the beast makes its way back to where you cast
this spell.
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell
slot of 3nd level or higher, the duration of the spell
increases by 48 hours for each slot level above 2nd.
Animal Shapes
8th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 24 hours
Your magic turns others into beasts. Choose any
number of willing creatures that you can see within
range. You transform each target into the form of a
Large or smaller beast with a challenge rating of 4 or
lower. On subsequent turns, you can use your action
to transform affected creatures into new forms.
The transformation lasts for the duration for each
target, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies.
You can choose a different form for each target. A
target’s game statistics are replaced by the statistics
of the chosen beast, though the target retains its
alignment and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
scores. The target assumes the hit points of its new
form, and when it reverts to its normal form, it
returns to the number of hit points it had before it
transformed. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 0
hit points, any excess damage carries over to its
normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t
reduce the creature’s normal form to 0 hit points, it
isn’t knocked unconscious. The creature is limited in
the actions it can perform by the nature of its new
form, and it can’t speak or cast spells.
The target’s gear melds into the new form. The
target can’t activate, wield, or otherwise benefit
from any of its equipment.
Animate Dead
3rd-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of blood, a piece of
flesh, and a pinch of bone dust)
Duration: Instantaneous
This spell creates an undead servant. Choose a pile
of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid
within range. Your spell imbues the target with a
foul mimicry of life, raising it as an undead creature.
The target becomes a skeleton if you chose bones or
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a zombie if you chose a corpse (the GM has the
creature’s game statistics).
On each of your turns, you can use a bonus action
to mentally command any creature you made with
this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if
you control multiple creatures, you can command
any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same
command to each one). You decide what action the
creature will take and where it will move during its
next turn, or you can issue a general command, such
as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. If you
issue no commands, the creature only defends itself
against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the
creature continues to follow it until its task is
complete.
The creature is under your control for 24 hours,
after which it stops obeying any command you’ve
given it. To maintain control of the creature for
another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the
creature again before the current 24-­‐‑hour period
ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control
over up to four creatures you have animated with
this spell, rather than animating a new one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, you animate or
reassert control over two additional undead
creatures for each slot level above 3rd. Each of the
creatures must come from a different corpse or pile
of bones.
Animate Objects
5th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Objects come to life at your command. Choose up to
ten nonmagical objects within range that are not
being worn or carried. Medium targets count as two
objects, Large targets count as four objects, Huge
targets count as eight objects. You can’t animate any
object larger than Huge. Each target animates and
becomes a creature under your control until the
spell ends or until reduced to 0 hit points.
As a bonus action, you can mentally command any
creature you made with this spell if the creature is
within 500 feet of you (if you control multiple
creatures, you can command any or all of them at the
same time, issuing the same command to each one).
You decide what action the creature will take and
where it will move during its next turn, or you can
issue a general command, such as to guard a
particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no
commands, the creature only defends itself against
hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature
continues to follow it until its task is complete.
Animated Object Statistics
Size HP AC Attack Str Dex
Tiny 20 18 +8 to hit, 1d4 + 4 damage 4 18
Small 25 16 +6 to hit, 1d8 + 2 damage 6 14
Medium 40 13 +5 to hit, 2d6 + 1 damage 10 12
Large 50 10 +6 to hit, 2d10 + 2
damage
14 10
Huge 80 10 +8 to hit, 2d12 + 4
damage
18 6
An animated object is a construct with AC, hit
points, attacks, Strength, and Dexterity determined
by its size. Its Constitution is 10 and its Intelligence
and Wisdom are 3, and its Charisma is 1. Its speed is
30 feet; if the object lacks legs or other appendages it
can use for locomotion, it instead has a flying speed
of 30 feet and can hover. If the object is securely
attached to a surface or a larger object, such as a
chain bolted to a wall, its speed is 0. It has blindsight
with a radius of 30 feet and is blind beyond that
distance. When the animated object drops to 0 hit
points, it reverts to its original object form, and any
remaining damage carries over to its original object
form.
If you command an object to attack, it can make a
single melee attack against a creature within 5 feet
of it. It makes a slam attack with an attack bonus and
bludgeoning damage determined by its size. The GM
might rule that a specific object inflicts slashing or
piercing damage based on its form.
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell
slot of 6th level or higher, you can animate two
additional objects for each slot level above 5th.
Antilife Shell
5th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (10-­‐‑foot radius)
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
A shimmering barrier extends out from you in a 10-­‐‑
foot radius and moves with you, remaining centered
on you and hedging out creatures other than undead
and constructs. The barrier lasts for the duration.
The barrier prevents an affected creature from
passing or reaching through. An affected creature
can cast spells or make attacks with ranged or reach
weapons through the barrier.
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If you move so that an affected creature is forced
to pass through the barrier, the spell ends.
Antimagic Field
8th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere)
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powdered iron or
iron filings)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
A 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius invisible sphere of antimagic
surrounds you. This area is divorced from the
magical energy that suffuses the multiverse. Within
the sphere, spells can’t be cast, summoned creatures
disappear, and even magic items become mundane.
Until the spell ends, the sphere moves with you,
centered on you.
Spells and other magical effects, except those
created by an artifact or a deity, are suppressed in
the sphere and can’t protrude into it. A slot
expended to cast a suppressed spell is consumed.
While an effect is suppressed, it doesn’t function, but
the time it spends suppressed counts against its
duration.
Targeted Effects. Spells and other magical effects,
such as magic missile and charm person, that target a
creature or an object in the sphere have no effect on
that target.
Areas of Magic. The area of another spell or
magical effect, such as fireball, can’t extend into the
sphere. If the sphere overlaps an area of magic, the
part of the area that is covered by the sphere is
suppressed. For example, the flames created by a
wall of fire are suppressed within the sphere,
creating a gap in the wall if the overlap is large
enough.
Spells. Any active spell or other magical effect on a
creature or an object in the sphere is suppressed
while the creature or object is in it.
Magic Items. The properties and powers of magic
items are suppressed in the sphere. For example, a
+1 longsword in the sphere functions as a
nonmagical longsword.
A magic weapon’s properties and powers are
suppressed if it is used against a target in the sphere
or wielded by an attacker in the sphere. If a magic
weapon or a piece of magic ammunition fully leaves
the sphere (for example, if you fire a magic arrow or
throw a magic spear at a target outside the sphere),
the magic of the item ceases to be suppressed as
soon as it exits.
Magical Travel. Teleportation and planar travel
fail to work in the sphere, whether the sphere is the
destination or the departure point for such magical
travel. A portal to another location, world, or plane
of existence, as well as an opening to an
extradimensional space such as that created by the
rope trick spell, temporarily closes while in the
sphere.
Creatures and Objects. A creature or object
summoned or created by magic temporarily winks
out of existence in the sphere. Such a creature
instantly reappears once the space the creature
occupied is no longer within the sphere.
Dispel Magic. Spells and magical effects such as
dispel magic have no effect on the sphere. Likewise,
the spheres created by different antimagic field
spells don’t nullify each other.
Antipathy/Sympathy
8th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (either a lump of alum soaked
in vinegar for the antipathy effect or a drop of
honey for the sympathy effect)
Duration: 10 days
This spell attracts or repels creatures of your choice.
You target something within range, either a Huge or
smaller object or creature or an area that is no larger
than a 200-­‐‑foot cube. Then specify a kind of
intelligent creature, such as red dragons, goblins, or
vampires. You invest the target with an aura that
either attracts or repels the specified creatures for
the duration. Choose antipathy or sympathy as the
aura’s effect.
Antipathy. The enchantment causes creatures of
the kind you designated to feel an intense urge to
leave the area and avoid the target. When such a
creature can see the target or comes within 60 feet
of it, the creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or become frightened. The creature remains
frightened while it can see the target or is within 60
feet of it. While frightened by the target, the creature
must use its movement to move to the nearest safe
spot from which it can’t see the target. If the creature
moves more than 60 feet from the target and can’t
see it, the creature is no longer frightened, but the
creature becomes frightened again if it regains sight
of the target or moves within 60 feet of it.
Sympathy. The enchantment causes the specified
creatures to feel an intense urge to approach the
target while within 60 feet of it or able to see it.
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When such a creature can see the target or comes
within 60 feet of it, the creature must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw or use its movement on each
of its turns to enter the area or move within reach of
the target. When the creature has done so, it can’t
willingly move away from the target.
If the target damages or otherwise harms an
affected creature, the affected creature can make a
Wisdom saving throw to end the effect, as described
below.
Ending the Effect. If an affected creature ends its
turn while not within 60 feet of the target or able to
see it, the creature makes a Wisdom saving throw.
On a successful save, the creature is no longer
affected by the target and recognizes the feeling of
repugnance or attraction as magical. In addition, a
creature affected by the spell is allowed another
Wisdom saving throw every 24 hours while the spell
persists.
A creature that successfully saves against this
effect is immune to it for 1 minute, after which time
it can be affected again.
Arcane Eye
4th-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of bat fur)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You create an invisible, magical eye within range
that hovers in the air for the duration.
You mentally receive visual information from the
eye, which has normal vision and darkvision out to
30 feet. The eye can look in every direction.
As an action, you can move the eye up to 30 feet in
any direction. There is no limit to how far away from
you the eye can move, but it can’t enter another
plane of existence. A solid barrier blocks the eye’s
movement, but the eye can pass through an opening
as small as 1 inch in diameter.
Arcane Hand
5th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (an eggshell and a snakeskin
glove)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You create a Large hand of shimmering, translucent
force in an unoccupied space that you can see within
range. The hand lasts for the spell’s duration, and it
moves at your command, mimicking the movements
of your own hand.
The hand is an object that has AC 20 and hit points
equal to your hit point maximum. If it drops to 0 hit
points, the spell ends. It has a Strength of 26 (+8)
and a Dexterity of 10 (+0). The hand doesn’t fill its
space.
When you cast the spell and as a bonus action on
your subsequent turns, you can move the hand up to
60 feet and then cause one of the following effects
with it.
Clenched Fist. The hand strikes one creature or
object within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack
for the hand using your game statistics. On a hit, the
target takes 4d8 force damage.
Forceful Hand. The hand attempts to push a
creature within 5 feet of it in a direction you choose.
Make a check with the hand’s Strength contested by
the Strength (Athletics) check of the target. If the
target is Medium or smaller, you have advantage on
the check. If you succeed, the hand pushes the target
up to 5 feet plus a number of feet equal to five times
your spellcasting ability modifier. The hand moves
with the target to remain within 5 feet of it.
Grasping Hand. The hand attempts to grapple a
Huge or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. You use
the hand’s Strength score to resolve the grapple. If
the target is Medium or smaller, you have advantage
on the check. While the hand is grappling the target,
you can use a bonus action to have the hand crush it.
When you do so, the target takes bludgeoning
damage equal to 2d6 + your spellcasting ability
modifier.
Interposing Hand. The hand interposes itself
between you and a creature you choose until you
give the hand a different command. The hand moves
to stay between you and the target, providing you
with half cover against the target. The target can’t
move through the hand’s space if its Strength score
is less than or equal to the hand’s Strength score. If
its Strength score is higher than the hand’s Strength
score, the target can move toward you through the
hand’s space, but that space is difficult terrain for the
target.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage from the
clenched fist option increases by 2d8 and the
damage from the grasping hand increases by 2d6 for
each slot level above 5th.
Arcane Lock
2nd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
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Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (gold dust worth at least 25 gp,
which the spell consumes)
Duration: Until dispelled
You touch a closed door, window, gate, chest, or
other entryway, and it becomes locked for the
duration. You and the creatures you designate when
you cast this spell can open the object normally. You
can also set a password that, when spoken within 5
feet of the object, suppresses this spell for 1 minute.
Otherwise, it is impassable until it is broken or the
spell is dispelled or suppressed. Casting knock on the
object suppresses arcane lock for 10 minutes.
While affected by this spell, the object is more
difficult to break or force open; the DC to break it or
pick any locks on it increases by 10.
Arcane Sword
7th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a miniature platinum sword
with a grip and pommel of copper and zinc, worth
250 gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You create a sword-­‐‑shaped plane of force that
hovers within range. It lasts for the duration.
When the sword appears, you make a melee spell
attack against a target of your choice within 5 feet of
the sword. On a hit, the target takes 3d10 force
damage. Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus
action on each of your turns to move the sword up to
20 feet to a spot you can see and repeat this attack
against the same target or a different one.
Arcanist’s Magic Aura
2nd-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a small square of silk)
Duration: 24 hours
You place an illusion on a creature or an object you
touch so that divination spells reveal false
information about it. The target can be a willing
creature or an object that isn’t being carried or worn
by another creature.
When you cast the spell, choose one or both of the
following effects. The effect lasts for the duration. If
you cast this spell on the same creature or object
every day for 30 days, placing the same effect on it
each time, the illusion lasts until it is dispelled.
False Aura. You change the way the target
appears to spells and magical effects, such as detect
magic, that detect magical auras. You can make a
nonmagical object appear magical, a magical object
appear nonmagical, or change the object’s magical
aura so that it appears to belong to a specific school
of magic that you choose. When you use this effect
on an object, you can make the false magic apparent
to any creature that handles the item.
Mask. You change the way the target appears to
spells and magical effects that detect creature types,
such as a paladin’s Divine Sense or the trigger of a
symbol spell. You choose a creature type and other
spells and magical effects treat the target as if it
were a creature of that type or of that alignment.
Astral Projection
9th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (for each creature you affect
with this spell, you must provide one jacinth
worth at least 1,000 gp and one ornately carved
bar of silver worth at least 100 gp, all of which the
spell consumes)
Duration: Special
You and up to eight willing creatures within range
project your astral bodies into the Astral Plane (the
spell fails and the casting is wasted if you are already
on that plane). The material body you leave behind
is unconscious and in a state of suspended
animation; it doesn’t need food or air and doesn’t
age.
Your astral body resembles your mortal form in
almost every way, replicating your game statistics
and possessions. The principal difference is the
addition of a silvery cord that extends from between
your shoulder blades and trails behind you, fading to
invisibility after 1 foot. This cord is your tether to
your material body. As long as the tether remains
intact, you can find your way home. If the cord is
cut—something that can happen only when an effect
specifically states that it does—your soul and body
are separated, killing you instantly.
Your astral form can freely travel through the
Astral Plane and can pass through portals there
leading to any other plane. If you enter a new plane
or return to the plane you were on when casting this
spell, your body and possessions are transported
along the silver cord, allowing you to re-­‐‑enter your
body as you enter the new plane. Your astral form is
a separate incarnation. Any damage or other effects
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that apply to it have no effect on your physical body,
nor do they persist when you return to it.
The spell ends for you and your companions when
you use your action to dismiss it. When the spell
ends, the affected creature returns to its physical
body, and it awakens.
The spell might also end early for you or one of
your companions. A successful dispel magic spell
used against an astral or physical body ends the spell
for that creature. If a creature’s original body or its
astral form drops to 0 hit points, the spell ends for
that creature. If the spell ends and the silver cord is
intact, the cord pulls the creature’s astral form back
to its body, ending its state of suspended animation.
If you are returned to your body prematurely,
your companions remain in their astral forms and
must find their own way back to their bodies, usually
by dropping to 0 hit points.
Augury
2nd-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (specially marked sticks, bones,
or similar tokens worth at least 25 gp)
Duration: Instantaneous
By casting gem-­‐‑inlaid sticks, rolling dragon bones,
laying out ornate cards, or employing some other
divining tool, you receive an omen from an
otherworldly entity about the results of a specific
course of action that you plan to take within the next
30 minutes. The GM chooses from the following
possible omens:
• Weal, for good results
• Woe, for bad results
• Weal and woe, for both good and bad results
• Nothing, for results that aren’t especially good or
bad
The spell doesn’t take into account any possible
circumstances that might change the outcome, such
as the casting of additional spells or the loss or gain
of a companion.
If you cast the spell two or more times before
completing your next long rest, there is a cumulative
25 percent chance for each casting after the first that
you get a random reading. The GM makes this roll in
secret.
Awaken
5th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 8 hours
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (an agate worth at least 1,000
gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
After spending the casting time tracing magical
pathways within a precious gemstone, you touch a
Huge or smaller beast or plant. The target must have
either no Intelligence score or an Intelligence of 3 or
less. The target gains an Intelligence of 10. The
target also gains the ability to speak one language
you know. If the target is a plant, it gains the ability
to move its limbs, roots, vines, creepers, and so forth,
and it gains senses similar to a human’s. Your GM
chooses statistics appropriate for the awakened
plant, such as the statistics for the awakened shrub
or the awakened tree.
The awakened beast or plant is charmed by you
for 30 days or until you or your companions do
anything harmful to it. When the charmed condition
ends, the awakened creature chooses whether to
remain friendly to you, based on how you treated it
while it was charmed.
Bane
1st-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of blood)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Up to three creatures of your choice that you can see
within range must make Charisma saving throws.
Whenever a target that fails this saving throw makes
an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends,
the target must roll a d4 and subtract the number
rolled from the attack roll or saving throw.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 1st.
Banishment
4th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (an item distasteful to the
target)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to send one creature that you can see
within range to another plane of existence. The
target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or
be banished.
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If the target is native to the plane of existence
you’re on, you banish the target to a harmless
demiplane. While there, the target is incapacitated.
The target remains there until the spell ends, at
which point the target reappears in the space it left
or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is
occupied.
If the target is native to a different plane of
existence than the one you’re on, the target is
banished with a faint popping noise, returning to its
home plane. If the spell ends before 1 minute has
passed, the target reappears in the space it left or in
the nearest unoccupied space if that space is
occupied. Otherwise, the target doesn’t return.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 4th.
Barkskin
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a handful of oak bark)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, the
target’s skin has a rough, bark-­‐‑like appearance, and
the target’s AC can’t be less than 16, regardless of
what kind of armor it is wearing.
Beacon of Hope
3rd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
This spell bestows hope and vitality. Choose any
number of creatures within range. For the duration,
each target has advantage on Wisdom saving throws
and death saving throws, and regains the maximum
number of hit points possible from any healing.
Bestow Curse
3rd-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You touch a creature, and that creature must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become
cursed for the duration of the spell. When you cast
this spell, choose the nature of the curse from the
following options:
• Choose one ability score. While cursed, the target
has disadvantage on ability checks and saving
throws made with that ability score.
• While cursed, the target has disadvantage on
attack rolls against you.
• While cursed, the target must make a Wisdom
saving throw at the start of each of its turns. If it
fails, it wastes its action that turn doing nothing.
• While the target is cursed, your attacks and spells
deal an extra 1d8 necrotic damage to the target.
A remove curse spell ends this effect. At the GM’s
option, you may choose an alternative curse effect,
but it should be no more powerful than those
described above. The GM has final say on such a
curse’s effect.
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell
slot of 4th level or higher, the duration is
concentration, up to 10 minutes. If you use a spell
slot of 5th level or higher, the duration is 8 hours. If
you use a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the
duration is 24 hours. If you use a 9th level spell slot,
the spell lasts until it is dispelled. Using a spell slot of
5th level or higher grants a duration that doesn’t
require concentration.
Black Tentacles
4th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of tentacle from a
giant octopus or a giant squid)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Squirming, ebony tentacles fill a 20-­‐‑foot square on
ground that you can see within range. For the
duration, these tentacles turn the ground in the area
into difficult terrain.
When a creature enters the affected area for the
first time on a turn or starts its turn there, the
creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw
or take 3d6 bludgeoning damage and be restrained
by the tentacles until the spell ends. A creature that
starts its turn in the area and is already restrained
by the tentacles takes 3d6 bludgeoning damage.
A creature restrained by the tentacles can use its
action to make a Strength or Dexterity check (its
choice) against your spell save DC. On a success, it
frees itself.
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Blade Barrier
6th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create a vertical wall of whirling, razor-­‐‑sharp
blades made of magical energy. The wall appears
within range and lasts for the duration. You can
make a straight wall up to 100 feet long, 20 feet high,
and 5 feet thick, or a ringed wall up to 60 feet in
diameter, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick. The wall
provides three-­‐‑quarters cover to creatures behind it,
and its space is difficult terrain.
When a creature enters the wall’s area for the first
time on a turn or starts its turn there, the creature
must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save,
the creature takes 6d10 slashing damage. On a
successful save, the creature takes half as much
damage.
Bless
1st-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of holy water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You bless up to three creatures of your choice within
range. Whenever a target makes an attack roll or a
saving throw before the spell ends, the target can
roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the attack roll
or saving throw.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 1st.
Blight
4th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Necromantic energy washes over a creature of your
choice that you can see within range, draining
moisture and vitality from it. The target must make a
Constitution saving throw. The target takes 8d8
necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one. This spell has no effect
on undead or constructs.
If you target a plant creature or a magical plant, it
makes the saving throw with disadvantage, and the
spell deals maximum damage to it.
If you target a nonmagical plant that isn’t a
creature, such as a tree or shrub, it doesn’t make a
saving throw; it simply withers and dies.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d8 for each slot level above 4th.
Blindness/Deafness
2nd-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
Duration: 1 minute
You can blind or deafen a foe. Choose one creature
that you can see within range to make a Constitution
saving throw. If it fails, the target is either blinded or
deafened (your choice) for the duration. At the end
of each of its turns, the target can make a
Constitution saving throw. On a success, the spell
ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 2nd.
Blink
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute
Roll a d20 at the end of each of your turns for the
duration of the spell. On a roll of 11 or higher, you
vanish from your current plane of existence and
appear in the Ethereal Plane (the spell fails and the
casting is wasted if you were already on that plane).
At the start of your next turn, and when the spell
ends if you are on the Ethereal Plane, you return to
an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see
within 10 feet of the space you vanished from. If no
unoccupied space is available within that range, you
appear in the nearest unoccupied space (chosen at
random if more than one space is equally near). You
can dismiss this spell as an action.
While on the Ethereal Plane, you can see and hear
the plane you originated from, which is cast in
shades of gray, and you can’t see anything there
more than 60 feet away. You can only affect and be
affected by other creatures on the Ethereal Plane.
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Creatures that aren’t there can’t perceive you or
interact with you, unless they have the ability to do
so.
Blur
2nd-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Your body becomes blurred, shifting and wavering
to all who can see you. For the duration, any
creature has disadvantage on attack rolls against you.
An attacker is immune to this effect if it doesn’t rely
on sight, as with blindsight, or can see through
illusions, as with truesight.
Branding Smite
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The next time you hit a creature with a weapon
attack before this spell ends, the weapon gleams
with astral radiance as you strike. The attack deals
an extra 2d6 radiant damage to the target, which
becomes visible if it's invisible, and the target sheds
dim light in a 5-­‐‑foot radius and can't become
invisible until the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the extra damage
increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.
Burning Hands
1st-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (15-­‐‑foot cone)
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
As you hold your hands with thumbs touching and
fingers spread, a thin sheet of flames shoots forth
from your outstretched fingertips. Each creature in a
15-­‐‑foot cone must make a Dexterity saving throw. A
creature takes 3d6 fire damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
The fire ignites any flammable objects in the area
that aren’t being worn or carried.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.
Call Lightning
3rd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A storm cloud appears in the shape of a cylinder that
is 10 feet tall with a 60-­‐‑foot radius, centered on a
point you can see 100 feet directly above you. The
spell fails if you can’t see a point in the air where the
storm cloud could appear (for example, if you are in
a room that can’t accommodate the cloud).
When you cast the spell, choose a point you can
see within range. A bolt of lightning flashes down
from the cloud to that point. Each creature within 5
feet of that point must make a Dexterity saving
throw. A creature takes 3d10 lightning damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one. On each of your turns until the spell ends, you
can use your action to call down lightning in this way
again, targeting the same point or a different one.
If you are outdoors in stormy conditions when you
cast this spell, the spell gives you control over the
existing storm instead of creating a new one. Under
such conditions, the spell’s damage increases by
1d10.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th or higher level, the damage increases
by 1d10 for each slot level above 3rd.
Calm Emotions
2nd-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to suppress strong emotions in a group
of people. Each humanoid in a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere
centered on a point you choose within range must
make a Charisma saving throw; a creature can
choose to fail this saving throw if it wishes. If a
creature fails its saving throw, choose one of the
following two effects.
You can suppress any effect causing a target to be
charmed or frightened. When this spell ends, any
suppressed effect resumes, provided that its
duration has not expired in the meantime.
Alternatively, you can make a target indifferent
about creatures of your choice that it is hostile
toward. This indifference ends if the target is
attacked or harmed by a spell or if it witnesses any
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of its friends being harmed. When the spell ends, the
creature becomes hostile again, unless the GM rules
otherwise.
Chain Lightning
6th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur; a piece of amber,
glass, or a crystal rod; and three silver pins)
Duration: Instantaneous
You create a bolt of lightning that arcs toward a
target of your choice that you can see within range.
Three bolts then leap from that target to as many as
three other targets, each of which must be within 30
feet of the first target. A target can be a creature or
an object and can be targeted by only one of the
bolts.
A target must make a Dexterity saving throw. The
target takes 10d8 lightning damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, one additional bolt
leaps from the first target to another target for each
slot level above 6th.
Charm Person
1st-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
You attempt to charm a humanoid you can see
within range. It must make a Wisdom saving throw,
and does so with advantage if you or your
companions are fighting it. If it fails the saving throw,
it is charmed by you until the spell ends or until you
or your companions do anything harmful to it. The
charmed creature regards you as a friendly
acquaintance. When the spell ends, the creature
knows it was charmed by you.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 1st. The
creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when
you target them.
Chill Touch
Necromancy cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 round
You create a ghostly, skeletal hand in the space of a
creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack
against the creature to assail it with the chill of the
grave. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 necrotic damage,
and it can’t regain hit points until the start of your
next turn. Until then, the hand clings to the target.
If you hit an undead target, it also has
disadvantage on attack rolls against you until the
end of your next turn.
This spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you
reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th
level (4d8).
Circle of Death
6th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (the powder of a crushed black
pearl worth at least 500 gp)
Duration: Instantaneous
A sphere of negative energy ripples out in a 60-­‐‑foot-­‐‑
radius sphere from a point within range. Each
creature in that area must make a Constitution
saving throw. A target takes 8d6 necrotic damage on
a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage increases
by 2d6 for each slot level above 6th.
Clairvoyance
3rd-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 1 mile
Components: V, S, M (a focus worth at least 100 gp,
either a jeweled horn for hearing or a glass eye for
seeing)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create an invisible sensor within range in a
location familiar to you (a place you have visited or
seen before) or in an obvious location that is
unfamiliar to you (such as behind a door, around a
corner, or in a grove of trees). The sensor remains in
place for the duration, and it can’t be attacked or
otherwise interacted with.
When you cast the spell, you choose seeing or
hearing. You can use the chosen sense through the
sensor as if you were in its space. As your action, you
can switch between seeing and hearing.
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A creature that can see the sensor (such as a
creature benefiting from see invisibility or truesight)
sees a luminous, intangible orb about the size of
your fist.
Clone
8th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least
1,000 gp and at least 1 cubic inch of flesh of the
creature that is to be cloned, which the spell
consumes, and a vessel worth at least 2,000 gp
that has a sealable lid and is large enough to hold a
Medium creature, such as a huge urn, coffin, mud-­‐‑
filled cyst in the ground, or crystal container filled
with salt water)
Duration: Instantaneous
This spell grows an inert duplicate of a living
creature as a safeguard against death. This clone
forms inside a sealed vessel and grows to full size
and maturity after 120 days; you can also choose to
have the clone be a younger version of the same
creature. It remains inert and endures indefinitely,
as long as its vessel remains undisturbed.
At any time after the clone matures, if the original
creature dies, its soul transfers to the clone,
provided that the soul is free and willing to return.
The clone is physically identical to the original and
has the same personality, memories, and abilities,
but none of the original’s equipment. The original
creature’s physical remains, if they still exist,
become inert and can’t thereafter be restored to life,
since the creature’s soul is elsewhere.
Cloudkill
5th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere of poisonous,
yellow-­‐‑green fog centered on a point you choose
within range. The fog spreads around corners. It
lasts for the duration or until strong wind disperses
the fog, ending the spell. Its area is heavily obscured.
When a creature enters the spell’s area for the first
time on a turn or starts its turn there, that creature
must make a Constitution saving throw. The
creature takes 5d8 poison damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one.
Creatures are affected even if they hold their breath
or don’t need to breathe.
The fog moves 10 feet away from you at the start
of each of your turns, rolling along the surface of the
ground. The vapors, being heavier than air, sink to
the lowest level of the land, even pouring down
openings.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d8 for each slot level above 5th.
Color Spray
1st-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (15-­‐‑foot cone)
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powder or sand
that is colored red, yellow, and blue)
Duration: 1 round
A dazzling array of flashing, colored light springs
from your hand. Roll 6d10; the total is how many hit
points of creatures this spell can effect. Creatures in
a 15-­‐‑foot cone originating from you are affected in
ascending order of their current hit points (ignoring
unconscious creatures and creatures that can’t see).
Starting with the creature that has the lowest
current hit points, each creature affected by this
spell is blinded until the spell ends. Subtract each
creature’s hit points from the total before moving on
to the creature with the next lowest hit points. A
creature’s hit points must be equal to or less than
the remaining total for that creature to be affected.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, roll an additional
2d10 for each slot level above 1st.
Command
1st-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: 1 round
You speak a one-­‐‑word command to a creature you
can see within range. The target must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw or follow the command on its
next turn. The spell has no effect if the target is
undead, if it doesn’t understand your language, or if
your command is directly harmful to it.
Some typical commands and their effects follow.
You might issue a command other than one
described here. If you do so, the GM determines how
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the target behaves. If the target can’t follow your
command, the spell ends.
Approach. The target moves toward you by the
shortest and most direct route, ending its turn if it
moves within 5 feet of you.
Drop. The target drops whatever it is holding and
then ends its turn.
Flee. The target spends its turn moving away from
you by the fastest available means.
Grovel. The target falls prone and then ends its
turn.
Halt. The target doesn’t move and takes no actions.
A flying creature stays aloft, provided that it is able
to do so. If it must move to stay aloft, it flies the
minimum distance needed to remain in the air.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can affect one
additional creature for each slot level above 1st. The
creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when
you target them.
Commune
5th-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (incense and a vial of holy or
unholy water)
Duration: 1 minute
You contact your deity or a divine proxy and ask up
to three questions that can be answered with a yes
or no. You must ask your questions before the spell
ends. You receive a correct answer for each question.
Divine beings aren’t necessarily omniscient, so
you might receive “unclear” as an answer if a
question pertains to information that lies beyond the
deity’s knowledge. In a case where a one-­‐‑word
answer could be misleading or contrary to the
deity’s interests, the GM might offer a short phrase
as an answer instead.
If you cast the spell two or more times before
finishing your next long rest, there is a cumulative
25 percent chance for each casting after the first that
you get no answer. The GM makes this roll in secret.
Commune with Nature
5th-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You briefly become one with nature and gain
knowledge of the surrounding territory. In the
outdoors, the spell gives you knowledge of the land
within 3 miles of you. In caves and other natural
underground settings, the radius is limited to 300
feet. The spell doesn’t function where nature has
been replaced by construction, such as in dungeons
and towns.
You instantly gain knowledge of up to three facts
of your choice about any of the following subjects as
they relate to the area:
• terrain and bodies of water
• prevalent plants, minerals, animals, or peoples
• powerful celestials, fey, fiends, elementals, or
undead
• influence from other planes of existence
• buildings
For example, you could determine the location of
powerful undead in the area, the location of major
sources of safe drinking water, and the location of
any nearby towns.
Comprehend Languages
1st-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of soot and salt)
Duration: 1 hour
For the duration, you understand the literal meaning
of any spoken language that you hear. You also
understand any written language that you see, but
you must be touching the surface on which the
words are written. It takes about 1 minute to read
one page of text.
This spell doesn’t decode secret messages in a text
or a glyph, such as an arcane sigil, that isn’t part of a
written language.
Compulsion
4th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Creatures of your choice that you can see within
range and that can hear you must make a Wisdom
saving throw. A target automatically succeeds on
this saving throw if it can't be charmed. On a failed
save, a target is affected by this spell. Until the spell
ends, you can use a bonus action on each of your
turns to designate a direction that is horizontal to
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you. Each affected target must use as much of its
movement as possible to move in that direction on
its next turn. It can take its action before it moves.
After moving in this way, it can make another
Wisdom saving to try to end the effect.
A target isn't compelled to move into an obviously
deadly hazard, such as a fire or pit, but it will
provoke opportunity attacks to move in the
designated direction.
Cone of Cold
5th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (60-­‐‑foot cone)
Components: V, S, M (a small crystal or glass cone)
Duration: Instantaneous
A blast of cold air erupts from your hands. Each
creature in a 60-­‐‑foot cone must make a Constitution
saving throw. A creature takes 8d8 cold damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one.
A creature killed by this spell becomes a frozen
statue until it thaws.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d8 for each slot level above 5th.
Confusion
4th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (three nut shells)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
This spell assaults and twists creatures’ minds,
spawning delusions and provoking uncontrolled
action. Each creature in a 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere
centered on a point you choose within range must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw when you cast
this spell or be affected by it.
An affected target can’t take reactions and must
roll a d10 at the start of each of its turns to
determine its behavior for that turn.
d10 Behavior
1 The creature uses all its movement to move in a
random direction. To determine the direction, roll
a d8 and assign a direction to each die face. The
creature doesn’t take an action this turn.
2–6 The creature doesn’t move or take actions this
turn.
7–8 The creature uses its action to make a melee
attack against a randomly determined creature
within its reach. If there is no creature within its
reach, the creature does nothing this turn.
9–10 The creature can act and move normally.
At the end of each of its turns, an affected target
can make a Wisdom saving throw. If it succeeds, this
effect ends for that target.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 5th level or higher, the radius of the
sphere increases by 5 feet for each slot level above
4th.
Conjure Animals
3rd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You summon fey spirits that take the form of beasts
and appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see
within range. Choose one of the following options for
what appears:
• One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower
• Two beasts of challenge rating 1 or lower
• Four beasts of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
• Eight beasts of challenge rating 1/4 or lower
Each beast is also considered fey, and it disappears
when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The summoned creatures are friendly to you and
your companions. Roll initiative for the summoned
creatures as a group, which has its own turns. They
obey any verbal commands that you issue to them
(no action required by you). If you don’t issue any
commands to them, they defend themselves from
hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions.
The GM has the creatures’ statistics.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
certain higher-­‐‑level spell slots, you choose one of the
summoning options above, and more creatures
appear: twice as many with a 5th-­‐‑level slot, three
times as many with a 7th-­‐‑level slot, and four times as
many with a 9th-­‐‑level slot.
Conjure Celestial
7th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
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You summon a celestial of challenge rating 4 or
lower, which appears in an unoccupied space that
you can see within range. The celestial disappears
when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The celestial is friendly to you and your
companions for the duration. Roll initiative for the
celestial, which has its own turns. It obeys any verbal
commands that you issue to it (no action required by
you), as long as they don’t violate its alignment. If
you don’t issue any commands to the celestial, it
defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise
takes no actions.
The GM has the celestial’s statistics.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
9th-­‐‑level spell slot, you summon a celestial of
challenge rating 5 or lower.
Conjure Elemental
5th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (burning incense for air, soft
clay for earth, sulfur and phosphorus for fire, or
water and sand for water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You call forth an elemental servant. Choose an area of
air, earth, fire, or water that fills a 10-­‐‑foot cube
within range. An elemental of challenge rating 5 or
lower appropriate to the area you chose appears in
an unoccupied space within 10 feet of it. For
example, a fire elemental emerges from a bonfire,
and an earth elemental rises up from the ground.
The elemental disappears when it drops to 0 hit
points or when the spell ends.
The elemental is friendly to you and your
companions for the duration. Roll initiative for the
elemental, which has its own turns. It obeys any
verbal commands that you issue to it (no action
required by you). If you don’t issue any commands
to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile
creatures but otherwise takes no actions.
If your concentration is broken, the elemental
doesn’t disappear. Instead, you lose control of the
elemental, it becomes hostile toward you and your
companions, and it might attack. An uncontrolled
elemental can’t be dismissed by you, and it
disappears 1 hour after you summoned it.
The GM has the elemental’s statistics.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the challenge rating
increases by 1 for each slot level above 5th.
Conjure Fey
6th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You summon a fey creature of challenge rating 6 or
lower, or a fey spirit that takes the form of a beast of
challenge rating 6 or lower. It appears in an
unoccupied space that you can see within range. The
fey creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points
or when the spell ends.
The fey creature is friendly to you and your
companions for the duration. Roll initiative for the
creature, which has its own turns. It obeys any
verbal commands that you issue to it (no action
required by you), as long as they don’t violate its
alignment. If you don’t issue any commands to the
fey creature, it defends itself from hostile creatures
but otherwise takes no actions.
If your concentration is broken, the fey creature
doesn’t disappear. Instead, you lose control of the
fey creature, it becomes hostile toward you and your
companions, and it might attack. An uncontrolled fey
creature can’t be dismissed by you, and it disappears
1 hour after you summoned it.
The GM has the fey creature’s statistics.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, the challenge rating
increases by 1 for each slot level above 6th.
Conjure Minor Elementals
4th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You summon elementals that appear in unoccupied
spaces that you can see within range. You choose
one the following options for what appears:
• One elemental of challenge rating 2 or lower
• Two elementals of challenge rating 1 or lower
• Four elementals of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
• Eight elementals of challenge rating 1/4 or lower.
An elemental summoned by this spell disappears
when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The summoned creatures are friendly to you and
your companions. Roll initiative for the summoned
creatures as a group, which has its own turns. They
obey any verbal commands that you issue to them
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(no action required by you). If you don’t issue any
commands to them, they defend themselves from
hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions.
The GM has the creatures’ statistics.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
certain higher-­‐‑level spell slots, you choose one of the
summoning options above, and more creatures
appear: twice as many with a 6th-­‐‑level slot and three
times as many with an 8th-­‐‑level slot.
Conjure Woodland Beings
4th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (one holly berry per creature
summoned)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You summon fey creatures that appear in
unoccupied spaces that you can see within range.
Choose one of the following options for what
appears:
• One fey creature of challenge rating 2 or lower
• Two fey creatures of challenge rating 1 or lower
• Four fey creatures of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
• Eight fey creatures of challenge rating 1/4 or
lower
A summoned creature disappears when it drops to 0
hit points or when the spell ends.
The summoned creatures are friendly to you and
your companions. Roll initiative for the summoned
creatures as a group, which have their own turns.
They obey any verbal commands that you issue to
them (no action required by you). If you don’t issue
any commands to them, they defend themselves
from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions.
The GM has the creatures’ statistics.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
certain higher-­‐‑level spell slots, you choose one of the
summoning options above, and more creatures
appear: twice as many with a 6th-­‐‑level slot and three
times as many with an 8th-­‐‑level slot.
Contact Other Plane
5th-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: 1 minute
You mentally contact a demigod, the spirit of a long-­‐‑
dead sage, or some other mysterious entity from
another plane. Contacting this extraplanar
intelligence can strain or even break your mind.
When you cast this spell, make a DC 15 Intelligence
saving throw. On a failure, you take 6d6 psychic
damage and are insane until you finish a long rest.
While insane, you can’t take actions, can’t
understand what other creatures say, can’t read, and
speak only in gibberish. A greater restoration spell
cast on you ends this effect.
On a successful save, you can ask the entity up to
five questions. You must ask your questions before
the spell ends. The GM answers each question with
one word, such as “yes,” “no,” “maybe,” “never,”
“irrelevant,” or “unclear” (if the entity doesn’t know
the answer to the question). If a one-­‐‑word answer
would be misleading, the GM might instead offer a
short phrase as an answer.
Contagion
5th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Component: V, S
Duration: 7 days
Your touch inflicts disease. Make a melee spell attack
against a creature within your reach. On a hit, you
afflict the creature with a disease of your choice
from any of the ones described below.
At the end of each of the target’s turns, it must
make a Constitution saving throw. After failing three
of these saving throws, the disease’s effects last for
the duration, and the creature stops making these
saves. After succeeding on three of these saving
throws, the creature recovers from the disease, and
the spell ends.
Since this spell induces a natural disease in its
target, any effect that removes a disease or
otherwise ameliorates a disease’s effects apply to it.
Blinding Sickness. Pain grips the creature’s mind,
and its eyes turn milky white. The creature has
disadvantage on Wisdom checks and Wisdom saving
throws and is blinded.
Filth Fever. A raging fever sweeps through the
creature’s body. The creature has disadvantage on
Strength checks, Strength saving throws, and attack
rolls that use Strength.
Flesh Rot. The creature’s flesh decays. The
creature has disadvantage on Charisma checks and
vulnerability to all damage.
Mindfire. The creature’s mind becomes feverish.
The creature has disadvantage on Intelligence
checks and Intelligence saving throws, and the
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creature behaves as if under the effects of the
confusion spell during combat.
Seizure. The creature is overcome with shaking.
The creature has disadvantage on Dexterity checks,
Dexterity saving throws, and attack rolls that use
Dexterity.
Slimy Doom. The creature begins to bleed
uncontrollably. The creature has disadvantage on
Constitution checks and Constitution saving throws.
In addition, whenever the creature takes damage, it
is stunned until the end of its next turn.
Contingency
6th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a statuette of yourself carved
from ivory and decorated with gems worth at least
1,500 gp)
Duration: 10 days
Choose a spell of 5th level or lower that you can cast,
that has a casting time of 1 action, and that can
target you. You cast that spell—called the contingent
spell—as part of casting contingency, expending
spell slots for both, but the contingent spell doesn’t
come into effect. Instead, it takes effect when a
certain circumstance occurs. You describe that
circumstance when you cast the two spells. For
example, a contingency cast with water breathing
might stipulate that water breathing comes into
effect when you are engulfed in water or a similar
liquid.
The contingent spell takes effect immediately after
the circumstance is met for the first time, whether or
not you want it to, and then contingency ends.
The contingent spell takes effect only on you, even
if it can normally target others. You can use only one
contingency spell at a time. If you cast this spell again,
the effect of another contingency spell on you ends.
Also, contingency ends on you if its material
component is ever not on your person.
Continual Flame
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (ruby dust worth 50 gp, which
the spell consumes)
Duration: Until dispelled
A flame, equivalent in brightness to a torch, springs
forth from an object that you touch. The effect looks
like a regular flame, but it creates no heat and
doesn’t use oxygen. A continual flame can be covered
or hidden but not smothered or quenched.
Control Water
4th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of water and a pinch of
dust)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Until the spell ends, you control any freestanding
water inside an area you choose that is a cube up to
100 feet on a side. You can choose from any of the
following effects when you cast this spell. As an
action on your turn, you can repeat the same effect
or choose a different one.
Flood. You cause the water level of all standing
water in the area to rise by as much as 20 feet. If the
area includes a shore, the flooding water spills over
onto dry land.
If you choose an area in a large body of water, you
instead create a 20-­‐‑foot tall wave that travels from
one side of the area to the other and then crashes
down. Any Huge or smaller vehicles in the wave’s
path are carried with it to the other side. Any Huge
or smaller vehicles struck by the wave have a 25
percent chance of capsizing.
The water level remains elevated until the spell
ends or you choose a different effect. If this effect
produced a wave, the wave repeats on the start of
your next turn while the flood effect lasts.
Part Water. You cause water in the area to move
apart and create a trench. The trench extends across
the spell’s area, and the separated water forms a
wall to either side. The trench remains until the spell
ends or you choose a different effect. The water then
slowly fills in the trench over the course of the next
round until the normal water level is restored.
Redirect Flow. You cause flowing water in the
area to move in a direction you choose, even if the
water has to flow over obstacles, up walls, or in
other unlikely directions. The water in the area
moves as you direct it, but once it moves beyond the
spell’s area, it resumes its flow based on the terrain
conditions. The water continues to move in the
direction you chose until the spell ends or you
choose a different effect.
Whirlpool. This effect requires a body of water at
least 50 feet square and 25 feet deep. You cause a
whirlpool to form in the center of the area. The
whirlpool forms a vortex that is 5 feet wide at the
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base, up to 50 feet wide at the top, and 25 feet tall.
Any creature or object in the water and within 25
feet of the vortex is pulled 10 feet toward it. A
creature can swim away from the vortex by making a
Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC.
When a creature enters the vortex for the first
time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must make a
Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
takes 2d8 bludgeoning damage and is caught in the
vortex until the spell ends. On a successful save, the
creature takes half damage, and isn’t caught in the
vortex. A creature caught in the vortex can use its
action to try to swim away from the vortex as
described above, but has disadvantage on the
Strength (Athletics) check to do so.
The first time each turn that an object enters the
vortex, the object takes 2d8 bludgeoning damage;
this damage occurs each round it remains in the
vortex.
Control Weather
8th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Self (5-­‐‑mile radius)
Components: V, S, M (burning incense and bits of
earth and wood mixed in water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 8 hours
You take control of the weather within 5 miles of you
for the duration. You must be outdoors to cast this
spell. Moving to a place where you don’t have a clear
path to the sky ends the spell early.
When you cast the spell, you change the current
weather conditions, which are determined by the
GM based on the climate and season. You can change
precipitation, temperature, and wind. It takes 1d4 ×
10 minutes for the new conditions to take effect.
Once they do so, you can change the conditions again.
When the spell ends, the weather gradually returns
to normal.
When you change the weather conditions, find a
current condition on the following tables and change
its stage by one, up or down. When changing the
wind, you can change its direction.
Precipitation
Stage Condition
1 Clear
2 Light clouds
3 Overcast or ground fog
4 Rain, hail, or snow
5 Torrential rain, driving hail, or blizzard
Temperature
Stage Condition
1 Unbearable heat
2 Hot
3 Warm
4 Cool
5 Cold
6 Arctic cold
Wind
Stage Condition
1 Calm
2 Moderate wind
3 Strong wind
4 Gale
5 Storm
Counterspell
3rd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you
see a creature within 60 feet of you casting a spell
Range: 60 feet
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous
You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of
casting a spell. If the creature is casting a spell of 3rd
level or lower, its spell fails and has no effect. If it is
casting a spell of 4th level or higher, make an ability
check using your spellcasting ability. The DC equals
10 + the spell's level. On a success, the creature's
spell fails and has no effect.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the interrupted spell
has no effect if its level is less than or equal to the
level of the spell slot you used.
Create Food and Water
3rd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You create 45 pounds of food and 30 gallons of
water on the ground or in containers within range,
enough to sustain up to fifteen humanoids or five
steeds for 24 hours. The food is bland but nourishing,
and spoils if uneaten after 24 hours. The water is
clean and doesn’t go bad.
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Create or Destroy Water
1st-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of water if creating
water or a few grains of sand if destroying it)
Duration: Instantaneous
You either create or destroy water.
Create Water. You create up to 10 gallons of clean
water within range in an open container.
Alternatively, the water falls as rain in a 30-­‐‑foot cube
within range, extinguishing exposed flames in the
area.
Destroy Water. You destroy up to 10 gallons of
water in an open container within range.
Alternatively, you destroy fog in a 30-­‐‑foot cube
within range.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you create or
destroy 10 additional gallons of water, or the size of
the cube increases by 5 feet, for each slot level above
1st.
Create Undead
6th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (one clay pot filled with grave
dirt, one clay pot filled with brackish water, and
one 150 gp black onyx stone for each corpse)
Duration: Instantaneous
You can cast this spell only at night. Choose up to
three corpses of Medium or Small humanoids within
range. Each corpse becomes a ghoul under your
control. (The GM has game statistics for these
creatures.)
As a bonus action on each of your turns, you can
mentally command any creature you animated with
this spell if the creature is within 120 feet of you (if
you control multiple creatures, you can command
any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same
command to each one). You decide what action the
creature will take and where it will move during its
next turn, or you can issue a general command, such
as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. If you
issue no commands, the creature only defends itself
against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the
creature continues to follow it until its task is
complete.
The creature is under your control for 24 hours,
after which it stops obeying any command you have
given it. To maintain control of the creature for
another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the
creature before the current 24-­‐‑hour period ends.
This use of the spell reasserts your control over up
to three creatures you have animated with this spell,
rather than animating new ones.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
7th-­‐‑level spell slot, you can animate or reassert
control over four ghouls. When you cast this spell
using an 8th-­‐‑level spell slot, you can animate or
reassert control over five ghouls or two ghasts or
wights. When you cast this spell using a 9th-­‐‑level
spell slot, you can animate or reassert control over
six ghouls, three ghasts or wights, or two mummies.
Creation
5th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny piece of matter of the
same type of the item you plan to create)
Duration: Special
You pull wisps of shadow material from the
Shadowfell to create a nonliving object of vegetable
matter within range: soft goods, rope, wood, or
something similar. You can also use this spell to
create mineral objects such as stone, crystal, or
metal. The object created must be no larger than a 5-­‐‑
foot cube, and the object must be of a form and
material that you have seen before.
The duration depends on the object’s material. If
the object is composed of multiple materials, use the
shortest duration.
Material Duration
Vegetable matter 1 day
Stone or crystal 12 hours
Precious metals 1 hour
Gems 10 minutes
Adamantine or mithral 1 minute
Using any material created by this spell as another
spell’s material component causes that spell to fail.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the cube increases by
5 feet for each slot level above 5th.
Cure Wounds
1st-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
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A creature you touch regains a number of hit points
equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the healing increases
by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.
Dancing Lights
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of phosphorus or
wychwood, or a glowworm)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You create up to four torch-­‐‑sized lights within range,
making them appear as torches, lanterns, or glowing
orbs that hover in the air for the duration. You can
also combine the four lights into one glowing
vaguely humanoid form of Medium size. Whichever
form you choose, each light sheds dim light in a 10-­‐‑
foot radius.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the
lights up to 60 feet to a new spot within range. A
light must be within 20 feet of another light created
by this spell, and a light winks out if it exceeds the
spell’s range.
Darkness
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, M (bat fur and a drop of pitch or
piece of coal)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose
within range to fill a 15-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere for the
duration. The darkness spreads around corners. A
creature with darkvision can’t see through this
darkness, and nonmagical light can’t illuminate it.
If the point you choose is on an object you are
holding or one that isn’t being worn or carried, the
darkness emanates from the object and moves with
it. Completely covering the source of the darkness
with an opaque object, such as a bowl or a helm,
blocks the darkness.
If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of
light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the
spell that created the light is dispelled.
Darkvision
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (either a pinch of dried carrot
or an agate)
Duration: 8 hours
You touch a willing creature to grant it the ability to
see in the dark. For the duration, that creature has
darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.
Daylight
3rd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
A 60-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere of light spreads out from a
point you choose within range. The sphere is bright
light and sheds dim light for an additional 60 feet.
If you chose a point on an object you are holding
or one that isn’t being worn or carried, the light
shines from the object and moves with it. Completely
covering the affected object with an opaque object,
such as a bowl or a helm, blocks the light.
If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of
darkness created by a spell of 3rd level or lower, the
spell that created the darkness is dispelled.
Death Ward
4th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: 8 hours
You touch a creature and grant it a measure of
protection from death.
The first time the target would drop to 0 hit points
as a result of taking damage, the target instead drops
to 1 hit point, and the spell ends.
If the spell is still in effect when the target is
subjected to an effect that would kill it
instantaneously without dealing damage, that effect
is instead negated against the target, and the spell
ends.
Delayed Blast Fireball
7th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
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Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny ball of bat guano and
sulfur)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A beam of yellow light flashes from your pointing
finger, then condenses to linger at a chosen point
within range as a glowing bead for the duration.
When the spell ends, either because your
concentration is broken or because you decide to
end it, the bead blossoms with a low roar into an
explosion of flame that spreads around corners.
Each creature in a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere centered on
that point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A
creature takes fire damage equal to the total
accumulated damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
The spell’s base damage is 12d6. If at the end of
your turn the bead has not yet detonated, the
damage increases by 1d6.
If the glowing bead is touched before the interval
has expired, the creature touching it must make a
Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the spell
ends immediately, causing the bead to erupt in flame.
On a successful save, the creature can throw the
bead up to 40 feet. When it strikes a creature or a
solid object, the spell ends, and the bead explodes.
The fire damages objects in the area and ignites
flammable objects that aren’t being worn or carried.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 8th level or higher, the base damage
increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 7th.
Demiplane
8th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: S
Duration: 1 hour
You create a shadowy door on a flat solid surface
that you can see within range. The door is large
enough to allow Medium creatures to pass through
unhindered. When opened, the door leads to a
demiplane that appears to be an empty room 30 feet
in each dimension, made of wood or stone. When the
spell ends, the door disappears, and any creatures or
objects inside the demiplane remain trapped there,
as the door also disappears from the other side.
Each time you cast this spell, you can create a new
demiplane, or have the shadowy door connect to a
demiplane you created with a previous casting of
this spell. Additionally, if you know the nature and
contents of a demiplane created by a casting of this
spell by another creature, you can have the shadowy
door connect to its demiplane instead.
Detect Evil and Good
1st-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
For the duration, you know if there is an aberration,
celestial, elemental, fey, fiend, or undead within 30
feet of you, as well as where the creature is located.
Similarly, you know if there is a place or object
within 30 feet of you that has been magically
consecrated or desecrated.
The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is
blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a
thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.
Detect Magic
1st-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
For the duration, you sense the presence of magic
within 30 feet of you. If you sense magic in this way,
you can use your action to see a faint aura around
any visible creature or object in the area that bears
magic, and you learn its school of magic, if any.
The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is
blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a
thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.
Detect Poison and Disease
1st-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a yew leaf)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
For the duration, you can sense the presence and
location of poisons, poisonous creatures, and
diseases within 30 feet of you. You also identify the
kind of poison, poisonous creature, or disease in
each case.
The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is
blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a
thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.
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Detect Thoughts
2nd-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a copper piece)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
For the duration, you can read the thoughts of
certain creatures. When you cast the spell and as
your action on each turn until the spell ends, you can
focus your mind on any one creature that you can
see within 30 feet of you. If the creature you choose
has an Intelligence of 3 or lower or doesn’t speak
any language, the creature is unaffected.
You initially learn the surface thoughts of the
creature—what is most on its mind in that moment.
As an action, you can either shift your attention to
another creature’s thoughts or attempt to probe
deeper into the same creature’s mind. If you probe
deeper, the target must make a Wisdom saving
throw. If it fails, you gain insight into its reasoning (if
any), its emotional state, and something that looms
large in its mind (such as something it worries over,
loves, or hates). If it succeeds, the spell ends. Either
way, the target knows that you are probing into its
mind, and unless you shift your attention to another
creature’s thoughts, the creature can use its action
on its turn to make an Intelligence check contested
by your Intelligence check; if it succeeds, the spell
ends.
Questions verbally directed at the target creature
naturally shape the course of its thoughts, so this
spell is particularly effective as part of an
interrogation.
You can also use this spell to detect the presence
of thinking creatures you can’t see. When you cast
the spell or as your action during the duration, you
can search for thoughts within 30 feet of you. The
spell can penetrate barriers, but 2 feet of rock, 2
inches of any metal other than lead, or a thin sheet of
lead blocks you. You can’t detect a creature with an
Intelligence of 3 or lower or one that doesn’t speak
any language.
Once you detect the presence of a creature in this
way, you can read its thoughts for the rest of the
duration as described above, even if you can’t see it,
but it must still be within range.
Dimension Door
4th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 500 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You teleport yourself from your current location to
any other spot within range. You arrive at exactly
the spot desired. It can be a place you can see, one
you can visualize, or one you can describe by stating
distance and direction, such as “200 feet straight
downward” or “upward to the northwest at a 45-­‐‑
degree angle, 300 feet.”
You can bring along objects as long as their weight
doesn’t exceed what you can carry. You can also
bring one willing creature of your size or smaller
who is carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. The
creature must be within 5 feet of you when you cast
this spell.
If you would arrive in a place already occupied by
an object or a creature, you and any creature
traveling with you each take 4d6 force damage, and
the spell fails to teleport you.
Disguise Self
1st-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
You make yourself—including your clothing, armor,
weapons, and other belongings on your person—
look different until the spell ends or until you use
your action to dismiss it. You can seem 1 foot shorter
or taller and can appear thin, fat, or in between. You
can’t change your body type, so you must adopt a
form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs.
Otherwise, the extent of the illusion is up to you.
The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up
to physical inspection. For example, if you use this
spell to add a hat to your outfit, objects pass through
the hat, and anyone who touches it would feel
nothing or would feel your head and hair. If you use
this spell to appear thinner than you are, the hand of
someone who reaches out to touch you would bump
into you while it was seemingly still in midair.
To discern that you are disguised, a creature can
use its action to inspect your appearance and must
succeed on an Intelligence (Investigation) check
against your spell save DC.
Disintegrate
6th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
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Components: V, S, M (a lodestone and a pinch of
dust)
Duration: Instantaneous
A thin green ray springs from your pointing finger to
a target that you can see within range. The target can
be a creature, an object, or a creation of magical
force, such as the wall created by wall of force.
A creature targeted by this spell must make a
Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target
takes 10d6 + 40 force damage. If this damage
reduces the target to 0 hit points, it is disintegrated.
A disintegrated creature and everything it is
wearing and carrying, except magic items, are
reduced to a pile of fine gray dust. The creature can
be restored to life only by means of a true
resurrection or a wish spell.
This spell automatically disintegrates a Large or
smaller nonmagical object or a creation of magical
force. If the target is a Huge or larger object or
creation of force, this spell disintegrates a 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑
cube portion of it. A magic item is unaffected by this
spell.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage increases
by 3d6 for each slot level above 6th.
Dispel Evil and Good
5th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (holy water or powdered silver
and iron)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Shimmering energy surrounds and protects you
from fey, undead, and creatures originating from
beyond the Material Plane. For the duration,
celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead have
disadvantage on attack rolls against you.
You can end the spell early by using either of the
following special functions.
Break Enchantment. As your action, you touch a
creature you can reach that is charmed, frightened,
or possessed by a celestial, an elemental, a fey, a
fiend, or an undead. The creature you touch is no
longer charmed, frightened, or possessed by such
creatures.
Dismissal. As your action, make a melee spell
attack against a celestial, an elemental, a fey, a fiend,
or an undead you can reach. On a hit, you attempt to
drive the creature back to its home plane. The
creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw
or be sent back to its home plane (if it isn’t there
already). If they aren’t on their home plane, undead
are sent to the Shadowfell, and fey are sent to the
Feywild.
Dispel Magic
3rd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Choose one creature, object, or magical effect within
range. Any spell of 3rd level or lower on the target
ends. For each spell of 4th level or higher on the
target, make an ability check using your spellcasting
ability. The DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a
successful check, the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, you automatically
end the effects of a spell on the target if the spell’s
level is equal to or less than the level of the spell slot
you used.
Divination
4th-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (incense and a sacrificial
offering appropriate to your religion, together
worth at least 25 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
Your magic and an offering put you in contact with a
god or a god’s servants. You ask a single question
concerning a specific goal, event, or activity to occur
within 7 days. The GM offers a truthful reply. The
reply might be a short phrase, a cryptic rhyme, or an
omen.
The spell doesn’t take into account any possible
circumstances that might change the outcome, such
as the casting of additional spells or the loss or gain
of a companion.
If you cast the spell two or more times before
finishing your next long rest, there is a cumulative
25 percent chance for each casting after the first that
you get a random reading. The GM makes this roll in
secret.
Divine Favor
1st-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
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Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Your prayer empowers you with divine radiance.
Until the spell ends, your weapon attacks deal an
extra 1d4 radiant damage on a hit.
Divine Word
7th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You utter a divine word, imbued with the power that
shaped the world at the dawn of creation. Choose
any number of creatures you can see within range.
Each creature that can hear you must make a
Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a creature
suffers an effect based on its current hit points:
• 50 hit points or fewer: deafened for 1 minute
• 40 hit points or fewer: deafened and blinded for
10 minutes
• 30 hit points or fewer: blinded, deafened, and
stunned for 1 hour
• 20 hit points or fewer: killed instantly
Regardless of its current hit points, a celestial, an
elemental, a fey, or a fiend that fails its save is forced
back to its plane of origin (if it isn’t there already)
and can’t return to your current plane for 24 hours
by any means short of a wish spell.
Dominate Beast
4th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to beguile a beast that you can see
within range. It must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or be charmed by you for the duration. If you
or creatures that are friendly to you are fighting it, it
has advantage on the saving throw.
While the beast is charmed, you have a telepathic
link with it as long as the two of you are on the same
plane of existence. You can use this telepathic link to
issue commands to the creature while you are
conscious (no action required), which it does its best
to obey. You can specify a simple and general course
of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over
there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature
completes the order and doesn’t receive further
direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to
the best of its ability.
You can use your action to take total and precise
control of the target. Until the end of your next turn,
the creature takes only the actions you choose, and
doesn’t do anything that you don’t allow it to do.
During this time, you can also cause the creature to
use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own
reaction as well.
Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new
Wisdom saving throw against the spell. If the saving
throw succeeds, the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with a
5th-­‐‑level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up
to 10 minutes. When you use a 6th-­‐‑level spell slot,
the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. When
you use a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the
duration is concentration, up to 8 hours.
Dominate Monster
8th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You attempt to beguile a creature that you can see
within range. It must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or be charmed by you for the duration. If you
or creatures that are friendly to you are fighting it, it
has advantage on the saving throw.
While the creature is charmed, you have a
telepathic link with it as long as the two of you are
on the same plane of existence. You can use this
telepathic link to issue commands to the creature
while you are conscious (no action required), which
it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and
general course of action, such as “Attack that
creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If
the creature completes the order and doesn’t receive
further direction from you, it defends and preserves
itself to the best of its ability.
You can use your action to take total and precise
control of the target. Until the end of your next turn,
the creature takes only the actions you choose, and
doesn’t do anything that you don’t allow it to do.
During this time, you can also cause the creature to
use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own
reaction as well.
Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new
Wisdom saving throw against the spell. If the saving
throw succeeds, the spell ends.
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At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with a
9th-­‐‑level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up
to 8 hours.
Dominate Person
5th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to beguile a humanoid that you can see
within range. It must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or be charmed by you for the duration. If you
or creatures that are friendly to you are fighting it, it
has advantage on the saving throw.
While the target is charmed, you have a telepathic
link with it as long as the two of you are on the same
plane of existence. You can use this telepathic link to
issue commands to the creature while you are
conscious (no action required), which it does its best
to obey. You can specify a simple and general course
of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over
there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature
completes the order and doesn’t receive further
direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to
the best of its ability.
You can use your action to take total and precise
control of the target. Until the end of your next turn,
the creature takes only the actions you choose, and
doesn’t do anything that you don’t allow it to do.
During this time you can also cause the creature to
use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own
reaction as well.
Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new
Wisdom saving throw against the spell. If the saving
throw succeeds, the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
6th-­‐‑level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up
to 10 minutes. When you use a 7th-­‐‑level spell slot,
the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. When
you use a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the
duration is concentration, up to 8 hours.
Dream
5th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Special
Components: V, S, M (a handful of sand, a dab of ink,
and a writing quill plucked from a sleeping bird)
Duration: 8 hours
This spell shapes a creature’s dreams. Choose a
creature known to you as the target of this spell. The
target must be on the same plane of existence as you.
Creatures that don’t sleep, such as elves, can’t be
contacted by this spell. You, or a willing creature you
touch, enters a trance state, acting as a messenger.
While in the trance, the messenger is aware of his or
her surroundings, but can’t take actions or move.
If the target is asleep, the messenger appears in
the target’s dreams and can converse with the target
as long as it remains asleep, through the duration of
the spell. The messenger can also shape the
environment of the dream, creating landscapes,
objects, and other images. The messenger can
emerge from the trance at any time, ending the effect
of the spell early. The target recalls the dream
perfectly upon waking. If the target is awake when
you cast the spell, the messenger knows it, and can
either end the trance (and the spell) or wait for the
target to fall asleep, at which point the messenger
appears in the target’s dreams.
You can make the messenger appear monstrous
and terrifying to the target. If you do, the messenger
can deliver a message of no more than ten words
and then the target must make a Wisdom saving
throw. On a failed save, echoes of the phantasmal
monstrosity spawn a nightmare that lasts the
duration of the target’s sleep and prevents the target
from gaining any benefit from that rest. In addition,
when the target wakes up, it takes 3d6 psychic
damage.
If you have a body part, lock of hair, clipping from
a nail, or similar portion of the target’s body, the
target makes its saving throw with disadvantage.
Druidcraft
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Whispering to the spirits of nature, you create one of
the following effects within range:
• You create a tiny, harmless sensory effect that
predicts what the weather will be at your location
for the next 24 hours. The effect might manifest as
a golden orb for clear skies, a cloud for rain, falling
snowflakes for snow, and so on. This effect
persists for 1 round.
• You instantly make a flower blossom, a seed pod
open, or a leaf bud bloom.
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• You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory
effect, such as falling leaves, a puff of wind, the
sound of a small animal, or the faint odor of skunk.
The effect must fit in a 5-­‐‑foot cube.
• You instantly light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or
a small campfire.
Earthquake
8th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 500 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dirt, a piece of rock,
and a lump of clay)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You create a seismic disturbance at a point on the
ground that you can see within range. For the
duration, an intense tremor rips through the ground
in a 100-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius circle centered on that point
and shakes creatures and structures in contact with
the ground in that area.
The ground in the area becomes difficult terrain.
Each creature on the ground that is concentrating
must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed
save, the creature’s concentration is broken.
When you cast this spell and at the end of each
turn you spend concentrating on it, each creature on
the ground in the area must make a Dexterity saving
throw. On a failed save, the creature is knocked
prone.
This spell can have additional effects depending
on the terrain in the area, as determined by the GM.
Fissures. Fissures open throughout the spell’s
area at the start of your next turn after you cast the
spell. A total of 1d6 such fissures open in locations
chosen by the GM. Each is 1d10 × 10 feet deep, 10
feet wide, and extends from one edge of the spell’s
area to the opposite side. A creature standing on a
spot where a fissure opens must succeed on a
Dexterity saving throw or fall in. A creature that
successfully saves moves with the fissure’s edge as it
opens.
A fissure that opens beneath a structure causes it
to automatically collapse (see below).
Structures. The tremor deals 50 bludgeoning
damage to any structure in contact with the ground
in the area when you cast the spell and at the start of
each of your turns until the spell ends. If a structure
drops to 0 hit points, it collapses and potentially
damages nearby creatures. A creature within half the
distance of a structure’s height must make a
Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
takes 5d6 bludgeoning damage, is knocked prone,
and is buried in the rubble, requiring a DC 20
Strength (Athletics) check as an action to escape.
The GM can adjust the DC higher or lower,
depending on the nature of the rubble. On a
successful save, the creature takes half as much
damage and doesn’t fall prone or become buried.
Eldritch Blast
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A beam of crackling energy streaks toward a
creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack
against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10
force damage.
The spell creates more than one beam when you
reach higher levels: two beams at 5th level, three
beams at 11th level, and four beams at 17th level.
You can direct the beams at the same target or at
different ones. Make a separate attack roll for each
beam.
Enhance Ability
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (fur or a feather from a beast)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour.
You touch a creature and bestow upon it a magical
enhancement. Choose one of the following effects;
the target gains that effect until the spell ends.
Bear’s Endurance. The target has advantage on
Constitution checks. It also gains 2d6 temporary hit
points, which are lost when the spell ends.
Bull’s Strength. The target has advantage on
Strength checks, and his or her carrying capacity
doubles.
Cat’s Grace. The target has advantage on Dexterity
checks. It also doesn’t take damage from falling 20
feet or less if it isn’t incapacitated.
Eagle’s Splendor. The target has advantage on
Charisma checks.
Fox’s Cunning. The target has advantage on
Intelligence checks.
Owl’s Wisdom. The target has advantage on
Wisdom checks.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 2nd.
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Enlarge/Reduce
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powdered iron)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You cause a creature or an object you can see within
range to grow larger or smaller for the duration.
Choose either a creature or an object that is neither
worn nor carried. If the target is unwilling, it can
make a Constitution saving throw. On a success, the
spell has no effect.
If the target is a creature, everything it is wearing
and carrying changes size with it. Any item dropped
by an affected creature returns to normal size at
once.
Enlarge. The target’s size doubles in all
dimensions, and its weight is multiplied by eight.
This growth increases its size by one category—
from Medium to Large, for example. If there isn’t
enough room for the target to double its size, the
creature or object attains the maximum possible size
in the space available. Until the spell ends, the target
also has advantage on Strength checks and Strength
saving throws. The target’s weapons also grow to
match its new size. While these weapons are
enlarged, the target’s attacks with them deal 1d4
extra damage.
Reduce. The target’s size is halved in all
dimensions, and its weight is reduced to one-­‐‑eighth
of normal. This reduction decreases its size by one
category—from Medium to Small, for example. Until
the spell ends, the target also has disadvantage on
Strength checks and Strength saving throws. The
target’s weapons also shrink to match its new size.
While these weapons are reduced, the target’s
attacks with them deal 1d4 less damage (this can’t
reduce the damage below 1).
Entangle
1st-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Grasping weeds and vines sprout from the ground in
a 20-­‐‑foot square starting from a point within range.
For the duration, these plants turn the ground in the
area into difficult terrain.
A creature in the area when you cast the spell
must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be
restrained by the entangling plants until the spell
ends. A creature restrained by the plants can use its
action to make a Strength check against your spell
save DC. On a success, it frees itself.
When the spell ends, the conjured plants wilt away.
Enthrall
2nd-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute
You weave a distracting string of words, causing
creatures of your choice that you can see within
range and that can hear you to make a Wisdom
saving throw. Any creature that can’t be charmed
succeeds on this saving throw automatically, and if
you or your companions are fighting a creature, it
has advantage on the save. On a failed save, the
target has disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception)
checks made to perceive any creature other than you
until the spell ends or until the target can no longer
hear you. The spell ends if you are incapacitated or
can no longer speak.
Etherealness
7th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Up to 8 hours
You step into the border regions of the Ethereal
Plane, in the area where it overlaps with your
current plane. You remain in the Border Ethereal for
the duration or until you use your action to dismiss
the spell. During this time, you can move in any
direction. If you move up or down, every foot of
movement costs an extra foot. You can see and hear
the plane you originated from, but everything there
looks gray, and you can’t see anything more than 60
feet away.
While on the Ethereal Plane, you can only affect
and be affected by other creatures on that plane.
Creatures that aren’t on the Ethereal Plane can’t
perceive you and can’t interact with you, unless a
special ability or magic has given them the ability to
do so.
You ignore all objects and effects that aren’t on the
Ethereal Plane, allowing you to move through
objects you perceive on the plane you originated
from.
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When the spell ends, you immediately return to
the plane you originated from in the spot you
currently occupy. If you occupy the same spot as a
solid object or creature when this happens, you are
immediately shunted to the nearest unoccupied
space that you can occupy and take force damage
equal to twice the number of feet you are moved.
This spell has no effect if you cast it while you are
on the Ethereal Plane or a plane that doesn’t border
it, such as one of the Outer Planes.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 8th level or higher, you can target up to
three willing creatures (including you) for each slot
level above 7th. The creatures must be within 10 feet
of you when you cast the spell.
Expeditious Retreat
1st-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
This spell allows you to move at an incredible pace.
When you cast this spell, and then as a bonus action
on each of your turns until the spell ends, you can
take the Dash action.
Eyebite
6th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
For the spell’s duration, your eyes become an inky
void imbued with dread power. One creature of your
choice within 60 feet of you that you can see must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be affected by
one of the following effects of your choice for the
duration. On each of your turns until the spell ends,
you can use your action to target another creature
but can’t target a creature again if it has succeeded
on a saving throw against this casting of eyebite.
Asleep. The target falls unconscious. It wakes up if
it takes any damage or if another creature uses its
action to shake the sleeper awake.
Panicked. The target is frightened of you. On each
of its turns, the frightened creature must take the
Dash action and move away from you by the safest
and shortest available route, unless there is nowhere
to move. If the target moves to a place at least 60 feet
away from you where it can no longer see you, this
effect ends.
Sickened. The target has disadvantage on attack
rolls and ability checks. At the end of each of its
turns, it can make another Wisdom saving throw. If
it succeeds, the effect ends.
Fabricate
4th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You convert raw materials into products of the same
material. For example, you can fabricate a wooden
bridge from a clump of trees, a rope from a patch of
hemp, and clothes from flax or wool.
Choose raw materials that you can see within
range. You can fabricate a Large or smaller object
(contained within a 10-­‐‑foot cube, or eight connected
5-­‐‑foot cubes), given a sufficient quantity of raw
material. If you are working with metal, stone, or
another mineral substance, however, the fabricated
object can be no larger than Medium (contained
within a single 5-­‐‑foot cube). The quality of objects
made by the spell is commensurate with the quality
of the raw materials.
Creatures or magic items can’t be created or
transmuted by this spell. You also can’t use it to
create items that ordinarily require a high degree of
craftsmanship, such as jewelry, weapons, glass, or
armor, unless you have proficiency with the type of
artisan’s tools used to craft such objects.
Faerie Fire
1st-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Each object in a 20-­‐‑foot cube within range is
outlined in blue, green, or violet light (your choice).
Any creature in the area when the spell is cast is also
outlined in light if it fails a Dexterity saving throw.
For the duration, objects and affected creatures shed
dim light in a 10-­‐‑foot radius.
Any attack roll against an affected creature or
object has advantage if the attacker can see it, and
the affected creature or object can’t benefit from
being invisible.
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Faithful Hound
4th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny silver whistle, a piece of
bone, and a thread)
Duration: 8 hours
You conjure a phantom watchdog in an unoccupied
space that you can see within range, where it
remains for the duration, until you dismiss it as an
action, or until you move more than 100 feet away
from it.
The hound is invisible to all creatures except you
and can’t be harmed. When a Small or larger
creature comes within 30 feet of it without first
speaking the password that you specify when you
cast this spell, the hound starts barking loudly. The
hound sees invisible creatures and can see into the
Ethereal Plane. It ignores illusions.
At the start of each of your turns, the hound
attempts to bite one creature within 5 feet of it that
is hostile to you. The hound’s attack bonus is equal
to your spellcasting ability modifier + your
proficiency bonus. On a hit, it deals 4d8 piercing
damage.
False Life
1st-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a small amount of alcohol or
distilled spirits)
Duration: 1 hour
Bolstering yourself with a necromantic facsimile of
life, you gain 1d4 + 4 temporary hit points for the
duration.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you gain 5 additional
temporary hit points for each slot level above 1st.
Fear
3rd-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-­‐‑foot cone)
Components: V, S, M (a white feather or the heart of
a hen)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You project a phantasmal image of a creature’s
worst fears. Each creature in a 30-­‐‑foot cone must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or drop
whatever it is holding and become frightened for the
duration.
While frightened by this spell, a creature must
take the Dash action and move away from you by the
safest available route on each of its turns, unless
there is nowhere to move. If the creature ends its
turn in a location where it doesn’t have line of sight
to you, the creature can make a Wisdom saving
throw. On a successful save, the spell ends for that
creature.
Feather Fall
1st-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you
or a creature within 60 feet of you falls
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, M (a small feather or piece of
down)
Duration: 1 minute
Choose up to five falling creatures within range. A
falling creature’s rate of descent slows to 60 feet per
round until the spell ends. If the creature lands
before the spell ends, it takes no falling damage and
can land on its feet, and the spell ends for that
creature.
Feeblemind
8th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a handful of clay, crystal, glass,
or mineral spheres)
Duration: Instantaneous
You blast the mind of a creature that you can see
within range, attempting to shatter its intellect and
personality. The target takes 4d6 psychic damage
and must make an Intelligence saving throw.
On a failed save, the creature’s Intelligence and
Charisma scores become 1. The creature can’t cast
spells, activate magic items, understand language, or
communicate in any intelligible way. The creature
can, however, identify its friends, follow them, and
even protect them.
At the end of every 30 days, the creature can
repeat its saving throw against this spell. If it
succeeds on its saving throw, the spell ends.
The spell can also be ended by greater restoration,
heal, or wish.
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Find Familiar
1st-­‐‑level conjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (10 gp worth of charcoal,
incense, and herbs that must be consumed by fire in
a brass brazier)
Duration: Instantaneous
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes
an animal form you choose: bat, cat, crab, frog (toad),
hawk, lizard, octopus, owl, poisonous snake, fish
(quipper), rat, raven, sea horse, spider, or weasel.
Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the
familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though
it is a celestial, fey, or fiend (your choice) instead of a
beast.
Your familiar acts independently of you, but it
always obeys your commands. In combat, it rolls its
own initiative and acts on its own turn. A familiar
can't attack, but it can take other actions as normal.
When the familiar drops to 0 hit points, it
disappears, leaving behind no physical form. It
reappears after you cast this spell again
While your familiar is within 100 feet of you, you
can communicate with it telepathically. Additionally,
as an action, you can see through your familiar's
eyes and hear what it hears until the start of your
next turn, gaining the benefits of any special senses
that the familiar has. During this time, you are deaf
and blind with regard to your own senses.
As an action, you can temporarily dismiss your
familiar. It disappears into a pocket dimension
where it awaits your summons. Alternatively, you
can dismiss it forever. As an action while it is
temporarily dismissed, you can cause it to reappear
in any unoccupied space within 30 feet of you.
You can't have more than one familiar at a time. If
you cast this spell while you already have a familiar,
you instead cause it to adopt a new form. Choose one
of the forms from the above list. Your familiar
transforms into the chosen creature.
Finally, when you cast a spell with a range of touch,
your familiar can deliver the spell as if it had cast the
spell. Your familiar must be within 100 feet of you,
and it must use its reaction to deliver the spell when
you cast it. If the spell requires an attack roll, you use
your attack modifier for the roll.
Find Steed
2nd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You summon a spirit that assumes the form of an
unusually intelligent, strong, and loyal steed,
creating a long-­‐‑lasting bond with it. Appearing in an
unoccupied space within range, the steed takes on a
form that you choose: a warhorse, a pony, a camel,
an elk, or a mastiff. (Your GM might allow other
animals to be summoned as steeds.) The steed has
the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a
celestial, fey, or fiend (your choice) instead of its
normal type. Additionally, if your steed has an
Intelligence of 5 or less, its Intelligence becomes 6,
and it gains the ability to understand one language of
your choice that you speak.
Your steed serves you as a mount, both in combat
and out, and you have an instinctive bond with it
that allows you to fight as a seamless unit. While
mounted on your steed, you can make any spell you
cast that targets only you also target your steed.
When the steed drops to 0 hit points, it disappears,
leaving behind no physical form. You can also
dismiss your steed at any time as an action, causing
it to disappear. In either case, casting this spell again
summons the same steed, restored to its hit point
maximum.
While your steed is within 1 mile of you, you can
communicate with it telepathically.
You can’t have more than one steed bonded by
this spell at a time. As an action, you can release the
steed from its bond at any time, causing it to
disappear.
Find the Path
6th-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a set of divinatory tools—
such as bones, ivory sticks, cards, teeth, or carved
runes—worth 100 gp and an object from the
location you wish to find)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 day
This spell allows you to find the shortest, most direct
physical route to a specific fixed location that you
are familiar with on the same plane of existence. If
you name a destination on another plane of
existence, a destination that moves (such as a mobile
fortress), or a destination that isn’t specific (such as
“a green dragon’s lair”), the spell fails.
For the duration, as long as you are on the same
plane of existence as the destination, you know how
far it is and in what direction it lies. While you are
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traveling there, whenever you are presented with a
choice of paths along the way, you automatically
determine which path is the shortest and most direct
route (but not necessarily the safest route) to the
destination.
Find Traps
2nd-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You sense the presence of any trap within range that
is within line of sight. A trap, for the purpose of this
spell, includes anything that would inflict a sudden
or unexpected effect you consider harmful or
undesirable, which was specifically intended as such
by its creator. Thus, the spell would sense an area
affected by the alarm spell, a glyph of warding, or a
mechanical pit trap, but it would not reveal a natural
weakness in the floor, an unstable ceiling, or a
hidden sinkhole.
This spell merely reveals that a trap is present.
You don’t learn the location of each trap, but you do
learn the general nature of the danger posed by a
trap you sense.
Finger of Death
7th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You send negative energy coursing through a
creature that you can see within range, causing it
searing pain. The target must make a Constitution
saving throw. It takes 7d8 + 30 necrotic damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one.
A humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of
your next turn as a zombie that is permanently
under your command, following your verbal orders
to the best of its ability.
Fireball
3rd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny ball of bat guano and
sulfur)
Duration: Instantaneous
A bright streak flashes from your pointing finger to a
point you choose within range and then blossoms
with a low roar into an explosion of flame. Each
creature in a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere centered on that
point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A target
takes 8d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
The fire spreads around corners. It ignites
flammable objects in the area that aren’t being worn
or carried.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.
Fire Bolt
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or object within
range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target.
On a hit, the target takes 1d10 fire damage. A
flammable object hit by this spell ignites if it isn't
being worn or carried.
This spell's damage increases by 1d10 when you
reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th
level (4d10).
Fire Shield
4th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a bit of phosphorus or a
firefly)
Duration: 10 minutes
Thin and wispy flames wreathe your body for the
duration, shedding bright light in a 10-­‐‑foot radius
and dim light for an additional 10 feet. You can end
the spell early by using an action to dismiss it.
The flames provide you with a warm shield or a
chill shield, as you choose. The warm shield grants
you resistance to cold damage, and the chill shield
grants you resistance to fire damage.
In addition, whenever a creature within 5 feet of
you hits you with a melee attack, the shield erupts
with flame. The attacker takes 2d8 fire damage from
a warm shield, or 2d8 cold damage from a cold
shield.
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Fire Storm
7th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A storm made up of sheets of roaring flame appears
in a location you choose within range. The area of
the storm consists of up to ten 10-­‐‑foot cubes, which
you can arrange as you wish. Each cube must have at
least one face adjacent to the face of another cube.
Each creature in the area must make a Dexterity
saving throw. It takes 7d10 fire damage on a failed
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
The fire damages objects in the area and ignites
flammable objects that aren’t being worn or carried.
If you choose, plant life in the area is unaffected by
this spell.
Flame Blade
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (leaf of sumac)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You evoke a fiery blade in your free hand. The blade
is similar in size and shape to a scimitar, and it lasts
for the duration. If you let go of the blade, it
disappears, but you can evoke the blade again as a
bonus action.
You can use your action to make a melee spell
attack with the fiery blade. On a hit, the target takes
3d6 fire damage.
The flaming blade sheds bright light in a 10-­‐‑foot
radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d6 for every two slot levels above 2nd.
Flame Strike
5th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (pinch of sulfur)
Duration: Instantaneous
A vertical column of divine fire roars down from the
heavens in a location you specify. Each creature in a
10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius, 40-­‐‑foot-­‐‑high cylinder centered on a
point within range must make a Dexterity saving
throw. A creature takes 4d6 fire damage and 4d6
radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the fire damage or
the radiant damage (your choice) increases by 1d6
for each slot level above 5th.
Flaming Sphere
2nd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of tallow, a pinch of
brimstone, and a dusting of powdered iron)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A 5-­‐‑foot-­‐‑diameter sphere of fire appears in an
unoccupied space of your choice within range and
lasts for the duration. Any creature that ends its turn
within 5 feet of the sphere must make a Dexterity
saving throw. The creature takes 2d6 fire damage on
a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one.
As a bonus action, you can move the sphere up to
30 feet. If you ram the sphere into a creature, that
creature must make the saving throw against the
sphere’s damage, and the sphere stops moving this
turn.
When you move the sphere, you can direct it over
barriers up to 5 feet tall and jump it across pits up to
10 feet wide. The sphere ignites flammable objects
not being worn or carried, and it sheds bright light in
a 20-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an additional 20
feet.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.
Flesh to Stone
6th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of lime, water, and
earth)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to turn one creature that you can see
within range into stone. If the target’s body is made
of flesh, the creature must make a Constitution
saving throw. On a failed save, it is restrained as its
flesh begins to harden. On a successful save, the
creature isn’t affected.
A creature restrained by this spell must make
another Constitution saving throw at the end of each
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of its turns. If it successfully saves against this spell
three times, the spell ends. If it fails its saves three
times, it is turned to stone and subjected to the
petrified condition for the duration. The successes
and failures don’t need to be consecutive; keep track
of both until the target collects three of a kind.
If the creature is physically broken while petrified,
it suffers from similar deformities if it reverts to its
original state.
If you maintain your concentration on this spell
for the entire possible duration, the creature is
turned to stone until the effect is removed.
Floating Disk
1st-­‐‑level conjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell creates a circular, horizontal plane of force,
3 feet in diameter and 1 inch thick, that floats 3 feet
above the ground in an unoccupied space of your
choice that you can see within range. The disk
remains for the duration, and can hold up to 500
pounds. If more weight is placed on it, the spell ends,
and everything on the disk falls to the ground.
The disk is immobile while you are within 20 feet
of it. If you move more than 20 feet away from it, the
disk follows you so that it remains within 20 feet of
you. It can move across uneven terrain, up or down
stairs, slopes and the like, but it can’t cross an
elevation change of 10 feet or more. For example, the
disk can’t move across a 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑deep pit, nor could
it leave such a pit if it was created at the bottom.
If you move more than 100 feet from the disk
(typically because it can’t move around an obstacle
to follow you), the spell ends.
Fly
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a wing feather from any bird)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You touch a willing creature. The target gains a
flying speed of 60 feet for the duration. When the
spell ends, the target falls if it is still aloft, unless it
can stop the fall.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 3rd.
Fog Cloud
1st-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You create a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere of fog centered
on a point within range. The sphere spreads around
corners, and its area is heavily obscured. It lasts for
the duration or until a wind of moderate or greater
speed (at least 10 miles per hour) disperses it.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the radius of the fog
increases by 20 feet for each slot level above 1st.
Forbiddance
6th-­‐‑level abjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of holy water,
rare incense, and powdered ruby worth at least
1,000 gp)
Duration: 1 day
You create a ward against magical travel that
protects up to 40,000 square feet of floor space to a
height of 30 feet above the floor. For the duration,
creatures can’t teleport into the area or use portals,
such as those created by the gate spell, to enter the
area. The spell proofs the area against planar travel,
and therefore prevents creatures from accessing the
area by way of the Astral Plane, Ethereal Plane,
Feywild, Shadowfell, or the plane shift spell.
In addition, the spell damages types of creatures
that you choose when you cast it. Choose one or
more of the following: celestials, elementals, fey,
fiends, and undead. When a chosen creature enters
the spell’s area for the first time on a turn or starts
its turn there, the creature takes 5d10 radiant or
necrotic damage (your choice when you cast this
spell).
When you cast this spell, you can designate a
password. A creature that speaks the password as it
enters the area takes no damage from the spell.
The spell’s area can’t overlap with the area of
another forbiddance spell. If you cast forbiddance
every day for 30 days in the same location, the spell
lasts until it is dispelled, and the material
components are consumed on the last casting.
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Forcecage
7th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 100 feet
Components: V, S, M (ruby dust worth 1,500 gp)
Duration: 1 hour
An immobile, invisible, cube-­‐‑shaped prison
composed of magical force springs into existence
around an area you choose within range. The prison
can be a cage or a solid box, as you choose.
A prison in the shape of a cage can be up to 20 feet
on a side and is made from 1/2-­‐‑inch diameter bars
spaced 1/2 inch apart.
A prison in the shape of a box can be up to 10 feet
on a side, creating a solid barrier that prevents any
matter from passing through it and blocking any
spells cast into or out from the area.
When you cast the spell, any creature that is
completely inside the cage’s area is trapped.
Creatures only partially within the area, or those too
large to fit inside the area, are pushed away from the
center of the area until they are completely outside
the area.
A creature inside the cage can’t leave it by
nonmagical means. If the creature tries to use
teleportation or interplanar travel to leave the cage,
it must first make a Charisma saving throw. On a
success, the creature can use that magic to exit the
cage. On a failure, the creature can’t exit the cage and
wastes the use of the spell or effect. The cage also
extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal
travel.
This spell can’t be dispelled by dispel magic.
Foresight
9th-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a hummingbird feather)
Duration: 8 hours
You touch a willing creature and bestow a limited
ability to see into the immediate future. For the
duration, the target can’t be surprised and has
advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving
throws. Additionally, other creatures have
disadvantage on attack rolls against the target for
the duration.
This spell immediately ends if you cast it again
before its duration ends.
Freedom of Movement
4th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a leather strap, bound around
the arm or a similar appendage)
Duration: 1 hour
You touch a willing creature. For the duration, the
target’s movement is unaffected by difficult terrain,
and spells and other magical effects can neither
reduce the target’s speed nor cause the target to be
paralyzed or restrained.
The target can also spend 5 feet of movement to
automatically escape from nonmagical restraints,
such as manacles or a creature that has it grappled.
Finally, being underwater imposes no penalties on
the target’s movement or attacks.
Freezing Sphere
6th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small crystal sphere)
Duration: Instantaneous
A frigid globe of cold energy streaks from your
fingertips to a point of your choice within range,
where it explodes in a 60-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere. Each
creature within the area must make a Constitution
saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 10d6
cold damage. On a successful save, it takes half as
much damage.
If the globe strikes a body of water or a liquid that
is principally water (not including water-­‐‑based
creatures), it freezes the liquid to a depth of 6 inches
over an area 30 feet square. This ice lasts for 1
minute. Creatures that were swimming on the
surface of frozen water are trapped in the ice. A
trapped creature can use an action to make a
Strength check against your spell save DC to break
free.
You can refrain from firing the globe after
completing the spell, if you wish. A small globe about
the size of a sling stone, cool to the touch, appears in
your hand. At any time, you or a creature you give
the globe to can throw the globe (to a range of 40
feet) or hurl it with a sling (to the sling’s normal
range). It shatters on impact, with the same effect as
the normal casting of the spell. You can also set the
globe down without shattering it. After 1 minute, if
the globe hasn’t already shattered, it explodes.
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At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d6 for each slot level above 6th.
Gaseous Form
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a bit of gauze and a wisp of
smoke)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You transform a willing creature you touch, along
with everything it’s wearing and carrying, into a
misty cloud for the duration. The spell ends if the
creature drops to 0 hit points. An incorporeal
creature isn’t affected.
While in this form, the target’s only method of
movement is a flying speed of 10 feet. The target can
enter and occupy the space of another creature. The
target has resistance to nonmagical damage, and it
has advantage on Strength, Dexterity, and
Constitution saving throws. The target can pass
through small holes, narrow openings, and even
mere cracks, though it treats liquids as though they
were solid surfaces. The target can’t fall and remains
hovering in the air even when stunned or otherwise
incapacitated.
While in the form of a misty cloud, the target can’t
talk or manipulate objects, and any objects it was
carrying or holding can’t be dropped, used, or
otherwise interacted with. The target can’t attack or
cast spells.
Gate
9th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least
5,000 gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You conjure a portal linking an unoccupied space
you can see within range to a precise location on a
different plane of existence. The portal is a circular
opening, which you can make 5 to 20 feet in
diameter. You can orient the portal in any direction
you choose. The portal lasts for the duration.
The portal has a front and a back on each plane
where it appears. Travel through the portal is
possible only by moving through its front. Anything
that does so is instantly transported to the other
plane, appearing in the unoccupied space nearest to
the portal.
Deities and other planar rulers can prevent portals
created by this spell from opening in their presence
or anywhere within their domains.
When you cast this spell, you can speak the name
of a specific creature (a pseudonym, title, or
nickname doesn’t work). If that creature is on a
plane other than the one you are on, the portal opens
in the named creature’s immediate vicinity and
draws the creature through it to the nearest
unoccupied space on your side of the portal. You gain
no special power over the creature, and it is free to
act as the GM deems appropriate. It might leave,
attack you, or help you.
Geas
5th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: 30 days
You place a magical command on a creature that you
can see within range, forcing it to carry out some
service or refrain from some action or course of
activity as you decide. If the creature can understand
you, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or
become charmed by you for the duration. While the
creature is charmed by you, it takes 5d10 psychic
damage each time it acts in a manner directly
counter to your instructions, but no more than once
each day. A creature that can’t understand you is
unaffected by the spell.
You can issue any command you choose, short of
an activity that would result in certain death. Should
you issue a suicidal command, the spell ends.
You can end the spell early by using an action to
dismiss it. A remove curse, greater restoration, or
wish spell also ends it.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th or 8th level, the duration is 1 year.
When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 9th level,
the spell lasts until it is ended by one of the spells
mentioned above.
Gentle Repose
2nd-­‐‑level necromancy (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of salt and one copper
piece placed on each of the corpse’s eyes, which
must remain there for the duration)
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Duration: 10 days
You touch a corpse or other remains. For the
duration, the target is protected from decay and
can’t become undead.
The spell also effectively extends the time limit on
raising the target from the dead, since days spent
under the influence of this spell don’t count against
the time limit of spells such as raise dead.
Giant Insect
4th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You transform up to ten centipedes, three spiders,
five wasps, or one scorpion within range into giant
versions of their natural forms for the duration. A
centipede becomes a giant centipede, a spider
becomes a giant spider, a wasp becomes a giant
wasp, and a scorpion becomes a giant scorpion.
Each creature obeys your verbal commands, and
in combat, they act on your turn each round. The GM
has the statistics for these creatures and resolves
their actions and movement.
A creature remains in its giant size for the
duration, until it drops to 0 hit points, or until you
use an action to dismiss the effect on it.
The GM might allow you to choose different
targets. For example, if you transform a bee, its giant
version might have the same statistics as a giant
wasp.
Glibness
8th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: 1 hour
Until the spell ends, when you make a Charisma
check, you can replace the number you roll with a 15.
Additionally, no matter what you say, magic that
would determine if you are telling the truth indicates
that you are being truthful.
Globe of Invulnerability
6th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (10-­‐‑foot radius)
Components: V, S, M (a glass or crystal bead that
shatters when the spell ends)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
An immobile, faintly shimmering barrier springs into
existence in a 10-­‐‑foot radius around you and
remains for the duration.
Any spell of 5th level or lower cast from outside
the barrier can’t affect creatures or objects within it,
even if the spell is cast using a higher level spell slot.
Such a spell can target creatures and objects within
the barrier, but the spell has no effect on them.
Similarly, the area within the barrier is excluded
from the areas affected by such spells.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, the barrier blocks
spells of one level higher for each slot level above
6th.
Glyph of Warding
3rd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (incense and powdered
diamond worth at least 200 gp, which the spell
consumes)
Duration: Until dispelled or triggered
When you cast this spell, you inscribe a glyph that
harms other creatures, either upon a surface (such
as a table or a section of floor or wall) or within an
object that can be closed (such as a book, a scroll, or
a treasure chest) to conceal the glyph. If you choose
a surface, the glyph can cover an area of the surface
no larger than 10 feet in diameter. If you choose an
object, that object must remain in its place; if the
object is moved more than 10 feet from where you
cast this spell, the glyph is broken, and the spell ends
without being triggered.
The glyph is nearly invisible and requires a
successful Intelligence (Investigation) check against
your spell save DC to be found.
You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast
the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a surface, the most
typical triggers include touching or standing on the
glyph, removing another object covering the glyph,
approaching within a certain distance of the glyph,
or manipulating the object on which the glyph is
inscribed. For glyphs inscribed within an object, the
most common triggers include opening that object,
approaching within a certain distance of the object,
or seeing or reading the glyph. Once a glyph is
triggered, this spell ends.
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You can further refine the trigger so the spell
activates only under certain circumstances or
according to physical characteristics (such as height
or weight), creature kind (for example, the ward
could be set to affect aberrations or drow), or
alignment. You can also set conditions for creatures
that don’t trigger the glyph, such as those who say a
certain password.
When you inscribe the glyph, choose explosive
runes or a spell glyph.
Explosive Runes. When triggered, the glyph
erupts with magical energy in a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius
sphere centered on the glyph. The sphere spreads
around corners. Each creature in the area must
make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 5d8
acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage on a
failed saving throw (your choice when you create
the glyph), or half as much damage on a successful
one.
Spell Glyph. You can store a prepared spell of 3rd
level or lower in the glyph by casting it as part of
creating the glyph. The spell must target a single
creature or an area. The spell being stored has no
immediate effect when cast in this way. When the
glyph is triggered, the stored spell is cast. If the spell
has a target, it targets the creature that triggered the
glyph. If the spell affects an area, the area is centered
on that creature. If the spell summons hostile
creatures or creates harmful objects or traps, they
appear as close as possible to the intruder and attack
it. If the spell requires concentration, it lasts until the
end of its full duration.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage of an
explosive runes glyph increases by 1d8 for each slot
level above 3rd. If you create a spell glyph, you can
store any spell of up to the same level as the slot you
use for the glyph of warding.
Goodberry
1st-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a sprig of mistletoe)
Duration: Instantaneous
Up to ten berries appear in your hand and are
infused with magic for the duration. A creature can
use its action to eat one berry. Eating a berry
restores 1 hit point, and the berry provides enough
nourishment to sustain a creature for one day.
The berries lose their potency if they have not
been consumed within 24 hours of the casting of this
spell.
Grease
1st-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of pork rind or butter)
Duration: 1 minute
Slick grease covers the ground in a 10-­‐‑foot square
centered on a point within range and turns it into
difficult terrain for the duration.
When the grease appears, each creature standing
in its area must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw
or fall prone. A creature that enters the area or ends
its turn there must also succeed on a Dexterity
saving throw or fall prone.
Greater Invisibility
4th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You or a creature you touch becomes invisible until
the spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or
carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target’s
person.
Greater Restoration
5th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (diamond dust worth at least
100 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
You imbue a creature you touch with positive energy
to undo a debilitating effect. You can reduce the
target’s exhaustion level by one, or end one of the
following effects on the target:
• One effect that charmed or petrified the target
• One curse, including the target’s attunement to a
cursed magic item
• Any reduction to one of the target’s ability scores
• One effect reducing the target’s hit point
maximum
Guardian of Faith
4th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
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Duration: 8 hours
A Large spectral guardian appears and hovers for
the duration in an unoccupied space of your choice
that you can see within range. The guardian occupies
that space and is indistinct except for a gleaming
sword and shield emblazoned with the symbol of
your deity.
Any creature hostile to you that moves to a space
within 10 feet of the guardian for the first time on a
turn must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw. The
creature takes 20 radiant damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one. The
guardian vanishes when it has dealt a total of 60
damage.
Guards and Wards
6th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (burning incense, a small
measure of brimstone and oil, a knotted string, a
small amount of umber hulk blood, and a small
silver rod worth at least 10 gp)
Duration: 24 hours
You create a ward that protects up to 2,500 square
feet of floor space (an area 50 feet square, or one
hundred 5-­‐‑foot squares or twenty-­‐‑five 10-­‐‑foot
squares). The warded area can be up to 20 feet tall,
and shaped as you desire. You can ward several
stories of a stronghold by dividing the area among
them, as long as you can walk into each contiguous
area while you are casting the spell.
When you cast this spell, you can specify
individuals that are unaffected by any or all of the
effects that you choose. You can also specify a
password that, when spoken aloud, makes the
speaker immune to these effects.
Guards and wards creates the following effects
within the warded area.
Corridors. Fog fills all the warded corridors,
making them heavily obscured. In addition, at each
intersection or branching passage offering a choice
of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a
creature other than you will believe it is going in the
opposite direction from the one it chooses.
Doors. All doors in the warded area are magically
locked, as if sealed by an arcane lock spell. In
addition, you can cover up to ten doors with an
illusion (equivalent to the illusory object function of
the minor illusion spell) to make them appear as
plain sections of wall.
Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from
top to bottom, as the web spell. These strands
regrow in 10 minutes if they are burned or torn
away while guards and wards lasts.
Other Spell Effect. You can place your choice of
one of the following magical effects within the
warded area of the stronghold.
• Place dancing lights in four corridors. You can
designate a simple program that the lights repeat
as long as guards and wards lasts.
• Place magic mouth in two locations.
• Place stinking cloud in two locations. The vapors
appear in the places you designate; they return
within 10 minutes if dispersed by wind while
guards and wards lasts.
• Place a constant gust of wind in one corridor or
room.
• Place a suggestion in one location. You select an
area of up to 5 feet square, and any creature that
enters or passes through the area receives the
suggestion mentally.
The whole warded area radiates magic. A dispel
magic cast on a specific effect, if successful, removes
only that effect.
You can create a permanently guarded and
warded structure by casting this spell there every
day for one year.
Guidance
Divination cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You touch one willing creature. Once before the spell
ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number
rolled to one ability check of its choice. It can roll the
die before or after making the ability check. The
spell then ends.
Guiding Bolt
1st-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 round
A flash of light streaks toward a creature of your
choice within range. Make a ranged spell attack
against the target. On a hit, the target takes 4d6
radiant damage, and the next attack roll made
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against this target before the end of your next turn
has advantage, thanks to the mystical dim light
glittering on the target until then.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.
Gust of Wind
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (60-­‐‑foot line)
Components: V, S, M (a legume seed)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A line of strong wind 60 feet long and 10 feet wide
blasts from you in a direction you choose for the
spell’s duration. Each creature that starts its turn in
the line must succeed on a Strength saving throw or
be pushed 15 feet away from you in a direction
following the line.
Any creature in the line must spend 2 feet of
movement for every 1 foot it moves when moving
closer to you.
The gust disperses gas or vapor, and it
extinguishes candles, torches, and similar
unprotected flames in the area. It causes protected
flames, such as those of lanterns, to dance wildly and
has a 50 percent chance to extinguish them.
As a bonus action on each of your turns before the
spell ends, you can change the direction in which the
line blasts from you.
Hallow
5th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 24 hours
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (herbs, oils, and incense worth
at least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Until dispelled
You touch a point and infuse an area around it with
holy (or unholy) power. The area can have a radius
up to 60 feet, and the spell fails if the radius includes
an area already under the effect a hallow spell. The
affected area is subject to the following effects.
First, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead
can’t enter the area, nor can such creatures charm,
frighten, or possess creatures within it. Any creature
charmed, frightened, or possessed by such a
creature is no longer charmed, frightened, or
possessed upon entering the area. You can exclude
one or more of those types of creatures from this
effect.
Second, you can bind an extra effect to the area.
Choose the effect from the following list, or choose
an effect offered by the GM. Some of these effects
apply to creatures in the area; you can designate
whether the effect applies to all creatures, creatures
that follow a specific deity or leader, or creatures of
a specific sort, such as orcs or trolls. When a creature
that would be affected enters the spell’s area for the
first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it can
make a Charisma saving throw. On a success, the
creature ignores the extra effect until it leaves the
area.
Courage. Affected creatures can’t be frightened
while in the area.
Darkness. Darkness fills the area. Normal light, as
well as magical light created by spells of a lower
level than the slot you used to cast this spell, can’t
illuminate the area.
Daylight. Bright light fills the area. Magical
darkness created by spells of a lower level than the
slot you used to cast this spell can’t extinguish the
light.
Energy Protection. Affected creatures in the area
have resistance to one damage type of your choice,
except for bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing.
Energy Vulnerability. Affected creatures in the
area have vulnerability to one damage type of your
choice, except for bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing.
Everlasting Rest. Dead bodies interred in the area
can’t be turned into undead.
Extradimensional Interference. Affected
creatures can’t move or travel using teleportation or
by extradimensional or interplanar means.
Fear. Affected creatures are frightened while in
the area.
Silence. No sound can emanate from within the
area, and no sound can reach into it.
Tongues. Affected creatures can communicate
with any other creature in the area, even if they
don’t share a common language.
Hallucinatory Terrain
4th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 300 feet
Components: V, S, M (a stone, a twig, and a bit of
green plant)
Duration: 24 hours
You make natural terrain in a 150-­‐‑foot cube in range
look, sound, and smell like some other sort of natural
terrain. Thus, open fields or a road can be made to
resemble a swamp, hill, crevasse, or some other
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difficult or impassable terrain. A pond can be made
to seem like a grassy meadow, a precipice like a
gentle slope, or a rock-­‐‑strewn gully like a wide and
smooth road. Manufactured structures, equipment,
and creatures within the area aren’t changed in
appearance.
The tactile characteristics of the terrain are
unchanged, so creatures entering the area are likely
to see through the illusion. If the difference isn’t
obvious by touch, a creature carefully examining the
illusion can attempt an Intelligence (Investigation)
check against your spell save DC to disbelieve it. A
creature who discerns the illusion for what it is, sees
it as a vague image superimposed on the terrain.
Harm
6th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You unleash a virulent disease on a creature that you
can see within range. The target must make a
Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes
14d6 necrotic damage, or half as much damage on a
successful save. The damage can’t reduce the target’s
hit points below 1. If the target fails the saving throw,
its hit point maximum is reduced for 1 hour by an
amount equal to the necrotic damage it took. Any
effect that removes a disease allows a creature’s hit
point maximum to return to normal before that time
passes.
Haste
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a shaving of licorice root)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a willing creature that you can see within
range. Until the spell ends, the target’s speed is
doubled, it gains a +2 bonus to AC, it has advantage
on Dexterity saving throws, and it gains an
additional action on each of its turns. That action can
be used only to take the Attack (one weapon attack
only), Dash, Disengage, Hide, or Use an Object action.
When the spell ends, the target can’t move or take
actions until after its next turn, as a wave of lethargy
sweeps over it.
Heal
6th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Choose a creature that you can see within range. A
surge of positive energy washes through the
creature, causing it to regain 70 hit points. This spell
also ends blindness, deafness, and any diseases
affecting the target. This spell has no effect on
constructs or undead.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, the amount of
healing increases by 10 for each slot level above 6th.
Healing Word
1st-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
A creature of your choice that you can see within
range regains hit points equal to 1d4 + your
spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect
on undead or constructs.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the healing increases
by 1d4 for each slot level above 1st.
Heat Metal
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of iron and a flame)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a manufactured metal object, such as a metal
weapon or a suit of heavy or medium metal armor,
that you can see within range. You cause the object
to glow red-­‐‑hot. Any creature in physical contact
with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast
the spell. Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus
action on each of your subsequent turns to cause
this damage again.
If a creature is holding or wearing the object and
takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed
on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if
it can. If it doesn’t drop the object, it has
disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until
the start of your next turn.
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At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.
Hellish Rebuke
1st-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take in
response to being damaged by a creature within 60
feet of you that you can see
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You point your finger, and the creature that
damaged you is momentarily surrounded by hellish
flames. The creature must make a Dexterity saving
throw. It takes 2d10 fire damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 1st.
Heroes’ Feast
6th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S , M (a gem-­‐‑encrusted bowl worth
at least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
You bring forth a great feast, including magnificent
food and drink. The feast takes 1 hour to consume
and disappears at the end of that time, and the
beneficial effects don’t set in until this hour is over.
Up to twelve other creatures can partake of the feast.
A creature that partakes of the feast gains several
benefits. The creature is cured of all diseases and
poison, becomes immune to poison and being
frightened, and makes all Wisdom saving throws
with advantage. Its hit point maximum also
increases by 2d10, and it gains the same number of
hit points. These benefits last for 24 hours.
Heroism
1st-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A willing creature you touch is imbued with bravery.
Until the spell ends, the creature is immune to being
frightened and gains temporary hit points equal to
your spellcasting ability modifier at the start of each
of its turns. When the spell ends, the target loses any
remaining temporary hit points from this spell.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 1st.
Hideous Laughter
1st-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (tiny tarts and a feather that is
waved in the air)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A creature of your choice that you can see within
range perceives everything as hilariously funny and
falls into fits of laughter if this spell affects it. The
target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or
fall prone, becoming incapacitated and unable to
stand up for the duration. A creature with an
Intelligence score of 4 or less isn’t affected.
At the end of each of its turns, and each time it
takes damage, the target can make another Wisdom
saving throw. The target has advantage on the
saving throw if it’s triggered by damage. On a
success, the spell ends.
Hold Monster
5th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small, straight piece of iron)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a creature that you can see within range. The
target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be
paralyzed for the duration. This spell has no effect
on undead. At the end of each of its turns, the target
can make another Wisdom saving throw. On a
success, the spell ends on the target.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 5th. The
creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when
you target them.
Hold Person
2nd-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small, straight piece of iron)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
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Choose a humanoid that you can see within range.
The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw
or be paralyzed for the duration. At the end of each
of its turns, the target can make another Wisdom
saving throw. On a success, the spell ends on the
target.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one
additional humanoid for each slot level above 2nd.
The humanoids must be within 30 feet of each other
when you target them.
Holy Aura
8th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a tiny reliquary worth at least
1,000 gp containing a sacred relic, such as a scrap
of cloth from a saint’s robe or a piece of parchment
from a religious text)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Divine light washes out from you and coalesces in a
soft radiance in a 30-­‐‑foot radius around you.
Creatures of your choice in that radius when you
cast this spell shed dim light in a 5-­‐‑foot radius and
have advantage on all saving throws, and other
creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against
them until the spell ends. In addition, when a fiend
or an undead hits an affected creature with a melee
attack, the aura flashes with brilliant light. The
attacker must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or be blinded until the spell ends.
Hunter’s Mark
1st-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You choose a creature you can see within range and
mystically mark it as your quarry. Until the spell
ends, you deal an extra 1d6 damage to the target
whenever you hit it with a weapon attack, and you
have advantage on any Wisdom (Perception) or
Wisdom (Survival) check you make to find it. If the
target drops to 0 hit points before this spell ends,
you can use a bonus action on a subsequent turn of
yours to mark a new creature.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your
concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours. When
you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can
maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 24
hours.
Hypnotic Pattern
3rd-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: S, M (a glowing stick of incense or a
crystal vial filled with phosphorescent material)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You create a twisting pattern of colors that weaves
through the air inside a 30-­‐‑foot cube within range.
The pattern appears for a moment and vanishes.
Each creature in the area who sees the pattern must
make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the
creature becomes charmed for the duration. While
charmed by this spell, the creature is incapacitated
and has a speed of 0.
The spell ends for an affected creature if it takes
any damage or if someone else uses an action to
shake the creature out of its stupor.
Ice Storm
4th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dust and a few
drops of water)
Duration: Instantaneous
A hail of rock-­‐‑hard ice pounds to the ground in a 20-­‐‑
foot-­‐‑radius, 40-­‐‑foot-­‐‑high cylinder centered on a
point within range. Each creature in the cylinder
must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature
takes 2d8 bludgeoning damage and 4d6 cold damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Hailstones turn the storm’s area of effect into
difficult terrain until the end of your next turn.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 5th level or higher, the bludgeoning
damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above
4th.
Identify
1st-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pearl worth at least 100 gp
and an owl feather)
Duration: Instantaneous
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You choose one object that you must touch
throughout the casting of the spell. If it is a magic
item or some other magic-­‐‑imbued object, you learn
its properties and how to use them, whether it
requires attunement to use, and how many charges
it has, if any. You learn whether any spells are
affecting the item and what they are. If the item was
created by a spell, you learn which spell created it.
If you instead touch a creature throughout the
casting, you learn what spells, if any, are currently
affecting it.
Illusory Script
1st-­‐‑level illusion (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: S, M (a lead-­‐‑based ink worth at least
10 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: 10 days
You write on parchment, paper, or some other
suitable writing material and imbue it with a potent
illusion that lasts for the duration.
To you and any creatures you designate when you
cast the spell, the writing appears normal, written in
your hand, and conveys whatever meaning you
intended when you wrote the text. To all others, the
writing appears as if it were written in an unknown
or magical script that is unintelligible. Alternatively,
you can cause the writing to appear to be an entirely
different message, written in a different hand and
language, though the language must be one you
know.
Should the spell be dispelled, the original script
and the illusion both disappear.
A creature with truesight can read the hidden
message.
Imprisonment
9th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a vellum depiction or a carved
statuette in the likeness of the target, and a special
component that varies according to the version of
the spell you choose, worth at least 500 gp per Hit
Die of the target)
Duration: Until dispelled
You create a magical restraint to hold a creature that
you can see within range. The target must succeed
on a Wisdom saving throw or be bound by the spell;
if it succeeds, it is immune to this spell if you cast it
again. While affected by this spell, the creature
doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesn’t
age. Divination spells can’t locate or perceive the
target.
When you cast the spell, you choose one of the
following forms of imprisonment.
Burial. The target is entombed far beneath the
earth in a sphere of magical force that is just large
enough to contain the target. Nothing can pass
through the sphere, nor can any creature teleport or
use planar travel to get into or out of it.
The special component for this version of the spell
is a small mithral orb.
Chaining. Heavy chains, firmly rooted in the
ground, hold the target in place. The target is
restrained until the spell ends, and it can’t move or
be moved by any means until then.
The special component for this version of the spell
is a fine chain of precious metal.
Hedged Prison. The spell transports the target
into a tiny demiplane that is warded against
teleportation and planar travel. The demiplane can
be a labyrinth, a cage, a tower, or any similar
confined structure or area of your choice.
The special component for this version of the spell
is a miniature representation of the prison made
from jade.
Minimus Containment. The target shrinks to a
height of 1 inch and is imprisoned inside a gemstone
or similar object. Light can pass through the
gemstone normally (allowing the target to see out
and other creatures to see in), but nothing else can
pass through, even by means of teleportation or
planar travel. The gemstone can’t be cut or broken
while the spell remains in effect.
The special component for this version of the spell
is a large, transparent gemstone, such as a corundum,
diamond, or ruby.
Slumber. The target falls asleep and can’t be
awoken. The special component for this version of
the spell consists of rare soporific herbs.
Ending the Spell. During the casting of the spell, in
any of its versions, you can specify a condition that
will cause the spell to end and release the target. The
condition can be as specific or as elaborate as you
choose, but the GM must agree that the condition is
reasonable and has a likelihood of coming to pass.
The conditions can be based on a creature’s name,
identity, or deity but otherwise must be based on
observable actions or qualities and not based on
intangibles such as level, class, or hit points.
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A dispel magic spell can end the spell only if it is
cast as a 9th-­‐‑level spell, targeting either the prison
or the special component used to create it.
You can use a particular special component to
create only one prison at a time. If you cast the spell
again using the same component, the target of the
first casting is immediately freed from its binding.
Incendiary Cloud
8th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A swirling cloud of smoke shot through with white-­‐‑
hot embers appears in a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere
centered on a point within range. The cloud spreads
around corners and is heavily obscured. It lasts for
the duration or until a wind of moderate or greater
speed (at least 10 miles per hour) disperses it.
When the cloud appears, each creature in it must
make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes
10d8 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one. A creature must also
make this saving throw when it enters the spell’s
area for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there.
The cloud moves 10 feet directly away from you in
a direction that you choose at the start of each of
your turns.
Inflict Wounds
1st-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Make a melee spell attack against a creature you can
reach. On a hit, the target takes 3d10 necrotic
damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 1st.
Insect Plague
5th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 feet
Components: V, S, M (a few grains of sugar, some
kernels of grain, and a smear of fat)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Swarming, biting locusts fill a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere
centered on a point you choose within range. The
sphere spreads around corners. The sphere remains
for the duration, and its area is lightly obscured. The
sphere’s area is difficult terrain.
When the area appears, each creature in it must
make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes
4d10 piercing damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one. A creature must
also make this saving throw when it enters the
spell’s area for the first time on a turn or ends its
turn there.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d10 for each slot level above 5th.
Instant Summons
6th-­‐‑level conjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a sapphire worth 1,000 gp)
Duration: Until dispelled
You touch an object weighing 10 pounds or less
whose longest dimension is 6 feet or less. The spell
leaves an invisible mark on its surface and invisibly
inscribes the name of the item on the sapphire you
use as the material component. Each time you cast
this spell, you must use a different sapphire.
At any time thereafter, you can use your action to
speak the item’s name and crush the sapphire. The
item instantly appears in your hand regardless of
physical or planar distances, and the spell ends.
If another creature is holding or carrying the item,
crushing the sapphire doesn’t transport the item to
you, but instead you learn who the creature
possessing the object is and roughly where that
creature is located at that moment.
Dispel magic or a similar effect successfully
applied to the sapphire ends this spell’s effect.
Invisibility
2nd-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (an eyelash encased in gum
arabic)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
A creature you touch becomes invisible until the
spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or
carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target’s
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person. The spell ends for a target that attacks or
casts a spell.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 2nd.
Irresistible Dance
6th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose one creature that you can see within range.
The target begins a comic dance in place: shuffling,
tapping its feet, and capering for the duration.
Creatures that can’t be charmed are immune to this
spell.
A dancing creature must use all its movement to
dance without leaving its space and has
disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws and attack
rolls. While the target is affected by this spell, other
creatures have advantage on attack rolls against it.
As an action, a dancing creature makes a Wisdom
saving throw to regain control of itself. On a
successful save, the spell ends.
Jump
1st-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a grasshopper’s hind leg)
Duration: 1 minute
You touch a creature. The creature’s jump distance is
tripled until the spell ends.
Knock
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Choose an object that you can see within range. The
object can be a door, a box, a chest, a set of manacles,
a padlock, or another object that contains a
mundane or magical means that prevents access.
A target that is held shut by a mundane lock or
that is stuck or barred becomes unlocked, unstuck,
or unbarred. If the object has multiple locks, only
one of them is unlocked.
If you choose a target that is held shut with arcane
lock, that spell is suppressed for 10 minutes, during
which time the target can be opened and shut
normally.
When you cast the spell, a loud knock, audible
from as far away as 300 feet, emanates from the
target object.
Legend Lore
5th-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (incense worth at least 250 gp,
which the spell consumes, and four ivory strips
worth at least 50 gp each)
Duration: Instantaneous
Name or describe a person, place, or object. The spell
brings to your mind a brief summary of the
significant lore about the thing you named. The lore
might consist of current tales, forgotten stories, or
even secret lore that has never been widely known.
If the thing you named isn’t of legendary importance,
you gain no information. The more information you
already have about the thing, the more precise and
detailed the information you receive is.
The information you learn is accurate but might be
couched in figurative language. For example, if you
have a mysterious magic axe on hand, the spell
might yield this information: “Woe to the evildoer
whose hand touches the axe, for even the haft slices
the hand of the evil ones. Only a true Child of Stone,
lover and beloved of Moradin, may awaken the true
powers of the axe, and only with the sacred word
Rudnogg on the lips.”
Lesser Restoration
2nd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a creature and can end either one disease
or one condition afflicting it. The condition can be
blinded, deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Levitate
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
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Components: V, S, M (either a small leather loop or
a piece of golden wire bent into a cup shape with a
long shank on one end)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
One creature or object of your choice that you can
see within range rises vertically, up to 20 feet, and
remains suspended there for the duration. The spell
can levitate a target that weighs up to 500 pounds.
An unwilling creature that succeeds on a
Constitution saving throw is unaffected.
The target can move only by pushing or pulling
against a fixed object or surface within reach (such
as a wall or a ceiling), which allows it to move as if it
were climbing. You can change the target’s altitude
by up to 20 feet in either direction on your turn. If
you are the target, you can move up or down as part
of your move. Otherwise, you can use your action to
move the target, which must remain within the
spell’s range.
When the spell ends, the target floats gently to the
ground if it is still aloft.
Light
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, M (a firefly or phosphorescent
moss)
Duration: 1 hour
You touch one object that is no larger than 10 feet in
any dimension. Until the spell ends, the object sheds
bright light in a 20-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an
additional 20 feet. The light can be colored as you
like. Completely covering the object with something
opaque blocks the light. The spell ends if you cast it
again or dismiss it as an action.
If you target an object held or worn by a hostile
creature, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity
saving throw to avoid the spell.
Lightning Bolt
3rd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (100-­‐‑foot line)
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur and a rod of amber,
crystal, or glass)
Duration: Instantaneous
A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and
5 feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you
choose. Each creature in the line must make a
Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d6
lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
The lightning ignites flammable objects in the area
that aren’t being worn or carried.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.
Locate Animals or Plants
2nd-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur from a
bloodhound)
Duration: Instantaneous
Describe or name a specific kind of beast or plant.
Concentrating on the voice of nature in your
surroundings, you learn the direction and distance
to the closest creature or plant of that kind within 5
miles, if any are present.
Locate Creature
4th-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur from a
bloodhound)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
Describe or name a creature that is familiar to you.
You sense the direction to the creature’s location, as
long as that creature is within 1,000 feet of you. If
the creature is moving, you know the direction of its
movement.
The spell can locate a specific creature known to
you, or the nearest creature of a specific kind (such
as a human or a unicorn), so long as you have seen
such a creature up close—within 30 feet—at least
once. If the creature you described or named is in a
different form, such as being under the effects of a
polymorph spell, this spell doesn’t locate the creature.
This spell can’t locate a creature if running water
at least 10 feet wide blocks a direct path between
you and the creature.
Locate Object
2nd-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a forked twig)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
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Describe or name an object that is familiar to you.
You sense the direction to the object’s location, as
long as that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the
object is in motion, you know the direction of its
movement.
The spell can locate a specific object known to you,
as long as you have seen it up close—within 30
feet—at least once. Alternatively, the spell can locate
the nearest object of a particular kind, such as a
certain kind of apparel, jewelry, furniture, tool, or
weapon.
This spell can’t locate an object if any thickness of
lead, even a thin sheet, blocks a direct path between
you and the object.
Longstrider
1st-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dirt)
Duration: 1 hour
You touch a creature. The target’s speed increases by
10 feet until the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 1st.
Mage Armor
1st-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a piece of cured leather)
Duration: 8 hours
You touch a willing creature who isn’t wearing
armor, and a protective magical force surrounds it
until the spell ends. The target’s base AC becomes 13
+ its Dexterity modifier. The spell ends if the target
dons armor or if you dismiss the spell as an action.
Mage Hand
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute
A spectral, floating hand appears at a point you
choose within range. The hand lasts for the duration
or until you dismiss it as an action. The hand
vanishes if it is ever more than 30 feet away from
you or if you cast this spell again.
You can use your action to control the hand. You
can use the hand to manipulate an object, open an
unlocked door or container, stow or retrieve an item
from an open container, or pour the contents out of a
vial. You can move the hand up to 30 feet each time
you use it.
The hand can’t attack, activate magic items, or
carry more than 10 pounds.
Magic Circle
3rd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (holy water or powdered silver
and iron worth at least 100 gp, which the spell
consumes)
Duration: 1 hour
You create a 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius, 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑tall cylinder of
magical energy centered on a point on the ground
that you can see within range. Glowing runes appear
wherever the cylinder intersects with the floor or
other surface.
Choose one or more of the following types of
creatures: celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, or
undead. The circle affects a creature of the chosen
type in the following ways:
• The creature can’t willingly enter the cylinder by
nonmagical means. If the creature tries to use
teleportation or interplanar travel to do so, it must
first succeed on a Charisma saving throw.
• The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls
against targets within the cylinder.
• Targets within the cylinder can’t be charmed,
frightened, or possessed by the creature.
When you cast this spell, you can elect to cause its
magic to operate in the reverse direction, preventing
a creature of the specified type from leaving the
cylinder and protecting targets outside it.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the duration
increases by 1 hour for each slot level above 3rd.
Magic Jar
6th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a gem, crystal, reliquary, or
some other ornamental container worth at least
500 gp)
Duration: Until dispelled
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Your body falls into a catatonic state as your soul
leaves it and enters the container you used for the
spell’s material component. While your soul inhabits
the container, you are aware of your surroundings as
if you were in the container’s space. You can’t move
or use reactions. The only action you can take is to
project your soul up to 100 feet out of the container,
either returning to your living body (and ending the
spell) or attempting to possess a humanoids body.
You can attempt to possess any humanoid within
100 feet of you that you can see (creatures warded
by a protection from evil and good or magic circle
spell can’t be possessed). The target must make a
Charisma saving throw. On a failure, your soul
moves into the target’s body, and the target’s soul
becomes trapped in the container. On a success, the
target resists your efforts to possess it, and you can’t
attempt to possess it again for 24 hours.
Once you possess a creature’s body, you control it.
Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of
the creature, though you retain your alignment and
your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You
retain the benefit of your own class features. If the
target has any class levels, you can’t use any of its
class features.
Meanwhile, the possessed creature’s soul can
perceive from the container using its own senses,
but it can’t move or take actions at all.
While possessing a body, you can use your action
to return from the host body to the container if it is
within 100 feet of you, returning the host creature’s
soul to its body. If the host body dies while you’re in
it, the creature dies, and you must make a Charisma
saving throw against your own spellcasting DC. On a
success, you return to the container if it is within
100 feet of you. Otherwise, you die.
If the container is destroyed or the spell ends,
your soul immediately returns to your body. If your
body is more than 100 feet away from you or if your
body is dead when you attempt to return to it, you
die. If another creature’s soul is in the container
when it is destroyed, the creature’s soul returns to
its body if the body is alive and within 100 feet.
Otherwise, that creature dies.
When the spell ends, the container is destroyed.
Magic Missile
1st-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You create three glowing darts of magical force. Each
dart hits a creature of your choice that you can see
within range. A dart deals 1d4 + 1 force damage to
its target. The darts all strike simultaneously, and
you can direct them to hit one creature or several.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the spell creates one
more dart for each slot level above 1st.
Magic Mouth
2nd-­‐‑level illusion (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small bit of honeycomb and
jade dust worth at least 10 gp, which the spell
consumes)
Duration: Until dispelled
You implant a message within an object in range, a
message that is uttered when a trigger condition is
met. Choose an object that you can see and that isn’t
being worn or carried by another creature. Then
speak the message, which must be 25 words or less,
though it can be delivered over as long as 10
minutes. Finally, determine the circumstance that
will trigger the spell to deliver your message.
When that circumstance occurs, a magical mouth
appears on the object and recites the message in
your voice and at the same volume you spoke. If the
object you chose has a mouth or something that
looks like a mouth (for example, the mouth of a
statue), the magical mouth appears there so that the
words appear to come from the object’s mouth.
When you cast this spell, you can have the spell end
after it delivers its message, or it can remain and
repeat its message whenever the trigger occurs.
The triggering circumstance can be as general or
as detailed as you like, though it must be based on
visual or audible conditions that occur within 30 feet
of the object. For example, you could instruct the
mouth to speak when any creature moves within 30
feet of the object or when a silver bell rings within
30 feet of it.
Magic Weapon
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
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You touch a nonmagical weapon. Until the spell ends,
that weapon becomes a magic weapon with a +1
bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the bonus increases
to +2. When you use a spell slot of 6th level or higher,
the bonus increases to +3.
Magnificent Mansion
7th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 300 feet
Components: V, S, M (a miniature portal carved
from ivory, a small piece of polished marble, and a
tiny silver spoon, each item worth at least 5 gp)
Duration: 24 hours
You conjure an extradimensional dwelling in range
that lasts for the duration. You choose where its one
entrance is located. The entrance shimmers faintly
and is 5 feet wide and 10 feet tall. You and any
creature you designate when you cast the spell can
enter the extradimensional dwelling as long as the
portal remains open. You can open or close the
portal if you are within 30 feet of it. While closed, the
portal is invisible.
Beyond the portal is a magnificent foyer with
numerous chambers beyond. The atmosphere is
clean, fresh, and warm.
You can create any floor plan you like, but the
space can’t exceed 50 cubes, each cube being 10 feet
on each side. The place is furnished and decorated as
you choose. It contains sufficient food to serve a
nine-­‐‑course banquet for up to 100 people. A staff of
100 near-­‐‑transparent servants attends all who enter.
You decide the visual appearance of these servants
and their attire. They are completely obedient to
your orders. Each servant can perform any task a
normal human servant could perform, but they can’t
attack or take any action that would directly harm
another creature. Thus the servants can fetch things,
clean, mend, fold clothes, light fires, serve food, pour
wine, and so on. The servants can go anywhere in
the mansion but can’t leave it. Furnishings and other
objects created by this spell dissipate into smoke if
removed from the mansion. When the spell ends,
any creatures inside the extradimensional space are
expelled into the open spaces nearest to the
entrance.
Major Image
3rd-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create the image of an object, a creature, or
some other visible phenomenon that is no larger
than a 20-­‐‑foot cube. The image appears at a spot that
you can see within range and lasts for the duration.
It seems completely real, including sounds, smells,
and temperature appropriate to the thing depicted.
You can’t create sufficient heat or cold to cause
damage, a sound loud enough to deal thunder
damage or deafen a creature, or a smell that might
sicken a creature (like a troglodyte’s stench).
As long as you are within range of the illusion, you
can use your action to cause the image to move to
any other spot within range. As the image changes
location, you can alter its appearance so that its
movements appear natural for the image. For
example, if you create an image of a creature and
move it, you can alter the image so that it appears to
be walking. Similarly, you can cause the illusion to
make different sounds at different times, even
making it carry on a conversation, for example.
Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be
an illusion, because things can pass through it. A
creature that uses its action to examine the image
can determine that it is an illusion with a successful
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell
save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it
is, the creature can see through the image, and its
other sensory qualities become faint to the creature.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the spell lasts until
dispelled, without requiring your concentration.
Mass Cure Wounds
5th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A wave of healing energy washes out from a point of
your choice within range. Choose up to six creatures
in a 30-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere centered on that point.
Each target regains hit points equal to 3d8 + your
spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect
on undead or constructs.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the healing increases
by 1d8 for each slot level above 5th.
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Mass Heal
9th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A flood of healing energy flows from you into injured
creatures around you. You restore up to 700 hit
points, divided as you choose among any number of
creatures that you can see within range. Creatures
healed by this spell are also cured of all diseases and
any effect making them blinded or deafened. This
spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
Mass Healing Word
3rd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
As you call out words of restoration, up to six
creatures of your choice that you can see within
range regain hit points equal to 1d4 + your
spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect
on undead or constructs.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the healing increases
by 1d4 for each slot level above 3rd.
Mass Suggestion
6th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, M (a snake’s tongue and either a bit
of honeycomb or a drop of sweet oil)
Duration: 24 hours
You suggest a course of activity (limited to a
sentence or two) and magically influence up to
twelve creatures of your choice that you can see
within range and that can hear and understand you.
Creatures that can’t be charmed are immune to this
effect. The suggestion must be worded in such a
manner as to make the course of action sound
reasonable. Asking the creature to stab itself, throw
itself onto a spear, immolate itself, or do some other
obviously harmful act automatically negates the
effect of the spell.
Each target must make a Wisdom saving throw.
On a failed save, it pursues the course of action you
described to the best of its ability. The suggested
course of action can continue for the entire duration.
If the suggested activity can be completed in a
shorter time, the spell ends when the subject
finishes what it was asked to do.
You can also specify conditions that will trigger a
special activity during the duration. For example,
you might suggest that a group of soldiers give all
their money to the first beggar they meet. If the
condition isn’t met before the spell ends, the activity
isn’t performed.
If you or any of your companions damage a
creature affected by this spell, the spell ends for that
creature.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
7th-­‐‑level spell slot, the duration is 10 days. When
you use an 8th-­‐‑level spell slot, the duration is 30
days. When you use a 9th-­‐‑level spell slot, the
duration is a year and a day.
Maze
8th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You banish a creature that you can see within range
into a labyrinthine demiplane. The target remains
there for the duration or until it escapes the maze.
The target can use its action to attempt to escape.
When it does so, it makes a DC 20 Intelligence check.
If it succeeds, it escapes, and the spell ends (a
minotaur or goristro demon automatically succeeds).
When the spell ends, the target reappears in the
space it left or, if that space is occupied, in the
nearest unoccupied space.
Meld into Stone
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: 8 hours
You step into a stone object or surface large enough
to fully contain your body, melding yourself and all
the equipment you carry with the stone for the
duration. Using your movement, you step into the
stone at a point you can touch. Nothing of your
presence remains visible or otherwise detectable by
nonmagical senses.
While merged with the stone, you can’t see what
occurs outside it, and any Wisdom (Perception)
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checks you make to hear sounds outside it are made
with disadvantage. You remain aware of the passage
of time and can cast spells on yourself while merged
in the stone. You can use your movement to leave
the stone where you entered it, which ends the spell.
You otherwise can’t move.
Minor physical damage to the stone doesn’t harm
you, but its partial destruction or a change in its
shape (to the extent that you no longer fit within it)
expels you and deals 6d6 bludgeoning damage to
you. The stone’s complete destruction (or
transmutation into a different substance) expels you
and deals 50 bludgeoning damage to you. If expelled,
you fall prone in an unoccupied space closest to
where you first entered.
Mending
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (two lodestones)
Duration: Instantaneous
This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object
you touch, such as a broken chain link, two halves of
a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin. As
long as the break or tear is no larger than 1 foot in
any dimension, you mend it, leaving no trace of the
former damage.
This spell can physically repair a magic item or
construct, but the spell can’t restore magic to such
an object.
Message
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a short piece of copper wire)
Duration: 1 round
You point your finger toward a creature within
range and whisper a message. The target (and only
the target) hears the message and can reply in a
whisper that only you can hear.
You can cast this spell through solid objects if you
are familiar with the target and know it is beyond
the barrier. Magical silence, 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of
common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood
blocks the spell. The spell doesn’t have to follow a
straight line and can travel freely around corners or
through openings.
Meteor Swarm
9th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 1 mile
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Blazing orbs of fire plummet to the ground at four
different points you can see within range. Each
creature in a 40-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere centered on each
point you choose must make a Dexterity saving
throw. The sphere spreads around corners. A
creature takes 20d6 fire damage and 20d6
bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one. A creature in the area of
more than one fiery burst is affected only once.
The spell damages objects in the area and ignites
flammable objects that aren’t being worn or carried.
Mind Blank
8th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: 24 hours
Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch is
immune to psychic damage, any effect that would
sense its emotions or read its thoughts, divination
spells, and the charmed condition. The spell even
foils wish spells and spells or effects of similar power
used to affect the target’s mind or to gain
information about the target.
Minor Illusion
Illusion cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: S, M (a bit of fleece)
Duration: 1 minute
You create a sound or an image of an object within
range that lasts for the duration. The illusion also
ends if you dismiss it as an action or cast this spell
again.
If you create a sound, its volume can range from a
whisper to a scream. It can be your voice, someone
else’s voice, a lion’s roar, a beating of drums, or any
other sound you choose. The sound continues
unabated throughout the duration, or you can make
discrete sounds at different times before the spell
ends.
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If you create an image of an object—such as a
chair, muddy footprints, or a small chest—it must be
no larger than a 5-­‐‑foot cube. The image can’t create
sound, light, smell, or any other sensory effect.
Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be
an illusion, because things can pass through it.
If a creature uses its action to examine the sound
or image, the creature can determine that it is an
illusion with a successful Intelligence (Investigation)
check against your spell save DC. If a creature
discerns the illusion for what it is, the illusion
becomes faint to the creature.
Mirage Arcane
7th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Sight
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 days
You make terrain in an area up to 1 mile square look,
sound, smell, and even feel like some other sort of
terrain. The terrain’s general shape remains the
same, however. Open fields or a road could be made
to resemble a swamp, hill, crevasse, or some other
difficult or impassable terrain. A pond can be made
to seem like a grassy meadow, a precipice like a
gentle slope, or a rock-­‐‑strewn gully like a wide and
smooth road.
Similarly, you can alter the appearance of
structures, or add them where none are present. The
spell doesn’t disguise, conceal, or add creatures.
The illusion includes audible, visual, tactile, and
olfactory elements, so it can turn clear ground into
difficult terrain (or vice versa) or otherwise impede
movement through the area. Any piece of the
illusory terrain (such as a rock or stick) that is
removed from the spell’s area disappears
immediately.
Creatures with truesight can see through the
illusion to the terrain’s true form; however, all other
elements of the illusion remain, so while the
creature is aware of the illusion’s presence, the
creature can still physically interact with the illusion.
Mirror Image
2nd-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute
Three illusory duplicates of yourself appear in your
space. Until the spell ends, the duplicates move with
you and mimic your actions, shifting position so it’s
impossible to track which image is real. You can use
your action to dismiss the illusory duplicates.
Each time a creature targets you with an attack
during the spell’s duration, roll a d20 to determine
whether the attack instead targets one of your
duplicates.
If you have three duplicates, you must roll a 6 or
higher to change the attack’s target to a duplicate.
With two duplicates, you must roll an 8 or higher.
With one duplicate, you must roll an 11 or higher.
A duplicate’s AC equals 10 + your Dexterity
modifier. If an attack hits a duplicate, the duplicate is
destroyed. A duplicate can be destroyed only by an
attack that hits it. It ignores all other damage and
effects. The spell ends when all three duplicates are
destroyed.
A creature is unaffected by this spell if it can’t see,
if it relies on senses other than sight, such as
blindsight, or if it can perceive illusions as false, as
with truesight.
Mislead
5th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You become invisible at the same time that an
illusory double of you appears where you are
standing. The double lasts for the duration, but the
invisibility ends if you attack or cast a spell.
You can use your action to move your illusory
double up to twice your speed and make it gesture,
speak, and behave in whatever way you choose.
You can see through its eyes and hear through its
ears as if you were located where it is. On each of
your turns as a bonus action, you can switch from
using its senses to using your own, or back again.
While you are using its senses, you are blinded and
deafened in regard to your own surroundings.
Misty Step
2nd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
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Briefly surrounded by silvery mist, you teleport up
to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see.
Modify Memory
5th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to reshape another creature’s memories.
One creature that you can see must make a Wisdom
saving throw. If you are fighting the creature, it has
advantage on the saving throw. On a failed save, the
target becomes charmed by you for the duration.
The charmed target is incapacitated and unaware of
its surroundings, though it can still hear you. If it
takes any damage or is targeted by another spell,
this spell ends, and none of the target’s memories
are modified.
While this charm lasts, you can affect the target’s
memory of an event that it experienced within the
last 24 hours and that lasted no more than 10
minutes. You can permanently eliminate all memory
of the event, allow the target to recall the event with
perfect clarity and exacting detail, change its
memory of the details of the event, or create a
memory of some other event.
You must speak to the target to describe how its
memories are affected, and it must be able to
understand your language for the modified
memories to take root. Its mind fills in any gaps in
the details of your description. If the spell ends
before you have finished describing the modified
memories, the creature’s memory isn’t altered.
Otherwise, the modified memories take hold when
the spell ends.
A modified memory doesn’t necessarily affect how
a creature behaves, particularly if the memory
contradicts the creature’s natural inclinations,
alignment, or beliefs. An illogical modified memory,
such as implanting a memory of how much the
creature enjoyed dousing itself in acid, is dismissed,
perhaps as a bad dream. The GM might deem a
modified memory too nonsensical to affect a
creature in a significant manner.
A remove curse or greater restoration spell cast on
the target restores the creature’s true memory.
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell
slot of 6th level or higher, you can alter the target’s
memories of an event that took place up to 7 days
ago (6th level), 30 days ago (7th level), 1 year ago
(8th level), or any time in the creature’s past (9th
level).
Moonbeam
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (several seeds of any
moonseed plant and a piece of opalescent
feldspar)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A silvery beam of pale light shines down in a 5-­‐‑foot-­‐‑
radius, 40-­‐‑foot-­‐‑high cylinder centered on a point
within range. Until the spell ends, dim light fills the
cylinder.
When a creature enters the spell’s area for the first
time on a turn or starts its turn there, it is engulfed
in ghostly flames that cause searing pain, and it must
make a Constitution saving throw. It takes 2d10
radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
A shapechanger makes its saving throw with
disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its
original form and can’t assume a different form until
it leaves the spell’s light.
On each of your turns after you cast this spell, you
can use an action to move the beam 60 feet in any
direction.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 2nd.
Move Earth
6th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (an iron blade and a small bag
containing a mixture of soils—clay, loam, and
sand)
Duration: Concentration, up to 2 hours
Choose an area of terrain no larger than 40 feet on a
side within range. You can reshape dirt, sand, or clay
in the area in any manner you choose for the
duration. You can raise or lower the area’s elevation,
create or fill in a trench, erect or flatten a wall, or
form a pillar. The extent of any such changes can’t
exceed half the area’s largest dimension. So, if you
affect a 40-­‐‑foot square, you can create a pillar up to
20 feet high, raise or lower the square’s elevation by
up to 20 feet, dig a trench up to 20 feet deep, and so
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on. It takes 10 minutes for these changes to
complete.
At the end of every 10 minutes you spend
concentrating on the spell, you can choose a new
area of terrain to affect.
Because the terrain’s transformation occurs
slowly, creatures in the area can’t usually be trapped
or injured by the ground’s movement.
This spell can’t manipulate natural stone or stone
construction. Rocks and structures shift to
accommodate the new terrain. If the way you shape
the terrain would make a structure unstable, it might
collapse.
Similarly, this spell doesn’t directly affect plant
growth. The moved earth carries any plants along
with it.
Nondetection
3rd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of diamond dust
worth 25 gp sprinkled over the target, which the
spell consumes)
Duration: 8 hours
For the duration, you hide a target that you touch
from divination magic. The target can be a willing
creature or a place or an object no larger than 10
feet in any dimension. The target can’t be targeted
by any divination magic or perceived through
magical scrying sensors.
Pass without Trace
2nd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (ashes from a burned leaf of
mistletoe and a sprig of spruce)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
A veil of shadows and silence radiates from you,
masking you and your companions from detection.
For the duration, each creature you choose within 30
feet of you (including you) has a +10 bonus to
Dexterity (Stealth) checks and can’t be tracked
except by magical means. A creature that receives
this bonus leaves behind no tracks or other traces of
its passage.
Passwall
5th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of sesame seeds)
Duration: 1 hour
A passage appears at a point of your choice that you
can see on a wooden, plaster, or stone surface (such
as a wall, a ceiling, or a floor) within range, and lasts
for the duration. You choose the opening’s
dimensions: up to 5 feet wide, 8 feet tall, and 20 feet
deep. The passage creates no instability in a
structure surrounding it.
When the opening disappears, any creatures or
objects still in the passage created by the spell are
safely ejected to an unoccupied space nearest to the
surface on which you cast the spell.
Phantasmal Killer
4th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You tap into the nightmares of a creature you can
see within range and create an illusory
manifestation of its deepest fears, visible only to that
creature. The target must make a Wisdom saving
throw. On a failed save, the target becomes
frightened for the duration. At the end of each of the
target’s turns before the spell ends, the target must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 4d10
psychic damage. On a successful save, the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d10 for each slot level above 4th.
Phantom Steed
3rd-­‐‑level illusion (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
A Large quasi-­‐‑real, horselike creature appears on the
ground in an unoccupied space of your choice within
range. You decide the creature’s appearance, but it is
equipped with a saddle, bit, and bridle. Any of the
equipment created by the spell vanishes in a puff of
smoke if it is carried more than 10 feet away from
the steed.
For the duration, you or a creature you choose can
ride the steed. The creature uses the statistics for a
riding horse, except it has a speed of 100 feet and
can travel 10 miles in an hour, or 13 miles at a fast
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pace. When the spell ends, the steed gradually fades,
giving the rider 1 minute to dismount. The spell ends
if you use an action to dismiss it or if the steed takes
any damage.
Planar Ally
6th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You beseech an otherworldly entity for aid. The
being must be known to you: a god, a primordial, a
demon prince, or some other being of cosmic power.
That entity sends a celestial, an elemental, or a fiend
loyal to it to aid you, making the creature appear in
an unoccupied space within range. If you know a
specific creature’s name, you can speak that name
when you cast this spell to request that creature,
though you might get a different creature anyway
(GM’s choice).
When the creature appears, it is under no
compulsion to behave in any particular way. You can
ask the creature to perform a service in exchange for
payment, but it isn’t obliged to do so. The requested
task could range from simple (fly us across the
chasm, or help us fight a battle) to complex (spy on
our enemies, or protect us during our foray into the
dungeon). You must be able to communicate with
the creature to bargain for its services.
Payment can take a variety of forms. A celestial
might require a sizable donation of gold or magic
items to an allied temple, while a fiend might
demand a living sacrifice or a gift of treasure. Some
creatures might exchange their service for a quest
undertaken by you.
As a rule of thumb, a task that can be measured in
minutes requires a payment worth 100 gp per
minute. A task measured in hours requires 1,000 gp
per hour. And a task measured in days (up to 10
days) requires 10,000 gp per day. The GM can adjust
these payments based on the circumstances under
which you cast the spell. If the task is aligned with
the creature’s ethos, the payment might be halved or
even waived. Nonhazardous tasks typically require
only half the suggested payment, while especially
dangerous tasks might require a greater gift.
Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal.
After the creature completes the task, or when the
agreed-­‐‑upon duration of service expires, the
creature returns to its home plane after reporting
back to you, if appropriate to the task and if possible.
If you are unable to agree on a price for the
creature’s service, the creature immediately returns
to its home plane.
A creature enlisted to join your group counts as a
member of it, receiving a full share of experience
points awarded.
Planar Binding
5th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a jewel worth at least 1,000
gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: 24 hours
With this spell, you attempt to bind a celestial, an
elemental, a fey, or a fiend to your service. The
creature must be within range for the entire casting
of the spell. (Typically, the creature is first
summoned into the center of an inverted magic
circle in order to keep it trapped while this spell is
cast.) At the completion of the casting, the target
must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save,
it is bound to serve you for the duration. If the
creature was summoned or created by another spell,
that spell’s duration is extended to match the
duration of this spell.
A bound creature must follow your instructions to
the best of its ability. You might command the
creature to accompany you on an adventure, to
guard a location, or to deliver a message. The
creature obeys the letter of your instructions, but if
the creature is hostile to you, it strives to twist your
words to achieve its own objectives. If the creature
carries out your instructions completely before the
spell ends, it travels to you to report this fact if you
are on the same plane of existence. If you are on a
different plane of existence, it returns to the place
where you bound it and remains there until the spell
ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of a higher level, the duration increases to
10 days with a 6th-­‐‑level slot, to 30 days with a 7th-­‐‑
level slot, to 180 days with an 8th-­‐‑level slot, and to a
year and a day with a 9th-­‐‑level spell slot.
Plane Shift
7th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a forked, metal rod worth at
least 250 gp, attuned to a particular plane of
existence)
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Duration: Instantaneous
You and up to eight willing creatures who link hands
in a circle are transported to a different plane of
existence. You can specify a target destination in
general terms, such as the City of Brass on the
Elemental Plane of Fire or the palace of Dispater on
the second level of the Nine Hells, and you appear in
or near that destination. If you are trying to reach
the City of Brass, for example, you might arrive in its
Street of Steel, before its Gate of Ashes, or looking at
the city from across the Sea of Fire, at the GM’s
discretion.
Alternatively, if you know the sigil sequence of a
teleportation circle on another plane of existence,
this spell can take you to that circle. If the
teleportation circle is too small to hold all the
creatures you transported, they appear in the closest
unoccupied spaces next to the circle.
You can use this spell to banish an unwilling
creature to another plane. Choose a creature within
your reach and make a melee spell attack against it.
On a hit, the creature must make a Charisma saving
throw. If the creature fails this save, it is transported
to a random location on the plane of existence you
specify. A creature so transported must find its own
way back to your current plane of existence.
Plant Growth
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action or 8 hours
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
This spell channels vitality into plants within a
specific area. There are two possible uses for the
spell, granting either immediate or long-­‐‑term
benefits.
If you cast this spell using 1 action, choose a point
within range. All normal plants in a 100-­‐‑foot radius
centered on that point become thick and overgrown.
A creature moving through the area must spend 4
feet of movement for every 1 foot it moves.
You can exclude one or more areas of any size
within the spell’s area from being affected.
If you cast this spell over 8 hours, you enrich the
land. All plants in a half-­‐‑mile radius centered on a
point within range become enriched for 1 year. The
plants yield twice the normal amount of food when
harvested.
Poison Spray
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You extend your hand toward a creature you can see
within range and project a puff of noxious gas from
your palm. The creature must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or take 1d12 poison
damage.
This spell's damage increases by 1d12 when you
reach 5th level (2d12), 11th level (3d12), and 17th
level (4d12).
Polymorph
4th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
This spell transforms a creature that you can see within
range into a new form. An unwilling creature must
make a Wisdom saving throw to avoid the effect. The
spell has no effect on a shapechanger or a creature
with 0 hit points.
The transformation lasts for the duration, or until
the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. The new form
can be any beast whose challenge rating is equal to
or less than the target’s (or the target’s level, if it
doesn’t have a challenge rating). The target’s game
statistics, including mental ability scores, are
replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. It
retains its alignment and personality.
The target assumes the hit points of its new form.
When it reverts to its normal form, the creature
returns to the number of hit points it had before it
transformed. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 0
hit points, any excess damage carries over to its
normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t
reduce the creature’s normal form to 0 hit points, it
isn’t knocked unconscious.
The creature is limited in the actions it can
perform by the nature of its new form, and it can’t
speak, cast spells, or take any other action that
requires hands or speech.
The target’s gear melds into the new form. The
creature can’t activate, use, wield, or otherwise
benefit from any of its equipment.
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Power Word Kill
9th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You utter a word of power that can compel one
creature you can see within range to die instantly. If
the creature you choose has 100 hit points or fewer,
it dies. Otherwise, the spell has no effect.
Power Word Stun
8th-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You speak a word of power that can overwhelm the
mind of one creature you can see within range,
leaving it dumbfounded. If the target has 150 hit
points or fewer, it is stunned. Otherwise, the spell
has no effect.
The stunned target must make a Constitution
saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a
successful save, this stunning effect ends.
Prayer of Healing
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Up to six creatures of your choice that you can see
within range each regain hit points equal to 2d8 +
your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no
effect on undead or constructs.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the healing increases
by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.
Prestidigitation
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Up to 1 hour
This spell is a minor magical trick that novice
spellcasters use for practice. You create one of the
following magical effects within range:
• You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory
effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind,
faint musical notes, or an odd odor.
• You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a
torch, or a small campfire.
• You instantaneously clean or soil an object no
larger than 1 cubic foot.
• You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of
nonliving material for 1 hour.
• You make a color, a small mark, or a symbol
appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour.
• You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory
image that can fit in your hand and that lasts until
the end of your next turn.
If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up
to three of its non-­‐‑instantaneous effects active at a
time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action.
Prismatic Spray
7th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (60-­‐‑foot cone)
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Eight multicolored rays of light flash from your hand.
Each ray is a different color and has a different
power and purpose. Each creature in a 60-­‐‑foot cone
must make a Dexterity saving throw. For each target,
roll a d8 to determine which color ray affects it.
1. Red. The target takes 10d6 fire damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one.
2. Orange. The target takes 10d6 acid damage on
a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one.
3. Yellow. The target takes 10d6 lightning damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
4. Green. The target takes 10d6 poison damage on
a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one.
5. Blue. The target takes 10d6 cold damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one.
6. Indigo. On a failed save, the target is restrained.
It must then make a Constitution saving throw at the
end of each of its turns. If it successfully saves three
times, the spell ends. If it fails its save three times, it
permanently turns to stone and is subjected to the
petrified condition. The successes and failures don’t
need to be consecutive; keep track of both until the
target collects three of a kind.
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7. Violet. On a failed save, the target is blinded. It
must then make a Wisdom saving throw at the start
of your next turn. A successful save ends the
blindness. If it fails that save, the creature is
transported to another plane of existence of the GM’s
choosing and is no longer blinded. (Typically, a
creature that is on a plane that isn’t its home plane is
banished home, while other creatures are usually
cast into the Astral or Ethereal planes.)
8. Special. The target is struck by two rays. Roll
twice more, rerolling any 8.
Prismatic Wall
9th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 minutes
A shimmering, multicolored plane of light forms a
vertical opaque wall—up to 90 feet long, 30 feet high,
and 1 inch thick—centered on a point you can see
within range. Alternatively, you can shape the wall
into a sphere up to 30 feet in diameter centered on a
point you choose within range. The wall remains in
place for the duration. If you position the wall so that
it passes through a space occupied by a creature, the
spell fails, and your action and the spell slot are
wasted.
The wall sheds bright light out to a range of 100
feet and dim light for an additional 100 feet. You and
creatures you designate at the time you cast the spell
can pass through and remain near the wall without
harm. If another creature that can see the wall
moves to within 20 feet of it or starts its turn there,
the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or become blinded for 1 minute.
The wall consists of seven layers, each with a
different color. When a creature attempts to reach
into or pass through the wall, it does so one layer at
a time through all the wall’s layers. As it passes or
reaches through each layer, the creature must make
a Dexterity saving throw or be affected by that
layer’s properties as described below.
The wall can be destroyed, also one layer at a time,
in order from red to violet, by means specific to each
layer. Once a layer is destroyed, it remains so for the
duration of the spell. A rod of cancellation destroys a
prismatic wall, but an antimagic field has no effect on
it.
1. Red. The creature takes 10d6 fire damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one. While this layer is in place, nonmagical ranged
attacks can’t pass through the wall. The layer can be
destroyed by dealing at least 25 cold damage to it.
2. Orange. The creature takes 10d6 acid damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. While this layer is in place, magical
ranged attacks can’t pass through the wall. The layer
is destroyed by a strong wind.
3. Yellow. The creature takes 10d6 lightning
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one. This layer can be destroyed by
dealing at least 60 force damage to it.
4. Green. The creature takes 10d6 poison damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. A passwall spell, or another spell of
equal or greater level that can open a portal on a
solid surface, destroys this layer.
5. Blue. The creature takes 10d6 cold damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one. This layer can be destroyed by dealing at least
25 fire damage to it.
6. Indigo. On a failed save, the creature is
restrained. It must then make a Constitution saving
throw at the end of each of its turns. If it successfully
saves three times, the spell ends. If it fails its save
three times, it permanently turns to stone and is
subjected to the petrified condition. The successes
and failures don’t need to be consecutive; keep track
of both until the creature collects three of a kind.
While this layer is in place, spells can’t be cast
through the wall. The layer is destroyed by bright
light shed by a daylight spell or a similar spell of
equal or higher level.
7. Violet. On a failed save, the creature is blinded.
It must then make a Wisdom saving throw at the
start of your next turn. A successful save ends the
blindness. If it fails that save, the creature is
transported to another plane of the GM’s choosing
and is no longer blinded. (Typically, a creature that
is on a plane that isn’t its home plane is banished
home, while other creatures are usually cast into the
Astral or Ethereal planes.) This layer is destroyed by
a dispel magic spell or a similar spell of equal or
higher level that can end spells and magical effects.
Private Sanctum
4th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a thin sheet of lead, a piece of
opaque glass, a wad of cotton or cloth, and
powdered chrysolite)
Duration: 24 hours
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You make an area within range magically secure.
The area is a cube that can be as small as 5 feet to as
large as 100 feet on each side. The spell lasts for the
duration or until you use an action to dismiss it.
When you cast the spell, you decide what sort of
security the spell provides, choosing any or all of the
following properties:
• Sound can’t pass through the barrier at the edge of
the warded area.
• The barrier of the warded area appears dark and
foggy, preventing vision (including darkvision)
through it.
• Sensors created by divination spells can’t appear
inside the protected area or pass through the
barrier at its perimeter.
• Creatures in the area can’t be targeted by
divination spells.
• Nothing can teleport into or out of the warded
area.
• Planar travel is blocked within the warded area.
Casting this spell on the same spot every day for a
year makes this effect permanent.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can increase the
size of the cube by 100 feet for each slot level
beyond 4th. Thus you could protect a cube that can
be up to 200 feet on one side by using a spell slot of
5th level.
Produce Flame
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 minutes
A flickering flame appears in your hand. The flame
remains there for the duration and harms neither
you nor your equipment. The flame sheds bright
light in a 10-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an
additional 10 feet. The spell ends if you dismiss it as
an action or if you cast it again.
You can also attack with the flame, although doing
so ends the spell. When you cast this spell, or as an
action on a later turn, you can hurl the flame at a
creature within 30 feet of you. Make a ranged spell
attack. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 fire damage.
This spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you
reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th
level (4d8).
Programmed Illusion
6th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece and jade dust
worth at least 25 gp)
Duration: Until dispelled
You create an illusion of an object, a creature, or
some other visible phenomenon within range that
activates when a specific condition occurs. The
illusion is imperceptible until then. It must be no
larger than a 30-­‐‑foot cube, and you decide when you
cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what
sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last
up to 5 minutes.
When the condition you specify occurs, the illusion
springs into existence and performs in the manner
you described. Once the illusion finishes performing,
it disappears and remains dormant for 10 minutes.
After this time, the illusion can be activated again.
The triggering condition can be as general or as
detailed as you like, though it must be based on
visual or audible conditions that occur within 30 feet
of the area. For example, you could create an illusion
of yourself to appear and warn off others who
attempt to open a trapped door, or you could set the
illusion to trigger only when a creature says the
correct word or phrase.
Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be
an illusion, because things can pass through it. A
creature that uses its action to examine the image
can determine that it is an illusion with a successful
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell
save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it
is, the creature can see through the image, and any
noise it makes sounds hollow to the creature.
Project Image
7th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 500 miles
Components: V, S, M (a small replica of you made
from materials worth at least 5 gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 day
You create an illusory copy of yourself that lasts for
the duration. The copy can appear at any location
within range that you have seen before, regardless of
intervening obstacles. The illusion looks and sounds
like you but is intangible. If the illusion takes any
damage, it disappears, and the spell ends.
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You can use your action to move this illusion up to
twice your speed, and make it gesture, speak, and
behave in whatever way you choose. It mimics your
mannerisms perfectly.
You can see through its eyes and hear through its
ears as if you were in its space. On your turn as a
bonus action, you can switch from using its senses to
using your own, or back again. While you are using
its senses, you are blinded and deafened in regard to
your own surroundings.
Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be
an illusion, because things can pass through it. A
creature that uses its action to examine the image
can determine that it is an illusion with a successful
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell
save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it
is, the creature can see through the image, and any
noise it makes sounds hollow to the creature.
Protection from Energy
3rd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
For the duration, the willing creature you touch has
resistance to one damage type of your choice: acid,
cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
Protection from Evil and Good
1st-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (holy water or powdered silver
and iron, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Concentration up to 10 minutes
Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch is
protected against certain types of creatures:
aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and
undead.
The protection grants several benefits. Creatures
of those types have disadvantage on attack rolls
against the target. The target also can’t be charmed,
frightened, or possessed by them. If the target is
already charmed, frightened, or possessed by such a
creature, the target has advantage on any new
saving throw against the relevant effect.
Protection from Poison
2nd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
You touch a creature. If it is poisoned, you neutralize
the poison. If more than one poison afflicts the target,
you neutralize one poison that you know is present,
or you neutralize one at random.
For the duration, the target has advantage on
saving throws against being poisoned, and it has
resistance to poison damage.
Purify Food and Drink
1st-­‐‑level transmutation (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
All nonmagical food and drink within a 5-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius
sphere centered on a point of your choice within
range is purified and rendered free of poison and
disease.
Raise Dead
5th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 500
gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
You return a dead creature you touch to life,
provided that it has been dead no longer than 10
days. If the creature’s soul is both willing and at
liberty to rejoin the body, the creature returns to life
with 1 hit point.
This spell also neutralizes any poisons and cures
nonmagical diseases that affected the creature at the
time it died. This spell doesn’t, however, remove
magical diseases, curses, or similar effects; if these
aren’t first removed prior to casting the spell, they
take effect when the creature returns to life. The
spell can’t return an undead creature to life.
This spell closes all mortal wounds, but it doesn’t
restore missing body parts. If the creature is lacking
body parts or organs integral for its survival—its
head, for instance—the spell automatically fails.
Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The
target takes a −4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving
throws, and ability checks. Every time the target
finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until
it disappears.
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Ray of Enfeeblement
2nd-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A black beam of enervating energy springs from
your finger toward a creature within range. Make a
ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the
target deals only half damage with weapon attacks
that use Strength until the spell ends.
At the end of each of the target’s turns, it can make
a Constitution saving throw against the spell. On a
success, the spell ends.
Ray of Frost
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A frigid beam of blue-­‐‑white light streaks toward a
creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack
against the target. On a hit, it takes 1d8 cold damage,
and its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of
your next turn.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you
reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th
level (4d8).
Regenerate
7th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a prayer wheel and holy
water)
Duration: 1 hour
You touch a creature and stimulate its natural
healing ability. The target regains 4d8 + 15 hit points.
For the duration of the spell, the target regains 1 hit
point at the start of each of its turns (10 hit points
each minute).
The target’s severed body members (fingers, legs,
tails, and so on), if any, are restored after 2 minutes.
If you have the severed part and hold it to the stump,
the spell instantaneously causes the limb to knit to
the stump.
Reincarnate
5th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (rare oils and unguents worth
at least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a dead humanoid or a piece of a dead
humanoid. Provided that the creature has been dead
no longer than 10 days, the spell forms a new adult
body for it and then calls the soul to enter that body.
If the target’s soul isn’t free or willing to do so, the
spell fails.
The magic fashions a new body for the creature to
inhabit, which likely causes the creature’s race to
change. The GM rolls a d100 and consults the
following table to determine what form the creature
takes when restored to life, or the GM chooses a
form.
d100 Race
01–04 Dragonborn
05–13 Dwarf, hill
14–21 Dwarf, mountain
22–25 Elf, dark
26–34 Elf, high
35–42 Elf, wood
43–46 Gnome, forest
47–52 Gnome, rock
53–56 Half-­‐elf
57–60 Half-­‐orc
61–68 Halfling, lightfoot
69–76 Halfling, stout
77–96 Human
97–00 Tiefling
The reincarnated creature recalls its former life
and experiences. It retains the capabilities it had in
its original form, except it exchanges its original race
for the new one and changes its racial traits
accordingly.
Remove Curse
3rd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or
object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its
curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s
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attunement to the object so it can be removed or
discarded.
Resilient Sphere
4th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a hemispherical piece of clear
crystal and a matching hemispherical piece of gum
arabic)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A sphere of shimmering force encloses a creature or
object of Large size or smaller within range. An
unwilling creature must make a Dexterity saving
throw. On a failed save, the creature is enclosed for
the duration.
Nothing—not physical objects, energy, or other
spell effects—can pass through the barrier, in or out,
though a creature in the sphere can breathe there.
The sphere is immune to all damage, and a creature
or object inside can’t be damaged by attacks or
effects originating from outside, nor can a creature
inside the sphere damage anything outside it.
The sphere is weightless and just large enough to
contain the creature or object inside. An enclosed
creature can use its action to push against the
sphere’s walls and thus roll the sphere at up to half
the creature’s speed. Similarly, the globe can be
picked up and moved by other creatures.
A disintegrate spell targeting the globe destroys it
without harming anything inside it.
Resistance
Abjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a miniature cloak)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You touch one willing creature. Once before the spell
ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number
rolled to one saving throw of its choice. It can roll the
die before or after making the saving throw. The
spell then ends.
Resurrection
7th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least
1,000 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a dead creature that has been dead for no
more than a century, that didn’t die of old age, and
that isn’t undead. If its soul is free and willing, the
target returns to life with all its hit points.
This spell neutralizes any poisons and cures
normal diseases afflicting the creature when it died.
It doesn’t, however, remove magical diseases, curses,
and the like; if such effects aren’t removed prior to
casting the spell, they afflict the target on its return
to life.
This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores
any missing body parts.
Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The
target takes a −4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving
throws, and ability checks. Every time the target
finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until
it disappears.
Casting this spell to restore life to a creature that
has been dead for one year or longer taxes you
greatly. Until you finish a long rest, you can’t cast
spells again, and you have disadvantage on all attack
rolls, ability checks, and saving throws.
Reverse Gravity
7th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 100 feet
Components: V, S, M (a lodestone and iron filings)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
This spell reverses gravity in a 50-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius, 100-­‐‑
foot high cylinder centered on a point within range.
All creatures and objects that aren’t somehow
anchored to the ground in the area fall upward and
reach the top of the area when you cast this spell. A
creature can make a Dexterity saving throw to grab
onto a fixed object it can reach, thus avoiding the fall.
If some solid object (such as a ceiling) is
encountered in this fall, falling objects and creatures
strike it just as they would during a normal
downward fall. If an object or creature reaches the
top of the area without striking anything, it remains
there, oscillating slightly, for the duration.
At the end of the duration, affected objects and
creatures fall back down.
Revivify
3rd-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (diamonds worth 300 gp,
which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
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You touch a creature that has died within the last
minute. That creature returns to life with 1 hit point.
This spell can’t return to life a creature that has died
of old age, nor can it restore any missing body parts.
Rope Trick
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (powdered corn extract and a
twisted loop of parchment)
Duration: 1 hour
You touch a length of rope that is up to 60 feet long.
One end of the rope then rises into the air until the
whole rope hangs perpendicular to the ground. At
the upper end of the rope, an invisible entrance
opens to an extradimensional space that lasts until
the spell ends.
The extradimensional space can be reached by
climbing to the top of the rope. The space can hold as
many as eight Medium or smaller creatures. The
rope can be pulled into the space, making the rope
disappear from view outside the space.
Attacks and spells can’t cross through the entrance
into or out of the extradimensional space, but those
inside can see out of it as if through a 3-­‐‑foot-­‐‑by-­‐‑5-­‐‑
foot window centered on the rope.
Anything inside the extradimensional space drops
out when the spell ends.
Sacred Flame
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Flame-­‐‑like radiance descends on a creature that you
can see within range. The target must succeed on a
Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 radiant damage.
The target gains no benefit from cover for this saving
throw.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you
reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th
level (4d8).
Sanctuary
1st-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small silver mirror)
Duration: 1 minute
You ward a creature within range against attack.
Until the spell ends, any creature who targets the
warded creature with an attack or a harmful spell
must first make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed
save, the creature must choose a new target or lose
the attack or spell. This spell doesn’t protect the
warded creature from area effects, such as the
explosion of a fireball.
If the warded creature makes an attack or casts a
spell that affects an enemy creature, this spell ends.
Scorching Ray
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You create three rays of fire and hurl them at targets
within range. You can hurl them at one target or
several.
Make a ranged spell attack for each ray. On a hit,
the target takes 2d6 fire damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you create one
additional ray for each slot level above 2nd.
Scrying
5th-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a focus worth at least 1,000
gp, such as a crystal ball, a silver mirror, or a font
filled with holy water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You can see and hear a particular creature you
choose that is on the same plane of existence as you.
The target must make a Wisdom saving throw,
which is modified by how well you know the target
and the sort of physical connection you have to it. If
a target knows you’re casting this spell, it can fail the
saving throw voluntarily if it wants to be observed.
Knowledge Save Modifier
Secondhand (you have heard of the target) +5
Firsthand (you have met the target) +0
Familiar (you know the target well) −5
Connection Save Modifier
Likeness or picture −2
Possession or garment −4
Body part, lock of hair, bit of nail, or the like −10
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On a successful save, the target isn’t affected, and
you can’t use this spell against it again for 24 hours.
On a failed save, the spell creates an invisible
sensor within 10 feet of the target. You can see and
hear through the sensor as if you were there. The
sensor moves with the target, remaining within 10
feet of it for the duration. A creature that can see
invisible objects sees the sensor as a luminous orb
about the size of your fist.
Instead of targeting a creature, you can choose a
location you have seen before as the target of this
spell. When you do, the sensor appears at that
location and doesn’t move.
Secret Chest
4th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (an exquisite chest, 3 feet by 2
feet by 2 feet, constructed from rare materials
worth at least 5,000 gp, and a Tiny replica made
from the same materials worth at least 50 gp)
Duration: Instantaneous
You hide a chest, and all its contents, on the Ethereal
Plane. You must touch the chest and the miniature
replica that serves as a material component for the
spell. The chest can contain up to 12 cubic feet of
nonliving material (3 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet).
While the chest remains on the Ethereal Plane, you
can use an action and touch the replica to recall the
chest. It appears in an unoccupied space on the
ground within 5 feet of you. You can send the chest
back to the Ethereal Plane by using an action and
touching both the chest and the replica.
After 60 days, there is a cumulative 5 percent
chance per day that the spell’s effect ends. This effect
ends if you cast this spell again, if the smaller replica
chest is destroyed, or if you choose to end the spell
as an action. If the spell ends and the larger chest is
on the Ethereal Plane, it is irretrievably lost.
See Invisibility
2nd-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of talc and a small
sprinkling of powdered silver)
Duration: 1 hour
For the duration, you see invisible creatures and
objects as if they were visible, and you can see into
the Ethereal Plane. Ethereal creatures and objects
appear ghostly and translucent.
Seeming
5th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 8 hours
This spell allows you to change the appearance of
any number of creatures that you can see within
range. You give each target you choose a new,
illusory appearance. An unwilling target can make a
Charisma saving throw, and if it succeeds, it is
unaffected by this spell.
The spell disguises physical appearance as well as
clothing, armor, weapons, and equipment. You can
make each creature seem 1 foot shorter or taller and
appear thin, fat, or in between. You can’t change a
target’s body type, so you must choose a form that
has the same basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise,
the extent of the illusion is up to you. The spell lasts
for the duration, unless you use your action to
dismiss it sooner.
The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up
to physical inspection. For example, if you use this
spell to add a hat to a creature’s outfit, objects pass
through the hat, and anyone who touches it would
feel nothing or would feel the creature’s head and
hair. If you use this spell to appear thinner than you
are, the hand of someone who reaches out to touch
you would bump into you while it was seemingly
still in midair.
A creature can use its action to inspect a target
and make an Intelligence (Investigation) check
against your spell save DC. If it succeeds, it becomes
aware that the target is disguised.
Sending
3rd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Unlimited
Components: V, S, M (a short piece of fine copper
wire)
Duration: 1 round
You send a short message of twenty-­‐‑five words or
less to a creature with which you are familiar. The
creature hears the message in its mind, recognizes
you as the sender if it knows you, and can answer in
a like manner immediately. The spell enables
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creatures with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to
understand the meaning of your message.
You can send the message across any distance and
even to other planes of existence, but if the target is
on a different plane than you, there is a 5 percent
chance that the message doesn’t arrive.
Sequester
7th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a powder composed of
diamond, emerald, ruby, and sapphire dust worth
at least 5,000 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Until dispelled
By means of this spell, a willing creature or an object
can be hidden away, safe from detection for the
duration. When you cast the spell and touch the
target, it becomes invisible and can’t be targeted by
divination spells or perceived through scrying
sensors created by divination spells.
If the target is a creature, it falls into a state of
suspended animation. Time ceases to flow for it, and
it doesn’t grow older.
You can set a condition for the spell to end early.
The condition can be anything you choose, but it
must occur or be visible within 1 mile of the target.
Examples include “after 1,000 years” or “when the
tarrasque awakens.” This spell also ends if the target
takes any damage.
Shapechange
9th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a jade circlet worth at least
1,500 gp, which you must place on your head
before you cast the spell)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You assume the form of a different creature for the
duration. The new form can be of any creature with
a challenge rating equal to your level or lower. The
creature can’t be a construct or an undead, and you
must have seen the sort of creature at least once.
You transform into an average example of that
creature, one without any class levels or the
Spellcasting trait.
Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics
of the chosen creature, though you retain your
alignment and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
scores. You also retain all of your skill and saving
throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of
the creature. If the creature has the same proficiency
as you and the bonus listed in its statistics is higher
than yours, use the creature’s bonus in place of
yours. You can’t use any legendary actions or lair
actions of the new form.
You assume the hit points and Hit Dice of the new
form. When you revert to your normal form, you
return to the number of hit points you had before
you transformed. If you revert as a result of
dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries
over to your normal form. As long as the excess
damage doesn’t reduce your normal form to 0 hit
points, you aren’t knocked unconscious.
You retain the benefit of any features from your
class, race, or other source and can use them,
provided that your new form is physically capable of
doing so. You can’t use any special senses you have
(for example, darkvision) unless your new form also
has that sense. You can only speak if the creature can
normally speak.
When you transform, you choose whether your
equipment falls to the ground, merges into the new
form, or is worn by it. Worn equipment functions as
normal. The GM determines whether it is practical
for the new form to wear a piece of equipment,
based on the creature’s shape and size. Your
equipment doesn’t change shape or size to match the
new form, and any equipment that the new form
can’t wear must either fall to the ground or merge
into your new form. Equipment that merges has no
effect in that state.
During this spell’s duration, you can use your
action to assume a different form following the same
restrictions and rules for the original form, with one
exception: if your new form has more hit points than
your current one, your hit points remain at their
current value.
Shatter
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a chip of mica)
Duration: Instantaneous
A sudden loud ringing noise, painfully intense,
erupts from a point of your choice within range.
Each creature in a 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere centered on
that point must make a Constitution saving throw. A
creature takes 3d8 thunder damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one. A
creature made of inorganic material such as stone,
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crystal, or metal has disadvantage on this saving
throw.
A nonmagical object that isn’t being worn or
carried also takes the damage if it’s in the spell’s
area.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.
Shield
1st-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you
are hit by an attack or targeted by the magic
missile spell
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 round
An invisible barrier of magical force appears and
protects you. Until the start of your next turn, you
have a +5 bonus to AC, including against the
triggering attack, and you take no damage from
magic missile.
Shield of Faith
1st-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small parchment with a bit
of holy text written on it)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A shimmering field appears and surrounds a
creature of your choice within range, granting it a +2
bonus to AC for the duration.
Shillelagh
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (mistletoe, a shamrock leaf,
and a club or quarterstaff)
Duration: 1 minute
The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding is
imbued with nature’s power. For the duration, you
can use your spellcasting ability instead of Strength
for the attack and damage rolls of melee attacks
using that weapon, and the weapon’s damage die
becomes a d8. The weapon also becomes magical, if
it isn’t already. The spell ends if you cast it again or if
you let go of the weapon.
Shocking Grasp
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock
to a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell
attack against the target. You have advantage on the
attack roll if the target is wearing armor made of
metal. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 lightning
damage, and it can’t take reactions until the start of
its next turn.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you
reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th
level (4d8).
Silence
2nd-­‐‑level illusion (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
For the duration, no sound can be created within or
pass through a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere centered on a
point you choose within range. Any creature or
object entirely inside the sphere is immune to
thunder damage, and creatures are deafened while
entirely inside it. Casting a spell that includes a
verbal component is impossible there.
Silent Image
1st-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create the image of an object, a creature, or
some other visible phenomenon that is no larger
than a 15-­‐‑foot cube. The image appears at a spot
within range and lasts for the duration. The image is
purely visual; it isn’t accompanied by sound, smell,
or other sensory effects.
You can use your action to cause the image to
move to any spot within range. As the image changes
location, you can alter its appearance so that its
movements appear natural for the image. For
example, if you create an image of a creature and
move it, you can alter the image so that it appears to
be walking.
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Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be
an illusion, because things can pass through it. A
creature that uses its action to examine the image
can determine that it is an illusion with a successful
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell
save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it
is, the creature can see through the image.
Simulacrum
7th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 12 hours
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (snow or ice in quantities
sufficient to made a life-­‐‑size copy of the duplicated
creature; some hair, fingernail clippings, or other
piece of that creature’s body placed inside the
snow or ice; and powdered ruby worth 1,500 gp,
sprinkled over the duplicate and consumed by the
spell)
Duration: Until dispelled
You shape an illusory duplicate of one beast or
humanoid that is within range for the entire casting
time of the spell. The duplicate is a creature, partially
real and formed from ice or snow, and it can take
actions and otherwise be affected as a normal
creature. It appears to be the same as the original,
but it has half the creature’s hit point maximum and
is formed without any equipment. Otherwise, the
illusion uses all the statistics of the creature it
duplicates.
The simulacrum is friendly to you and creatures
you designate. It obeys your spoken commands,
moving and acting in accordance with your wishes
and acting on your turn in combat. The simulacrum
lacks the ability to learn or become more powerful,
so it never increases its level or other abilities, nor
can it regain expended spell slots.
If the simulacrum is damaged, you can repair it in
an alchemical laboratory, using rare herbs and
minerals worth 100 gp per hit point it regains. The
simulacrum lasts until it drops to 0 hit points, at
which point it reverts to snow and melts instantly.
If you cast this spell again, any currently active
duplicates you created with this spell are instantly
destroyed.
Sleep
1st-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of fine sand, rose
petals, or a cricket)
Duration: 1 minute
This spell sends creatures into a magical slumber.
Roll 5d8; the total is how many hit points of
creatures this spell can affect. Creatures within 20
feet of a point you choose within range are affected
in ascending order of their current hit points
(ignoring unconscious creatures).
Starting with the creature that has the lowest
current hit points, each creature affected by this
spell falls unconscious until the spell ends, the
sleeper takes damage, or someone uses an action to
shake or slap the sleeper awake. Subtract each
creature’s hit points from the total before moving on
to the creature with the next lowest hit points. A
creature’s hit points must be equal to or less than
the remaining total for that creature to be affected.
Undead and creatures immune to being charmed
aren’t affected by this spell.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, roll an additional
2d8 for each slot level above 1st.
Sleet Storm
3rd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dust and a few
drops of water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Until the spell ends, freezing rain and sleet fall in a
20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑tall cylinder with a 40-­‐‑foot radius centered
on a point you choose within range. The area is
heavily obscured, and exposed flames in the area are
doused.
The ground in the area is covered with slick ice,
making it difficult terrain. When a creature enters
the spell’s area for the first time on a turn or starts
its turn there, it must make a Dexterity saving throw.
On a failed save, it falls prone.
If a creature is concentrating in the spell’s area,
the creature must make a successful Constitution
saving throw against your spell save DC or lose
concentration.
Slow
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of molasses)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
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You alter time around up to six creatures of your
choice in a 40-­‐‑foot cube within range. Each target
must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be
affected by this spell for the duration.
An affected target’s speed is halved, it takes a −2
penalty to AC and Dexterity saving throws, and it
can’t use reactions. On its turn, it can use either an
action or a bonus action, not both. Regardless of the
creature’s abilities or magic items, it can’t make
more than one melee or ranged attack during its
turn.
If the creature attempts to cast a spell with a
casting time of 1 action, roll a d20. On an 11 or
higher, the spell doesn’t take effect until the
creature’s next turn, and the creature must use its
action on that turn to complete the spell. If it can’t,
the spell is wasted.
A creature affected by this spell makes another
Wisdom saving throw at the end of its turn. On a
successful save, the effect ends for it.
Spare the Dying
Necromancy cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a living creature that has 0 hit points. The
creature becomes stable. This spell has no effect on
undead or constructs.
Speak with Animals
1st-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 minutes
You gain the ability to comprehend and verbally
communicate with beasts for the duration. The
knowledge and awareness of many beasts is limited
by their intelligence, but at minimum, beasts can
give you information about nearby locations and
monsters, including whatever they can perceive or
have perceived within the past day. You might be
able to persuade a beast to perform a small favor for
you, at the GM’s discretion.
Speak with Dead
3rd-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (burning incense)
Duration: 10 minutes
You grant the semblance of life and intelligence to a
corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to
answer the questions you pose. The corpse must still
have a mouth and can’t be undead. The spell fails if
the corpse was the target of this spell within the last
10 days.
Until the spell ends, you can ask the corpse up to
five questions. The corpse knows only what it knew
in life, including the languages it knew. Answers are
usually brief, cryptic, or repetitive, and the corpse is
under no compulsion to offer a truthful answer if
you are hostile to it or it recognizes you as an enemy.
This spell doesn’t return the creature’s soul to its
body, only its animating spirit. Thus, the corpse can’t
learn new information, doesn’t comprehend
anything that has happened since it died, and can’t
speculate about future events.
Speak with Plants
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-­‐‑foot radius)
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 minutes
You imbue plants within 30 feet of you with limited
sentience and animation, giving them the ability to
communicate with you and follow your simple
commands. You can question plants about events in
the spell’s area within the past day, gaining
information about creatures that have passed,
weather, and other circumstances.
You can also turn difficult terrain caused by plant
growth (such as thickets and undergrowth) into
ordinary terrain that lasts for the duration. Or you
can turn ordinary terrain where plants are present
into difficult terrain that lasts for the duration,
causing vines and branches to hinder pursuers, for
example.
Plants might be able to perform other tasks on
your behalf, at the GM’s discretion. The spell doesn’t
enable plants to uproot themselves and move about,
but they can freely move branches, tendrils, and
stalks.
If a plant creature is in the area, you can
communicate with it as if you shared a common
language, but you gain no magical ability to influence
it.
This spell can cause the plants created by the
entangle spell to release a restrained creature.
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Spider Climb
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a drop of bitumen and a
spider)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch
gains the ability to move up, down, and across
vertical surfaces and upside down along ceilings,
while leaving its hands free. The target also gains a
climbing speed equal to its walking speed.
Spike Growth
2nd-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (seven sharp thorns or seven
small twigs, each sharpened to a point)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
The ground in a 20-­‐‑foot radius centered on a point
within range twists and sprouts hard spikes and
thorns. The area becomes difficult terrain for the
duration. When a creature moves into or within the
area, it takes 2d4 piercing damage for every 5 feet it
travels.
The transformation of the ground is camouflaged
to look natural. Any creature that can’t see the area
at the time the spell is cast must make a Wisdom
(Perception) check against your spell save DC to
recognize the terrain as hazardous before entering it.
Spirit Guardians
3rd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (15-­‐‑foot radius)
Components: V, S, M (a holy symbol)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You call forth spirits to protect you. They flit around
you to a distance of 15 feet for the duration. If you
are good or neutral, their spectral form appears
angelic or fey (your choice). If you are evil, they
appear fiendish.
When you cast this spell, you can designate any
number of creatures you can see to be unaffected by
it. An affected creature’s speed is halved in the area,
and when the creature enters the area for the first
time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must make a
Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
takes 3d8 radiant damage (if you are good or
neutral) or 3d8 necrotic damage (if you are evil). On
a successful save, the creature takes half as much
damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.
Spiritual Weapon
2nd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute
You create a floating, spectral weapon within range
that lasts for the duration or until you cast this spell
again. When you cast the spell, you can make a melee
spell attack against a creature within 5 feet of the
weapon. On a hit, the target takes force damage
equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the
weapon up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a
creature within 5 feet of it.
The weapon can take whatever form you choose.
Clerics of deities who are associated with a
particular weapon (as St. Cuthbert is known for his
mace and Thor for his hammer) make this spell’s
effect resemble that weapon.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d8 for every two slot levels above 2nd.
Stinking Cloud
3rd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a rotten egg or several skunk
cabbage leaves)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You create a 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere of yellow,
nauseating gas centered on a point within range. The
cloud spreads around corners, and its area is heavily
obscured. The cloud lingers in the air for the
duration.
Each creature that is completely within the cloud
at the start of its turn must make a Constitution
saving throw against poison. On a failed save, the
creature spends its action that turn retching and
reeling. Creatures that don’t need to breathe or are
immune to poison automatically succeed on this
saving throw.
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A moderate wind (at least 10 miles per hour)
disperses the cloud after 4 rounds. A strong wind (at
least 20 miles per hour) disperses it after 1 round.
Stone Shape
4th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (soft clay, which must be
worked into roughly the desired shape of the
stone object)
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a stone object of Medium size or smaller
or a section of stone no more than 5 feet in any
dimension and form it into any shape that suits your
purpose. So, for example, you could shape a large
rock into a weapon, idol, or coffer, or make a small
passage through a wall, as long as the wall is less
than 5 feet thick. You could also shape a stone door
or its frame to seal the door shut. The object you
create can have up to two hinges and a latch, but
finer mechanical detail isn’t possible.
Stoneskin
4th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (diamond dust worth 100 gp,
which the spell consumes)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
This spell turns the flesh of a willing creature you
touch as hard as stone. Until the spell ends, the
target has resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage.
Storm of Vengeance
9th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Sight
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A churning storm cloud forms, centered on a point
you can see and spreading to a radius of 360 feet.
Lightning flashes in the area, thunder booms, and
strong winds roar. Each creature under the cloud
(no more than 5,000 feet beneath the cloud) when it
appears must make a Constitution saving throw. On
a failed save, a creature takes 2d6 thunder damage
and becomes deafened for 5 minutes.
Each round you maintain concentration on this
spell, the storm produces additional effects on your
turn.
Round 2. Acidic rain falls from the cloud. Each
creature and object under the cloud takes 1d6 acid
damage.
Round 3. You call six bolts of lightning from the
cloud to strike six creatures or objects of your choice
beneath the cloud. A given creature or object can’t be
struck by more than one bolt. A struck creature must
make a Dexterity saving throw. The creature takes
10d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
Round 4. Hailstones rain down from the cloud.
Each creature under the cloud takes 2d6
bludgeoning damage.
Round 5–10. Gusts and freezing rain assail the
area under the cloud. The area becomes difficult
terrain and is heavily obscured. Each creature there
takes 1d6 cold damage. Ranged weapon attacks in
the area are impossible. The wind and rain count as
a severe distraction for the purposes of maintaining
concentration on spells. Finally, gusts of strong wind
(ranging from 20 to 50 miles per hour)
automatically disperse fog, mists, and similar
phenomena in the area, whether mundane or
magical.
Suggestion
2nd-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, M (a snake’s tongue and either a bit
of honeycomb or a drop of sweet oil)
Duration: Concentration, up to 8 hours
You suggest a course of activity (limited to a
sentence or two) and magically influence a creature
you can see within range that can hear and
understand you. Creatures that can’t be charmed are
immune to this effect. The suggestion must be
worded in such a manner as to make the course of
action sound reasonable. Asking the creature to stab
itself, throw itself onto a spear, immolate itself, or do
some other obviously harmful act ends the spell.
The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On
a failed save, it pursues the course of action you
described to the best of its ability. The suggested
course of action can continue for the entire duration.
If the suggested activity can be completed in a
shorter time, the spell ends when the subject
finishes what it was asked to do.
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You can also specify conditions that will trigger a
special activity during the duration. For example,
you might suggest that a knight give her warhorse to
the first beggar she meets. If the condition isn’t met
before the spell expires, the activity isn’t performed.
If you or any of your companions damage the
target, the spell ends.
Sunbeam
6th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (60-­‐‑foot line)
Components: V, S, M (a magnifying glass)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A beam of brilliant light flashes out from your hand
in a 5-­‐‑foot-­‐‑wide, 60-­‐‑foot-­‐‑long line. Each creature in
the line must make a Constitution saving throw. On a
failed save, a creature takes 6d8 radiant damage and
is blinded until your next turn. On a successful save,
it takes half as much damage and isn’t blinded by
this spell. Undead and oozes have disadvantage on
this saving throw.
You can create a new line of radiance as your
action on any turn until the spell ends.
For the duration, a mote of brilliant radiance
shines in your hand. It sheds bright light in a 30-­‐‑foot
radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. This
light is sunlight.
Sunburst
8th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (fire and a piece of sunstone)
Duration: Instantaneous
Brilliant sunlight flashes in a 60-­‐‑foot radius centered
on a point you choose within range. Each creature in
that light must make a Constitution saving throw. On
a failed save, a creature takes 12d6 radiant damage
and is blinded for 1 minute. On a successful save, it
takes half as much damage and isn’t blinded by this
spell. Undead and oozes have disadvantage on this
saving throw.
A creature blinded by this spell makes another
Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its
turns. On a successful save, it is no longer blinded.
This spell dispels any darkness in its area that was
created by a spell.
Symbol
7th-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (mercury, phosphorus, and
powdered diamond and opal with a total value of
at least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Until dispelled or triggered
When you cast this spell, you inscribe a harmful
glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor, a
wall, or a table) or within an object that can be
closed to conceal the glyph (such as a book, a scroll,
or a treasure chest). If you choose a surface, the
glyph can cover an area of the surface no larger than
10 feet in diameter. If you choose an object, that
object must remain in its place; if the object is
moved more than 10 feet from where you cast this
spell, the glyph is broken, and the spell ends without
being triggered.
The glyph is nearly invisible, requiring an
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell
save DC to find it.
You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast
the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a surface, the most
typical triggers include touching or stepping on the
glyph, removing another object covering it,
approaching within a certain distance of it, or
manipulating the object that holds it. For glyphs
inscribed within an object, the most common
triggers are opening the object, approaching within a
certain distance of it, or seeing or reading the glyph.
You can further refine the trigger so the spell is
activated only under certain circumstances or
according to a creature’s physical characteristics
(such as height or weight), or physical kind (for
example, the ward could be set to affect hags or
shapechangers). You can also specify creatures that
don’t trigger the glyph, such as those who say a
certain password.
When you inscribe the glyph, choose one of the
options below for its effect. Once triggered, the glyph
glows, filling a 60-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere with dim light
for 10 minutes, after which time the spell ends. Each
creature in the sphere when the glyph activates is
targeted by its effect, as is a creature that enters the
sphere for the first time on a turn or ends its turn
there.
Death. Each target must make a Constitution
saving throw, taking 10d10 necrotic damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
save.
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Discord. Each target must make a Constitution
saving throw. On a failed save, a target bickers and
argues with other creatures for 1 minute. During this
time, it is incapable of meaningful communication
and has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability
checks.
Fear. Each target must make a Wisdom saving
throw and becomes frightened for 1 minute on a
failed save. While frightened, the target drops
whatever it is holding and must move at least 30 feet
away from the glyph on each of its turns, if able.
Hopelessness. Each target must make a Charisma
saving throw. On a failed save, the target is
overwhelmed with despair for 1 minute. During this
time, it can’t attack or target any creature with
harmful abilities, spells, or other magical effects.
Insanity. Each target must make an Intelligence
saving throw. On a failed save, the target is driven
insane for 1 minute. An insane creature can’t take
actions, can’t understand what other creatures say,
can’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. The GM
controls its movement, which is erratic.
Pain. Each target must make a Constitution saving
throw and becomes incapacitated with excruciating
pain for 1 minute on a failed save.
Sleep. Each target must make a Wisdom saving
throw and falls unconscious for 10 minutes on a
failed save. A creature awakens if it takes damage or
if someone uses an action to shake or slap it awake.
Stunning. Each target must make a Wisdom
saving throw and becomes stunned for 1 minute on
a failed save.
Telekinesis
5th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You gain the ability to move or manipulate creatures
or objects by thought. When you cast the spell, and
as your action each round for the duration, you can
exert your will on one creature or object that you
can see within range, causing the appropriate effect
below. You can affect the same target round after
round, or choose a new one at any time. If you switch
targets, the prior target is no longer affected by the
spell.
Creature. You can try to move a Huge or smaller
creature. Make an ability check with your
spellcasting ability contested by the creature’s
Strength check. If you win the contest, you move the
creature up to 30 feet in any direction, including
upward but not beyond the range of this spell. Until
the end of your next turn, the creature is restrained
in your telekinetic grip. A creature lifted upward is
suspended in mid-­‐‑air.
On subsequent rounds, you can use your action to
attempt to maintain your telekinetic grip on the
creature by repeating the contest.
Object. You can try to move an object that weighs
up to 1,000 pounds. If the object isn’t being worn or
carried, you automatically move it up to 30 feet in
any direction, but not beyond the range of this spell.
If the object is worn or carried by a creature, you
must make an ability check with your spellcasting
ability contested by that creature’s Strength check. If
you succeed, you pull the object away from that
creature and can move it up to 30 feet in any
direction but not beyond the range of this spell.
You can exert fine control on objects with your
telekinetic grip, such as manipulating a simple tool,
opening a door or a container, stowing or retrieving
an item from an open container, or pouring the
contents from a vial.
Telepathic Bond
5th-­‐‑level divination (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (pieces of eggshell from two
different kinds of creatures)
Duration: 1 hour
You forge a telepathic link among up to eight willing
creatures of your choice within range, psychically
linking each creature to all the others for the
duration. Creatures with Intelligence scores of 2 or
less aren’t affected by this spell.
Until the spell ends, the targets can communicate
telepathically through the bond whether or not they
have a common language. The communication is
possible over any distance, though it can’t extend to
other planes of existence.
Teleport
7th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
This spell instantly transports you and up to eight
willing creatures of your choice that you can see
within range, or a single object that you can see
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within range, to a destination you select. If you
target an object, it must be able to fit entirely inside
a 10-­‐‑foot cube, and it can’t be held or carried by an
unwilling creature.
The destination you choose must be known to you,
and it must be on the same plane of existence as you.
Your familiarity with the destination determines
whether you arrive there successfully. The GM rolls
d100 and consults the table.
Familiarity Mishap
Similar
Area
Off
Target
On
Target
Permanent
circle
— — — 01–100
Associated
object
— — — 01–100
Very familiar 01–05 06–13 14–24 25–100
Seen casually 01–33 34–43 44–53 54–100
Viewed once 01–43 44–53 54–73 74–100
Description 01–43 44–53 54–73 74–100
False
destination
01–50 51–100 — —
Familiarity. “Permanent circle” means a
permanent teleportation circle whose sigil sequence
you know. “Associated object” means that you
possess an object taken from the desired destination
within the last six months, such as a book from a
wizard’s library, bed linen from a royal suite, or a
chunk of marble from a lich’s secret tomb.
“Very familiar” is a place you have been very often,
a place you have carefully studied, or a place you can
see when you cast the spell. “Seen casually” is
someplace you have seen more than once but with
which you aren’t very familiar. “Viewed once” is a
place you have seen once, possibly using magic.
“Description” is a place whose location and
appearance you know through someone else’s
description, perhaps from a map.
“False destination” is a place that doesn’t exist.
Perhaps you tried to scry an enemy’s sanctum but
instead viewed an illusion, or you are attempting to
teleport to a familiar location that no longer exists.
On Target. You and your group (or the target
object) appear where you want to.
Off Target. You and your group (or the target
object) appear a random distance away from the
destination in a random direction. Distance off target
is 1d10 × 1d10 percent of the distance that was to be
traveled. For example, if you tried to travel 120
miles, landed off target, and rolled a 5 and 3 on the
two d10s, then you would be off target by 15 percent,
or 18 miles. The GM determines the direction off
target randomly by rolling a d8 and designating 1 as
north, 2 as northeast, 3 as east, and so on around the
points of the compass. If you were teleporting to a
coastal city and wound up 18 miles out at sea, you
could be in trouble.
Similar Area. You and your group (or the target
object) wind up in a different area that’s visually or
thematically similar to the target area. If you are
heading for your home laboratory, for example, you
might wind up in another wizard’s laboratory or in
an alchemical supply shop that has many of the same
tools and implements as your laboratory. Generally,
you appear in the closest similar place, but since the
spell has no range limit, you could conceivably wind
up anywhere on the plane.
Mishap. The spell’s unpredictable magic results in
a difficult journey. Each teleporting creature (or the
target object) takes 3d10 force damage, and the GM
rerolls on the table to see where you wind up
(multiple mishaps can occur, dealing damage each
time).
Teleportation Circle
5th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, M (rare chalks and inks infused
with precious gems with 50 gp, which the spell
consumes)
Duration: 1 round
As you cast the spell, you draw a 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑diameter
circle on the ground inscribed with sigils that link
your location to a permanent teleportation circle of
your choice whose sigil sequence you know and that
is on the same plane of existence as you. A
shimmering portal opens within the circle you drew
and remains open until the end of your next turn.
Any creature that enters the portal instantly appears
within 5 feet of the destination circle or in the
nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied.
Many major temples, guilds, and other important
places have permanent teleportation circles
inscribed somewhere within their confines. Each
such circle includes a unique sigil sequence—a
string of magical runes arranged in a particular
pattern. When you first gain the ability to cast this
spell, you learn the sigil sequences for two
destinations on the Material Plane, determined by
the GM. You can learn additional sigil sequences
during your adventures. You can commit a new sigil
sequence to memory after studying it for 1 minute.
You can create a permanent teleportation circle by
casting this spell in the same location every day for
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one year. You need not use the circle to teleport
when you cast the spell in this way.
Thaumaturgy
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
Duration: Up to 1 minute
You manifest a minor wonder, a sign of supernatural
power, within range. You create one of the following
magical effects within range:
• Your voice booms up to three times as loud as
normal for 1 minute.
• You cause flames to flicker, brighten, dim, or
change color for 1 minute.
• You cause harmless tremors in the ground for 1
minute.
• You create an instantaneous sound that originates
from a point of your choice within range, such as a
rumble of thunder, the cry of a raven, or ominous
whispers.
• You instantaneously cause an unlocked door or
window to fly open or slam shut.
• You alter the appearance of your eyes for 1 minute.
If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up
to three of its 1-­‐‑minute effects active at a time, and
you can dismiss such an effect as an action.
Thunderwave
1st-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (15-­‐‑foot cube)
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A wave of thunderous force sweeps out from you.
Each creature in a 15-­‐‑foot cube originating from you
must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed
save, a creature takes 2d8 thunder damage and is
pushed 10 feet away from you. On a successful save,
the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t
pushed.
In addition, unsecured objects that are completely
within the area of effect are automatically pushed 10
feet away from you by the spell’s effect, and the spell
emits a thunderous boom audible out to 300 feet.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.
Time Stop
9th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You briefly stop the flow of time for everyone but
yourself. No time passes for other creatures, while
you take 1d4 + 1 turns in a row, during which you
can use actions and move as normal.
This spell ends if one of the actions you use during
this period, or any effects that you create during this
period, affects a creature other than you or an object
being worn or carried by someone other than you. In
addition, the spell ends if you move to a place more
than 1,000 feet from the location where you cast it.
Tiny Hut
3rd-­‐‑level evocation (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self (10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius hemisphere)
Components: V, S, M (a small crystal bead)
Duration: 8 hours
A 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius immobile dome of force springs
into existence around and above you and remains
stationary for the duration. The spell ends if you leave
its area.
Nine creatures of Medium size or smaller can fit
inside the dome with you. The spell fails if its area
includes a larger creature or more than nine
creatures. Creatures and objects within the dome
when you cast this spell can move through it freely.
All other creatures and objects are barred from
passing through it. Spells and other magical effects
can’t extend through the dome or be cast through it.
The atmosphere inside the space is comfortable and
dry, regardless of the weather outside.
Until the spell ends, you can command the interior
to become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque
from the outside, of any color you choose, but it is
transparent from the inside.
Tongues
3rd-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, M (a small clay model of a ziggurat)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell grants the creature you touch the ability to
understand any spoken language it hears. Moreover,
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when the target speaks, any creature that knows at
least one language and can hear the target
understands what it says.
Transport via Plants
6th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 round
This spell creates a magical link between a Large or
larger inanimate plant within range and another
plant, at any distance, on the same plane of existence.
You must have seen or touched the destination plant
at least once before. For the duration, any creature
can step into the target plant and exit from the
destination plant by using 5 feet of movement.
Tree Stride
5th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You gain the ability to enter a tree and move from
inside it to inside another tree of the same kind
within 500 feet. Both trees must be living and at
least the same size as you. You must use 5 feet of
movement to enter a tree. You instantly know the
location of all other trees of the same kind within
500 feet and, as part of the move used to enter the
tree, can either pass into one of those trees or step
out of the tree you’re in. You appear in a spot of your
choice within 5 feet of the destination tree, using
another 5 feet of movement. If you have no
movement left, you appear within 5 feet of the tree
you entered.
You can use this transportation ability once per
round for the duration. You must end each turn
outside a tree.
True Polymorph
9th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury, a dollop of
gum arabic, and a wisp of smoke)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you
can see within range. You transform the creature
into a different creature, the creature into an object,
or the object into a creature (the object must be
neither worn nor carried by another creature). The
transformation lasts for the duration, or until the
target drops to 0 hit points or dies. If you
concentrate on this spell for the full duration, the
transformation lasts until it is dispelled.
This spell has no effect on a shapechanger or a
creature with 0 hit points. An unwilling creature can
make a Wisdom saving throw, and if it succeeds, it
isn’t affected by this spell.
Creature into Creature. If you turn a creature into
another kind of creature, the new form can be any
kind you choose whose challenge rating is equal to
or less than the target’s (or its level, if the target
doesn’t have a challenge rating). The target’s game
statistics, including mental ability scores, are
replaced by the statistics of the new form. It retains
its alignment and personality.
The target assumes the hit points of its new form,
and when it reverts to its normal form, the creature
returns to the number of hit points it had before it
transformed. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 0
hit points, any excess damage carries over to its
normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t
reduce the creature’s normal form to 0 hit points, it
isn’t knocked unconscious.
The creature is limited in the actions it can
perform by the nature of its new form, and it can’t
speak, cast spells, or take any other action that
requires hands or speech, unless its new form is
capable of such actions.
The target’s gear melds into the new form. The
creature can’t activate, use, wield, or otherwise
benefit from any of its equipment.
Object into Creature. You can turn an object into
any kind of creature, as long as the creature’s size is
no larger than the object’s size and the creature’s
challenge rating is 9 or lower. The creature is
friendly to you and your companions. It acts on each
of your turns. You decide what action it takes and
how it moves. The GM has the creature’s statistics
and resolves all of its actions and movement.
If the spell becomes permanent, you no longer
control the creature. It might remain friendly to you,
depending on how you have treated it.
Creature into Object. If you turn a creature into
an object, it transforms along with whatever it is
wearing and carrying into that form. The creature’s
statistics become those of the object, and the
creature has no memory of time spent in this form,
after the spell ends and it returns to its normal form.
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True Resurrection
9th-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a sprinkle of holy water and
diamonds worth at least 25,000 gp, which the spell
consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a creature that has been dead for no
longer than 200 years and that died for any reason
except old age. If the creature’s soul is free and
willing, the creature is restored to life with all its hit
points.
This spell closes all wounds, neutralizes any
poison, cures all diseases, and lifts any curses
affecting the creature when it died. The spell
replaces damaged or missing organs and limbs.
The spell can even provide a new body if the
original no longer exists, in which case you must
speak the creature’s name. The creature then
appears in an unoccupied space you choose within
10 feet of you.
True Seeing
6th-­‐‑level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (an ointment for the eyes that
costs 25 gp; is made from mushroom powder,
saffron, and fat; and is consumed by the spell)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell gives the willing creature you touch the
ability to see things as they actually are. For the
duration, the creature has truesight, notices secret
doors hidden by magic, and can see into the Ethereal
Plane, all out to a range of 120 feet.
True Strike
Divination cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 round
You extend your hand and point a finger at a target
in range. Your magic grants you a brief insight into
the target’s defenses. On your next turn, you gain
advantage on your first attack roll against the target,
provided that this spell hasn’t ended.
Unseen Servant
1st-­‐‑level conjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of string and a bit of
wood)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell creates an invisible, mindless, shapeless
force that performs simple tasks at your command
until the spell ends. The servant springs into
existence in an unoccupied space on the ground
within range. It has AC 10, 1 hit point, and a Strength
of 2, and it can’t attack. If it drops to 0 hit points, the
spell ends.
Once on each of your turns as a bonus action, you
can mentally command the servant to move up to 15
feet and interact with an object. The servant can
perform simple tasks that a human servant could do,
such as fetching things, cleaning, mending, folding
clothes, lighting fires, serving food, and pouring wine.
Once you give the command, the servant performs
the task to the best of its ability until it completes the
task, then waits for your next command.
If you command the servant to perform a task that
would move it more than 60 feet away from you, the
spell ends.
Vampiric Touch
3rd-­‐‑level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The touch of your shadow-­‐‑wreathed hand can
siphon life force from others to heal your wounds.
Make a melee spell attack against a creature within
your reach. On a hit, the target takes 3d6 necrotic
damage, and you regain hit points equal to half the
amount of necrotic damage dealt. Until the spell
ends, you can make the attack again on each of your
turns as an action.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.
Vicious Mockery
Enchantment cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
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Duration: Instantaneous
You unleash a string of insults laced with subtle
enchantments at a creature you can see within range.
If the target can hear you (though it need not
understand you), it must succeed on a Wisdom
saving throw or take 1d4 psychic damage and have
disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before
the end of its next turn.
This spell's damage increases by 1d4 when you
reach 5th level (2d4), 11th level (3d4), and 17th
level (4d4).
Wall of Fire
4th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small piece of phosphorus)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You create a wall of fire on a solid surface within
range. You can make the wall up to 60 feet long, 20
feet high, and 1 foot thick, or a ringed wall up to 20
feet in diameter, 20 feet high, and 1 foot thick. The
wall is opaque and lasts for the duration.
When the wall appears, each creature within its
area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed
save, a creature takes 5d8 fire damage, or half as
much damage on a successful save.
One side of the wall, selected by you when you
cast this spell, deals 5d8 fire damage to each
creature that ends its turn within 10 feet of that side
or inside the wall. A creature takes the same damage
when it enters the wall for the first time on a turn or
ends its turn there. The other side of the wall deals
no damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d8 for each slot level above 4th.
Wall of Force
5th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powder made by
crushing a clear gemstone)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
An invisible wall of force springs into existence at a
point you choose within range. The wall appears in
any orientation you choose, as a horizontal or
vertical barrier or at an angle. It can be free floating
or resting on a solid surface. You can form it into a
hemispherical dome or a sphere with a radius of up
to 10 feet, or you can shape a flat surface made up of
ten 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑by-­‐‑10-­‐‑foot panels. Each panel must be
contiguous with another panel. In any form, the wall
is 1/4 inch thick. It lasts for the duration. If the wall
cuts through a creature’s space when it appears, the
creature is pushed to one side of the wall (your
choice which side).
Nothing can physically pass through the wall. It is
immune to all damage and can’t be dispelled by
dispel magic. A disintegrate spell destroys the wall
instantly, however. The wall also extends into the
Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel through the
wall.
Wall of Ice
6th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small piece of quartz)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create a wall of ice on a solid surface within
range. You can form it into a hemispherical dome or
a sphere with a radius of up to 10 feet, or you can
shape a flat surface made up of ten 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑square
panels. Each panel must be contiguous with another
panel. In any form, the wall is 1 foot thick and lasts
for the duration.
If the wall cuts through a creature’s space when it
appears, the creature within its area is pushed to
one side of the wall and must make a Dexterity
saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes
10d6 cold damage, or half as much damage on a
successful save.
The wall is an object that can be damaged and thus
breached. It has AC 12 and 30 hit points per 10-­‐‑foot
section, and it is vulnerable to fire damage. Reducing
a 10-­‐‑foot section of wall to 0 hit points destroys it
and leaves behind a sheet of frigid air in the space
the wall occupied. A creature moving through the
sheet of frigid air for the first time on a turn must
make a Constitution saving throw. That creature
takes 5d6 cold damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage the wall
deals when it appears increases by 2d6, and the
damage from passing through the sheet of frigid air
increases by 1d6, for each slot level above 6th.
Wall of Stone
5th-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
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Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small block of granite)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A nonmagical wall of solid stone springs into
existence at a point you choose within range. The
wall is 6 inches thick and is composed of ten 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑
by-­‐‑10-­‐‑foot panels. Each panel must be contiguous
with at least one other panel. Alternatively, you can
create 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑by-­‐‑20-­‐‑foot panels that are only 3
inches thick.
If the wall cuts through a creature’s space when it
appears, the creature is pushed to one side of the
wall (your choice). If a creature would be
surrounded on all sides by the wall (or the wall and
another solid surface), that creature can make a
Dexterity saving throw. On a success, it can use its
reaction to move up to its speed so that it is no
longer enclosed by the wall.
The wall can have any shape you desire, though it
can’t occupy the same space as a creature or object.
The wall doesn’t need to be vertical or rest on any
firm foundation. It must, however, merge with and
be solidly supported by existing stone. Thus, you can
use this spell to bridge a chasm or create a ramp.
If you create a span greater than 20 feet in length,
you must halve the size of each panel to create
supports. You can crudely shape the wall to create
crenellations, battlements, and so on.
The wall is an object made of stone that can be
damaged and thus breached. Each panel has AC 15
and 30 hit points per inch of thickness. Reducing a
panel to 0 hit points destroys it and might cause
connected panels to collapse at the GM’s discretion.
If you maintain your concentration on this spell
for its whole duration, the wall becomes permanent
and can’t be dispelled. Otherwise, the wall
disappears when the spell ends.
Wall of Thorns
6th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a handful of thorns)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create a wall of tough, pliable, tangled brush
bristling with needle-­‐‑sharp thorns. The wall appears
within range on a solid surface and lasts for the
duration. You choose to make the wall up to 60 feet
long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick or a circle that has
a 20-­‐‑foot diameter and is up to 20 feet high and 5
feet thick. The wall blocks line of sight.
When the wall appears, each creature within its
area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed
save, a creature takes 7d8 piercing damage, or half
as much damage on a successful save.
A creature can move through the wall, albeit
slowly and painfully. For every 1 foot a creature
moves through the wall, it must spend 4 feet of
movement. Furthermore, the first time a creature
enters the wall on a turn or ends its turn there, the
creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. It
takes 7d8 slashing damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, both types of damage
increase by 1d8 for each slot level above 6th.
Warding Bond
2nd-­‐‑level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pair of platinum rings worth
at least 50 gp each, which you and the target must
wear for the duration)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell wards a willing creature you touch and
creates a mystic connection between you and the
target until the spell ends. While the target is within
60 feet of you, it gains a +1 bonus to AC and saving
throws, and it has resistance to all damage. Also,
each time it takes damage, you take the same
amount of damage.
The spell ends if you drop to 0 hit points or if you
and the target become separated by more than 60
feet. It also ends if the spell is cast again on either of
the connected creatures. You can also dismiss the
spell as an action.
Water Breathing
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a short reed or piece of straw)
Duration: 24 hours
This spell grants up to ten willing creatures you can
see within range the ability to breathe underwater
until the spell ends. Affected creatures also retain
their normal mode of respiration.
Water Walk
3rd-­‐‑level transmutation (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
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Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of cork)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell grants the ability to move across any
liquid surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow,
quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid
ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take
damage from the heat). Up to ten willing creatures
you can see within range gain this ability for the
duration.
If you target a creature submerged in a liquid, the
spell carries the target to the surface of the liquid at
a rate of 60 feet per round.
Web
2nd-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of spiderweb)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You conjure a mass of thick, sticky webbing at a
point of your choice within range. The webs fill a 20-­‐‑
foot cube from that point for the duration. The webs
are difficult terrain and lightly obscure their area.
If the webs aren’t anchored between two solid
masses (such as walls or trees) or layered across a
floor, wall, or ceiling, the conjured web collapses on
itself, and the spell ends at the start of your next turn.
Webs layered over a flat surface have a depth of 5
feet.
Each creature that starts its turn in the webs or
that enters them during its turn must make a
Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
is restrained as long as it remains in the webs or
until it breaks free.
A creature restrained by the webs can use its
action to make a Strength check against your spell
save DC. If it succeeds, it is no longer restrained.
The webs are flammable. Any 5-­‐‑foot cube of webs
exposed to fire burns away in 1 round, dealing 2d4
fire damage to any creature that starts its turn in the
fire.
Weird
9th-­‐‑level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to one minute
Drawing on the deepest fears of a group of creatures,
you create illusory creatures in their minds, visible
only to them. Each creature in a 30-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius
sphere centered on a point of your choice within
range must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a
failed save, a creature becomes frightened for the
duration. The illusion calls on the creature’s deepest
fears, manifesting its worst nightmares as an
implacable threat. At the end of each of the
frightened creature’s turns, it must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw or take 4d10 psychic damage.
On a successful save, the spell ends for that creature.
Wind Walk
6th-­‐‑level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (fire and holy water)
Duration: 8 hours
You and up to ten willing creatures you can see
within range assume a gaseous form for the duration,
appearing as wisps of cloud. While in this cloud form,
a creature has a flying speed of 300 feet and has
resistance to damage from nonmagical weapons. The
only actions a creature can take in this form are the
Dash action or to revert to its normal form.
Reverting takes 1 minute, during which time a
creature is incapacitated and can’t move. Until the
spell ends, a creature can revert to cloud form, which
also requires the 1-­‐‑minute transformation.
If a creature is in cloud form and flying when the
effect ends, the creature descends 60 feet per round
for 1 minute until it lands, which it does safely. If it
can’t land after 1 minute, the creature falls the
remaining distance.
Wind Wall
3rd-­‐‑level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny fan and a feather of
exotic origin)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A wall of strong wind rises from the ground at a
point you choose within range. You can make the
wall up to 50 feet long, 15 feet high, and 1 foot thick.
You can shape the wall in any way you choose so
long as it makes one continuous path along the
ground. The wall lasts for the duration.
When the wall appears, each creature within its
area must make a Strength saving throw. A creature
takes 3d8 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
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The strong wind keeps fog, smoke, and other gases
at bay. Small or smaller flying creatures or objects
can’t pass through the wall. Loose, lightweight
materials brought into the wall fly upward. Arrows,
bolts, and other ordinary projectiles launched at
targets behind the wall are deflected upward and
automatically miss. (Boulders hurled by giants or
siege engines, and similar projectiles, are
unaffected.) Creatures in gaseous form can’t pass
through it.
Wish
9th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can cast.
By simply speaking aloud, you can alter the very
foundations of reality in accord with your desires.
The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other
spell of 8th level or lower. You don’t need to meet
any requirements in that spell, including costly
components. The spell simply takes effect.
Alternatively, you can create one of the following
effects of your choice:
• You create one object of up to 25,000 gp in value
that isn’t a magic item. The object can be no more
than 300 feet in any dimension, and it appears in
an unoccupied space you can see on the ground.
• You allow up to twenty creatures that you can see
to regain all hit points, and you end all effects on
them described in the greater restoration spell.
• You grant up to ten creatures that you can see
resistance to a damage type you choose.
• You grant up to ten creatures you can see
immunity to a single spell or other magical effect
for 8 hours. For instance, you could make yourself
and all your companions immune to a lich’s life
drain attack.
• You undo a single recent event by forcing a reroll
of any roll made within the last round (including
your last turn). Reality reshapes itself to
accommodate the new result. For example, a wish
spell could undo an opponent’s successful save, a
foe’s critical hit, or a friend’s failed save. You can
force the reroll to be made with advantage or
disadvantage, and you can choose whether to use
the reroll or the original roll.
You might be able to achieve something beyond the
scope of the above examples. State your wish to the
GM as precisely as possible. The GM has great
latitude in ruling what occurs in such an instance;
the greater the wish, the greater the likelihood that
something goes wrong. This spell might simply fail,
the effect you desire might only be partly achieved,
or you might suffer some unforeseen consequence as
a result of how you worded the wish. For example,
wishing that a villain were dead might propel you
forward in time to a period when that villain is no
longer alive, effectively removing you from the game.
Similarly, wishing for a legendary magic item or
artifact might instantly transport you to the
presence of the item’s current owner.
The stress of casting this spell to produce any
effect other than duplicating another spell weakens
you. After enduring that stress, each time you cast a
spell until you finish a long rest, you take 1d10
necrotic damage per level of that spell. This damage
can’t be reduced or prevented in any way. In
addition, your Strength drops to 3, if it isn’t 3 or
lower already, for 2d4 days. For each of those days
that you spend resting and doing nothing more than
light activity, your remaining recovery time
decreases by 2 days. Finally, there is a 33 percent
chance that you are unable to cast wish ever again if
you suffer this stress.
Word of Recall
6th-­‐‑level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You and up to five willing creatures within 5 feet of
you instantly teleport to a previously designated
sanctuary. You and any creatures that teleport with
you appear in the nearest unoccupied space to the
spot you designated when you prepared your
sanctuary (see below). If you cast this spell without
first preparing a sanctuary, the spell has no effect.
You must designate a sanctuary by casting this
spell within a location, such as a temple, dedicated to
or strongly linked to your deity. If you attempt to
cast the spell in this manner in an area that isn’t
dedicated to your deity, the spell has no effect.
Zone of Truth
2nd-­‐‑level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 minutes
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You create a magical zone that guards against
deception in a 15-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere centered on a
point of your choice within range. Until the spell
ends, a creature that enters the spell’s area for the
first time on a turn or starts its turn there must
make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a
creature can’t speak a deliberate lie while in the
radius. You know whether each creature succeeds or
fails on its saving throw.
An affected creature is aware of the spell and can
thus avoid answering questions to which it would
normally respond with a lie. Such a creature can be
evasive in its answers as long as it remains within
the boundaries of the truth.
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Traps
Traps can be found almost anywhere. One wrong
step in an ancient tomb might trigger a series of
scything blades, which cleave through armor and
bone. The seemingly innocuous vines that hang over
a cave entrance might grasp and choke anyone who
pushes through them. A net hidden among the trees
might drop on travelers who pass underneath. In a
fantasy game, unwary adventurers can fall to their
deaths, be burned alive, or fall under a fusillade of
poisoned darts.
A trap can be either mechanical or magical in
nature. Mechanical traps include pits, arrow traps,
falling blocks, water-­‐‑filled rooms, whirling blades,
and anything else that depends on a mechanism to
operate. Magic traps are either magical device traps
or spell traps. Magical device traps initiate spell
effects when activated. Spell traps are spells such as
glyph of warding and symbol that function as traps.
Traps in Play
When adventurers come across a trap, you need to
know how the trap is triggered and what it does, as
well as the possibility for the characters to detect the
trap and to disable or avoid it.
Triggering a Trap
Most traps are triggered when a creature goes
somewhere or touches something that the trap’s
creator wanted to protect. Common triggers include
stepping on a pressure plate or a false section of
floor, pulling a trip wire, turning a doorknob, and
using the wrong key in a lock. Magic traps are often
set to go off when a creature enters an area or
touches an object. Some magic traps (such as the
glyph of warding spell) have more complicated
trigger conditions, including a password that
prevents the trap from activating.
Detecting and Disabling a Trap
Usually, some element of a trap is visible to careful
inspection. Characters might notice an uneven
flagstone that conceals a pressure plate, spot the
gleam of light off a trip wire, notice small holes in the
walls from which jets of flame will erupt, or
otherwise detect something that points to a trap’s
presence.
A trap’s description specifies the checks and DCs
needed to detect it, disable it, or both. A character
actively looking for a trap can attempt a Wisdom
(Perception) check against the trap’s DC. You can
also compare the DC to detect the trap with each
character’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score to
determine whether anyone in the party notices the
trap in passing. If the adventurers detect a trap
before triggering it, they might be able to disarm it,
either permanently or long enough to move past it.
You might call for an Intelligence (Investigation)
check for a character to deduce what needs to be
done, followed by a Dexterity check using thieves’
tools to perform the necessary sabotage.
Any character can attempt an Intelligence
(Arcana) check to detect or disarm a magic trap, in
addition to any other checks noted in the trap’s
description. The DCs are the same regardless of the
check used. In addition, dispel magic has a chance of
disabling most magic traps. A magic trap’s
description provides the DC for the ability check
made when you use dispel magic.
In most cases, a trap’s description is clear enough
that you can adjudicate whether a character’s
actions locate or foil the trap. As with many
situations, you shouldn’t allow die rolling to override
clever play and good planning. Use your common
sense, drawing on the trap’s description to
determine what happens. No trap’s design can
anticipate every possible action that the characters
might attempt.
You should allow a character to discover a trap
without making an ability check if an action would
clearly reveal the trap’s presence. For example, if a
character lifts a rug that conceals a pressure plate,
the character has found the trigger and no check is
required.
Foiling traps can be a little more complicated.
Consider a trapped treasure chest. If the chest is
opened without first pulling on the two handles set
in its sides, a mechanism inside fires a hail of poison
needles toward anyone in front of it. After inspecting
the chest and making a few checks, the characters
are still unsure if it’s trapped. Rather than simply
open the chest, they prop a shield in front of it and
push the chest open at a distance with an iron rod. In
this case, the trap still triggers, but the hail of
needles fires harmlessly into the shield.
Traps are often designed with mechanisms that
allow them to be disarmed or bypassed. Intelligent
monsters that place traps in or around their lairs
need ways to get past those traps without harming
themselves. Such traps might have hidden levers
that disable their triggers, or a secret door might
conceal a passage that goes around the trap.
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Trap Effects
The effects of traps can range from inconvenient to
deadly, making use of elements such as arrows,
spikes, blades, poison, toxic gas, blasts of fire, and
deep pits. The deadliest traps combine multiple
elements to kill, injure, contain, or drive off any
creature unfortunate enough to trigger them. A
trap’s description specifies what happens when it is
triggered.
The attack bonus of a trap, the save DC to resist its
effects, and the damage it deals can vary depending
on the trap’s severity. Use the Trap Save DCs and
Attack Bonuses table and the Damage Severity by
Level table for suggestions based on three levels of
trap severity.
A trap intended to be a setback is unlikely to kill
or seriously harm characters of the indicated levels,
whereas a dangerous trap is likely to seriously
injure (and potentially kill) characters of the
indicated levels. A deadly trap is likely to kill
characters of the indicated levels.
Trap Save DCs and Attack Bonuses
Trap Danger Save DC Attack Bonus
Setback 10–11 +3 to +5
Dangerous 12–15 +6 to +8
Deadly 16–20 +9 to +12
Damage Severity by Level
Character Level Setback Dangerous Deadly
1st–4th 1d10 2d10 4d10
5th–10th 2d10 4d10 10d10
11th–16th 4d10 10d10 18d10
17th–20th 10d10 18d10 24d10
Complex Traps
Complex traps work like standard traps, except once
activated they execute a series of actions each round.
A complex trap turns the process of dealing with a
trap into something more like a combat encounter.
When a complex trap activates, it rolls initiative.
The trap’s description includes an initiative bonus.
On its turn, the trap activates again, often taking an
action. It might make successive attacks against
intruders, create an effect that changes over time, or
otherwise produce a dynamic challenge. Otherwise,
the complex trap can be detected and disabled or
bypassed in the usual ways.
For example, a trap that causes a room to slowly
flood works best as a complex trap. On the trap’s
turn, the water level rises. After several rounds, the
room is completely flooded.
Sample Traps
The magical and mechanical traps presented here
vary in deadliness and are presented in alphabetical
order.
Collapsing Roof
Mechanical trap
This trap uses a trip wire to collapse the supports
keeping an unstable section of a ceiling in place.
The trip wire is 3 inches off the ground and
stretches between two support beams. The DC to
spot the trip wire is 10. A successful DC 15 Dexterity
check using thieves’ tools disables the trip wire
harmlessly. A character without thieves’ tools can
attempt this check with disadvantage using any
edged weapon or edged tool. On a failed check, the
trap triggers.
Anyone who inspects the beams can easily
determine that they are merely wedged in place. As
an action, a character can knock over a beam,
causing the trap to trigger.
The ceiling above the trip wire is in bad repair,
and anyone who can see it can tell that it’s in danger
of collapse.
When the trap is triggered, the unstable ceiling
collapses. Any creature in the area beneath the
unstable section must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity
saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) bludgeoning damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. Once the trap is triggered, the floor of
the area is filled with rubble and becomes difficult
terrain.
Falling Net
Mechanical trap
This trap uses a trip wire to release a net suspended
from the ceiling.
The trip wire is 3 inches off the ground and
stretches between two columns or trees. The net is
hidden by cobwebs or foliage. The DC to spot the trip
wire and net is 10. A successful DC 15 Dexterity
check using thieves’ tools breaks the trip wire
harmlessly. A character without thieves’ tools can
attempt this check with disadvantage using any
edged weapon or edged tool. On a failed check, the
trap triggers.
When the trap is triggered, the net is released,
covering a 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑square area. Those in the area are
trapped under the net and restrained, and those that
fail a DC 10 Strength saving throw are also knocked
prone. A creature can use its action to make a DC 10
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Strength check, freeing itself or another creature
within its reach on a success. The net has AC 10 and
20 hit points. Dealing 5 slashing damage to the net
(AC 10) destroys a 5-­‐‑foot-­‐‑square section of it, freeing
any creature trapped in that section.
Fire-Breathing Statue
Magic trap
This trap is activated when an intruder steps on a
hidden pressure plate, releasing a magical gout of
flame from a nearby statue. The statue can be of
anything, including a dragon or a wizard casting a
spell.
The DC is 15 to spot the pressure plate, as well as
faint scorch marks on the floor and walls. A spell or
other effect that can sense the presence of magic,
such as detect magic, reveals an aura of evocation
magic around the statue.
The trap activates when more than 20 pounds of
weight is placed on the pressure plate, causing the
statue to release a 30-­‐‑foot cone of fire. Each creature
in the fire must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw,
taking 22 (4d10) fire damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one.
Wedging an iron spike or other object under the
pressure plate prevents the trap from activating. A
successful dispel magic (DC 13) cast on the statue
destroys the trap.
Pits
Mechanical trap
Four basic pit traps are presented here.
Simple Pit. A simple pit trap is a hole dug in the
ground. The hole is covered by a large cloth
anchored on the pit’s edge and camouflaged with
dirt and debris.
The DC to spot the pit is 10. Anyone stepping on
the cloth falls through and pulls the cloth down into
the pit, taking damage based on the pit’s depth
(usually 10 feet, but some pits are deeper).
Hidden Pit. This pit has a cover constructed from
material identical to the floor around it.
A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check
discerns an absence of foot traffic over the section of
floor that forms the pit’s cover. A successful DC 15
Intelligence (Investigation) check is necessary to
confirm that the trapped section of floor is actually
the cover of a pit.
When a creature steps on the cover, it swings open
like a trapdoor, causing the intruder to spill into the
pit below. The pit is usually 10 or 20 feet deep but
can be deeper.
Once the pit trap is detected, an iron spike or
similar object can be wedged between the pit’s cover
and the surrounding floor in such a way as to
prevent the cover from opening, thereby making it
safe to cross. The cover can also be magically held
shut using the arcane lock spell or similar magic.
Locking Pit. This pit trap is identical to a hidden
pit trap, with one key exception: the trap door that
covers the pit is spring-­‐‑loaded. After a creature falls
into the pit, the cover snaps shut to trap its victim
inside.
A successful DC 20 Strength check is necessary to
pry the cover open. The cover can also be smashed
open. A character in the pit can also attempt to
disable the spring mechanism from the inside with a
DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, provided
that the mechanism can be reached and the
character can see. In some cases, a mechanism
(usually hidden behind a secret door nearby) opens
the pit.
Spiked Pit. This pit trap is a simple, hidden, or
locking pit trap with sharpened wooden or iron
spikes at the bottom. A creature falling into the pit
takes 11 (2d10) piercing damage from the spikes, in
addition to any falling damage. Even nastier versions
have poison smeared on the spikes. In that case,
anyone taking piercing damage from the spikes must
also make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking
an 22 (4d10) poison damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one.
Poison Darts
Mechanical trap
When a creature steps on a hidden pressure plate,
poison-­‐‑tipped darts shoot from spring-­‐‑loaded or
pressurized tubes cleverly embedded in the
surrounding walls. An area might include multiple
pressure plates, each one rigged to its own set of
darts.
The tiny holes in the walls are obscured by dust
and cobwebs, or cleverly hidden amid bas-­‐‑reliefs,
murals, or frescoes that adorn the walls. The DC to
spot them is 15. With a successful DC 15 Intelligence
(Investigation) check, a character can deduce the
presence of the pressure plate from variations in the
mortar and stone used to create it, compared to the
surrounding floor. Wedging an iron spike or other
object under the pressure plate prevents the trap
from activating. Stuffing the holes with cloth or wax
prevents the darts contained within from launching.
The trap activates when more than 20 pounds of
weight is placed on the pressure plate, releasing four
darts. Each dart makes a ranged attack with a +8
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bonus against a random target within 10 feet of the
pressure plate (vision is irrelevant to this attack roll).
(If there are no targets in the area, the darts don’t hit
anything.) A target that is hit takes 2 (1d4) piercing
damage and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
saving throw, taking 11 (2d10) poison damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one.
Poison Needle
Mechanical trap
A poisoned needle is hidden within a treasure
chest’s lock, or in something else that a creature
might open. Opening the chest without the proper
key causes the needle to spring out, delivering a
dose of poison.
When the trap is triggered, the needle extends 3
inches straight out from the lock. A creature within
range takes 1 piercing damage and 11 (2d10) poison
damage, and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour.
A successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation)
check allows a character to deduce the trap’s
presence from alterations made to the lock to
accommodate the needle. A successful DC 15
Dexterity check using thieves’ tools disarms the trap,
removing the needle from the lock. Unsuccessfully
attempting to pick the lock triggers the trap.
Rolling Sphere
Mechanical trap
When 20 or more pounds of pressure are placed on
this trap’s pressure plate, a hidden trapdoor in the
ceiling opens, releasing a 10-­‐‑foot-­‐‑diameter rolling
sphere of solid stone.
With a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception)
check, a character can spot the trapdoor and
pressure plate. A search of the floor accompanied by
a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check
reveals variations in the mortar and stone that
betray the pressure plate’s presence. The same
check made while inspecting the ceiling notes
variations in the stonework that reveal the trapdoor.
Wedging an iron spike or other object under the
pressure plate prevents the trap from activating.
Activation of the sphere requires all creatures
present to roll initiative. The sphere rolls initiative
with a +8 bonus. On its turn, it moves 60 feet in a
straight line. The sphere can move through creatures’
spaces, and creatures can move through its space,
treating it as difficult terrain. Whenever the sphere
enters a creature’s space or a creature enters its
space while it’s rolling, that creature must succeed
on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 55
(10d10) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.
The sphere stops when it hits a wall or similar
barrier. It can’t go around corners, but smart
dungeon builders incorporate gentle, curving turns
into nearby passages that allow the sphere to keep
moving.
As an action, a creature within 5 feet of the sphere
can attempt to slow it down with a DC 20 Strength
check. On a successful check, the sphere’s speed is
reduced by 15 feet. If the sphere’s speed drops to 0,
it stops moving and is no longer a threat.
Sphere of Annihilation
Magic trap
Magical, impenetrable darkness fills the gaping
mouth of a stone face carved into a wall. The mouth
is 2 feet in diameter and roughly circular. No sound
issues from it, no light can illuminate the inside of it,
and any matter that enters it is instantly obliterated.
A successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check
reveals that the mouth contains a sphere of
annihilation that can’t be controlled or moved. It is
otherwise identical to a normal sphere of
annihilation.
Some versions of the trap include an enchantment
placed on the stone face, such that specified
creatures feel an overwhelming urge to approach it
and crawl inside its mouth. This effect is otherwise
like the sympathy aspect of the antipathy/sympathy
spell. A successful dispel magic (DC 18) removes this
enchantment.
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Diseases
A plague ravages the kingdom, setting the
adventurers on a quest to find a cure. An adventurer
emerges from an ancient tomb, unopened for
centuries, and soon finds herself suffering from a
wasting illness. A warlock offends some dark power
and contracts a strange affliction that spreads
whenever he casts spells.
A simple outbreak might amount to little more
than a small drain on party resources, curable by a
casting of lesser restoration. A more complicated
outbreak can form the basis of one or more
adventures as characters search for a cure, stop the
spread of the disease, and deal with the
consequences.
A disease that does more than infect a few party
members is primarily a plot device. The rules help
describe the effects of the disease and how it can be
cured, but the specifics of how a disease works
aren’t bound by a common set of rules. Diseases can
affect any creature, and a given illness might or
might not pass from one race or kind of creature to
another. A plague might affect only constructs or
undead, or sweep through a halfling neighborhood
but leave other races untouched. What matters is the
story you want to tell.
Sample Diseases
The diseases here illustrate the variety of ways
disease can work in the game. Feel free to alter the
saving throw DCs, incubation times, symptoms, and
other characteristics of these diseases to suit your
campaign.
Cackle Fever
This disease targets humanoids, although gnomes
are strangely immune. While in the grips of this
disease, victims frequently succumb to fits of mad
laughter, giving the disease its common name and its
morbid nickname: “the shrieks.”
Symptoms manifest 1d4 hours after infection and
include fever and disorientation. The infected
creature gains one level of exhaustion that can’t be
removed until the disease is cured.
Any event that causes the infected creature great
stress—including entering combat, taking damage,
experiencing fear, or having a nightmare—forces the
creature to make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw.
On a failed save, the creature takes 5 (1d10) psychic
damage and becomes incapacitated with mad
laughter for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the mad laughter and the incapacitated condition on
a success.
Any humanoid creature that starts its turn within
10 feet of an infected creature in the throes of mad
laughter must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution
saving throw or also become infected with the
disease. Once a creature succeeds on this save, it is
immune to the mad laughter of that particular
infected creature for 24 hours.
At the end of each long rest, an infected creature
can make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a
successful save, the DC for this save and for the save
to avoid an attack of mad laughter drops by 1d6.
When the saving throw DC drops to 0, the creature
recovers from the disease. A creature that fails three
of these saving throws gains a randomly determined
form of indefinite madness, as described later.
Sewer Plague
Sewer plague is a generic term for a broad category
of illnesses that incubate in sewers, refuse heaps,
and stagnant swamps, and which are sometimes
transmitted by creatures that dwell in those areas,
such as rats and otyughs.
When a humanoid creature is bitten by a creature
that carries the disease, or when it comes into
contact with filth or offal contaminated by the
disease, the creature must succeed on a DC 11
Constitution saving throw or become infected.
It takes 1d4 days for sewer plague’s symptoms to
manifest in an infected creature. Symptoms include
fatigue and cramps. The infected creature suffers
one level of exhaustion, and it regains only half the
normal number of hit points from spending Hit Dice
and no hit points from finishing a long rest.
At the end of each long rest, an infected creature
must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw. On a
failed save, the character gains one level of
exhaustion. On a successful save, the character’s
exhaustion level decreases by one level. If a
successful saving throw reduces the infected
creature’s level of exhaustion below 1, the creature
recovers from the disease.
Sight Rot
This painful infection causes bleeding from the eyes
and eventually blinds the victim.
A beast or humanoid that drinks water tainted by
sight rot must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
saving throw or become infected. One day after
infection, the creature’s vision starts to become
blurry. The creature takes a −1 penalty to attack
rolls and ability checks that rely on sight. At the end
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of each long rest after the symptoms appear, the
penalty worsens by 1. When it reaches −5, the victim
is blinded until its sight is restored by magic such as
lesser restoration or heal.
Sight rot can be cured using a rare flower called
Eyebright, which grows in some swamps. Given an
hour, a character who has proficiency with an
herbalism kit can turn the flower into one dose of
ointment. Applied to the eyes before a long rest, one
dose of it prevents the disease from worsening after
that rest. After three doses, the ointment cures the
disease entirely.
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Madness
In a typical campaign, characters aren’t driven mad
by the horrors they face and the carnage they inflict
day after day, but sometimes the stress of being an
adventurer can be too much to bear. If your
campaign has a strong horror theme, you might
want to use madness as a way to reinforce that
theme, emphasizing the extraordinarily horrific
nature of the threats the adventurers face.
Going Mad
Various magical effects can inflict madness on an
otherwise stable mind. Certain spells, such as
contact other plane and symbol, can cause insanity,
and you can use the madness rules here instead of
the spell effects of those spells. Diseases, poisons,
and planar effects such as psychic wind or the
howling winds of Pandemonium can all inflict
madness. Some artifacts can also break the psyche of
a character who uses or becomes attuned to them.
Resisting a madness-­‐‑inducing effect usually
requires a Wisdom or Charisma saving throw.
Madness Effects
Madness can be short-­‐‑term, long-­‐‑term, or indefinite.
Most relatively mundane effects impose short-­‐‑term
madness, which lasts for just a few minutes. More
horrific effects or cumulative effects can result in
long-­‐‑term or indefinite madness.
A character afflicted with short-­‐‑term madness is
subjected to an effect from the Short-­‐‑Term Madness
table for 1d10 minutes.
A character afflicted with long-­‐‑term madness is
subjected to an effect from the Long-­‐‑Term Madness
table for 1d10 × 10 hours.
A character afflicted with indefinite madness
gains a new character flaw from the Indefinite
Madness table that lasts until cured.
Short-­‐Term Madness
d100 Effect (lasts 1d10 minutes)
01–20 The character retreats into his or her mind and
becomes paralyzed. The effect ends if the
character takes any damage.
21–30 The character becomes incapacitated and
spends the duration screaming, laughing, or
weeping.
31–40 The character becomes frightened and must
use his or her action and movement each
round to flee from the source of the fear.
41–50 The character begins babbling and is incapable
of normal speech or spellcasting.
51–60 The character must use his or her action each
round to attack the nearest creature.
61–70 The character experiences vivid hallucinations
and has disadvantage on ability checks.
71–75 The character does whatever anyone tells him
or her to do that isn’t obviously self-­‐
destructive.
76–80 The character experiences an overpowering
urge to eat something strange such as dirt,
slime, or offal.
81–90 The character is stunned.
91–100 The character falls unconscious.
Long-­‐Term Madness
d100 Effect (lasts 1d10 × 10 hours)
01–10 The character feels compelled to repeat a
specific activity over and over, such as washing
hands, touching things, praying, or counting
coins.
11–20 The character experiences vivid hallucinations
and has disadvantage on ability checks.
21–30 The character suffers extreme paranoia. The
character has disadvantage on Wisdom and
Charisma checks.
31–40 The character regards something (usually the
source of madness) with intense revulsion, as if
affected by the antipathy effect of the
antipathy/sympathy spell.
41–45 The character experiences a powerful delusion.
Choose a potion. The character imagines that
he or she is under its effects.
46–55 The character becomes attached to a “lucky
charm,” such as a person or an object, and has
disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and
saving throws while more than 30 feet from it.
56–65 The character is blinded (25%) or deafened
(75%).
66–75 The character experiences uncontrollable
tremors or tics, which impose disadvantage on
attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws
that involve Strength or Dexterity.
76–85 The character suffers from partial amnesia. The
character knows who he or she is and retains
racial traits and class features, but doesn’t
recognize other people or remember anything
that happened before the madness took effect.
86–90 Whenever the character takes damage, he or
she must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving
throw or be affected as though he or she failed
a saving throw against the confusion spell. The
confusion effect lasts for 1 minute.
91–95 The character loses the ability to speak.
96–100 The character falls unconscious. No amount of
jostling or damage can wake the character.
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Indefinite Madness
d100 Flaw (lasts until cured)
01–15 “Being drunk keeps me sane.”
16–25 “I keep whatever I find.”
26–30 “I try to become more like someone else I
know—adopting his or her style of dress,
mannerisms, and name.”
31–35 “I must bend the truth, exaggerate, or outright
lie to be interesting to other people.”
36–45 “Achieving my goal is the only thing of interest
to me, and I’ll ignore everything else to pursue
it.”
46–50 “I find it hard to care about anything that goes
on around me.”
51–55 “I don’t like the way people judge me all the
time.”
56–70 “I am the smartest, wisest, strongest, fastest,
and most beautiful person I know.”
71–80 “I am convinced that powerful enemies are
hunting me, and their agents are everywhere I
go. I am sure they’re watching me all the time.”
81–85 “There’s only one person I can trust. And only I
can see this special friend.”
86–95 “I can’t take anything seriously. The more
serious the situation, the funnier I find it.”
96–100 “I’ve discovered that I really like killing people.”
Curing Madness
A calm emotions spell can suppress the effects of
madness, while a lesser restoration spell can rid a
character of a short-­‐‑term or long-­‐‑term madness.
Depending on the source of the madness, remove
curse or dispel evil might also prove effective. A
greater restoration spell or more powerful magic is
required to rid a character of indefinite madness.
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Objects
When characters need to saw through ropes, shatter
a window, or smash a vampire’s coffin, the only hard
and fast rule is this: given enough time and the right
tools, characters can destroy any destructible object.
Use common sense when determining a character’s
success at damaging an object. Can a fighter cut
through a section of a stone wall with a sword? No,
the sword is likely to break before the wall does.
For the purpose of these rules, an object is a
discrete, inanimate item like a window, door, sword,
book, table, chair, or stone, not a building or a
vehicle that is composed of many other objects.
Statistics for Objects
When time is a factor, you can assign an Armor Class
and hit points to a destructible object. You can also
give it immunities, resistances, and vulnerabilities to
specific types of damage.
Armor Class. An object’s Armor Class is a measure
of how difficult it is to deal damage to the object
when striking it (because the object has no chance of
dodging out of the way). The Object Armor Class
table provides suggested AC values for various
substances.
Object Armor Class
Substance AC
Cloth, paper, rope 11
Crystal, glass, ice 13
Wood, bone 15
Stone 17
Iron, steel 19
Mithral 21
Adamantine 23
Hit Points. An object’s hit points measure how
much damage it can take before losing its structural
integrity. Resilient objects have more hit points than
fragile ones. Large objects also tend to have more hit
points than small ones, unless breaking a small part
of the object is just as effective as breaking the whole
thing. The Object Hit Points table provides suggested
hit points for fragile and resilient objects that are
Large or smaller.
Object Hit Points
Size Fragile Resilient
Tiny (bottle, lock) 2 (1d4) 5 (2d4)
Small (chest, lute) 3 (1d6) 10 (3d6)
Medium (barrel, chandelier) 4 (1d8) 18 (4d8)
Large (cart, 10-­‐ft.-­‐by-­‐10-­‐ft. window) 5 (1d10) 27 (5d10)
Huge and Gargantuan Objects. Normal weapons
are of little use against many Huge and Gargantuan
objects, such as a colossal statue, towering column of
stone, or massive boulder. That said, one torch can
burn a Huge tapestry, and an earthquake spell can
reduce a colossus to rubble. You can track a Huge or
Gargantuan object’s hit points if you like, or you can
simply decide how long the object can withstand
whatever weapon or force is acting against it. If you
track hit points for the object, divide it into Large or
smaller sections, and track each section’s hit points
separately. Destroying one of those sections could
ruin the entire object. For example, a Gargantuan
statue of a human might topple over when one of its
Large legs is reduced to 0 hit points.
Objects and Damage Types. Objects are immune
to poison and psychic damage. You might decide that
some damage types are more effective against a
particular object or substance than others. For
example, bludgeoning damage works well for
smashing things but not for cutting through rope or
leather. Paper or cloth objects might be vulnerable
to fire and lightning damage. A pick can chip away
stone but can’t effectively cut down a tree. As always,
use your best judgment.
Damage Threshold. Big objects such as castle
walls often have extra resilience represented by a
damage threshold. An object with a damage
threshold has immunity to all damage unless it takes
an amount of damage from a single attack or effect
equal to or greater than its damage threshold, in
which case it takes damage as normal. Any damage
that fails to meet or exceed the object’s damage
threshold is considered superficial and doesn’t
reduce the object’s hit points.
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Poisons
Given their insidious and deadly nature, poisons are
illegal in most societies but are a favorite tool among
assassins, drow, and other evil creatures.
Poisons come in the following four types.
Contact. Contact poison can be smeared on an
object and remains potent until it is touched or
washed off. A creature that touches contact poison
with exposed skin suffers its effects.
Ingested. A creature must swallow an entire dose
of ingested poison to suffer its effects. The dose can
be delivered in food or a liquid. You may decide that
a partial dose has a reduced effect, such as allowing
advantage on the saving throw or dealing only half
damage on a failed save.
Inhaled. These poisons are powders or gases that
take effect when inhaled. Blowing the powder or
releasing the gas subjects creatures in a 5-­‐‑foot cube
to its effect. The resulting cloud dissipates
immediately afterward. Holding one’s breath is
ineffective against inhaled poisons, as they affect
nasal membranes, tear ducts, and other parts of the
body.
Injury. Injury poison can be applied to weapons,
ammunition, trap components, and other objects
that deal piercing or slashing damage and remains
potent until delivered through a wound or washed
off. A creature that takes piercing or slashing
damage from an object coated with the poison is
exposed to its effects.
Poisons
Item Type Price per Dose
Assassin’s blood Ingested 150 gp
Burnt othur fumes Inhaled 500 gp
Crawler mucus Contact 200 gp
Drow poison Injury 200 gp
Essence of ether Inhaled 300 gp
Malice Inhaled 250 gp
Midnight tears Ingested 1,500 gp
Oil of taggit Contact 400 gp
Pale tincture Ingested 250 gp
Purple worm poison Injury 2,000 gp
Serpent venom Injury 200 gp
Torpor Ingested 600 gp
Truth serum Ingested 150 gp
Wyvern poison Injury 1,200 gp
Sample Poisons
Each type of poison has its own debilitating effects.
Assassin’s Blood (Ingested). A creature subjected
to this poison must make a DC 10 Constitution
saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 6 (1d12)
poison damage and is poisoned for 24 hours. On a
successful save, the creature takes half damage and
isn’t poisoned.
Burnt Othur Fumes (Inhaled). A creature
subjected to this poison must succeed on a DC 13
Constitution saving throw or take 10 (3d6) poison
damage, and must repeat the saving throw at the
start of each of its turns. On each successive failed
save, the character takes 3 (1d6) poison damage.
After three successful saves, the poison ends.
Crawler Mucus (Contact). This poison must be
harvested from a dead or incapacitated crawler. A
creature subjected to this poison must succeed on a
DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for
1 minute. The poisoned creature is paralyzed. The
creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
Drow Poison (Injury). This poison is typically
made only by the drow, and only in a place far
removed from sunlight. A creature subjected to this
poison must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving
throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving throw
fails by 5 or more, the creature is also unconscious
while poisoned in this way. The creature wakes up if
it takes damage or if another creature takes an
action to shake it awake.
Essence of Ether (Inhaled). A creature subjected
to this poison must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
saving throw or become poisoned for 8 hours. The
poisoned creature is unconscious. The creature
wakes up if it takes damage or if another creature
takes an action to shake it awake.
Malice (Inhaled). A creature subjected to this
poison must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving
throw or become poisoned for 1 hour. The poisoned
creature is blinded.
Midnight Tears (Ingested). A creature that
ingests this poison suffers no effect until the stroke
of midnight. If the poison has not been neutralized
before then, the creature must succeed on a DC 17
Constitution saving throw, taking 31 (9d6) poison
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one.
Oil of Taggit (Contact). A creature subjected to
this poison must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution
saving throw or become poisoned for 24 hours. The
poisoned creature is unconscious. The creature
wakes up if it takes damage.
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Pale Tincture (Ingested). A creature subjected to
this poison must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution
saving throw or take 3 (1d6) poison damage and
become poisoned. The poisoned creature must
repeat the saving throw every 24 hours, taking 3
(1d6) poison damage on a failed save. Until this
poison ends, the damage the poison deals can’t be
healed by any means. After seven successful saving
throws, the effect ends and the creature can heal
normally.
Purple Worm Poison (Injury). This poison must
be harvested from a dead or incapacitated purple
worm. A creature subjected to this poison must
make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw, taking 42
(12d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
Serpent Venom (Injury). This poison must be
harvested from a dead or incapacitated giant
poisonous snake. A creature subjected to this poison
must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw,
taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
Torpor (Ingested). A creature subjected to this
poison must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving
throw or become poisoned for 4d6 hours. The
poisoned creature is incapacitated.
Truth Serum (Ingested). A creature subjected to
this poison must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution
saving throw or become poisoned for 1 hour. The
poisoned creature can’t knowingly speak a lie, as if
under the effect of a zone of truth spell.
Wyvern Poison (Injury). This poison must be
harvested from a dead or incapacitated wyvern. A
creature subjected to this poison must make a DC 15
Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one.
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Magic Items
Magic items are gleaned from the hoards of
conquered monsters or discovered in long-­‐‑lost
vaults. Such items grant capabilities a character
could rarely have otherwise, or they complement
their owner’s capabilities in wondrous ways.
Attunement
Some magic items require a creature to form a bond
with them before their magical properties can be
used. This bond is called attunement, and certain
items have a prerequisite for it. If the prerequisite is
a class, a creature must be a member of that class to
attune to the item. (If the class is a spellcasting class,
a monster qualifies if it has spell slots and uses that
class’s spell list.) If the prerequisite is to be a
spellcaster, a creature qualifies if it can cast at least
one spell using its traits or features, not using a
magic item or the like.
Without becoming attuned to an item that
requires attunement, a creature gains only its
nonmagical benefits, unless its description states
otherwise. For example, a magic shield that requires
attunement provides the benefits of a normal shield
to a creature not attuned to it, but none of its magical
properties.
Attuning to an item requires a creature to spend a
short rest focused on only that item while being in
physical contact with it (this can’t be the same short
rest used to learn the item’s properties). This focus
can take the form of weapon practice (for a weapon),
meditation (for a wondrous item), or some other
appropriate activity. If the short rest is interrupted,
the attunement attempt fails. Otherwise, at the end
of the short rest, the creature gains an intuitive
understanding of how to activate any magical
properties of the item, including any necessary
command words.
An item can be attuned to only one creature at a
time, and a creature can be attuned to no more than
three magic items at a time. Any attempt to attune to
a fourth item fails; the creature must end its
attunement to an item first. Additionally, a creature
can’t attune to more than one copy of an item. For
example, a creature can’t attune to more than one
ring of protection at a time.
A creature’s attunement to an item ends if the
creature no longer satisfies the prerequisites for
attunement, if the item has been more than 100 feet
away for at least 24 hours, if the creature dies, or if
another creature attunes to the item. A creature can
also voluntarily end attunement by spending
another short rest focused on the item, unless the
item is cursed.
Wearing and Wielding Items
Using a magic item’s properties might mean wearing
or wielding it. A magic item meant to be worn must
be donned in the intended fashion: boots go on the
feet, gloves on the hands, hats and helmets on the
head, and rings on the finger. Magic armor must be
donned, a shield strapped to the arm, a cloak
fastened about the shoulders. A weapon must be
held.
In most cases, a magic item that’s meant to be
worn can fit a creature regardless of size or build.
Many magic garments are made to be easily
adjustable, or they magically adjust themselves to
the wearer. Rare exceptions exist. If the story
suggests a good reason for an item to fit only
creatures of a certain size or shape, you can rule that
it doesn’t adjust. For example, drow-­‐‑made armor
might fit elves only. Dwarves might make items
usable only by dwarf-­‐‑sized and dwarf-­‐‑shaped folk.
When a nonhumanoid tries to wear an item, use
your discretion as to whether the item functions as
intended. A ring placed on a tentacle might work, but
a yuan-­‐‑ti with a snakelike tail instead of legs can’t
wear boots.
Multiple Items of the Same Kind
Use common sense to determine whether more than
one of a given kind of magic item can be worn. A
character can’t normally wear more than one pair of
footwear, one pair of gloves or gauntlets, one pair of
bracers, one suit of armor, one item of headwear,
and one cloak. You can make exceptions; a character
might be able to wear a circlet under a helmet, for
example, or to layer two cloaks.
Paired Items
Items that come in pairs—such as boots, bracers,
gauntlets, and gloves—impart their benefits only if
both items of the pair are worn. For example, a
character wearing a boot of striding and springing
on one foot and a boot of elvenkind on the other foot
gains no benefit from either.
Activating an Item
Activating some magic items requires a user to do
something special, such as holding the item and
uttering a command word. The description of each
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item category or individual item details how an item
is activated. Certain items use the following rules for
their activation.
If an item requires an action to activate, that
action isn’t a function of the Use an Item action, so a
feature such as the rogue’s Fast Hands can’t be used
to activate the item.
Command Word
A command word is a word or phrase that must be
spoken for an item to work. A magic item that
requires a command word can’t be activated in an
area where sound is prevented, as in the area of the
silence spell.
Consumables
Some items are used up when they are activated. A
potion or an elixir must be swallowed, or an oil
applied to the body. The writing vanishes from a
scroll when it is read. Once used, a consumable item
loses its magic.
Spells
Some magic items allow the user to cast a spell from
the item. The spell is cast at the lowest possible spell
level, doesn’t expend any of the user’s spell slots, and
requires no components, unless the item’s
description says otherwise. The spell uses its normal
casting time, range, and duration, and the user of the
item must concentrate if the spell requires
concentration. Many items, such as potions, bypass
the casting of a spell and confer the spell’s effects,
with their usual duration. Certain items make
exceptions to these rules, changing the casting time,
duration, or other parts of a spell.
A magic item, such as certain staffs, may require
you to use your own spellcasting ability when you
cast a spell from the item. If you have more than one
spellcasting ability, you choose which one to use
with the item. If you don’t have a spellcasting
ability—perhaps you’re a rogue with the Use Magic
Device feature—your spellcasting ability modifier is
+0 for the item, and your proficiency bonus does
apply.
Charges
Some magic items have charges that must be
expended to activate their properties. The number of
charges an item has remaining is revealed when an
identify spell is cast on it, as well as when a creature
attunes to it. Additionally, when an item regains
charges, the creature attuned to it learns how many
charges it regained.
Magic Items A-Z
Magic items are presented in alphabetical order. A
magic item’s description gives the item’s name, its
category, its rarity, and its magical properties.
Adamantine Armor
Armor (medium or heavy, but not hide), uncommon
This suit of armor is reinforced with adamantine,
one of the hardest substances in existence. While
you’re wearing it, any critical hit against you
becomes a normal hit.
Ammunition, +1, +2, or +3
Weapon (any ammunition), uncommon (+1), rare
(+2), or very rare (+3)
You have a bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this piece of magic ammunition. The bonus is
determined by the rarity of the ammunition. Once it
hits a target, the ammunition is no longer magical.
Amulet of Health
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
Your Constitution score is 19 while you wear this
amulet. It has no effect on you if your Constitution is
already 19 or higher.
Amulet of Proof against Detection and
Location
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing this amulet, you are hidden from
divination magic. You can’t be targeted by such
magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors.
Amulet of the Planes
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this amulet, you can use an action to
name a location that you are familiar with on
another plane of existence. Then make a DC 15
Intelligence check. On a successful check, you cast
the plane shift spell. On a failure, you and each
creature and object within 15 feet of you travel to a
random destination. Roll a d100. On a 1–60, you
travel to a random location on the plane you named.
On a 61–100, you travel to a randomly determined
plane of existence.
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Animated Shield
Armor (shield), very rare (requires attunement)
While holding this shield, you can speak its
command word as a bonus action to cause it to
animate. The shield leaps into the air and hovers in
your space to protect you as if you were wielding it,
leaving your hands free. The shield remains
animated for 1 minute, until you use a bonus action
to end this effect, or until you are incapacitated or
die, at which point the shield falls to the ground or
into your hand if you have one free.
Apparatus of the Crab
Wondrous item, legendary
This item first appears to be a Large sealed iron
barrel weighing 500 pounds. The barrel has a hidden
catch, which can be found with a successful DC 20
Intelligence (Investigation) check. Releasing the
catch unlocks a hatch at one end of the barrel,
allowing two Medium or smaller creatures to crawl
inside. Ten levers are set in a row at the far end, each
in a neutral position, able to move either up or down.
When certain levers are used, the apparatus
transforms to resemble a giant lobster.
The apparatus of the Crab is a Large object with
the following statistics:
Armor Class: 20
Hit Points: 200
Speed: 30 ft., swim 30 ft. (or 0 ft. for both if the legs
and tail aren’t extended)
Damage Immunities: poison, psychic
To be used as a vehicle, the apparatus requires one
pilot. While the apparatus’s hatch is closed, the
compartment is airtight and watertight. The
compartment holds enough air for 10 hours of
breathing, divided by the number of breathing
creatures inside.
The apparatus floats on water. It can also go
underwater to a depth of 900 feet. Below that, the
vehicle takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage per minute
from pressure.
A creature in the compartment can use an action
to move as many as two of the apparatus’s levers up
or down. After each use, a lever goes back to its
neutral position. Each lever, from left to right,
functions as shown in the Apparatus of the Crab
Levers table.
Apparatus of the Crab Levers
Lever Up Down
1 Legs and tail extend, Legs and tail retract,
allowing the apparatus
to walk and swim.
reducing the apparatus’s
speed to 0 and making it
unable to benefit from
bonuses to speed.
2 Forward window shutter
opens.
Forward window shutter
closes.
3 Side window shutters
open (two per side).
Side window shutters
close (two per side).
4 Two claws extend from
the front sides of the
apparatus.
The claws retract.
5 Each extended claw
makes the following
melee weapon attack:
+8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (2d6)
bludgeoning damage.
Each extended claw
makes the following
melee weapon attack: +8
to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: The target is
grappled (escape DC 15).
6 The apparatus walks or
swims forward.
The apparatus walks or
swims backward.
7 The apparatus turns 90
degrees left.
The apparatus turns 90
degrees right.
8 Eyelike fixtures emit
bright light in a 30-­‐foot
radius and dim light for
an additional 30 feet.
The light turns off.
9 The apparatus sinks as
much as 20 feet in
liquid.
The apparatus rises up
to 20 feet in liquid.
10 The rear hatch unseals
and opens.
The rear hatch closes
and seals.
Armor, +1, +2, or +3
Armor (light, medium, or heavy), rare (+1), very rare
(+2), or legendary (+3)
You have a bonus to AC while wearing this armor.
The bonus is determined by its rarity.
Armor of Invulnerability
Armor (plate), legendary (requires attunement)
You have resistance to nonmagical damage while
you wear this armor. Additionally, you can use an
action to make yourself immune to nonmagical
damage for 10 minutes or until you are no longer
wearing the armor. Once this special action is used,
it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Armor of Resistance
Armor (light, medium, or heavy), rare (requires
attunement)
You have resistance to one type of damage while you
wear this armor. The GM chooses the type or
determines it randomly from the options below.
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d10 Damage Type d10 Damage Type
1 Acid 6 Necrotic
2 Cold 7 Poison
3 Fire 8 Psychic
4 Force 9 Radiant
5 Lightning 10 Thunder
Armor of Vulnerability
Armor (plate), rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this armor, you have resistance to
one of the following damage types: bludgeoning,
piercing, or slashing. The GM chooses the type or
determines it randomly.
Curse. This armor is cursed, a fact that is revealed
only when an identify spell is cast on the armor or
you attune to it. Attuning to the armor curses you
until you are targeted by the remove curse spell or
similar magic; removing the armor fails to end the
curse. While cursed, you have vulnerability to two of
the three damage types associated with the armor
(not the one to which it grants resistance).
Arrow-Catching Shield
Armor (shield), rare (requires attunement)
You gain a +2 bonus to AC against ranged attacks
while you wield this shield. This bonus is in addition
to the shield’s normal bonus to AC. In addition,
whenever an attacker makes a ranged attack against
a target within 5 feet of you, you can use your
reaction to become the target of the attack instead.
Arrow of Slaying
Weapon (arrow), very rare
An arrow of slaying is a magic weapon meant to slay
a particular kind of creature. Some are more focused
than others; for example, there are both arrows of
dragon slaying and arrows of blue dragon slaying. If a
creature belonging to the type, race, or group
associated with an arrow of slaying takes damage
from the arrow, the creature must make a DC 17
Constitution saving throw, taking an extra 6d10
piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much
extra damage on a successful one.
Once an arrow of slaying deals its extra damage to
a creature, it becomes a nonmagical arrow.
Other types of magic ammunition of this kind exist,
such as bolts of slaying meant for a crossbow, though
arrows are most common.
Bag of Beans
Wondrous item, rare
Inside this heavy cloth bag are 3d4 dry beans. The
bag weighs 1/2 pound plus 1/4 pound for each bean
it contains.
If you dump the bag’s contents out on the ground,
they explode in a 10-­‐‑foot radius, extending from the
beans. Each creature in the area, including you, must
make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d4 fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one. The fire ignites flammable objects
in the area that aren’t being worn or carried.
If you remove a bean from the bag, plant it in dirt
or sand, and then water it, the bean produces an
effect 1 minute later from the ground where it was
planted. The GM can choose an effect from the
following table, determine it randomly, or create an
effect.
d100 Effect
01 5d4 toadstools sprout. If a creature eats a
toadstool, roll any die. On an odd roll, the eater
must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving
throw or take 5d6 poison damage and become
poisoned for 1 hour. On an even roll, the eater
gains 5d6 temporary hit points for 1 hour.
02–10 A geyser erupts and spouts water, beer, berry
juice, tea, vinegar, wine, or oil (GM’s choice) 30
feet into the air for 1d12 rounds.
11–20 A treant sprouts. There’s a 50 percent chance
that the treant is chaotic evil and attacks.
21–30 An animate, immobile stone statue in your
likeness rises. It makes verbal threats against
you. If you leave it and others come near, it
describes you as the most heinous of villains and
directs the newcomers to find and attack you. If
you are on the same plane of existence as the
statue, it knows where you are. The statue
becomes inanimate after 24 hours.
31–40 A campfire with blue flames springs forth and
burns for 24 hours (or until it is extinguished).
41–50 1d6 + 6 shriekers sprout
51–60 1d4 + 8 bright pink toads crawl forth. Whenever
a toad is touched, it transforms into a Large or
smaller monster of the GM’s choice. The
monster remains for 1 minute, then disappears
in a puff of bright pink smoke.
61–70 A hungry bulette burrows up and attacks.
71–80 A fruit tree grows. It has 1d10 + 20 fruit, 1d8 of
which act as randomly determined magic
potions, while one acts as an ingested poison of
the GM’s choice. The tree vanishes after 1 hour.
Picked fruit remains, retaining any magic for 30
days.
81–90 A nest of 1d4 + 3 eggs springs up. Any creature
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that eats an egg must make a DC 20 Constitution
saving throw. On a successful save, a creature
permanently increases its lowest ability score by
1, randomly choosing among equally low scores.
On a failed save, the creature takes 10d6 force
damage from an internal magical explosion.
91–99 A pyramid with a 60-­‐foot-­‐square base bursts
upward. Inside is a sarcophagus containing a
mummy lord. The pyramid is treated as the
mummy lord’s lair, and its sarcophagus contains
treasure of the GM’s choice.
00 A giant beanstalk sprouts, growing to a height of
the GM’s choice. The top leads where the GM
chooses, such as to a great view, a cloud giant’s
castle, or a different plane of existence.
Bag of Devouring
Wondrous item, very rare
This bag superficially resembles a bag of holding but
is a feeding orifice for a gigantic extradimensional
creature. Turning the bag inside out closes the
orifice.
The extradimensional creature attached to the bag
can sense whatever is placed inside the bag. Animal
or vegetable matter placed wholly in the bag is
devoured and lost forever. When part of a living
creature is placed in the bag, as happens when
someone reaches inside it, there is a 50 percent
chance that the creature is pulled inside the bag. A
creature inside the bag can use its action to try to
escape with a successful DC 15 Strength check.
Another creature can use its action to reach into the
bag to pull a creature out, doing so with a successful
DC 20 Strength check (provided it isn’t pulled inside
the bag first). Any creature that starts its turn inside
the bag is devoured, its body destroyed.
Inanimate objects can be stored in the bag, which
can hold a cubic foot of such material. However, once
each day, the bag swallows any objects inside it and
spits them out into another plane of existence. The
GM determines the time and plane.
If the bag is pierced or torn, it is destroyed, and
anything contained within it is transported to a
random location on the Astral Plane.
Bag of Holding
Wondrous item, uncommon
This bag has an interior space considerably larger
than its outside dimensions, roughly 2 feet in
diameter at the mouth and 4 feet deep. The bag can
hold up to 500 pounds, not exceeding a volume of 64
cubic feet. The bag weighs 15 pounds, regardless of
its contents. Retrieving an item from the bag
requires an action.
If the bag is overloaded, pierced, or torn, it
ruptures and is destroyed, and its contents are
scattered in the Astral Plane. If the bag is turned
inside out, its contents spill forth, unharmed, but the
bag must be put right before it can be used again.
Breathing creatures inside the bag can survive up to
a number of minutes equal to 10 divided by the
number of creatures (minimum 1 minute), after
which time they begin to suffocate.
Placing a bag of holding inside an
extradimensional space created by a handy
haversack, portable hole, or similar item instantly
destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral
Plane. The gate originates where the one item was
placed inside the other. Any creature within 10 feet
of the gate is sucked through it to a random location
on the Astral Plane. The gate then closes. The gate is
one-­‐‑way only and can’t be reopened.
Bag of Tricks
Wondrous item, uncommon
This ordinary bag, made from gray, rust, or tan cloth,
appears empty. Reaching inside the bag, however,
reveals the presence of a small, fuzzy object. The bag
weighs 1/2 pound.
You can use an action to pull the fuzzy object from
the bag and throw it up to 20 feet. When the object
lands, it transforms into a creature you determine by
rolling a d8 and consulting the table that
corresponds to the bag’s color. The creature
vanishes at the next dawn or when it is reduced to 0
hit points.
The creature is friendly to you and your
companions, and it acts on your turn. You can use a
bonus action to command how the creature moves
and what action it takes on its next turn, or to give it
general orders, such as to attack your enemies. In
the absence of such orders, the creature acts in a
fashion appropriate to its nature.
Once three fuzzy objects have been pulled from
the bag, the bag can’t be used again until the next
dawn.
Gray Bag of Tricks
d8 Creature
1 Weasel
2 Giant rat
3 Badger
4 Boar
5 Panther
6 Giant badger
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7 Dire wolf
8 Giant elk
Rust Bag of Tricks
d8 Creature
1 Rat
2 Owl
3 Mastiff
4 Goat
5 Giant goat
6 Giant boar
7 Lion
8 Brown bear
Tan Bag of Tricks
d8 Creature
1 Jackal
2 Ape
3 Baboon
4 Axe beak
5 Black bear
6 Giant weasel
7 Giant hyena
8 Tiger
Bead of Force
Wondrous item, rare
This small black sphere measures 3/4 of an inch in
diameter and weighs an ounce. Typically, 1d4 + 4
beads of force are found together.
You can use an action to throw the bead up to 60
feet. The bead explodes on impact and is destroyed.
Each creature within a 10-­‐‑foot radius of where the
bead landed must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity
saving throw or take 5d4 force damage. A sphere of
transparent force then encloses the area for 1
minute. Any creature that failed the save and is
completely within the area is trapped inside this
sphere. Creatures that succeeded on the save, or are
partially within the area, are pushed away from the
center of the sphere until they are no longer inside it.
Only breathable air can pass through the sphere’s
wall. No attack or other effect can.
An enclosed creature can use its action to push
against the sphere’s wall, moving the sphere up to
half the creature’s walking speed. The sphere can be
picked up, and its magic causes it to weigh only 1
pound, regardless of the weight of creatures inside.
Belt of Dwarvenkind
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this belt, you gain the following
benefits:
• Your Constitution score increases by 2, to a
maximum of 20.
• You have advantage on Charisma (Persuasion)
checks made to interact with dwarves.
In addition, while attuned to the belt, you have a 50
percent chance each day at dawn of growing a full
beard if you’re capable of growing one, or a visibly
thicker beard if you already have one.
If you aren’t a dwarf, you gain the following
additional benefits while wearing the belt:
• You have advantage on saving throws against
poison, and you have resistance against poison
damage.
• You have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.
• You can speak, read, and write Dwarvish.
Belt of Giant Strength
Wondrous item, rarity varies (requires attunement)
While wearing this belt, your Strength score changes
to a score granted by the belt. If your Strength is
already equal to or greater than the belt’s score, the
item has no effect on you.
Six varieties of this belt exist, corresponding with
and having rarity according to the six kinds of true
giants. The belt of stone giant strength and the belt of
frost giant strength look different, but they have the
same effect.
Type Strength Rarity
Hill giant 21 Rare
Stone/frost giant 23 Very rare
Fire giant 25 Very rare
Cloud giant 27 Legendary
Storm giant 29 Legendary
Berserker Axe
Weapon (any axe), rare (requires attunement)
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon. In addition, while you
are attuned to this weapon, your hit point maximum
increases by 1 for each level you have attained.
Curse. This axe is cursed, and becoming attuned to
it extends the curse to you. As long as you remain
cursed, you are unwilling to part with the axe,
keeping it within reach at all times. You also have
disadvantage on attack rolls with weapons other
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than this one, unless no foe is within 60 feet of you
that you can see or hear.
Whenever a hostile creature damages you while
the axe is in your possession, you must succeed on a
DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or go berserk. While
berserk, you must use your action each round to
attack the creature nearest to you with the axe. If
you can make extra attacks as part of the Attack
action, you use those extra attacks, moving to attack
the next nearest creature after you fell your current
target. If you have multiple possible targets, you
attack one at random. You are berserk until you start
your turn with no creatures within 60 feet of you
that you can see or hear.
Boots of Elvenkind
Wondrous item, uncommon
While you wear these boots, your steps make no
sound, regardless of the surface you are moving
across. You also have advantage on Dexterity
(Stealth) checks that rely on moving silently.
Boots of Levitation
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
While you wear these boots, you can use an action to
cast the levitate spell on yourself at will.
Boots of Speed
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
While you wear these boots, you can use a bonus
action and click the boots’ heels together. If you do,
the boots double your walking speed, and any
creature that makes an opportunity attack against
you has disadvantage on the attack roll. If you click
your heels together again, you end the effect.
When the boots’ property has been used for a total
of 10 minutes, the magic ceases to function until you
finish a long rest.
Boots of Striding and Springing
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While you wear these boots, your walking speed
becomes 30 feet, unless your walking speed is higher,
and your speed isn’t reduced if you are encumbered
or wearing heavy armor. In addition, you can jump
three times the normal distance, though you can’t
jump farther than your remaining movement would
allow.
Boots of the Winterlands
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
These furred boots are snug and feel quite warm.
While you wear them, you gain the following
benefits:
• You have resistance to cold damage.
• You ignore difficult terrain created by ice or snow.
• You can tolerate temperatures as low as −50
degrees Fahrenheit without any additional
protection. If you wear heavy clothes, you can
tolerate temperatures as low as −100 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Bowl of Commanding Water Elementals
Wondrous item, rare
While this bowl is filled with water, you can use an
action to speak the bowl’s command word and
summon a water elemental, as if you had cast the
conjure elemental spell. The bowl can’t be used this
way again until the next dawn.
The bowl is about 1 foot in diameter and half as
deep. It weighs 3 pounds and holds about 3 gallons.
Bracers of Archery
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing these bracers, you have proficiency
with the longbow and shortbow, and you gain a +2
bonus to damage rolls on ranged attacks made with
such weapons.
Bracers of Defense
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
While wearing these bracers, you gain a +2 bonus to
AC if you are wearing no armor and using no shield.
Brazier of Commanding Fire Elementals
Wondrous item, rare
While a fire burns in this brass brazier, you can use
an action to speak the brazier’s command word and
summon a fire elemental, as if you had cast the
conjure elemental spell. The brazier can’t be used
this way again until the next dawn.
The brazier weighs 5 pounds.
Brooch of Shielding
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing this brooch, you have resistance to
force damage, and you have immunity to damage
from the magic missile spell.
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Broom of Flying
Wondrous item, uncommon
This wooden broom, which weighs 3 pounds,
functions like a mundane broom until you stand
astride it and speak its command word. It then
hovers beneath you and can be ridden in the air. It
has a flying speed of 50 feet. It can carry up to 400
pounds, but its flying speed becomes 30 feet while
carrying over 200 pounds. The broom stops
hovering when you land.
You can send the broom to travel alone to a
destination within 1 mile of you if you speak the
command word, name the location, and are familiar
with that place. The broom comes back to you when
you speak another command word, provided that
the broom is still within 1 mile of you.
Candle of Invocation
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
This slender taper is dedicated to a deity and shares
that deity’s alignment. The candle’s alignment can be
detected with the detect evil and good spell. The GM
chooses the god and associated alignment or
determines the alignment randomly.
d20 Alignment
1–2 Chaotic evil
3–4 Chaotic neutral
5–7 Chaotic good
8–9 Neutral evil
10–11 Neutral
12–13 Neutral good
14–15 Lawful evil
16–17 Lawful neutral
18–20 Lawful good
The candle’s magic is activated when the candle is
lit, which requires an action. After burning for 4
hours, the candle is destroyed. You can snuff it out
early for use at a later time. Deduct the time it
burned in increments of 1 minute from the candle’s
total burn time.
While lit, the candle sheds dim light in a 30-­‐‑foot
radius. Any creature within that light whose
alignment matches that of the candle makes attack
rolls, saving throws, and ability checks with
advantage. In addition, a cleric or druid in the light
whose alignment matches the candle’s can cast 1st-­‐‑
level spells he or she has prepared without
expending spell slots, though the spell’s effect is as if
cast with a 1st-­‐‑level slot.
Alternatively, when you light the candle for the
first time, you can cast the gate spell with it. Doing so
destroys the candle.
Cape of the Mountebank
Wondrous item, rare
This cape smells faintly of brimstone. While wearing
it, you can use it to cast the dimension door spell as
an action. This property of the cape can’t be used
again until the next dawn.
When you disappear, you leave behind a cloud of
smoke, and you appear in a similar cloud of smoke at
your destination. The smoke lightly obscures the
space you left and the space you appear in, and it
dissipates at the end of your next turn. A light or
stronger wind disperses the smoke.
Carpet of Flying
Wondrous item, very rare
You can speak the carpet’s command word as an
action to make the carpet hover and fly. It moves
according to your spoken directions, provided that
you are within 30 feet of it.
Four sizes of carpet of flying exist. The GM chooses
the size of a given carpet or determines it randomly.
d100 Size Capacity Flying Speed
01–20 3 ft. × 5 ft. 200 lb. 80 feet
21–55 4 ft. × 6 ft. 400 lb. 60 feet
56–80 5 ft. × 7 ft. 600 lb. 40 feet
81–100 6 ft. × 9 ft. 800 lb. 30 feet
A carpet can carry up to twice the weight shown
on the table, but it flies at half speed if it carries
more than its normal capacity.
Censer of Controlling Air Elementals
Wondrous item, rare
While incense is burning in this censer, you can use
an action to speak the censer’s command word and
summon an air elemental, as if you had cast the
conjure elemental spell. The censer can’t be used this
way again until the next dawn.
This 6-­‐‑inch-­‐‑wide, 1-­‐‑foot-­‐‑high vessel resembles a
chalice with a decorated lid. It weighs 1 pound.
Chime of Opening
Wondrous item, rare
This hollow metal tube measures about 1 foot long
and weighs 1 pound. You can strike it as an action,
pointing it at an object within 120 feet of you that
can be opened, such as a door, lid, or lock. The chime
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issues a clear tone, and one lock or latch on the
object opens unless the sound can’t reach the object.
If no locks or latches remain, the object itself opens.
The chime can be used ten times. After the tenth
time, it cracks and becomes useless.
Circlet of Blasting
Wondrous item, uncommon
While wearing this circlet, you can use an action to
cast the scorching ray spell with it. When you make
the spell’s attacks, you do so with an attack bonus of
+5. The circlet can’t be used this way again until the
next dawn.
Cloak of Arachnida
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
This fine garment is made of black silk interwoven
with faint silvery threads. While wearing it, you gain
the following benefits:
• You have resistance to poison damage.
• You have a climbing speed equal to your walking
speed.
• You can move up, down, and across vertical
surfaces and upside down along ceilings, while
leaving your hands free.
• You can’t be caught in webs of any sort and can
move through webs as if they were difficult terrain.
• You can use an action to cast the web spell (save
DC 13). The web created by the spell fills twice its
normal area. Once used, this property of the cloak
can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Cloak of Displacement
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
While you wear this cloak, it projects an illusion that
makes you appear to be standing in a place near
your actual location, causing any creature to have
disadvantage on attack rolls against you. If you take
damage, the property ceases to function until the
start of your next turn. This property is suppressed
while you are incapacitated, restrained, or otherwise
unable to move.
Cloak of Elvenkind
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While you wear this cloak with its hood up, Wisdom
(Perception) checks made to see you have
disadvantage, and you have advantage on Dexterity
(Stealth) checks made to hide, as the cloak’s color
shifts to camouflage you. Pulling the hood up or
down requires an action.
Cloak of Protection
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
You gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws while
you wear this cloak.
Cloak of the Bat
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this cloak, you have advantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks. In an area of dim light or
darkness, you can grip the edges of the cloak with
both hands and use it to fly at a speed of 40 feet. If
you ever fail to grip the cloak’s edges while flying in
this way, or if you are no longer in dim light or
darkness, you lose this flying speed.
While wearing the cloak in an area of dim light or
darkness, you can use your action to cast polymorph
on yourself, transforming into a bat. While you are in
the form of the bat, you retain your Intelligence,
Wisdom, and Charisma scores. The cloak can’t be
used this way again until the next dawn.
Cloak of the Manta Ray
Wondrous item, uncommon
While wearing this cloak with its hood up, you can
breathe underwater, and you have a swimming
speed of 60 feet. Pulling the hood up or down
requires an action.
Crystal Ball
Wondrous item, very rare or legendary (requires
attunement)
The typical crystal ball, a very rare item, is about 6
inches in diameter. While touching it, you can cast
the scrying spell (save DC 17) with it.
The following crystal ball variants are legendary
items and have additional properties.
Crystal Ball of Mind Reading. You can use an
action to cast the detect thoughts spell (save DC 17)
while you are scrying with the crystal ball, targeting
creatures you can see within 30 feet of the spell’s
sensor. You don’t need to concentrate on this detect
thoughts to maintain it during its duration, but it
ends if scrying ends.
Crystal Ball of Telepathy. While scrying with the
crystal ball, you can communicate telepathically with
creatures you can see within 30 feet of the spell’s
sensor. You can also use an action to cast the
suggestion spell (save DC 17) through the sensor on
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one of those creatures. You don’t need to
concentrate on this suggestion to maintain it during
its duration, but it ends if scrying ends. Once used,
the suggestion power of the crystal ball can’t be used
again until the next dawn.
Crystal Ball of True Seeing. While scrying with
the crystal ball, you have truesight with a radius of
120 feet centered on the spell’s sensor.
Cube of Force
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
This cube is about an inch across. Each face has a
distinct marking on it that can be pressed. The cube
starts with 36 charges, and it regains 1d20 expended
charges daily at dawn.
You can use an action to press one of the cube’s
faces, expending a number of charges based on the
chosen face, as shown in the Cube of Force Faces
table. Each face has a different effect. If the cube has
insufficient charges remaining, nothing happens.
Otherwise, a barrier of invisible force springs into
existence, forming a cube 15 feet on a side. The
barrier is centered on you, moves with you, and lasts
for 1 minute, until you use an action to press the
cube’s sixth face, or the cube runs out of charges.
You can change the barrier’s effect by pressing a
different face of the cube and expending the
requisite number of charges, resetting the duration.
If your movement causes the barrier to come into
contact with a solid object that can’t pass through
the cube, you can’t move any closer to that object as
long as the barrier remains.
Cube of Force Faces
Face Charges Effect
1 1 Gases, wind, and fog can’t pass through
the barrier.
2 2 Nonliving matter can’t pass through the
barrier. Walls, floors, and ceilings can pass
through at your discretion.
3 3 Living matter can’t pass through the
barrier.
4 4 Spell effects can’t pass through the barrier.
5 5 Nothing can pass through the barrier.
Walls, floors, and ceilings can pass through
at your discretion.
6 0 The barrier deactivates.
The cube loses charges when the barrier is
targeted by certain spells or comes into contact with
certain spell or magic item effects, as shown in the
table below.
Spell or Item Charges Lost
Disintegrate 1d12
Horn of blasting 1d10
Passwall 1d6
Prismatic spray 1d20
Wall of fire 1d4
Cubic Gate
Wondrous item, legendary
This cube is 3 inches across and radiates palpable
magical energy. The six sides of the cube are each
keyed to a different plane of existence, one of which
is the Material Plane. The other sides are linked to
planes determined by the GM.
You can use an action to press one side of the cube
to cast the gate spell with it, opening a portal to the
plane keyed to that side. Alternatively, if you use an
action to press one side twice, you can cast the plane
shift spell (save DC 17) with the cube and transport
the targets to the plane keyed to that side.
The cube has 3 charges. Each use of the cube
expends 1 charge. The cube regains 1d3 expended
charges daily at dawn.
Dagger of Venom
Weapon (dagger), rare
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon.
You can use an action to cause thick, black poison
to coat the blade. The poison remains for 1 minute
or until an attack using this weapon hits a creature.
That creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
saving throw or take 2d10 poison damage and
become poisoned for 1 minute. The dagger can’t be
used this way again until the next dawn.
Dancing Sword
Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement)
You can use a bonus action to toss this magic sword
into the air and speak the command word. When you
do so, the sword begins to hover, flies up to 30 feet,
and attacks one creature of your choice within 5 feet
of it. The sword uses your attack roll and ability
score modifier to damage rolls.
While the sword hovers, you can use a bonus
action to cause it to fly up to 30 feet to another spot
within 30 feet of you. As part of the same bonus
action, you can cause the sword to attack one
creature within 5 feet of it.
After the hovering sword attacks for the fourth
time, it flies up to 30 feet and tries to return to your
hand. If you have no hand free, it falls to the ground
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at your feet. If the sword has no unobstructed path
to you, it moves as close to you as it can and then
falls to the ground. It also ceases to hover if you
grasp it or move more than 30 feet away from it.
Decanter of Endless Water
Wondrous item, uncommon
This stoppered flask sloshes when shaken, as if it
contains water. The decanter weighs 2 pounds.
You can use an action to remove the stopper and
speak one of three command words, whereupon an
amount of fresh water or salt water (your choice)
pours out of the flask. The water stops pouring out at
the start of your next turn. Choose from the
following options:
• “Stream” produces 1 gallon of water.
• “Fountain” produces 5 gallons of water.
• “Geyser” produces 30 gallons of water that gushes
forth in a geyser 30 feet long and 1 foot wide. As a
bonus action while holding the decanter, you can
aim the geyser at a creature you can see within 30
feet of you. The target must succeed on a DC 13
Strength saving throw or take 1d4 bludgeoning
damage and fall prone. Instead of a creature, you
can target an object that isn’t being worn or
carried and that weighs no more than 200 pounds.
The object is either knocked over or pushed up to
15 feet away from you.
Deck of Illusions
Wondrous item, uncommon
This box contains a set of parchment cards. A full
deck has 34 cards. A deck found as treasure is
usually missing 1d20 − 1 cards.
The magic of the deck functions only if cards are
drawn at random (you can use an altered deck of
playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an
action to draw a card at random from the deck and
throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of
you.
An illusion of one or more creatures forms over
the thrown card and remains until dispelled. An
illusory creature appears real, of the appropriate
size, and behaves as if it were a real creature except
that it can do no harm. While you are within 120 feet
of the illusory creature and can see it, you can use an
action to move it magically anywhere within 30 feet
of its card. Any physical interaction with the illusory
creature reveals it to be an illusion, because objects
pass through it. Someone who uses an action to
visually inspect the creature identifies it as illusory
with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation)
check. The creature then appears translucent.
The illusion lasts until its card is moved or the
illusion is dispelled. When the illusion ends, the
image on its card disappears, and that card can’t be
used again.
Playing Card Illusion
Ace of hearts Red dragon
King of hearts Knight and four guards
Queen of hearts Succubus or incubus
Jack of hearts Druid
Ten of hearts Cloud giant
Nine of hearts Ettin
Eight of hearts Bugbear
Two of hearts Goblin
Ace of diamonds Beholder
King of diamonds Archmage and mage apprentice
Queen of diamonds Night hag
Jack of diamonds Assassin
Ten of diamonds Fire giant
Nine of diamonds Ogre mage
Eight of diamonds Gnoll
Two of diamonds Kobold
Ace of spades Lich
King of spades Priest and two acolytes
Queen of spades Medusa
Jack of spades Veteran
Ten of spades Frost giant
Nine of spades Troll
Eight of spades Hobgoblin
Two of spades Goblin
Ace of clubs Iron golem
King of clubs Bandit captain and three bandits
Queen of clubs Erinyes
Jack of clubs Berserker
Ten of clubs Hill giant
Nine of clubs Ogre
Eight of clubs Orc
Two of clubs Kobold
Jokers (2) You (the deck’s owner)
Deck of Many Things
Wondrous item, legendary
Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a
number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75
percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards, but
the rest have twenty-­‐‑two.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how
many cards you intend to draw and then draw them
randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing
cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in
excess of this number have no effect. Otherwise, as
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soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic
takes effect. You must draw each card no 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 fades from existence.
Unless the card is the Fool or the Jester, the card
reappears in the deck, making it possible to draw the
same card twice.
Playing Card Card
Ace of diamonds Vizier*
King of diamonds Sun
Queen of diamonds Moon
Jack of diamonds Star
Two of diamonds Comet*
Ace of hearts The Fates*
King of hearts Throne
Queen of hearts Key
Jack of hearts Knight
Two of hearts Gem*
Ace of clubs Talons*
King of clubs The Void
Queen of clubs Flames
Jack of clubs Skull
Two of clubs Idiot*
Ace of spades Donjon*
King of spades Ruin
Queen of spades Euryale
Jack of spades Rogue
Two of spades Balance*
Joker (with TM) Fool*
Joker (without TM) Jester
*Found only in a deck with twenty-­‐two cards
Balance. Your mind suffers a wrenching alteration,
causing your alignment to change. Lawful becomes
chaotic, good becomes evil, and vice versa. If you are
true neutral or unaligned, this card has no effect on
you.
Comet. If you single-­‐‑handedly defeat the next
hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter,
you gain experience points enough to gain one level.
Otherwise, this card has no effect.
Donjon. You disappear and become entombed in a
state of suspended animation in an extradimensional
sphere. Everything you were wearing and carrying
stays behind in the space you occupied when you
disappeared. You remain imprisoned until you are
found and removed from the sphere. You can’t be
located by any divination magic, but a wish spell can
reveal the location of your prison. You draw no more
cards.
Euryale. The card’s medusa-­‐‑like visage curses you.
You take a −2 penalty on saving throws while cursed
in this way. Only a god or the magic of The Fates
card can end this curse.
The Fates. Reality’s fabric unravels and spins
anew, allowing you to avoid or erase one event as if
it never happened. You can use the card’s magic as
soon as you draw the card or at any other time
before you die.
Flames. A powerful devil becomes your enemy.
The devil seeks your ruin and plagues your life,
savoring your suffering before attempting to slay
you. This enmity lasts until either you or the devil
dies.
Fool. You lose 10,000 XP, discard this card, and
draw from the deck again, counting both draws as
one of your declared draws. If losing that much XP
would cause you to lose a level, you instead lose an
amount that leaves you with just enough XP to keep
your level.
Gem. Twenty-­‐‑five pieces of jewelry worth 2,000
gp each or fifty gems worth 1,000 gp each appear at
your feet.
Idiot. Permanently reduce your Intelligence by
1d4 + 1 (to a minimum score of 1). You can draw one
additional card beyond your declared draws.
Jester. You gain 10,000 XP, or you can draw two
additional cards beyond your declared draws.
Key. A rare or rarer magic weapon with which you
are proficient appears in your hands. The GM
chooses the weapon.
Knight. You gain the service of a 4th-­‐‑level fighter
who appears in a space you choose within 30 feet of
you. The fighter is of the same race as you and serves
you loyally until death, believing the fates have
drawn him or her to you. You control this character.
Moon. You are granted the ability to cast the wish
spell 1d3 times.
Rogue. A nonplayer character of the GM’s choice
becomes hostile toward you. The identity of your
new enemy isn’t known until the NPC or someone
else reveals it. Nothing less than a wish spell or
divine intervention can end the NPC’s hostility
toward you.
Ruin. All forms of wealth that you carry or own,
other than magic items, are lost to you. Portable
property vanishes. Businesses, buildings, and land
you own are lost in a way that alters reality the least.
Any documentation that proves you should own
something lost to this card also disappears.
Skull. You summon an avatar of death—a ghostly
humanoid skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and
carrying a spectral scythe. It appears in a space of
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the GM’s choice within 10 feet of you and attacks you,
warning all others that you must win the battle alone.
The avatar fights until you die or it drops to 0 hit
points, whereupon it disappears. If anyone tries to
help you, the helper summons its own avatar of
death. A creature slain by an avatar of death can’t be
restored to life.
Avatar of Death
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 20
Hit Points half the hit point maximum of its summoner
Speed 60 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 16 (+3)
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., truesight 60 ft., passive
Perception 13
Languages all languages known to its summoner
Challenge — (0 XP)
Incorporeal Movement. The avatar can move through
other creatures and objects as if they were difficult
terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn
inside an object.
Turning Immunity. The avatar is immune to features
that turn undead.
Actions
Reaping Scythe. The avatar sweeps its spectral scythe
through a creature within 5 feet of it, dealing 7 (1d8 +
3) slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) necrotic damage.
Star. Increase one of your ability scores by 2. The
score can exceed 20 but can’t exceed 24.
Sun. You gain 50,000 XP, and a wondrous item
(which the GM determines randomly) appears in
your hands.
Talons. Every magic item you wear or carry
disintegrates. Artifacts in your possession aren’t
destroyed but do vanish.
Throne. You gain proficiency in the Persuasion
skill, and you double your proficiency bonus on
checks made with that skill. In addition, you gain
rightful ownership of a small keep somewhere in the
world. However, the keep is currently in the hands of
monsters, which you must clear out before you can
claim the keep as yours.
Vizier. At any time you choose within one year of
drawing this card, you can ask a question in
meditation and mentally receive a truthful answer to
that question. Besides information, the answer helps
you solve a puzzling problem or other dilemma. In
other words, the knowledge comes with wisdom on
how to apply it.
The Void. This black card spells disaster. Your soul
is drawn from your body and contained in an object
in a place of the GM’s choice. One or more powerful
beings guard the place. While your soul is trapped in
this way, your body is incapacitated. A wish spell
can’t restore your soul, but the spell reveals the
location of the object that holds it. You draw no more
cards.
Defender
Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires
attunement)
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon.
The first time you attack with the sword on each of
your turns, you can transfer some or all of the
sword’s bonus to your Armor Class, instead of using
the bonus on any attacks that turn. For example, you
could reduce the bonus to your attack and damage
rolls to +1 and gain a +2 bonus to AC. The adjusted
bonuses remain in effect until the start of your next
turn, although you must hold the sword to gain a
bonus to AC from it.
Demon Armor
Armor (plate), very rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC,
and you can understand and speak Abyssal. In
addition, the armor’s clawed gauntlets turn unarmed
strikes with your hands into magic weapons that
deal slashing damage, with a +1 bonus to attack rolls
and damage rolls and a damage die of 1d8.
Curse. Once you don this cursed armor, you can’t
doff it unless you are targeted by the remove curse
spell or similar magic. While wearing the armor, you
have disadvantage on attack rolls against demons
and on saving throws against their spells and special
abilities.
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Dimensional Shackles
Wondrous item, rare
You can use an action to place these shackles on an
incapacitated creature. The shackles adjust to fit a
creature of Small to Large size. In addition to serving
as mundane manacles, the shackles prevent a
creature bound by them from using any method of
extradimensional movement, including teleportation
or travel to a different plane of existence. They don’t
prevent the creature from passing through an
interdimensional portal.
You and any creature you designate when you use
the shackles can use an action to remove them. Once
every 30 days, the bound creature can make a DC 30
Strength (Athletics) check. On a success, the creature
breaks free and destroys the shackles.
Dragon Scale Mail
Armor (scale mail), very rare (requires attunement)
Dragon scale mail is made of the scales of one kind of
dragon. Sometimes dragons collect their cast-­‐‑off
scales and gift them to humanoids. Other times,
hunters carefully skin and preserve the hide of a
dead dragon. In either case, dragon scale mail is
highly valued.
While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to
AC, you have advantage on saving throws against the
Frightful Presence and breath weapons of dragons,
and you have resistance to one damage type that is
determined by the kind of dragon that provided the
scales (see the table).
Additionally, you can focus your senses as an
action to magically discern the distance and
direction to the closest dragon within 30 miles of
you that is of the same type as the armor. This
special action can’t be used again until the next
dawn.
Dragon Resistance Dragon Resistance
Black Acid Gold Fire
Blue Lightning Green Poison
Brass Fire Red Fire
Bronze Lightning Silver Cold
Copper Acid White Cold
Dragon Slayer
Weapon (any sword), rare
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon.
When you hit a dragon with this weapon, the
dragon takes an extra 3d6 damage of the weapon’s
type. For the purpose of this weapon, “dragon”
refers to any creature with the dragon type,
including dragon turtles and wyverns.
Dust of Disappearance
Wondrous item, uncommon
Found in a small packet, this powder resembles very
fine sand. There is enough of it for one use. When
you use an action to throw the dust into the air, you
and each creature and object within 10 feet of you
become invisible for 2d4 minutes. The duration is
the same for all subjects, and the dust is consumed
when its magic takes effect. If a creature affected by
the dust attacks or casts a spell, the invisibility ends
for that creature.
Dust of Dryness
Wondrous item, uncommon
This small packet contains 1d6 + 4 pinches of dust.
You can use an action to sprinkle a pinch of it over
water. The dust turns a cube of water 15 feet on a
side into one marble-­‐‑sized pellet, which floats or
rests near where the dust was sprinkled. The pellet’s
weight is negligible.
Someone can use an action to smash the pellet
against a hard surface, causing the pellet to shatter
and release the water the dust absorbed. Doing so
ends that pellet’s magic.
An elemental composed mostly of water that is
exposed to a pinch of the dust must make a DC 13
Constitution saving throw, taking 10d6 necrotic
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one.
Dust of Sneezing and Choking
Wondrous item, uncommon
Found in a small container, this powder resembles
very fine sand. It appears to be dust of disappearance,
and an identify spell reveals it to be such. There is
enough of it for one use.
When you use an action to throw a handful of the
dust into the air, you and each creature that needs to
breathe within 30 feet of you must succeed on a DC
15 Constitution saving throw or become unable to
breathe, while sneezing uncontrollably. A creature
affected in this way is incapacitated and suffocating.
As long as it is conscious, a creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on it on a success. The lesser restoration
spell can also end the effect on a creature.
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Dwarven Plate
Armor (plate), very rare
While wearing this armor, you gain a +2 bonus to AC.
In addition, if an effect moves you against your will
along the ground, you can use your reaction to
reduce the distance you are moved by up to 10 feet.
Dwarven Thrower
Weapon (warhammer), very rare (requires
attunement by a dwarf)
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon. It has the thrown
property with a normal range of 20 feet and a long
range of 60 feet. When you hit with a ranged attack
using this weapon, it deals an extra 1d8 damage or, if
the target is a giant, 2d8 damage. Immediately after
the attack, the weapon flies back to your hand.
Efficient Quiver
Wondrous item, uncommon
Each of the quiver’s three compartments connects to
an extradimensional space that allows the quiver to
hold numerous items while never weighing more
than 2 pounds. The shortest compartment can hold
up to sixty arrows, bolts, or similar objects. The
midsize compartment holds up to eighteen javelins
or similar objects. The longest compartment holds
up to six long objects, such as bows, quarterstaffs, or
spears.
You can draw any item the quiver contains as if
doing so from a regular quiver or scabbard.
Efreeti Bottle
Wondrous item, very rare
This painted brass bottle weighs 1 pound. When you
use an action to remove the stopper, a cloud of thick
smoke flows out of the bottle. At the end of your turn,
the smoke disappears with a flash of harmless fire,
and an efreeti appears in an unoccupied space
within 30 feet of you.
The first time the bottle is opened, the GM rolls to
determine what happens.
d100 Effect
01–10 The efreeti attacks you. After fighting for 5
rounds, the efreeti disappears, and the bottle
loses its magic.
11–90 The efreeti serves you for 1 hour, doing as you
command. Then the efreeti returns to the bottle,
and a new stopper contains it. The stopper can’t
be removed for 24 hours. The next two times the
bottle is opened, the same effect occurs. If the
bottle is opened a fourth time, the efreeti
escapes and disappears, and the bottle loses its
magic.
91–00 The efreeti can cast the wish spell three times for
you. It disappears when it grants the final wish or
after 1 hour, and the bottle loses its magic.
Elemental Gem
Wondrous item, uncommon
This gem contains a mote of elemental energy. When
you use an action to break the gem, an elemental is
summoned as if you had cast the conjure elemental
spell, and the gem’s magic is lost. The type of gem
determines the elemental summoned by the spell.
Gem Summoned Elemental
Blue sapphire Air elemental
Yellow diamond Earth elemental
Red corundum Fire elemental
Emerald Water elemental
Elven Chain
Armor (chain shirt), rare
You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you wear this armor.
You are considered proficient with this armor even if
you lack proficiency with medium armor.
Eversmoking Bottle
Wondrous item, uncommon
Smoke leaks from the lead-­‐‑stoppered mouth of this
brass bottle, which weighs 1 pound. When you use
an action to remove the stopper, a cloud of thick
smoke pours out in a 60-­‐‑foot radius from the bottle.
The cloud’s area is heavily obscured. Each minute
the bottle remains open and within the cloud, the
radius increases by 10 feet until it reaches its
maximum radius of 120 feet.
The cloud persists as long as the bottle is open.
Closing the bottle requires you to speak its
command word as an action. Once the bottle is
closed, the cloud disperses after 10 minutes. A
moderate wind (11 to 20 miles per hour) can also
disperse the smoke after 1 minute, and a strong
wind (21 or more miles per hour) can do so after 1
round.
Eyes of Charming
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
These crystal lenses fit over the eyes. They have 3
charges. While wearing them, you can expend 1
charge as an action to cast the charm person spell
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(save DC 13) on a humanoid within 30 feet of you,
provided that you and the target can see each other.
The lenses regain all expended charges daily at dawn.
Eyes of Minute Seeing
Wondrous item, uncommon
These crystal lenses fit over the eyes. While wearing
them, you can see much better than normal out to a
range of 1 foot. You have advantage on Intelligence
(Investigation) checks that rely on sight while
searching an area or studying an object within that
range.
Eyes of the Eagle
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
These crystal lenses fit over the eyes. While wearing
them, you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception)
checks that rely on sight. In conditions of clear
visibility, you can make out details of even extremely
distant creatures and objects as small as 2 feet
across.
Feather Token
Wondrous item, rare
This tiny object looks like a feather. Different types
of feather tokens exist, each with a different single-­‐‑
use effect. The GM chooses the kind of token or
determines it randomly.
d100 Feather Token d100 Feather Token
01–20 Anchor 51–65 Swan boat
21–35 Bird 66–90 Tree
36–50 Fan 91–00 Whip
Anchor. You can use an action to touch the token
to a boat or ship. For the next 24 hours, the vessel
can’t be moved by any means. Touching the token to
the vessel again ends the effect. When the effect ends,
the token disappears.
Bird. You can use an action to toss the token 5 feet
into the air. The token disappears and an enormous,
multicolored bird takes its place. The bird has the
statistics of a roc, but it obeys your simple
commands and can’t attack. It can carry up to 500
pounds while flying at its maximum speed (16 miles
an hour for a maximum of 144 miles per day, with a
one-­‐‑hour rest for every 3 hours of flying), or 1,000
pounds at half that speed. The bird disappears after
flying its maximum distance for a day or if it drops to
0 hit points. You can dismiss the bird as an action.
Fan. If you are on a boat or ship, you can use an
action to toss the token up to 10 feet in the air. The
token disappears, and a giant flapping fan takes its
place. The fan floats and creates a wind strong
enough to fill the sails of one ship, increasing its
speed by 5 miles per hour for 8 hours. You can
dismiss the fan as an action.
Swan Boat. You can use an action to touch the
token to a body of water at least 60 feet in diameter.
The token disappears, and a 50-­‐‑foot-­‐‑long, 20-­‐‑foot-­‐‑
wide boat shaped like a swan takes its place. The
boat is self-­‐‑propelled and moves across water at a
speed of 6 miles per hour. You can use an action
while on the boat to command it to move or to turn
up to 90 degrees. The boat can carry up to thirty-­‐‑two
Medium or smaller creatures. A Large creature
counts as four Medium creatures, while a Huge
creature counts as nine. The boat remains for 24
hours and then disappears. You can dismiss the boat
as an action.
Tree. You must be outdoors to use this token. You
can use an action to touch it to an unoccupied space
on the ground. The token disappears, and in its place
a nonmagical oak tree springs into existence. The
tree is 60 feet tall and has a 5-­‐‑foot-­‐‑diameter trunk,
and its branches at the top spread out in a 20-­‐‑foot
radius.
Whip. You can use an action to throw the token to
a point within 10 feet of you. The token disappears,
and a floating whip takes its place. You can then use
a bonus action to make a melee spell attack against a
creature within 10 feet of the whip, with an attack
bonus of +9. On a hit, the target takes 1d6 + 5 force
damage.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can direct the
whip to fly up to 20 feet and repeat the attack
against a creature within 10 feet of it. The whip
disappears after 1 hour, when you use an action to
dismiss it, or when you are incapacitated or die.
Figurine of Wondrous Power
Wondrous item, rarity by figurine
A figurine of wondrous power is a statuette of a beast
small enough to fit in a pocket. If you use an action to
speak the command word and throw the figurine to
a point on the ground within 60 feet of you, the
figurine becomes a living creature. If the space
where the creature would appear is occupied by
other creatures or objects, or if there isn’t enough
space for the creature, the figurine doesn’t become a
creature.
The creature is friendly to you and your
companions. It understands your languages and
obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no
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commands, the creature defends itself but takes no
other actions.
The creature exists for a duration specific to each
figurine. At the end of the duration, the creature
reverts to its figurine form. It reverts to a figurine
early if it drops to 0 hit points or if you use an action
to speak the command word again while touching it.
When the creature becomes a figurine again, its
property can’t be used again until a certain amount
of time has passed, as specified in the figurine’s
description.
Bronze Griffon (Rare). This bronze statuette is of
a griffon rampant. It can become a griffon for up to 6
hours. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again
until 5 days have passed.
Ebony Fly (Rare). This ebony statuette is carved
in the likeness of a horsefly. It can become a giant fly
for up to 12 hours and can be ridden as a mount.
Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 2
days have passed.
Giant Fly
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 13 (+1) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Golden Lions (Rare). These gold statuettes of
lions are always created in pairs. You can use one
figurine or both simultaneously. Each can become a
lion for up to 1 hour. Once a lion has been used, it
can’t be used again until 7 days have passed.
Ivory Goats (Rare). These ivory statuettes of
goats are always created in sets of three. Each goat
looks unique and functions differently from the
others. Their properties are as follows:
• The goat of traveling can become a Large goat with
the same statistics as a riding horse. It has 24
charges, and each hour or portion thereof it
spends in beast form costs 1 charge. While it has
charges, you can use it as often as you wish. When
it runs out of charges, it reverts to a figurine and
can’t be used again until 7 days have passed, when
it regains all its charges.
• The goat of travail becomes a giant goat for up to 3
hours. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again
until 30 days have passed.
• The goat of terror becomes a giant goat for up to 3
hours. The goat can’t attack, but you can remove
its horns and use them as weapons. One horn
becomes a +1 lance, and the other becomes a +2
longsword. Removing a horn requires an action,
and the weapons disappear and the horns return
when the goat reverts to figurine form. In addition,
the goat radiates a 30-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius aura of terror
while you are riding it. Any creature hostile to you
that starts its turn in the aura must succeed on a
DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of
the goat for 1 minute, or until the goat reverts to
figurine form. The frightened creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect on itself on a success. Once it
successfully saves against the effect, a creature is
immune to the goat’s aura for the next 24 hours.
Once the figurine has been used, it can’t be used
again until 15 days have passed.
Marble Elephant (Rare). This marble statuette is
about 4 inches high and long. It can become an
elephant for up to 24 hours. Once it has been used, it
can’t be used again until 7 days have passed.
Obsidian Steed (Very Rare). This polished
obsidian horse can become a nightmare for up to 24
hours. The nightmare fights only to defend itself.
Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 5
days have passed.
If you have a good alignment, the figurine has a 10
percent chance each time you use it to ignore your
orders, including a command to revert to figurine
form. If you mount the nightmare while it is ignoring
your orders, you and the nightmare are instantly
transported to a random location on the plane of
Hades, where the nightmare reverts to figurine form.
Onyx Dog (Rare). This onyx statuette of a dog can
become a mastiff for up to 6 hours. The mastiff has
an Intelligence of 8 and can speak Common. It also
has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet and can see
invisible creatures and objects within that range.
Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 7
days have passed.
Serpentine Owl (Rare). This serpentine statuette
of an owl can become a giant owl for up to 8 hours.
Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 2
days have passed. The owl can telepathically
communicate with you at any range if you and it are
on the same plane of existence.
Silver Raven (Uncommon). This silver statuette of
a raven can become a raven for up to 12 hours. Once
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it has been used, it can’t be used again until 2 days
have passed. While in raven form, the figurine allows
you to cast the animal messenger spell on it at will.
Flame Tongue
Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement)
You can use a bonus action to speak this magic
sword’s command word, causing flames to erupt
from the blade. These flames shed bright light in a
40-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an additional 40 feet.
While the sword is ablaze, it deals an extra 2d6 fire
damage to any target it hits. The flames last until you
use a bonus action to speak the command word
again or until you drop or sheathe the sword.
Folding Boat
Wondrous item, rare
This object appears as a wooden box that measures
12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep. It
weighs 4 pounds and floats. It can be opened to store
items inside. This item also has three command
words, each requiring you to use an action to speak
it.
One command word causes the box to unfold into
a boat 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. The
boat has one pair of oars, an anchor, a mast, and a
lateen sail. The boat can hold up to four Medium
creatures comfortably.
The second command word causes the box to
unfold into a ship 24 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet
deep. The ship has a deck, rowing seats, five sets of
oars, a steering oar, an anchor, a deck cabin, and a
mast with a square sail. The ship can hold fifteen
Medium creatures comfortably.
When the box becomes a vessel, its weight
becomes that of a normal vessel its size, and
anything that was stored in the box remains in the
boat.
The third command word causes the folding boat
to fold back into a box, provided that no creatures
are aboard. Any objects in the vessel that can’t fit
inside the box remain outside the box as it folds. Any
objects in the vessel that can fit inside the box do so.
Frost Brand
Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement)
When you hit with an attack using this magic sword,
the target takes an extra 1d6 cold damage. In
addition, while you hold the sword, you have
resistance to fire damage.
In freezing temperatures, the blade sheds bright
light in a 10-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an
additional 10 feet.
When you draw this weapon, you can extinguish
all nonmagical flames within 30 feet of you. This
property can be used no more than once per hour.
Gauntlets of Ogre Power
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
Your Strength score is 19 while you wear these
gauntlets. They have no effect on you if your
Strength is already 19 or higher.
Gem of Brightness
Wondrous item, uncommon
This prism has 50 charges. While you are holding it,
you can use an action to speak one of three
command words to cause one of the following
effects:
• The first command word causes the gem to shed
bright light in a 30-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an
additional 30 feet. This effect doesn’t expend a
charge. It lasts until you use a bonus action to
repeat the command word or until you use
another function of the gem.
• The second command word expends 1 charge and
causes the gem to fire a brilliant beam of light at
one creature you can see within 60 feet of you. The
creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
saving throw or become blinded for 1 minute. The
creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
• The third command word expends 5 charges and
causes the gem to flare with blinding light in a 30-­‐‑
foot cone originating from it. Each creature in the
cone must make a saving throw as if struck by the
beam created with the second command word.
When all of the gem’s charges are expended, the gem
becomes a nonmagical jewel worth 50 gp.
Gem of Seeing
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
This gem has 3 charges. As an action, you can speak
the gem’s command word and expend 1 charge. For
the next 10 minutes, you have truesight out to 120
feet when you peer through the gem.
The gem regains 1d3 expended charges daily at
dawn.
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Giant Slayer
Weapon (any axe or sword), rare
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon.
When you hit a giant with it, the giant takes an
extra 2d6 damage of the weapon’s type and must
succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or fall
prone. For the purpose of this weapon, “giant” refers
to any creature with the giant type, including ettins
and trolls.
Glamoured Studded Leather
Armor (studded leather), rare
While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
You can also use a bonus action to speak the armor’s
command word and cause the armor to assume the
appearance of a normal set of clothing or some other
kind of armor. You decide what it looks like,
including color, style, and accessories, but the armor
retains its normal bulk and weight. The illusory
appearance lasts until you use this property again or
remove the armor.
Gloves of Missile Snaring
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
These gloves seem to almost meld into your hands
when you don them. When a ranged weapon attack
hits you while you’re wearing them, you can use
your reaction to reduce the damage by 1d10 + your
Dexterity modifier, provided that you have a free
hand. If you reduce the damage to 0, you can catch
the missile if it is small enough for you to hold in that
hand.
Gloves of Swimming and Climbing
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing these gloves, climbing and swimming
don’t cost you extra movement, and you gain a +5
bonus to Strength (Athletics) checks made to climb
or swim.
Goggles of Night
Wondrous item, uncommon
While wearing these dark lenses, you have
darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already
have darkvision, wearing the goggles increases its
range by 60 feet.
Hammer of Thunderbolts
Weapon (maul), legendary
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon.
Giant’s Bane (Requires Attunement). You must
be wearing a belt of giant strength (any variety) and
gauntlets of ogre power to attune to this weapon. The
attunement ends if you take off either of those items.
While you are attuned to this weapon and holding it,
your Strength score increases by 4 and can exceed
20, but not 30. When you roll a 20 on an attack roll
made with this weapon against a giant, the giant
must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw
or die.
The hammer also has 5 charges. While attuned to
it, you can expend 1 charge and make a ranged
weapon attack with the hammer, hurling it as if it
had the thrown property with a normal range of 20
feet and a long range of 60 feet. If the attack hits, the
hammer unleashes a thunderclap audible out to 300
feet. The target and every creature within 30 feet of
it must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving
throw or be stunned until the end of your next turn.
The hammer regains 1d4 + 1 expended charges daily
at dawn.
Handy Haversack
Wondrous item, rare
This backpack has a central pouch and two side
pouches, each of which is an extradimensional space.
Each side pouch can hold up to 20 pounds of
material, not exceeding a volume of 2 cubic feet. The
large central pouch can hold up to 8 cubic feet or 80
pounds of material. The backpack always weighs 5
pounds, regardless of its contents.
Placing an object in the haversack follows the
normal rules for interacting with objects. Retrieving
an item from the haversack requires you to use an
action. When you reach into the haversack for a
specific item, the item is always magically on top.
The haversack has a few limitations. If it is
overloaded, or if a sharp object pierces it or tears it,
the haversack ruptures and is destroyed. If the
haversack is destroyed, its contents are lost forever,
although an artifact always turns up again
somewhere. If the haversack is turned inside out, its
contents spill forth, unharmed, and the haversack
must be put right before it can be used again. If a
breathing creature is placed within the haversack,
the creature can survive for up to 10 minutes, after
which time it begins to suffocate.
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Placing the haversack inside an extradimensional
space created by a bag of holding, portable hole, or
similar item instantly destroys both items and opens
a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates where
the one item was placed inside the other. Any
creature within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through
it and deposited in a random location on the Astral
Plane. The gate then closes. The gate is one-­‐‑way only
and can’t be reopened.
Hat of Disguise
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing this hat, you can use an action to cast
the disguise self spell from it at will. The spell ends if
the hat is removed.
Headband of Intellect
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
Your Intelligence score is 19 while you wear this
headband. It has no effect on you if your Intelligence
is already 19 or higher.
Helm of Brilliance
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
This dazzling helm is set with 1d10 diamonds, 2d10
rubies, 3d10 fire opals, and 4d10 opals. Any gem
pried from the helm crumbles to dust. When all the
gems are removed or destroyed, the helm loses its
magic.
You gain the following benefits while wearing it:
• You can use an action to cast one of the following
spells (save DC 18), using one of the helm’s gems
of the specified type as a component: daylight
(opal), fireball (fire opal), prismatic spray
(diamond), or wall of fire (ruby). The gem is
destroyed when the spell is cast and disappears
from the helm.
• As long as it has at least one diamond, the helm
emits dim light in a 30-­‐‑foot radius when at least
one undead is within that area. Any undead that
starts its turn in that area takes 1d6 radiant
damage.
• As long as the helm has at least one ruby, you have
resistance to fire damage.
• As long as the helm has at least one fire opal, you
can use an action and speak a command word to
cause one weapon you are holding to burst into
flames. The flames emit bright light in a 10-­‐‑foot
radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. The
flames are harmless to you and the weapon. When
you hit with an attack using the blazing weapon,
the target takes an extra 1d6 fire damage. The
flames last until you use a bonus action to speak
the command word again or until you drop or
stow the weapon.
Roll a d20 if you are wearing the helm and take
fire damage as a result of failing a saving throw
against a spell. On a roll of 1, the helm emits beams
of light from its remaining gems. Each creature
within 60 feet of the helm other than you must
succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or be
struck by a beam, taking radiant damage equal to the
number of gems in the helm. The helm and its gems
are then destroyed.
Helm of Comprehending Languages
Wondrous item, uncommon
While wearing this helm, you can use an action to
cast the comprehend languages spell from it at will.
Helm of Telepathy
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing this helm, you can use an action to
cast the detect thoughts spell (save DC 13) from it. As
long as you maintain concentration on the spell, you
can use a bonus action to send a telepathic message
to a creature you are focused on. It can reply—using
a bonus action to do so—while your focus on it
continues.
While focusing on a creature with detect thoughts,
you can use an action to cast the suggestion spell
(save DC 13) from the helm on that creature. Once
used, the suggestion property can’t be used again
until the next dawn.
Helm of Teleportation
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
This helm has 3 charges. While wearing it, you can
use an action and expend 1 charge to cast the
teleport spell from it. The helm regains 1d3
expended charges daily at dawn.
Holy Avenger
Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement
by a paladin)
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon. When you hit a fiend
or an undead with it, that creature takes an extra
2d10 radiant damage.
While you hold the drawn sword, it creates an
aura in a 10-­‐‑foot radius around you. You and all
creatures friendly to you in the aura have advantage
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on saving throws against spells and other magical
effects. If you have 17 or more levels in the paladin
class, the radius of the aura increases to 30 feet.
Horn of Blasting
Wondrous item, rare
You can use an action to speak the horn’s command
word and then blow the horn, which emits a
thunderous blast in a 30-­‐‑foot cone that is audible
600 feet away. Each creature in the cone must make
a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a
creature takes 5d6 thunder damage and is deafened
for 1 minute. On a successful save, a creature takes
half as much damage and isn’t deafened. Creatures
and objects made of glass or crystal have
disadvantage on the saving throw and take 10d6
thunder damage instead of 5d6.
Each use of the horn’s magic has a 20 percent
chance of causing the horn to explode. The explosion
deals 10d6 fire damage to the blower and destroys
the horn.
Horn of Valhalla
Wondrous item, rare (silver or brass), very rare
(bronze), or legendary (iron)
You can use an action to blow this horn. In response,
warrior spirits from the Valhalla appear within 60
feet of you. They use the statistics of a berserker.
They return to Valhalla after 1 hour or when they
drop to 0 hit points. Once you use the horn, it can’t
be used again until 7 days have passed.
Four types of horn of Valhalla are known to exist,
each made of a different metal. The horn’s type
determines how many berserkers answer its
summons, as well as the requirement for its use. The
GM chooses the horn’s type or determines it
randomly.
d100 Horn
Type
Berserkers
Summoned
Requirement
01–40 Silver 2d4 + 2 None
41–75 Brass 3d4 + 3 Proficiency with all
simple weapons
76–90 Bronze 4d4 + 4 Proficiency with all
medium armor
91–00 Iron 5d4 + 5 Proficiency with all
martial weapons
If you blow the horn without meeting its
requirement, the summoned berserkers attack you.
If you meet the requirement, they are friendly to you
and your companions and follow your commands.
Horseshoes of a Zephyr
Wondrous item, very rare
These iron horseshoes come in a set of four. While
all four shoes are affixed to the hooves of a horse or
similar creature, they allow the creature to move
normally while floating 4 inches above the ground.
This effect means the creature can cross or stand
above nonsolid or unstable surfaces, such as water
or lava. The creature leaves no tracks and ignores
difficult terrain. In addition, the creature can move
at normal speed for up to 12 hours a day without
suffering exhaustion from a forced march.
Horseshoes of Speed
Wondrous item, rare
These iron horseshoes come in a set of four. While
all four shoes are affixed to the hooves of a horse or
similar creature, they increase the creature’s
walking speed by 30 feet.
Immovable Rod
Rod, uncommon
This flat iron rod has a button on one end. You can
use an action to press the button, which causes the
rod to become magically fixed in place. Until you or
another creature uses an action to push the button
again, the rod doesn’t move, even if it is defying
gravity. The rod can hold up to 8,000 pounds of
weight. More weight causes the rod to deactivate
and fall. A creature can use an action to make a DC
30 Strength check, moving the fixed rod up to 10 feet
on a success.
Instant Fortress
Wondrous item, rare
You can use an action to place this 1-­‐‑inch metal cube
on the ground and speak its command word. The
cube rapidly grows into a fortress that remains until
you use an action to speak the command word that
dismisses it, which works only if the fortress is
empty.
The fortress is a square tower, 20 feet on a side
and 30 feet high, with arrow slits on all sides and a
battlement atop it. Its interior is divided into two
floors, with a ladder running along one wall to
connect them. The ladder ends at a trapdoor leading
to the roof. When activated, the tower has a small
door on the side facing you. The door opens only at
your command, which you can speak as a bonus
action. It is immune to the knock spell and similar
magic, such as that of a chime of opening.
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Each creature in the area where the fortress
appears must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw,
taking 10d10 bludgeoning damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one. In either
case, the creature is pushed to an unoccupied space
outside but next to the fortress. Objects in the area
that aren’t being worn or carried take this damage
and are pushed automatically.
The tower is made of adamantine, and its magic
prevents it from being tipped over. The roof, the
door, and the walls each have 100 hit points,
immunity to damage from nonmagical weapons
excluding siege weapons, and resistance to all other
damage. Only a wish spell can repair the fortress
(this use of the spell counts as replicating a spell of
8th level or lower). Each casting of wish causes the
roof, the door, or one wall to regain 50 hit points.
Ioun Stone
Wondrous item, rarity varies (requires attunement)
An Ioun stone is named after Ioun, a god of
knowledge and prophecy revered on some worlds.
Many types of Ioun stone exist, each type a distinct
combination of shape and color.
When you use an action to toss one of these stones
into the air, the stone orbits your head at a distance
of 1d3 feet and confers a benefit to you. Thereafter,
another creature must use an action to grasp or net
the stone to separate it from you, either by making a
successful attack roll against AC 24 or a successful
DC 24 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. You can use an
action to seize and stow the stone, ending its effect.
A stone has AC 24, 10 hit points, and resistance to
all damage. It is considered to be an object that is
being worn while it orbits your head.
Absorption (Very Rare). While this pale lavender
ellipsoid orbits your head, you can use your reaction
to cancel a spell of 4th level or lower cast by a
creature you can see and targeting only you.
Once the stone has canceled 20 levels of spells, it
burns out and turns dull gray, losing its magic. If you
are targeted by a spell whose level is higher than the
number of spell levels the stone has left, the stone
can’t cancel it.
Agility (Very Rare). Your Dexterity score
increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this deep
red sphere orbits your head.
Awareness (Rare). You can’t be surprised while
this dark blue rhomboid orbits your head.
Fortitude (Very Rare). Your Constitution score
increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this pink
rhomboid orbits your head.
Greater Absorption (Legendary). While this
marbled lavender and green ellipsoid orbits your
head, you can use your reaction to cancel a spell of
8th level or lower cast by a creature you can see and
targeting only you.
Once the stone has canceled 50 levels of spells, it
burns out and turns dull gray, losing its magic. If you
are targeted by a spell whose level is higher than the
number of spell levels the stone has left, the stone
can’t cancel it.
Insight (Very Rare). Your Wisdom score
increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this
incandescent blue sphere orbits your head.
Intellect (Very Rare). Your Intelligence score
increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this
marbled scarlet and blue sphere orbits your head.
Leadership (Very Rare). Your Charisma score
increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this
marbled pink and green sphere orbits your head.
Mastery (Legendary). Your proficiency bonus
increases by 1 while this pale green prism orbits
your head.
Protection (Rare). You gain a +1 bonus to AC
while this dusty rose prism orbits your head.
Regeneration (Legendary). You regain 15 hit
points at the end of each hour this pearly white
spindle orbits your head, provided that you have at
least 1 hit point.
Reserve (Rare). This vibrant purple prism stores
spells cast into it, holding them until you use them.
The stone can store up to 3 levels worth of spells at a
time. When found, it contains 1d4 − 1 levels of
stored spells chosen by the GM.
Any creature can cast a spell of 1st through 3rd
level into the stone by touching it as the spell is cast.
The spell has no effect, other than to be stored in the
stone. If the stone can’t hold the spell, the spell is
expended without effect. The level of the slot used to
cast the spell determines how much space it uses.
While this stone orbits your head, you can cast any
spell stored in it. The spell uses the slot level, spell
save DC, spell attack bonus, and spellcasting ability
of the original caster, but is otherwise treated as if
you cast the spell. The spell cast from the stone is no
longer stored in it, freeing up space.
Strength (Very Rare). Your Strength score
increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this pale
blue rhomboid orbits your head.
Sustenance (Rare). You don’t need to eat or drink
while this clear spindle orbits your head.
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Iron Bands of Binding
Wondrous item, rare
This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in
diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action
to speak the command word and throw the sphere at
a Huge or smaller creature you can see within 60
feet of you. As the sphere moves through the air, it
opens into a tangle of metal bands.
Make a ranged attack roll with an attack bonus
equal to your Dexterity modifier plus your
proficiency bonus. On a hit, the target is restrained
until you take a bonus action to speak the command
word again to release it. Doing so, or missing with
the attack, causes the bands to contract and become
a sphere once more.
A creature, including the one restrained, can use
an action to make a DC 20 Strength check to break
the iron bands. On a success, the item is destroyed,
and the restrained creature is freed. If the check fails,
any further attempts made by that creature
automatically fail until 24 hours have elapsed.
Once the bands are used, they can’t be used again
until the next dawn.
Iron Flask
Wondrous item, legendary
This iron bottle has a brass stopper. You can use an
action to speak the flask’s command word, targeting
a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you. If
the target is native to a plane of existence other than
the one you’re on, the target must succeed on a DC
17 Wisdom saving throw or be trapped in the flask.
If the target has been trapped by the flask before, it
has advantage on the saving throw. Once trapped, a
creature remains in the flask until released. The flask
can hold only one creature at a time. A creature
trapped in the flask doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or
drink and doesn’t age.
You can use an action to remove the flask’s
stopper and release the creature the flask contains.
The creature is friendly to you and your companions
for 1 hour and obeys your commands for that
duration. If you give no commands or give it a
command that is likely to result in its death, it
defends itself but otherwise takes no actions. At the
end of the duration, the creature acts in accordance
with its normal disposition and alignment.
An identify spell reveals that a creature is inside
the flask, but the only way to determine the type of
creature is to open the flask. A newly discovered
bottle might already contain a creature chosen by
the GM or determined randomly.
d100 Contents
1‒50 Empty
51‒54 Demon (type 1)
55‒58 Demon (type 2)
59‒62 Demon (type 3)
63‒64 Demon (type 4)
65 Demon (type 5)
66 Demon (type 6)
67 Deva
68‒69 Devil (greater)
70‒73 Devil (lesser)
74‒75 Djinni
76‒77 Efreeti
78‒83 Elemental (any)
84‒86 Invisible stalker
87‒90 Night hag
91 Planetar
92‒95 Salamander
96 Solar
97‒99 Succubus/incubus
100 Xorn
Javelin of Lightning
Weapon (javelin), uncommon
This javelin is a magic weapon. When you hurl it and
speak its command word, it transforms into a bolt of
lightning, forming a line 5 feet wide that extends out
from you to a target within 120 feet. Each creature in
the line excluding you and the target must make a
DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4d6 lightning
damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on
a successful one. The lightning bolt turns back into a
javelin when it reaches the target. Make a ranged
weapon attack against the target. On a hit, the target
takes damage from the javelin plus 4d6 lightning
damage.
The javelin’s property can’t be used again until the
next dawn. In the meantime, the javelin can still be
used as a magic weapon.
Lantern of Revealing
Wondrous item, uncommon
While lit, this hooded lantern burns for 6 hours on 1
pint of oil, shedding bright light in a 30-­‐‑foot radius
and dim light for an additional 30 feet. Invisible
creatures and objects are visible as long as they are
in the lantern’s bright light. You can use an action to
lower the hood, reducing the light to dim light in a 5-­‐‑
foot radius.
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Luck Blade
Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires
attunement)
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon. While the sword is on
your person, you also gain a +1 bonus to saving
throws.
Luck. If the sword is on your person, you can call
on its luck (no action required) to reroll one attack
roll, ability check, or saving throw you dislike. You
must use the second roll. This property can’t be used
again until the next dawn.
Wish. The sword has 1d4 – 1 charges. While
holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge
and cast the wish spell from it. This property can’t be
used again until the next dawn. The sword loses this
property if it has no charges.
Mace of Disruption
Weapon (mace), rare (requires attunement)
When you hit a fiend or an undead with this magic
weapon, that creature takes an extra 2d6 radiant
damage. If the target has 25 hit points or fewer after
taking this damage, it must succeed on a DC 15
Wisdom saving throw or be destroyed. On a
successful save, the creature becomes frightened of
you until the end of your next turn.
While you hold this weapon, it sheds bright light in
a 20-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an additional 20
feet.
Mace of Smiting
Weapon (mace), rare
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon. The bonus increases
to +3 when you use the mace to attack a construct.
When you roll a 20 on an attack roll made with
this weapon, the target takes an extra 2d6
bludgeoning damage, or 4d6 bludgeoning damage if
it’s a construct. If a construct has 25 hit points or
fewer after taking this damage, it is destroyed.
Mace of Terror
Weapon (mace), rare (requires attunement)
This magic weapon has 3 charges. While holding it,
you can use an action and expend 1 charge to release
a wave of terror. Each creature of your choice in a
30-­‐‑foot radius extending from you must succeed on
a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened
of you for 1 minute. While it is frightened in this way,
a creature must spend its turns trying to move as far
away from you as it can, and it can’t willingly move
to a space within 30 feet of you. It also can’t take
reactions. For its action, it can use only the Dash
action or try to escape from an effect that prevents it
from moving. If it has nowhere it can move, the
creature can use the Dodge action. At the end of each
of its turns, a creature can repeat the saving throw,
ending the effect on itself on a success.
The mace regains 1d3 expended charges daily at
dawn.
Mantle of Spell Resistance
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
You have advantage on saving throws against spells
while you wear this cloak.
Manual of Bodily Health
Wondrous item, very rare
This book contains health and diet tips, and its
words are charged with magic. If you spend 48 hours
over a period of 6 days or fewer studying the book’s
contents and practicing its guidelines, your
Constitution score increases by 2, as does your
maximum for that score. The manual then loses its
magic, but regains it in a century.
Manual of Gainful Exercise
Wondrous item, very rare
This book describes fitness exercises, and its words
are charged with magic. If you spend 48 hours over a
period of 6 days or fewer studying the book’s
contents and practicing its guidelines, your Strength
score increases by 2, as does your maximum for that
score. The manual then loses its magic, but regains it
in a century.
Manual of Golems
Wondrous item, very rare
This tome contains information and incantations
necessary to make a particular type of golem. The
GM chooses the type or determines it randomly. To
decipher and use the manual, you must be a
spellcaster with at least two 5th-­‐‑level spell slots. A
creature that can’t use a manual of golems and
attempts to read it takes 6d6 psychic damage.
d20 Golem Time Cost
1–5 Clay 30 days 65,000 gp
6–17 Flesh 60 days 50,000 gp
18 Iron 120 days 100,000 gp
19–20 Stone 90 days 80,000 gp
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To create a golem, you must spend the time shown
on the table, working without interruption with the
manual at hand and resting no more than 8 hours
per day. You must also pay the specified cost to
purchase supplies.
Once you finish creating the golem, the book is
consumed in eldritch flames. The golem becomes
animate when the ashes of the manual are sprinkled
on it. It is under your control, and it understands and
obeys your spoken commands.
Manual of Quickness of Action
Wondrous item, very rare
This book contains coordination and balance
exercises, and its words are charged with magic. If
you spend 48 hours over a period of 6 days or fewer
studying the book’s contents and practicing its
guidelines, your Dexterity score increases by 2, as
does your maximum for that score. The manual then
loses its magic, but regains it in a century.
Marvelous Pigments
Wondrous item, very rare
Typically found in 1d4 pots inside a fine wooden box
with a brush (weighing 1 pound in total), these
pigments allow you to create three-­‐‑dimensional
objects by painting them in two dimensions. The
paint flows from the brush to form the desired
object as you concentrate on its image.
Each pot of paint is sufficient to cover 1,000
square feet of a surface, which lets you create
inanimate objects or terrain features—such as a
door, a pit, flowers, trees, cells, rooms, or weapons—
that are up to 10,000 cubic feet. It takes 10 minutes
to cover 100 square feet.
When you complete the painting, the object or
terrain feature depicted becomes a real, nonmagical
object. Thus, painting a door on a wall creates an
actual door that can be opened to whatever is
beyond. Painting a pit on a floor creates a real pit,
and its depth counts against the total area of objects
you create.
Nothing created by the pigments can have a value
greater than 25 gp. If you paint an object of greater
value (such as a diamond or a pile of gold), the object
looks authentic, but close inspection reveals it is
made from paste, bone, or some other worthless
material.
If you paint a form of energy such as fire or
lightning, the energy appears but dissipates as soon
as you complete the painting, doing no harm to
anything.
Medallion of Thoughts
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
The medallion has 3 charges. While wearing it, you
can use an action and expend 1 charge to cast the
detect thoughts spell (save DC 13) from it. The
medallion regains 1d3 expended charges daily at
dawn.
Mirror of Life Trapping
Wondrous item, very rare
When this 4-­‐‑foot-­‐‑tall mirror is viewed indirectly, its
surface shows faint images of creatures. The mirror
weighs 50 pounds, and it has AC 11, 10 hit points,
and vulnerability to bludgeoning damage. It shatters
and is destroyed when reduced to 0 hit points.
If the mirror is hanging on a vertical surface and
you are within 5 feet of it, you can use an action to
speak its command word and activate it. It remains
activated until you use an action to speak the
command word again.
Any creature other than you that sees its reflection
in the activated mirror while within 30 feet of it
must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or
be trapped, along with anything it is wearing or
carrying, in one of the mirror’s twelve
extradimensional cells. This saving throw is made
with advantage if the creature knows the mirror’s
nature, and constructs succeed on the saving throw
automatically.
An extradimensional cell is an infinite expanse
filled with thick fog that reduces visibility to 10 feet.
Creatures trapped in the mirror’s cells don’t age, and
they don’t need to eat, drink, or sleep. A creature
trapped within a cell can escape using magic that
permits planar travel. Otherwise, the creature is
confined to the cell until freed.
If the mirror traps a creature but its twelve
extradimensional cells are already occupied, the
mirror frees one trapped creature at random to
accommodate the new prisoner. A freed creature
appears in an unoccupied space within sight of the
mirror but facing away from it. If the mirror is
shattered, all creatures it contains are freed and
appear in unoccupied spaces near it.
While within 5 feet of the mirror, you can use an
action to speak the name of one creature trapped in
it or call out a particular cell by number. The
creature named or contained in the named cell
appears as an image on the mirror’s surface. You and
the creature can then communicate normally.
In a similar way, you can use an action to speak a
second command word and free one creature
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trapped in the mirror. The freed creature appears,
along with its possessions, in the unoccupied space
nearest to the mirror and facing away from it.
Mithral Armor
Armor (medium or heavy, but not hide), uncommon
Mithral is a light, flexible metal. A mithral chain shirt
or breastplate can be worn under normal clothes. If
the armor normally imposes disadvantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks or has a Strength
requirement, the mithral version of the armor
doesn’t.
Necklace of Adaptation
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing this necklace, you can breathe
normally in any environment, and you have
advantage on saving throws made against harmful
gases and vapors (such as cloudkill and stinking
cloud effects, inhaled poisons, and the breath
weapons of some dragons).
Necklace of Fireballs
Wondrous item, rare
This necklace has 1d6 + 3 beads hanging from it. You
can use an action to detach a bead and throw it up to
60 feet away. When it reaches the end of its
trajectory, the bead detonates as a 3rd-­‐‑level fireball
spell (save DC 15).
You can hurl multiple beads, or even the whole
necklace, as one action. When you do so, increase the
level of the fireball by 1 for each bead beyond the
first.
Necklace of Prayer Beads
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a cleric,
druid, or paladin)
This necklace has 1d4 + 2 magic beads made from
aquamarine, black pearl, or topaz. It also has many
nonmagical beads made from stones such as amber,
bloodstone, citrine, coral, jade, pearl, or quartz. If a
magic bead is removed from the necklace, that bead
loses its magic.
Six types of magic beads exist. The GM decides the
type of each bead on the necklace or determines it
randomly. A necklace can have more than one bead
of the same type. To use one, you must be wearing
the necklace. Each bead contains a spell that you can
cast from it as a bonus action (using your spell save
DC if a save is necessary). Once a magic bead’s spell
is cast, that bead can’t be used again until the next
dawn.
d20 Bead of … Spell
1–6 Blessing Bless
7–12 Curing Cure wounds (2nd level) or lesser
restoration
13–16 Favor Greater restoration
17–18 Smiting Branding smite
19 Summons Planar ally
20 Wind
walking
Wind walk
Nine Lives Stealer
Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement)
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon.
The sword has 1d8 + 1 charges. If you score a
critical hit against a creature that has fewer than 100
hit points, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
saving throw or be slain instantly as the sword tears
its life force from its body (a construct or an undead
is immune). The sword loses 1 charge if the creature
is slain. When the sword has no charges remaining,
it loses this property.
Oathbow
Weapon (longbow), very rare (requires attunement)
When you nock an arrow on this bow, it whispers in
Elvish, “Swift defeat to my enemies.” When you use
this weapon to make a ranged attack, you can, as a
command phrase, say, “Swift death to you who have
wronged me.” The target of your attack becomes
your sworn enemy until it dies or until dawn seven
days later. You can have only one such sworn enemy
at a time. When your sworn enemy dies, you can
choose a new one after the next dawn.
When you make a ranged attack roll with this
weapon against your sworn enemy, you have
advantage on the roll. In addition, your target gains
no benefit from cover, other than total cover, and
you suffer no disadvantage due to long range. If the
attack hits, your sworn enemy takes an extra 3d6
piercing damage.
While your sworn enemy lives, you have
disadvantage on attack rolls with all other weapons.
Oil of Etherealness
Potion, rare
Beads of this cloudy gray oil form on the outside of
its container and quickly evaporate. The oil can
cover a Medium or smaller creature, along with the
equipment it’s wearing and carrying (one additional
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vial is required for each size category above
Medium). Applying the oil takes 10 minutes. The
affected creature then gains the effect of the
etherealness spell for 1 hour.
Oil of Sharpness
Potion, very rare
This clear, gelatinous oil sparkles with tiny, ultrathin
silver shards. The oil can coat one slashing or
piercing weapon or up to 5 pieces of slashing or
piercing ammunition. Applying the oil takes 1
minute. For 1 hour, the coated item is magical and
has a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls.
Oil of Slipperiness
Potion, uncommon
This sticky black unguent is thick and heavy in the
container, but it flows quickly when poured. The oil
can cover a Medium or smaller creature, along with
the equipment it’s wearing and carrying (one
additional vial is required for each size category
above Medium). Applying the oil takes 10 minutes.
The affected creature then gains the effect of a
freedom of movement spell for 8 hours.
Alternatively, the oil can be poured on the ground
as an action, where it covers a 10-­‐‑foot square,
duplicating the effect of the grease spell in that area
for 8 hours.
Pearl of Power
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement by a
spellcaster)
While this pearl is on your person, you can use an
action to speak its command word and regain one
expended spell slot. If the expended slot was of 4th
level or higher, the new slot is 3rd level. Once you
use the pearl, it can’t be used again until the next
dawn.
Periapt of Health
Wondrous item, uncommon
You are immune to contracting any disease while
you wear this pendant. If you are already infected
with a disease, the effects of the disease are
suppressed you while you wear the pendant.
Periapt of Proof against Poison
Wondrous item, rare
This delicate silver chain has a brilliant-­‐‑cut black
gem pendant. While you wear it, poisons have no
effect on you. You are immune to the poisoned
condition and have immunity to poison damage.
Periapt of Wound Closure
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While you wear this pendant, you stabilize whenever
you are dying at the start of your turn. In addition,
whenever you roll a Hit Die to regain hit points,
double the number of hit points it restores.
Philter of Love
Potion, uncommon
The next time you see a creature within 10 minutes
after drinking this philter, you become charmed by
that creature for 1 hour. If the creature is of a species
and gender you are normally attracted to, you
regard it as your true love while you are charmed.
This potion’s rose-­‐‑hued, effervescent liquid contains
one easy-­‐‑to-­‐‑miss bubble shaped like a heart.
Pipes of Haunting
Wondrous item, uncommon
You must be proficient with wind instruments to use
these pipes. They have 3 charges. You can use an
action to play them and expend 1 charge to create an
eerie, spellbinding tune. Each creature within 30 feet
of you that hears you play must succeed on a DC 15
Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you
for 1 minute. If you wish, all creatures in the area
that aren’t hostile toward you automatically succeed
on the saving throw. A creature that fails the saving
throw can repeat it at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect on itself on a success. A creature
that succeeds on its saving throw is immune to the
effect of these pipes for 24 hours. The pipes regain
1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.
Pipes of the Sewers
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
You must be proficient with wind instruments to use
these pipes. While you are attuned to the pipes,
ordinary rats and giant rats are indifferent toward
you and will not attack you unless you threaten or
harm them.
The pipes have 3 charges. If you play the pipes as
an action, you can use a bonus action to expend 1 to
3 charges, calling forth one swarm of rats with each
expended charge, provided that enough rats are
within half a mile of you to be called in this fashion
(as determined by the GM). If there aren’t enough
rats to form a swarm, the charge is wasted. Called
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swarms move toward the music by the shortest
available route but aren’t under your control
otherwise. The pipes regain 1d3 expended charges
daily at dawn.
Whenever a swarm of rats that isn’t under another
creature’s control comes within 30 feet of you while
you are playing the pipes, you can make a Charisma
check contested by the swarm’s Wisdom check. If
you lose the contest, the swarm behaves as it
normally would and can’t be swayed by the pipes’
music for the next 24 hours. If you win the contest,
the swarm is swayed by the pipes’ music and
becomes friendly to you and your companions for as
long as you continue to play the pipes each round as
an action. A friendly swarm obeys your commands. If
you issue no commands to a friendly swarm, it
defends itself but otherwise takes no actions. If a
friendly swarm starts its turn and can’t hear the
pipes’ music, your control over that swarm ends, and
the swarm behaves as it normally would and can’t be
swayed by the pipes’ music for the next 24 hours.
Plate Armor of Etherealness
Armor (plate), legendary (requires attunement)
While you’re wearing this armor, you can speak its
command word as an action to gain the effect of the
etherealness spell, which last for 10 minutes or until
you remove the armor or use an action to speak the
command word again. This property of the armor
can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Portable Hole
Wondrous item, rare
This fine black cloth, soft as silk, is folded up to the
dimensions of a handkerchief. It unfolds into a
circular sheet 6 feet in diameter.
You can use an action to unfold a portable hole and
place it on or against a solid surface, whereupon the
portable hole creates an extradimensional hole 10
feet deep. The cylindrical space within the hole
exists on a different plane, so it can’t be used to
create open passages. Any creature inside an open
portable hole can exit the hole by climbing out of it.
You can use an action to close a portable hole by
taking hold of the edges of the cloth and folding it up.
Folding the cloth closes the hole, and any creatures
or objects within remain in the extradimensional
space. No matter what’s in it, the hole weighs next to
nothing.
If the hole is folded up, a creature within the hole’s
extradimensional space can use an action to make a
DC 10 Strength check. On a successful check, the
creature forces its way out and appears within 5 feet
of the portable hole or the creature carrying it. A
breathing creature within a closed portable hole can
survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time it
begins to suffocate.
Placing a portable hole inside an extradimensional
space created by a bag of holding, handy haversack,
or similar item instantly destroys both items and
opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates
where the one item was placed inside the other. Any
creature within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through
it and deposited in a random location on the Astral
Plane. The gate then closes. The gate is one-­‐‑way only
and can’t be reopened.
Potion of Animal Friendship
Potion, uncommon
When you drink this potion, you can cast the animal
friendship spell (save DC 13) for 1 hour at will.
Agitating this muddy liquid brings little bits into
view: a fish scale, a hummingbird tongue, a cat claw,
or a squirrel hair.
Potion of Clairvoyance
Potion, rare
When you drink this potion, you gain the effect of the
clairvoyance spell. An eyeball bobs in this yellowish
liquid but vanishes when the potion is opened.
Potion of Climbing
Potion, common
When you drink this potion, you gain a climbing
speed equal to your walking speed for 1 hour.
During this time, you have advantage on Strength
(Athletics) checks you make to climb. The potion is
separated into brown, silver, and gray layers
resembling bands of stone. Shaking the bottle fails to
mix the colors.
Potion of Diminution
Potion, rare
When you drink this potion, you gain the “reduce”
effect of the enlarge/reduce spell for 1d4 hours (no
concentration required). The red in the potion’s
liquid continuously contracts to a tiny bead and then
expands to color the clear liquid around it. Shaking
the bottle fails to interrupt this process.
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Potion of Flying
Potion, very rare
When you drink this potion, you gain a flying speed
equal to your walking speed for 1 hour and can
hover. If you’re in the air when the potion wears off,
you fall unless you have some other means of staying
aloft. This potion’s clear liquid floats at the top of its
container and has cloudy white impurities drifting in
it.
Potion of Gaseous Form
Potion, rare
When you drink this potion, you gain the effect of the
gaseous form spell for 1 hour (no concentration
required) or until you end the effect as a bonus
action. This potion’s container seems to hold fog that
moves and pours like water.
Potion of Giant Strength
Potion, rarity varies
When you drink this potion, your Strength score
changes for 1 hour. The type of giant determines the
score (see the table below). The potion has no effect
on you if your Strength is equal to or greater than
that score.
This potion’s transparent liquid has floating in it a
sliver of fingernail from a giant of the appropriate
type. The potion of frost giant strength and the potion
of stone giant strength have the same effect.
Type of Giant Strength Rarity
Hill giant 21 Uncommon
Frost/stone giant 23 Rare
Fire giant 25 Rare
Cloud giant 27 Very rare
Storm giant 29 Legendary
Potion of Growth
Potion, uncommon
When you drink this potion, you gain the “enlarge”
effect of the enlarge/reduce spell for 1d4 hours (no
concentration required). The red in the potion’s
liquid continuously expands from a tiny bead to
color the clear liquid around it and then contracts.
Shaking the bottle fails to interrupt this process.
Potion of Healing
Potion, rarity varies
You regain hit points when you drink this potion.
The number of hit points depends on the potion’s
rarity, as shown in the Potions of Healing table.
Whatever its potency, the potion’s red liquid
glimmers when agitated.
Potions of Healing
Potion of … Rarity HP Regained
Healing Common 2d4 + 2
Greater healing Uncommon 4d4 + 4
Superior healing Rare 8d4 + 8
Supreme healing Very rare 10d4 + 20
Potion of Heroism
Potion, rare
For 1 hour after drinking it, you gain 10 temporary
hit points that last for 1 hour. For the same duration,
you are under the effect of the bless spell (no
concentration required). This blue potion bubbles
and steams as if boiling.
Potion of Invisibility
Potion, very rare
This potion’s container looks empty but feels as
though it holds liquid. When you drink it, you
become invisible for 1 hour. Anything you wear or
carry is invisible with you. The effect ends early if
you attack or cast a spell.
Potion of Mind Reading
Potion, rare
When you drink this potion, you gain the effect of the
detect thoughts spell (save DC 13). The potion’s
dense, purple liquid has an ovoid cloud of pink
floating in it.
Potion of Poison
Potion, uncommon
This concoction looks, smells, and tastes like a potion
of healing or other beneficial potion. However, it is
actually poison masked by illusion magic. An identify
spell reveals its true nature.
If you drink it, you take 3d6 poison damage, and
you must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving
throw or be poisoned. At the start of each of your
turns while you are poisoned in this way, you take
3d6 poison damage. At the end of each of your turns,
you can repeat the saving throw. On a successful
save, the poison damage you take on your
subsequent turns decreases by 1d6. The poison ends
when the damage decreases to 0.
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Potion of Resistance
Potion, uncommon
When you drink this potion, you gain resistance to
one type of damage for 1 hour. The GM chooses the
type or determines it randomly from the options
below.
d10 Damage Type d10 Damage Type
1 Acid 6 Necrotic
2 Cold 7 Poison
3 Fire 8 Psychic
4 Force 9 Radiant
5 Lightning 10 Thunder
Potion of Speed
Potion, very rare
When you drink this potion, you gain the effect of the
haste spell for 1 minute (no concentration required).
The potion’s yellow fluid is streaked with black and
swirls on its own.
Potion of Water Breathing
Potion, uncommon
You can breathe underwater for 1 hour after
drinking this potion. Its cloudy green fluid smells of
the sea and has a jellyfish-­‐‑like bubble floating in it.
Restorative Ointment
Wondrous item, uncommon
This glass jar, 3 inches in diameter, contains 1d4 + 1
doses of a thick mixture that smells faintly of aloe.
The jar and its contents weigh 1/2 pound.
As an action, one dose of the ointment can be
swallowed or applied to the skin. The creature that
receives it regains 2d8 + 2 hit points, ceases to be
poisoned, and is cured of any disease.
Ring of Animal Influence
Ring, rare
This ring has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended
charges daily at dawn. While wearing the ring, you
can use an action to expend 1 of its charges to cast
one of the following spells:
• Animal friendship (save DC 13)
• Fear (save DC 13), targeting only beasts that have
an Intelligence of 3 or lower
• Speak with animals
Ring of Djinni Summoning
Ring, legendary (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you can speak its command
word as an action to summon a particular djinni
from the Elemental Plane of Air. The djinni appears
in an unoccupied space you choose within 120 feet
of you. It remains as long as you concentrate (as if
concentrating on a spell), to a maximum of 1 hour, or
until it drops to 0 hit points. It then returns to its
home plane.
While summoned, the djinni is friendly to you and
your companions. It obeys any commands you give it,
no matter what language you use. If you fail to
command it, the djinni defends itself against
attackers but takes no other actions.
After the djinni departs, it can’t be summoned
again for 24 hours, and the ring becomes nonmagical
if the djinni dies.
Ring of Elemental Command
Ring, legendary (requires attunement)
This ring is linked to one of the four Elemental
Planes. The GM chooses or randomly determines the
linked plane.
While wearing this ring, you have advantage on
attack rolls against elementals from the linked plane,
and they have disadvantage on attack rolls against
you. In addition, you have access to properties based
on the linked plane.
The ring has 5 charges. It regains 1d4 + 1
expended charges daily at dawn. Spells cast from the
ring have a save DC of 17.
Ring of Air Elemental Command. You can expend
2 of the ring’s charges to cast dominate monster on
an air elemental. In addition, when you fall, you
descend 60 feet per round and take no damage from
falling. You can also speak and understand Auran.
If you help slay an air elemental while attuned to
the ring, you gain access to the following additional
properties:
• You have resistance to lightning damage.
• You have a flying speed equal to your walking
speed and can hover.
• You can cast the following spells from the ring,
expending the necessary number of charges: chain
lightning (3 charges), gust of wind (2 charges), or
wind wall (1 charge).
Ring of Earth Elemental Command. You can
expend 2 of the ring’s charges to cast dominate
monster on an earth elemental. In addition, you can
move in difficult terrain that is composed of rubble,
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rocks, or dirt as if it were normal terrain. You can
also speak and understand Terran.
If you help slay an earth elemental while attuned
to the ring, you gain access to the following
additional properties:
• You have resistance to acid damage.
• You can move through solid earth or rock as if
those areas were difficult terrain. If you end your
turn there, you are shunted out to the nearest
unoccupied space you last occupied.
• You can cast the following spells from the ring,
expending the necessary number of charges: stone
shape (2 charges), stoneskin (3 charges), or wall of
stone (3 charges).
Ring of Fire Elemental Command. You can
expend 2 of the ring’s charges to cast dominate
monster on a fire elemental. In addition, you have
resistance to fire damage. You can also speak and
understand Ignan.
If you help slay a fire elemental while attuned to
the ring, you gain access to the following additional
properties:
• You are immune to fire damage.
• You can cast the following spells from the ring,
expending the necessary number of charges:
burning hands (1 charge), fireball (2 charges), and
wall of fire (3 charges).
Ring of Water Elemental Command. You can
expend 2 of the ring’s charges to cast dominate
monster on a water elemental. In addition, you can
stand on and walk across liquid surfaces as if they
were solid ground. You can also speak and
understand Aquan.
If you help slay a water elemental while attuned to
the ring, you gain access to the following additional
properties:
• You can breathe underwater and have a
swimming speed equal to your walking speed.
• You can cast the following spells from the ring,
expending the necessary number of charges:
create or destroy water (1 charge), control water (3
charges), ice storm (2 charges), or wall of ice (3
charges).
Ring of Evasion
Ring, rare (requires attunement)
This ring has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended
charges daily at dawn. When you fail a Dexterity
saving throw while wearing it, you can use your
reaction to expend 1 of its charges to succeed on that
saving throw instead.
Ring of Feather Falling
Ring, rare (requires attunement)
When you fall while wearing this ring, you descend
60 feet per round and take no damage from falling.
Ring of Free Action
Ring, rare (requires attunement)
While you wear this ring, difficult terrain doesn’t
cost you extra movement. In addition, magic can
neither reduce your speed nor cause you to be
paralyzed or restrained.
Ring of Invisibility
Ring, legendary (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you can turn invisible as an
action. Anything you are wearing or carrying is
invisible with you. You remain invisible until the
ring is removed, until you attack or cast a spell, or
until you use a bonus action to become visible again.
Ring of Jumping
Ring, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you can cast the jump spell
from it as a bonus action at will, but can target only
yourself when you do so.
Ring of Mind Shielding
Ring, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you are immune to magic
that allows other creatures to read your thoughts,
determine whether you are lying, know your
alignment, or know your creature type. Creatures
can telepathically communicate with you only if you
allow it.
You can use an action to cause the ring to become
invisible until you use another action to make it
visible, until you remove the ring, or until you die.
If you die while wearing the ring, your soul enters
it, unless it already houses a soul. You can remain in
the ring or depart for the afterlife. As long as your
soul is in the ring, you can telepathically
communicate with any creature wearing it. A wearer
can’t prevent this telepathic communication.
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Ring of Protection
Ring, rare (requires attunement)
You gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws while
wearing this ring.
Ring of Regeneration
Ring, very rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you regain 1d6 hit points
every 10 minutes, provided that you have at least 1
hit point. If you lose a body part, the ring causes the
missing part to regrow and return to full
functionality after 1d6 + 1 days if you have at least 1
hit point the whole time.
Ring of Resistance
Ring, rare (requires attunement)
You have resistance to one damage type while
wearing this ring. The gem in the ring indicates the
type, which the GM chooses or determines randomly.
d10 Damage Type Gem
1 Acid Pearl
2 Cold Tourmaline
3 Fire Garnet
4 Force Sapphire
5 Lightning Citrine
6 Necrotic Jet
7 Poison Amethyst
8 Psychic Jade
9 Radiant Topaz
10 Thunder Spinel
Ring of Shooting Stars
Ring, very rare (requires attunement outdoors at
night)
While wearing this ring in dim light or darkness, you
can cast dancing lights and light from the ring at will.
Casting either spell from the ring requires an action.
The ring has 6 charges for the following other
properties. The ring regains 1d6 expended charges
daily at dawn.
Faerie Fire. You can expend 1 charge as an action
to cast faerie fire from the ring.
Ball Lightning. You can expend 2 charges as an
action to create one to four 3-­‐‑foot-­‐‑diameter spheres
of lightning. The more spheres you create, the less
powerful each sphere is individually.
Each sphere appears in an unoccupied space you
can see within 120 feet of you. The spheres last as
long as you concentrate (as if concentrating on a
spell), up to 1 minute. Each sphere sheds dim light in
a 30-­‐‑foot radius.
As a bonus action, you can move each sphere up to
30 feet, but no farther than 120 feet away from you.
When a creature other than you comes within 5 feet
of a sphere, the sphere discharges lightning at that
creature and disappears. That creature must make a
DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the
creature takes lightning damage based on the
number of spheres you created.
Spheres Lightning Damage
4 2d4
3 2d6
2 5d4
1 4d12
Shooting Stars. You can expend 1 to 3 charges as
an action. For every charge you expend, you launch a
glowing mote of light from the ring at a point you
can see within 60 feet of you. Each creature within a
15-­‐‑foot cube originating from that point is showered
in sparks and must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving
throw, taking 5d4 fire damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
Ring of Spell Storing
Ring, rare (requires attunement)
This ring stores spells cast into it, holding them until
the attuned wearer uses them. The ring can store up
to 5 levels worth of spells at a time. When found, it
contains 1d6 − 1 levels of stored spells chosen by the
GM.
Any creature can cast a spell of 1st through 5th
level into the ring by touching the ring as the spell is
cast. The spell has no effect, other than to be stored
in the ring. If the ring can’t hold the spell, the spell is
expended without effect. The level of the slot used to
cast the spell determines how much space it uses.
While wearing this ring, you can cast any spell
stored in it. The spell uses the slot level, spell save
DC, spell attack bonus, and spellcasting ability of the
original caster, but is otherwise treated as if you cast
the spell. The spell cast from the ring is no longer
stored in it, freeing up space.
Ring of Spell Turning
Ring, legendary (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you have advantage on
saving throws against any spell that targets only you
(not in an area of effect). In addition, if you roll a 20
for the save and the spell is 7th level or lower, the
spell has no effect on you and instead targets the
caster, using the slot level, spell save DC, attack
bonus, and spellcasting ability of the caster.
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Ring of Swimming
Ring, uncommon
You have a swimming speed of 40 feet while wearing
this ring.
Ring of Telekinesis
Ring, very rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you can cast the telekinesis
spell at will, but you can target only objects that
aren’t being worn or carried.
Ring of the Ram
Ring, rare (requires attunement)
This ring has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended
charges daily at dawn. While wearing the ring, you
can use an action to expend 1 to 3 of its charges to
attack one creature you can see within 60 feet of you.
The ring produces a spectral ram’s head and makes
its attack roll with a +7 bonus. On a hit, for each
charge you spend, the target takes 2d10 force
damage and is pushed 5 feet away from you.
Alternatively, you can expend 1 to 3 of the ring’s
charges as an action to try to break an object you can
see within 60 feet of you that isn’t being worn or
carried. The ring makes a Strength check with a +5
bonus for each charge you spend.
Ring of Three Wishes
Ring, legendary
While wearing this ring, you can use an action to
expend 1 of its 3 charges to cast the wish spell from
it. The ring becomes nonmagical when you use the
last charge.
Ring of Warmth
Ring, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you have resistance to cold
damage. In addition, you and everything you wear
and carry are unharmed by temperatures as low as
−50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ring of Water Walking
Ring, uncommon
While wearing this ring, you can stand on and move
across any liquid surface as if it were solid ground.
Ring of X-ray Vision
Ring, rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you can use an action to
speak its command word. When you do so, you can
see into and through solid matter for 1 minute. This
vision has a radius of 30 feet. To you, solid objects
within that radius appear transparent and don’t
prevent light from passing through them. The vision
can penetrate 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common
metal, or up to 3 feet of wood or dirt. Thicker
substances block the vision, as does a thin sheet of
lead.
Whenever you use the ring again before taking a
long rest, you must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
saving throw or gain one level of exhaustion.
Robe of Eyes
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
This robe is adorned with eyelike patterns. While
you wear the robe, you gain the following benefits:
• The robe lets you see in all directions, and you
have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks
that rely on sight.
• You have darkvision out to a range of 120 feet.
• You can see invisible creatures and objects, as well
as see into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of
120 feet.
The eyes on the robe can’t be closed or averted.
Although you can close or avert your own eyes, you
are never considered to be doing so while wearing
this robe.
A light spell cast on the robe or a daylight spell
cast within 5 feet of the robe causes you to be
blinded for 1 minute. At the end of each of your
turns, you can make a Constitution saving throw (DC
11 for light or DC 15 for daylight), ending the
blindness on a success.
Robe of Scintillating Colors
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
This robe has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended
charges daily at dawn. While you wear it, you can
use an action and expend 1 charge to cause the
garment to display a shifting pattern of dazzling
hues until the end of your next turn. During this time,
the robe sheds bright light in a 30-­‐‑foot radius and
dim light for an additional 30 feet. Creatures that can
see you have disadvantage on attack rolls against
you. In addition, any creature in the bright light that
can see you when the robe’s power is activated must
succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or become
stunned until the effect ends.
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Robe of Stars
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
This black or dark blue robe is embroidered with
small white or silver stars. You gain a +1 bonus to
saving throws while you wear it.
Six stars, located on the robe’s upper front portion,
are particularly large. While wearing this robe, you
can use an action to pull off one of the stars and use
it to cast magic missile as a 5th-­‐‑level spell. Daily at
dusk, 1d6 removed stars reappear on the robe.
While you wear the robe, you can use an action to
enter the Astral Plane along with everything you are
wearing and carrying. You remain there until you
use an action to return to the plane you were on. You
reappear in the last space you occupied, or if that
space is occupied, the nearest unoccupied space.
Robe of the Archmagi
Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement by a
sorcerer, warlock, or wizard)
This elegant garment is made from exquisite cloth of
white, gray, or black and adorned with silvery runes.
The robe’s color corresponds to the alignment for
which the item was created. A white robe was made
for good, gray for neutral, and black for evil. You
can’t attune to a robe of the archmagi that doesn’t
correspond to your alignment.
You gain these benefits while wearing the robe:
• If you aren’t wearing armor, your base Armor
Class is 15 + your Dexterity modifier.
• You have advantage on saving throws against
spells and other magical effects.
• Your spell save DC and spell attack bonus each
increase by 2.
Robe of Useful Items
Wondrous item, uncommon
This robe has cloth patches of various shapes and
colors covering it. While wearing the robe, you can
use an action to detach one of the patches, causing it
to become the object or creature it represents. Once
the last patch is removed, the robe becomes an
ordinary garment.
The robe has two of each of the following patches:
• Dagger
• Bullseye lantern (filled and lit)
• Steel mirror
• 10-­‐‑foot pole
• Hempen rope (50 feet, coiled)
• Sack
In addition, the robe has 4d4 other patches. The
GM chooses the patches or determines them
randomly.
d100 Patch
01–08 Bag of 100 gp
09–15 Silver coffer (1 foot long, 6 inches wide and
deep) worth 500 gp
16–22 Iron door (up to 10 feet wide and 10 feet high,
barred on one side of your choice), which you
can place in an opening you can reach; it
conforms to fit the opening, attaching and
hinging itself
23–30 10 gems worth 100 gp each
31–44 Wooden ladder (24 feet long)
45–51 A riding horse with saddle bags
52–59 Pit (a cube 10 feet on a side), which you can
place on the ground within 10 feet of you
60–68 4 potions of healing
69–75 Rowboat (12 feet long)
76–83 Spell scroll containing one spell of 1st to 3rd
level
84–90 2 mastiffs
91–96 Window (2 feet by 4 feet, up to 2 feet deep),
which you can place on a vertical surface you
can reach
97–00 Portable ram
Rod of Absorption
Rod, very rare (requires attunement)
While holding this rod, you can use your reaction to
absorb a spell that is targeting only you and not with
an area of effect. The absorbed spell’s effect is
canceled, and the spell’s energy—not the spell
itself—is stored in the rod. The energy has the same
level as the spell when it was cast. The rod can
absorb and store up to 50 levels of energy over the
course of its existence. Once the rod absorbs 50
levels of energy, it can’t absorb more. If you are
targeted by a spell that the rod can’t store, the rod
has no effect on that spell.
When you become attuned to the rod, you know
how many levels of energy the rod has absorbed
over the course of its existence, and how many levels
of spell energy it currently has stored.
If you are a spellcaster holding the rod, you can
convert energy stored in it into spell slots to cast
spells you have prepared or know. You can create
spell slots only of a level equal to or lower than your
own spell slots, up to a maximum of 5th level. You
use the stored levels in place of your slots, but
otherwise cast the spell as normal. For example, you
can use 3 levels stored in the rod as a 3rd-­‐‑level spell
slot.
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A newly found rod has 1d10 levels of spell energy
stored in it already. A rod that can no longer absorb
spell energy and has no energy remaining becomes
nonmagical.
Rod of Alertness
Rod, very rare (requires attunement)
This rod has a flanged head and the following
properties.
Alertness. While holding the rod, you have
advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on
rolls for initiative.
Spells. While holding the rod, you can use an
action to cast one of the following spells from it:
detect evil and good, detect magic, detect poison and
disease, or see invisibility.
Protective Aura. As an action, you can plant the
haft end of the rod in the ground, whereupon the
rod’s head sheds bright light in a 60-­‐‑foot radius and
dim light for an additional 60 feet. While in that
bright light, you and any creature that is friendly to
you gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws and can
sense the location of any invisible hostile creature
that is also in the bright light.
The rod’s head stops glowing and the effect ends
after 10 minutes, or when a creature uses an action
to pull the rod from the ground. This property can’t
be used again until the next dawn.
Rod of Lordly Might
Rod, legendary (requires attunement)
This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a
magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and
damage rolls made with it. The rod has properties
associated with six different buttons that are set in a
row along the haft. It has three other properties as
well, detailed below.
Six Buttons. You can press one of the rod’s six
buttons as a bonus action. A button’s effect lasts
until you push a different button or until you push
the same button again, which causes the rod to
revert to its normal form.
If you press button 1, the rod becomes a flame
tongue, as a fiery blade sprouts from the end
opposite the rod’s flanged head.
If you press button 2, the rod’s flanged head folds
down and two crescent-­‐‑shaped blades spring out,
transforming the rod into a magic battleaxe that
grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with it.
If you press button 3, the rod’s flanged head folds
down, a spear point springs from the rod’s tip, and
the rod’s handle lengthens into a 6-­‐‑foot haft,
transforming the rod into a magic spear that grants a
+3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.
If you press button 4, the rod transforms into a
climbing pole up to 50 feet long, as you specify. In
surfaces as hard as granite, a spike at the bottom and
three hooks at the top anchor the pole. Horizontal
bars 3 inches long fold out from the sides, 1 foot
apart, forming a ladder. The pole can bear up to
4,000 pounds. More weight or lack of solid
anchoring causes the rod to revert to its normal
form.
If you press button 5, the rod transforms into a
handheld battering ram and grants its user a +10
bonus to Strength checks made to break through
doors, barricades, and other barriers.
If you press button 6, the rod assumes or remains
in its normal form and indicates magnetic north.
(Nothing happens if this function of the rod is used
in a location that has no magnetic north.) The rod
also gives you knowledge of your approximate depth
beneath the ground or your height above it.
Drain Life. When you hit a creature with a melee
attack using the rod, you can force the target to
make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a failure,
the target takes an extra 4d6 necrotic damage, and
you regain a number of hit points equal to half that
necrotic damage. This property can’t be used again
until the next dawn.
Paralyze. When you hit a creature with a melee
attack using the rod, you can force the target to
make a DC 17 Strength saving throw. On a failure,
the target is paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on a success. This property
can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Terrify. While holding the rod, you can use an
action to force each creature you can see within 30
feet of you to make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw.
On a failure, a target is frightened of you for 1
minute. A frightened target can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself on a success. This property can’t be
used again until the next dawn.
Rod of Rulership
Rod, rare (requires attunement)
You can use an action to present the rod and
command obedience from each creature of your
choice that you can see within 120 feet of you. Each
target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving
throw or be charmed by you for 8 hours. While
charmed in this way, the creature regards you as its
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trusted leader. If harmed by you or your companions,
or commanded to do something contrary to its
nature, a target ceases to be charmed in this way.
The rod can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Rod of Security
Rod, very rare
While holding this rod, you can use an action to
activate it. The rod then instantly transports you and
up to 199 other willing creatures you can see to a
paradise that exists in an extraplanar space. You
choose the form that the paradise takes. It could be a
tranquil garden, lovely glade, cheery tavern,
immense palace, tropical island, fantastic carnival, or
whatever else you can imagine. Regardless of its
nature, the paradise contains enough water and food
to sustain its visitors. Everything else that can be
interacted with inside the extraplanar space can
exist only there. For example, a flower picked from a
garden in the paradise disappears if it is taken
outside the extraplanar space.
For each hour spent in the paradise, a visitor
regains hit points as if it had spent 1 Hit Die. Also,
creatures don’t age while in the paradise, although
time passes normally. Visitors can remain in the
paradise for up to 200 days divided by the number
of creatures present (round down).
When the time runs out or you use an action to
end it, all visitors reappear in the location they
occupied when you activated the rod, or an
unoccupied space nearest that location. The rod
can’t be used again until ten days have passed.
Rope of Climbing
Wondrous item, uncommon
This 60-­‐‑foot length of silk rope weighs 3 pounds and
can hold up to 3,000 pounds. If you hold one end of
the rope and use an action to speak the command
word, the rope animates. As a bonus action, you can
command the other end to move toward a
destination you choose. That end moves 10 feet on
your turn when you first command it and 10 feet on
each of your turns until reaching its destination, up
to its maximum length away, or until you tell it to
stop. You can also tell the rope to fasten itself
securely to an object or to unfasten itself, to knot or
unknot itself, or to coil itself for carrying.
If you tell the rope to knot, large knots appear at 1-­‐‑
foot intervals along the rope. While knotted, the rope
shortens to a 50-­‐‑foot length and grants advantage on
checks made to climb it.
The rope has AC 20 and 20 hit points. It regains 1
hit point every 5 minutes as long as it has at least 1
hit point. If the rope drops to 0 hit points, it is
destroyed.
Rope of Entanglement
Wondrous item, rare
This rope is 30 feet long and weighs 3 pounds. If you
hold one end of the rope and use an action to speak
its command word, the other end darts forward to
entangle a creature you can see within 20 feet of you.
The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving
throw or become restrained.
You can release the creature by using a bonus
action to speak a second command word. A target
restrained by the rope can use an action to make a
DC 15 Strength or Dexterity check (target’s choice).
On a success, the creature is no longer restrained by
the rope.
The rope has AC 20 and 20 hit points. It regains 1
hit point every 5 minutes as long as it has at least 1
hit point. If the rope drops to 0 hit points, it is
destroyed.
Scarab of Protection
Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement)
If you hold this beetle-­‐‑shaped medallion in your
hand for 1 round, an inscription appears on its
surface revealing its magical nature. It provides two
benefits while it is on your person:
• You have advantage on saving throws against
spells.
• The scarab has 12 charges. If you fail a saving
throw against a necromancy spell or a harmful
effect originating from an undead creature, you
can use your reaction to expend 1 charge and turn
the failed save into a successful one. The scarab
crumbles into powder and is destroyed when its
last charge is expended.
Scimitar of Speed
Weapon (scimitar), very rare (requires attunement)
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon. In addition, you can
make one attack with it as a bonus action on each of
your turns.
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Shield, +1, +2, or +3
Armor (shield), uncommon (+1), rare (+2), or very
rare (+3)
While holding this shield, you have a bonus to AC
determined by the shield’s rarity. This bonus is in
addition to the shield’s normal bonus to AC.
Shield of Missile Attraction
Armor (shield), rare (requires attunement)
While holding this shield, you have resistance to
damage from ranged weapon attacks.
Curse. This shield is cursed. Attuning to it curses
you until you are targeted by the remove curse spell
or similar magic. Removing the shield fails to end the
curse on you. Whenever a ranged weapon attack is
made against a target within 10 feet of you, the curse
causes you to become the target instead.
Slippers of Spider Climbing
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While you wear these light shoes, you can move up,
down, and across vertical surfaces and upside down
along ceilings, while leaving your hands free. You
have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
However, the slippers don’t allow you to move this
way on a slippery surface, such as one covered by ice
or oil.
Sovereign Glue
Wondrous item, legendary
This viscous, milky-­‐‑white substance can form a
permanent adhesive bond between any two objects.
It must be stored in a jar or flask that has been
coated inside with oil of slipperiness. When found, a
container contains 1d6 + 1 ounces.
One ounce of the glue can cover a 1-­‐‑foot square
surface. The glue takes 1 minute to set. Once it has
done so, the bond it creates can be broken only by
the application of universal solvent or oil of
etherealness, or with a wish spell.
Spell Scroll
Scroll, varies
A spell scroll bears the words of a single spell,
written in a mystical cipher. If the spell is on your
class’s spell list, you can read the scroll and cast its
spell without providing any material components.
Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the
spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal
casting time. Once the spell is cast, the words on the
scroll fade, and it crumbles to dust. If the casting is
interrupted, the scroll is not lost.
If the spell is on your class’s spell list but of a
higher level than you can normally cast, you must
make an ability check using your spellcasting ability
to determine whether you cast it successfully. The
DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a failed check, the
spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect.
The level of the spell on the scroll determines the
spell’s saving throw DC and attack bonus, as well as
the scroll’s rarity, as shown in the Spell Scroll table.
Spell Scroll
Spell Level Rarity Save DC Attack Bonus
Cantrip Common 13 +5
1st Common 13 +5
2nd Uncommon 13 +5
3rd Uncommon 15 +7
4th Rare 15 +7
5th Rare 17 +9
6th Very rare 17 +9
7th Very rare 18 +10
8th Very rare 18 +10
9th Legendary 19 +11
A wizard spell on a spell scroll can be copied just as
spells in spellbooks can be copied. When a spell is
copied from a spell scroll, the copier must succeed on
an Intelligence (Arcana) check with a DC equal to 10
+ the spell’s level. If the check succeeds, the spell is
successfully copied. Whether the check succeeds or
fails, the spell scroll is destroyed.
Spellguard Shield
Armor (shield), very rare (requires attunement)
While holding this shield, you have advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical
effects, and spell attacks have disadvantage against
you.
Sphere of Annihilation
Wondrous item, legendary
This 2-­‐‑foot-­‐‑diameter black sphere is a hole in the
multiverse, hovering in space and stabilized by a
magical field surrounding it.
The sphere obliterates all matter it passes through
and all matter that passes through it. Artifacts are
the exception. Unless an artifact is susceptible to
damage from a sphere of annihilation, it passes
through the sphere unscathed. Anything else that
touches the sphere but isn’t wholly engulfed and
obliterated by it takes 4d10 force damage.
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The sphere is stationary until someone controls it.
If you are within 60 feet of an uncontrolled sphere,
you can use an action to make a DC 25 Intelligence
(Arcana) check. On a success, the sphere levitates in
one direction of your choice, up to a number of feet
equal to 5 × your Intelligence modifier (minimum 5
feet). On a failure, the sphere moves 10 feet toward
you. A creature whose space the sphere enters must
succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be
touched by it, taking 4d10 force damage.
If you attempt to control a sphere that is under
another creature’s control, you make an Intelligence
(Arcana) check contested by the other creature’s
Intelligence (Arcana) check. The winner of the
contest gains control of the sphere and can levitate it
as normal.
If the sphere comes into contact with a planar
portal, such as that created by the gate spell, or an
extradimensional space, such as that within a
portable hole, the GM determines randomly what
happens, using the following table.
d100 Result
01–50 The sphere is destroyed.
51–85 The sphere moves through the portal or into
the extradimensional space.
86–00 A spatial rift sends each creature and object
within 180 feet of the sphere, including the
sphere, to a random plane of existence.
Staff of Charming
Staff, rare (requires attunement by a bard, cleric,
druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard)
While holding this staff, you can use an action to
expend 1 of its 10 charges to cast charm person,
command, or comprehend languages from it using
your spell save DC. The staff can also be used as a
magic quarterstaff.
If you are holding the staff and fail a saving throw
against an enchantment spell that targets only you,
you can turn your failed save into a successful one.
You can’t use this property of the staff again until the
next dawn. If you succeed on a save against an
enchantment spell that targets only you, with or
without the staff’s intervention, you can use your
reaction to expend 1 charge from the staff and turn
the spell back on its caster as if you had cast the spell.
The staff regains 1d8 + 2 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On
a 1, the staff becomes a nonmagical quarterstaff.
Staff of Fire
Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a druid,
sorcerer, warlock, or wizard)
You have resistance to fire damage while you hold
this staff.
The staff has 10 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to
cast one of the following spells from it, using your
spell save DC: burning hands (1 charge), fireball (3
charges), or wall of fire (4 charges).
The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On
a 1, the staff blackens, crumbles into cinders, and is
destroyed.
Staff of Frost
Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a druid,
sorcerer, warlock, or wizard)
You have resistance to cold damage while you hold
this staff.
The staff has 10 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to
cast one of the following spells from it, using your
spell save DC: cone of cold (5 charges), fog cloud (1
charge), ice storm (4 charges), or wall of ice (4
charges).
The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On
a 1, the staff turns to water and is destroyed.
Staff of Healing
Staff, rare (requires attunement by a bard, cleric, or
druid)
This staff has 10 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to
cast one of the following spells from it, using your
spell save DC and spellcasting ability modifier: cure
wounds (1 charge per spell level, up to 4th), lesser
restoration (2 charges), or mass cure wounds (5
charges).
The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On
a 1, the staff vanishes in a flash of light, lost forever.
Staff of Power
Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer,
warlock, or wizard)
This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that
grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with it. While holding it, you gain a +2 bonus to
Armor Class, saving throws, and spell attack rolls.
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The staff has 20 charges for the following
properties. The staff regains 2d8 + 4 expended
charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge,
roll a d20. On a 1, the staff retains its +2 bonus to
attack and damage rolls but loses all other
properties. On a 20, the staff regains 1d8 + 2 charges.
Power Strike. When you hit with a melee attack
using the staff, you can expend 1 charge to deal an
extra 1d6 force damage to the target.
Spells. While holding this staff, you can use an
action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one
of the following spells from it, using your spell save
DC and spell attack bonus: cone of cold (5 charges),
fireball (5th-­‐‑level version, 5 charges), globe of
invulnerability (6 charges), hold monster (5 charges),
levitate (2 charges), lightning bolt (5th-­‐‑level version,
5 charges), magic missile (1 charge), ray of
enfeeblement (1 charge), or wall of force (5 charges).
Retributive Strike. You can use an action to break
the staff over your knee or against a solid surface,
performing a retributive strike. The staff is
destroyed and releases its remaining magic in an
explosion that expands to fill a 30-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere
centered on it.
You have a 50 percent chance to instantly travel to
a random plane of existence, avoiding the explosion.
If you fail to avoid the effect, you take force damage
equal to 16 × the number of charges in the staff.
Every other creature in the area must make a DC 17
Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature
takes an amount of damage based on how far away it
is from the point of origin, as shown in the following
table. On a successful save, a creature takes half as
much damage.
Distance from Origin Damage
10 ft. away or closer 8 × the number of charges in the staff
11 to 20 ft. away 6 × the number of charges in the staff
21 to 30 ft. away 4 × the number of charges in the staff
Staff of Striking
Staff, very rare (requires attunement)
This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that
grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with it.
The staff has 10 charges. When you hit with a
melee attack using it, you can expend up to 3 of its
charges. For each charge you expend, the target
takes an extra 1d6 force damage. The staff regains
1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you
expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff
becomes a nonmagical quarterstaff.
Staff of Swarming Insects
Staff, rare (requires attunement by a bard, cleric,
druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard)
This staff has 10 charges and regains 1d6 + 4
expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the
last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, a swarm of insects
consumes and destroys the staff, then disperses.
Spells. While holding the staff, you can use an
action to expend some of its charges to cast one of
the following spells from it, using your spell save DC:
giant insect (4 charges) or insect plague (5 charges).
Insect Cloud. While holding the staff, you can use
an action and expend 1 charge to cause a swarm of
harmless flying insects to spread out in a 30-­‐‑foot
radius from you. The insects remain for 10 minutes,
making the area heavily obscured for creatures
other than you. The swarm moves with you,
remaining centered on you. A wind of at least 10
miles per hour disperses the swarm and ends the
effect.
Staff of the Magi
Staff, legendary (requires attunement by a sorcerer,
warlock, or wizard)
This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that
grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with it. While you hold it, you gain a +2 bonus to
spell attack rolls.
The staff has 50 charges for the following
properties. It regains 4d6 + 2 expended charges
daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a
d20. On a 20, the staff regains 1d12 + 1 charges.
Spell Absorption. While holding the staff, you
have advantage on saving throws against spells. In
addition, you can use your reaction when another
creature casts a spell that targets only you. If you do,
the staff absorbs the magic of the spell, canceling its
effect and gaining a number of charges equal to the
absorbed spell’s level. However, if doing so brings
the staff’s total number of charges above 50, the staff
explodes as if you activated its retributive strike (see
below).
Spells. While holding the staff, you can use an
action to expend some of its charges to cast one of
the following spells from it, using your spell save DC
and spellcasting ability: conjure elemental (7
charges), dispel magic (3 charges), fireball (7th-­‐‑level
version, 7 charges), flaming sphere (2 charges), ice
storm (4 charges), invisibility (2 charges), knock (2
charges), lightning bolt (7th-­‐‑level version, 7 charges),
passwall (5 charges), plane shift (7 charges),
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telekinesis (5 charges), wall of fire (4 charges), or
web (2 charges).
You can also use an action to cast one of the
following spells from the staff without using any
charges: arcane lock, detect magic, enlarge/reduce,
light, mage hand, or protection from evil and good.
Retributive Strike. You can use an action to break
the staff over your knee or against a solid surface,
performing a retributive strike. The staff is
destroyed and releases its remaining magic in an
explosion that expands to fill a 30-­‐‑foot-­‐‑radius sphere
centered on it.
You have a 50 percent chance to instantly travel to
a random plane of existence, avoiding the explosion.
If you fail to avoid the effect, you take force damage
equal to 16 × the number of charges in the staff.
Every other creature in the area must make a DC 17
Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature
takes an amount of damage based on how far away it
is from the point of origin, as shown in the following
table. On a successful save, a creature takes half as
much damage.
Distance from Origin Damage
10 ft. away or closer 8 × the number of charges in the staff
11 to 20 ft. away 6 × the number of charges in the staff
21 to 30 ft. away 4 × the number of charges in the staff
Staff of the Python
Staff, uncommon (requires attunement by a cleric,
druid, or warlock)
You can use an action to speak this staff’s command
word and throw the staff on the ground within 10
feet of you. The staff becomes a giant constrictor
snake under your control and acts on its own
initiative count. By using a bonus action to speak the
command word again, you return the staff to its
normal form in a space formerly occupied by the
snake.
On your turn, you can mentally command the
snake if it is within 60 feet of you and you aren’t
incapacitated. You decide what action the snake
takes and where it moves during its next turn, or you
can issue it a general command, such as to attack
your enemies or guard a location.
If the snake is reduced to 0 hit points, it dies and
reverts to its staff form. The staff then shatters and is
destroyed. If the snake reverts to staff form before
losing all its hit points, it regains all of them.
Staff of the Woodlands
Staff, rare (requires attunement by a druid)
This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that
grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with it. While holding it, you have a +2 bonus to spell
attack rolls.
The staff has 10 charges for the following
properties. It regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges
daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a
d20. On a 1, the staff loses its properties and
becomes a nonmagical quarterstaff.
Spells. You can use an action to expend 1 or more
of the staff’s charges to cast one of the following
spells from it, using your spell save DC: animal
friendship (1 charge), awaken (5 charges), barkskin
(2 charges), locate animals or plants (2 charges),
speak with animals (1 charge), speak with plants (3
charges), or wall of thorns (6 charges).
You can also use an action to cast the pass without
trace spell from the staff without using any charges.
Tree Form. You can use an action to plant one end
of the staff in fertile earth and expend 1 charge to
transform the staff into a healthy tree. The tree is 60
feet tall and has a 5-­‐‑foot-­‐‑diameter trunk, and its
branches at the top spread out in a 20-­‐‑foot radius.
The tree appears ordinary but radiates a faint aura
of transmutation magic if targeted by detect magic.
While touching the tree and using another action to
speak its command word, you return the staff to its
normal form. Any creature in the tree falls when it
reverts to a staff.
Staff of Thunder and Lightning
Staff, very rare (requires attunement)
This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that
grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with it. It also has the following additional
properties. When one of these properties is used, it
can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Lightning. When you hit with a melee attack using
the staff, you can cause the target to take an extra
2d6 lightning damage.
Thunder. When you hit with a melee attack using
the staff, you can cause the staff to emit a crack of
thunder, audible out to 300 feet. The target you hit
must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw
or become stunned until the end of your next turn.
Lightning Strike. You can use an action to cause a
bolt of lightning to leap from the staff’s tip in a line
that is 5 feet wide and 120 feet long. Each creature in
that line must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw,
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taking 9d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one.
Thunderclap. You can use an action to cause the
staff to issue a deafening thunderclap, audible out to
600 feet. Each creature within 60 feet of you (not
including you) must make a DC 17 Constitution
saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 2d6
thunder damage and becomes deafened for 1 minute.
On a successful save, a creature takes half damage
and isn’t deafened.
Thunder and Lightning. You can use an action to
use the Lightning Strike and Thunderclap properties
at the same time. Doing so doesn’t expend the daily
use of those properties, only the use of this one.
Staff of Withering
Staff, rare (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, or
warlock)
This staff has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended
charges daily at dawn.
The staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff.
On a hit, it deals damage as a normal quarterstaff,
and you can expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d10
necrotic damage to the target. In addition, the target
must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw
or have disadvantage for 1 hour on any ability check
or saving throw that uses Strength or Constitution.
Stone of Controlling Earth Elementals
Wondrous item, rare
If the stone is touching the ground, you can use an
action to speak its command word and summon an
earth elemental, as if you had cast the conjure
elemental spell. The stone can’t be used this way
again until the next dawn. The stone weighs 5
pounds.
Stone of Good Luck (Luckstone)
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While this polished agate is on your person, you gain
a +1 bonus to ability checks and saving throws.
Sun Blade
Weapon (longsword), rare (requires attunement)
This item appears to be a longsword hilt. While
grasping the hilt, you can use a bonus action to cause
a blade of pure radiance to spring into existence, or
make the blade disappear. While the blade exists,
this magic longsword has the finesse property. If you
are proficient with shortswords or longswords, you
are proficient with the sun blade.
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this weapon, which deals radiant damage
instead of slashing damage. When you hit an undead
with it, that target takes an extra 1d8 radiant
damage.
The sword’s luminous blade emits bright light in a
15-­‐‑foot radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet.
The light is sunlight. While the blade persists, you
can use an action to expand or reduce its radius of
bright and dim light by 5 feet each, to a maximum of
30 feet each or a minimum of 10 feet each.
Sword of Life Stealing
Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement)
When you attack a creature with this magic weapon
and roll a 20 on the attack roll, that target takes an
extra 3d6 necrotic damage, provided that the target
isn’t a construct or an undead. You gain temporary
hit points equal to the extra damage dealt.
Sword of Sharpness
Weapon (any sword that deals slashing damage), very
rare (requires attunement)
When you attack an object with this magic sword
and hit, maximize your weapon damage dice against
the target.
When you attack a creature with this weapon and
roll a 20 on the attack roll, that target takes an extra
4d6 slashing damage. Then roll another d20. If you
roll a 20, you lop off one of the target’s limbs, with
the effect of such loss determined by the GM. If the
creature has no limb to sever, you lop off a portion of
its body instead.
In addition, you can speak the sword’s command
word to cause the blade to shed bright light in a 10-­‐‑
foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
Speaking the command word again or sheathing the
sword puts out the light.
Sword of Wounding
Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement)
Hit points lost to this weapon’s damage can be
regained only through a short or long rest, rather
than by regeneration, magic, or any other means.
Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an
attack using this magic weapon, you can wound the
target. At the start of each of the wounded creature’s
turns, it takes 1d4 necrotic damage for each time
you’ve wounded it, and it can then make a DC 15
Constitution saving throw, ending the effect of all
such wounds on itself on a success. Alternatively, the
wounded creature, or a creature within 5 feet of it,
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can use an action to make a DC 15 Wisdom
(Medicine) check, ending the effect of such wounds
on it on a success.
Talisman of Pure Good
Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement by a
creature of good alignment)
This talisman is a mighty symbol of goodness. A
creature that is neither good nor evil in alignment
takes 6d6 radiant damage upon touching the
talisman. An evil creature takes 8d6 radiant damage
upon touching the talisman. Either sort of creature
takes the damage again each time it ends its turn
holding or carrying the talisman.
If you are a good cleric or paladin, you can use the
talisman as a holy symbol, and you gain a +2 bonus
to spell attack rolls while you wear or hold it.
The talisman has 7 charges. If you are wearing or
holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge
from it and choose one creature you can see on the
ground within 120 feet of you. If the target is of evil
alignment, a flaming fissure opens under it. The
target must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving
throw or fall into the fissure and be destroyed,
leaving no remains. The fissure then closes, leaving
no trace of its existence. When you expend the last
charge, the talisman disperses into motes of golden
light and is destroyed.
Talisman of the Sphere
Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement)
When you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check to
control a sphere of annihilation while you are
holding this talisman, you double your proficiency
bonus on the check. In addition, when you start your
turn with control over a sphere of annihilation, you
can use an action to levitate it 10 feet plus a number
of additional feet equal to 10 × your Intelligence
modifier.
Talisman of Ultimate Evil
Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement by a
creature of evil alignment)
This item symbolizes unrepentant evil. A creature
that is neither good nor evil in alignment takes 6d6
necrotic damage upon touching the talisman. A good
creature takes 8d6 necrotic damage upon touching
the talisman. Either sort of creature takes the
damage again each time it ends its turn holding or
carrying the talisman.
If you are an evil cleric or paladin, you can use the
talisman as a holy symbol, and you gain a +2 bonus
to spell attack rolls while you wear or hold it.
The talisman has 6 charges. If you are wearing or
holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge
from the talisman and choose one creature you can
see on the ground within 120 feet of you. If the
target is of good alignment, a flaming fissure opens
under it. The target must succeed on a DC 20
Dexterity saving throw or fall into the fissure and be
destroyed, leaving no remains. The fissure then
closes, leaving no trace of its existence. When you
expend the last charge, the talisman dissolves into
foul-­‐‑smelling slime and is destroyed.
Tome of Clear Thought
Wondrous item, very rare
This book contains memory and logic exercises, and
its words are charged with magic. If you spend 48
hours over a period of 6 days or fewer studying the
book’s contents and practicing its guidelines, your
Intelligence score increases by 2, as does your
maximum for that score. The manual then loses its
magic, but regains it in a century.
Tome of Leadership and Influence
Wondrous item, very rare
This book contains guidelines for influencing and
charming others, and its words are charged with
magic. If you spend 48 hours over a period of 6 days
or fewer studying the book’s contents and practicing
its guidelines, your Charisma score increases by 2, as
does your maximum for that score. The manual then
loses its magic, but regains it in a century.
Tome of Understanding
Wondrous item, very rare
This book contains intuition and insight exercises,
and its words are charged with magic. If you spend
48 hours over a period of 6 days or fewer studying
the book’s contents and practicing its guidelines,
your Wisdom score increases by 2, as does your
maximum for that score. The manual then loses its
magic, but regains it in a century.
Trident of Fish Command
Weapon (trident), uncommon (requires attunement)
This trident is a magic weapon. It has 3 charges.
While you carry it, you can use an action and expend
1 charge to cast dominate beast (save DC 15) from it
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on a beast that has an innate swimming speed. The
trident regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.
Universal Solvent
Wondrous item, legendary
This tube holds milky liquid with a strong alcohol
smell. You can use an action to pour the contents of
the tube onto a surface within reach. The liquid
instantly dissolves up to 1 square foot of adhesive it
touches, including sovereign glue.
Vicious Weapon
Weapon (any), rare
When you roll a 20 on your attack roll with this
magic weapon, your critical hit deals an extra 2d6
damage of the weapon’s type.
Vorpal Sword
Weapon (any sword that deals slashing damage),
legendary (requires attunement)
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon. In addition, the
weapon ignores resistance to slashing damage.
When you attack a creature that has at least one
head with this weapon and roll a 20 on the attack
roll, you cut off one of the creature’s heads. The
creature dies if it can’t survive without the lost head.
A creature is immune to this effect if it is immune to
slashing damage, doesn’t have or need a head, has
legendary actions, or the GM decides that the
creature is too big for its head to be cut off with this
weapon. Such a creature instead takes an extra 6d8
slashing damage from the hit.
Wand of Binding
Wand, rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster)
This wand has 7 charges for the following properties.
It regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. If
you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20. On a 1,
the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed.
Spells. While holding the wand, you can use an
action to expend some of its charges to cast one of
the following spells (save DC 17): hold monster (5
charges) or hold person (2 charges).
Assisted Escape. While holding the wand, you can
use your reaction to expend 1 charge and gain
advantage on a saving throw you make to avoid
being paralyzed or restrained, or you can expend 1
charge and gain advantage on any check you make to
escape a grapple.
Wand of Enemy Detection
Wand, rare (requires attunement)
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action and expend 1 charge to speak its
command word. For the next minute, you know the
direction of the nearest creature hostile to you
within 60 feet, but not its distance from you. The
wand can sense the presence of hostile creatures
that are ethereal, invisible, disguised, or hidden, as
well as those in plain sight. The effect ends if you
stop holding the wand.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a
d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is
destroyed.
Wand of Fear
Wand, rare (requires attunement)
This wand has 7 charges for the following properties.
It regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. If
you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20. On a 1,
the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed.
Command. While holding the wand, you can use
an action to expend 1 charge and command another
creature to flee or grovel, as with the command spell
(save DC 15).
Cone of Fear. While holding the wand, you can use
an action to expend 2 charges, causing the wand’s tip
to emit a 60-­‐‑foot cone of amber light. Each creature
in the cone must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving
throw or become frightened of you for 1 minute.
While it is frightened in this way, a creature must
spend its turns trying to move as far away from you
as it can, and it can’t willingly move to a space within
30 feet of you. It also can’t take reactions. For its
action, it can use only the Dash action or try to
escape from an effect that prevents it from moving. If
it has nowhere it can move, the creature can use the
Dodge action. At the end of each of its turns, a
creature can repeat the saving throw, ending the
effect on itself on a success.
Wand of Fireballs
Wand, rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster)
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to
cast the fireball spell (save DC 15) from it. For 1
charge, you cast the 3rd-­‐‑level version of the spell.
You can increase the spell slot level by one for each
additional charge you expend.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a
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d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is
destroyed.
Wand of Lightning Bolts
Wand, rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster)
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to
cast the lightning bolt spell (save DC 15) from it. For
1 charge, you cast the 3rd-­‐‑level version of the spell.
You can increase the spell slot level by one for each
additional charge you expend.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a
d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is
destroyed.
Wand of Magic Detection
Wand, uncommon
This wand has 3 charges. While holding it, you can
expend 1 charge as an action to cast the detect magic
spell from it. The wand regains 1d3 expended
charges daily at dawn.
Wand of Magic Missiles
Wand, uncommon
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to
cast the magic missile spell from it. For 1 charge, you
cast the 1st-­‐‑level version of the spell. You can
increase the spell slot level by one for each
additional charge you expend.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a
d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is
destroyed.
Wand of Paralysis
Wand, rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster)
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 of its charges to cause a
thin blue ray to streak from the tip toward a creature
you can see within 60 feet of you. The target must
succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be
paralyzed for 1 minute. At the end of each of the
target’s turns, it can repeat the saving throw, ending
the effect on itself on a success.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a
d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is
destroyed.
Wand of Polymorph
Wand, very rare (requires attunement by a
spellcaster)
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 of its charges to cast the
polymorph spell (save DC 15) from it.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a
d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is
destroyed.
Wand of Secrets
Wand, uncommon
The wand has 3 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 of its charges, and if a
secret door or trap is within 30 feet of you, the wand
pulses and points at the one nearest to you. The
wand regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.
Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3
Wand, uncommon (+1), rare (+2), or very rare (+3)
(requires attunement by a spellcaster)
While holding this wand, you gain a bonus to spell
attack rolls determined by the wand’s rarity. In
addition, you ignore half cover when making a spell
attack.
Wand of Web
Wand, uncommon (requires attunement by a
spellcaster)
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 of its charges to cast the
web spell (save DC 15) from it.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a
d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is
destroyed.
Wand of Wonder
Wand, rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster)
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 of its charges and choose a
target within 120 feet of you. The target can be a
creature, an object, or a point in space. Roll d100 and
consult the following table to discover what happens.
If the effect causes you to cast a spell from the
wand, the spell’s save DC is 15. If the spell normally
has a range expressed in feet, its range becomes 120
feet if it isn’t already.
If an effect covers an area, you must center the
spell on and include the target. If an effect has
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multiple possible subjects, the GM randomly
determines which ones are affected.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily
at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a
d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into dust and is
destroyed.
d100 Effect
01–05 You cast slow.
06–10 You cast faerie fire.
11–15 You are stunned until the start of your next turn,
believing something awesome just happened.
16–20 You cast gust of wind.
21–25 You cast detect thoughts on the target you
chose. If you didn’t target a creature, you
instead take 1d6 psychic damage.
26–30 You cast stinking cloud.
31–33 Heavy rain falls in a 60-­‐foot radius centered on
the target. The area becomes lightly obscured.
The rain falls until the start of your next turn.
34–36 An animal appears in the unoccupied space
nearest the target. The animal isn’t under your
control and acts as it normally would. Roll a d100
to determine which animal appears. On a 01–25,
a rhinoceros appears; on a 26–50, an elephant
appears; and on a 51–100, a rat appears.
37–46 You cast lightning bolt.
47–49 A cloud of 600 oversized butterflies fills a 30-­‐foot
radius centered on the target. The area becomes
heavily obscured. The butterflies remain for 10
minutes.
50–53 You enlarge the target as if you had cast
enlarge/reduce. If the target can’t be affected by
that spell, or if you didn’t target a creature, you
become the target.
54–58 You cast darkness.
59–62 Grass grows on the ground in a 60-­‐foot radius
centered on the target. If grass is already there,
it grows to ten times its normal size and remains
overgrown for 1 minute.
63–65 An object of the GM’s choice disappears into the
Ethereal Plane. The object must be neither worn
nor carried, within 120 feet of the target, and no
larger than 10 feet in any dimension.
66–69 You shrink yourself as if you had cast
enlarge/reduce on yourself.
70–79 You cast fireball.
80–84 You cast invisibility on yourself.
85–87 Leaves grow from the target. If you chose a point
in space as the target, leaves sprout from the
creature nearest to that point. Unless they are
picked off, the leaves turn brown and fall off
after 24 hours.
88–90 A stream of 1d4 × 10 gems, each worth 1 gp,
shoots from the wand’s tip in a line 30 feet long
and 5 feet wide. Each gem deals 1 bludgeoning
damage, and the total damage of the gems is
divided equally among all creatures in the line.
91–95 A burst of colorful shimmering light extends
from you in a 30-­‐foot radius. You and each
creature in the area that can see must succeed
on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or become
blinded for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect on itself on a success.
96–97 The target’s skin turns bright blue for 1d10 days.
If you chose a point in space, the creature
nearest to that point is affected.
98–00 If you targeted a creature, it must make a DC 15
Constitution saving throw. If you didn’t target a
creature, you become the target and must make
the saving throw. If the saving throw fails by 5 or
more, the target is instantly petrified. On any
other failed save, the target is restrained and
begins to turn to stone. While restrained in this
way, the target must repeat the saving throw at
the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a
failure or ending the effect on a success. The
petrification lasts until the target is freed by the
greater restoration spell or similar magic.
Weapon, +1, +2, or +3
Weapon (any), uncommon (+1), rare (+2), or very
rare (+3)
You have a bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this magic weapon. The bonus is determined by
the weapon’s rarity.
Well of Many Worlds
Wondrous item, legendary
This fine black cloth, soft as silk, is folded up to the
dimensions of a handkerchief. It unfolds into a
circular sheet 6 feet in diameter.
You can use an action to unfold and place the well
of many worlds on a solid surface, whereupon it
creates a two-­‐‑way portal to another world or plane
of existence. Each time the item opens a portal, the
GM decides where it leads. You can use an action to
close an open portal by taking hold of the edges of
the cloth and folding it up. Once well of many worlds
has opened a portal, it can’t do so again for 1d8
hours.
Wind Fan
Wondrous item, uncommon
While holding this fan, you can use an action to cast
the gust of wind spell (save DC 13) from it. Once used,
the fan shouldn’t be used again until the next dawn.
Each time it is used again before then, it has a
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cumulative 20 percent chance of not working and
tearing into useless, nonmagical tatters.
Winged Boots
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While you wear these boots, you have a flying speed
equal to your walking speed. You can use the boots
to fly for up to 4 hours, all at once or in several
shorter flights, each one using a minimum of 1
minute from the duration. If you are flying when the
duration expires, you descend at a rate of 30 feet per
round until you land.
The boots regain 2 hours of flying capability for
every 12 hours they aren’t in use.
Wings of Flying
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this cloak, you can use an action to
speak its command word. This turns the cloak into a
pair of bat wings or bird wings on your back for 1
hour or until you repeat the command word as an
action. The wings give you a flying speed of 60 feet.
When they disappear, you can’t use them again for
1d12 hours.
Sentient Magic Items
Some magic items possess sentience and personality.
Such an item might be possessed, haunted by the
spirit of a previous owner, or self-­‐‑aware thanks to
the magic used to create it. In any case, the item
behaves like a character, complete with personality
quirks, ideals, bonds, and sometimes flaws. A
sentient item might be a cherished ally to its wielder
or a continual thorn in the side.
Most sentient items are weapons. Other kinds of
items can manifest sentience, but consumable items
such as potions and scrolls are never sentient.
Sentient magic items function as NPCs under the
GM’s control. Any activated property of the item is
under the item’s control, not its wielder’s. As long as
the wielder maintains a good relationship with the
item, the wielder can access those properties
normally. If the relationship is strained, the item can
suppress its activated properties or even turn them
against the wielder.
Creating Sentient Magic Items
When you decide to make a magic item sentient, you
create the item’s persona in the same way you would
create an NPC, with a few exceptions described here.
Abilities
A sentient magic item has Intelligence, Wisdom, and
Charisma scores. You can choose the item’s abilities
or determine them randomly. To determine them
randomly, roll 4d6 for each one, dropping the lowest
roll and totaling the rest.
Communication
A sentient item has some ability to communicate,
either by sharing its emotions, broadcasting its
thoughts telepathically, or speaking aloud. You can
choose how it communicates or roll on the following
table.
d100 Communication
01–60 The item communicates by transmitting emotion
to the creature carrying or wielding it.
61–90 The item can speak, read, and understand one
or more languages.
91–00 The item can speak, read, and understand one
or more languages. In addition, the item can
communicate telepathically with any character
that carries or wields it.
Senses
With sentience comes awareness. A sentient item
can perceive its surroundings out to a limited range.
You can choose its senses or roll on the following
table.
d4 Senses
1 Hearing and normal vision out to 30 feet.
2 Hearing and normal vision out to 60 feet
3 Hearing and normal vision out to 120 feet.
4 Hearing and darkvision out to 120 feet.
Alignment
A sentient magic item has an alignment. Its creator
or nature might suggest an alignment. If not, you can
pick an alignment or roll on the following table.
d100 Alignment d100 Alignment
01–15 Lawful good 74–85 Chaotic neutral
16–35 Neutral good 86–89 Lawful evil
36–50 Chaotic good 90–96 Neutral evil
51–63 Lawful neutral 97–00 Chaotic evil
64–73 Neutral
Special Purpose
You can give a sentient item an objective it pursues,
perhaps to the exclusion of all else. As long as the
wielder’s use of the item aligns with that special
purpose, the item remains cooperative. Deviating
from this course might cause conflict between the
wielder and the item, and could even cause the item
to prevent the use of its activated properties. You
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can pick a special purpose or roll on the following
table.
d10 Purpose
1 Aligned: The item seeks to defeat or destroy those of a
diametrically opposed alignment. (Such an item is
never neutral.)
2 Bane: The item seeks to defeat or destroy creatures of
a particular kind, such as fiends, shapechangers, trolls,
or wizards.
3 Protector: The item seeks to defend a particular race
or kind of creature, such as elves or druids.
4 Crusader: The item seeks to defeat, weaken, or
destroy the servants of a particular deity.
5 Templar: The item seeks to defend the servants and
interests of a particular deity.
6 Destroyer: The item craves destruction and goads its
user to fight arbitrarily.
7 Glory Seeker: The item seeks renown as the greatest
magic item in the world, by establishing its user as a
famous or notorious figure.
8 Lore Seeker: The item craves knowledge or is
determined to solve a mystery, learn a secret, or
unravel a cryptic prophecy.
9 Destiny Seeker: The item is convinced that it and its
wielder have key roles to play in future events.
10 Creator Seeker: The item seeks its creator and wants
to understand why it was created.
Conflict
A sentient item has a will of its own, shaped by its
personality and alignment. If its wielder acts in a
manner opposed to the item’s alignment or purpose,
conflict can arise. When such a conflict occurs, the
item makes a Charisma check contested by the
wielder’s Charisma check. If the item wins the
contest, it makes one or more of the following
demands:
• The item insists on being carried or worn at all
times.
• The item demands that its wielder dispose of
anything the item finds repugnant.
• The item demands that its wielder pursue the
item’s goals to the exclusion of all other goals.
• The item demands to be given to someone else.
If its wielder refuses to comply with the item’s
wishes, the item can do any or all of the following:
• Make it impossible for its wielder to attune to it.
• Suppress one or more of its activated properties.
• Attempt to take control of its wielder.
If a sentient item attempts to take control of its
wielder, the wielder must make a Charisma saving
throw, with a DC equal to 12 + the item’s Charisma
modifier. On a failed save, the wielder is charmed by
the item for 1d12 hours. While charmed, the wielder
must try to follow the item’s commands. If the
wielder takes damage, it can repeat the saving throw,
ending the effect on a success. Whether the attempt
to control its user succeeds or fails, the item can’t
use this power again until the next dawn.
Artifacts
Orb of Dragonkind
Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement)
Ages past, elves and humans waged a terrible war
against evil dragons. When the world seemed
doomed, powerful wizards came together and
worked their greatest magic, forging five Orbs of
Dragonkind (or Dragon Orbs) to help them defeat the
dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five
wizard towers, and there they were used to speed
the war toward a victorious end. The wizards used
the orbs to lure dragons to them, then destroyed the
dragons with powerful magic.
As the wizard towers fell in later ages, the orbs
were destroyed or faded into legend, and only three
are thought to survive. Their magic has been warped
and twisted over the centuries, so although their
primary purpose of calling dragons still functions,
they also allow some measure of control over
dragons.
Each orb contains the essence of an evil dragon, a
presence that resents any attempt to coax magic
from it. Those lacking in force of personality might
find themselves enslaved to an orb.
An orb is an etched crystal globe about 10 inches
in diameter. When used, it grows to about 20 inches
in diameter, and mist swirls inside it.
While attuned to an orb, you can use an action to
peer into the orb’s depths and speak its command
word. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma check.
On a successful check, you control the orb for as long
as you remain attuned to it. On a failed check, you
become charmed by the orb for as long as you
remain attuned to it.
While you are charmed by the orb, you can’t
voluntarily end your attunement to it, and the orb
casts suggestion on you at will (save DC 18), urging
you to work toward the evil ends it desires. The
dragon essence within the orb might want many
things: the annihilation of a particular people,
freedom from the orb, to spread suffering in the
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world, to advance the worship of Tiamat, or
something else the GM decides.
Random Properties. An Orb of Dragonkind has the
following random properties:
• 2 minor beneficial properties
• 1 minor detrimental property
• 1 major detrimental property
Spells. The orb has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3
expended charges daily at dawn. If you control the
orb, you can use an action and expend 1 or more
charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC
18) from it: cure wounds (5th-­‐‑level version, 3
charges), daylight (1 charge), death ward (2 charges),
or scrying (3 charges).
You can also use an action to cast the detect magic
spell from the orb without using any charges.
Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can
use an action to cause the artifact to issue a
telepathic call that extends in all directions for 40
miles. Evil dragons in range feel compelled to come
to the orb as soon as possible by the most direct
route. Dragon deities such as Tiamat are unaffected
by this call. Dragons drawn to the orb might be
hostile toward you for compelling them against their
will. Once you have used this property, it can’t be
used again for 1 hour.
Destroying an Orb. An Orb of Dragonkind appears
fragile but is impervious to most damage, including
the attacks and breath weapons of dragons. A
disintegrate spell or one good hit from a +3 magic
weapon is sufficient to destroy an orb, however.
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Monsters
A monster’s statistics, sometimes referred to as its
stat block, provide the essential information that
you need to run the monster.
Size
A monster can be Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Huge,
or Gargantuan. The Size Categories table shows how
much space a creature of a particular size controls in
combat. See the Player’s Handbook for more
information on creature size and space.
Size Categories
Size Space Examples
Tiny 2½ by 2½ ft. Imp, sprite
Small 5 by 5 ft. Giant rat, goblin
Medium 5 by 5 ft. Orc, werewolf
Large 10 by 10 ft. Hippogriff, ogre
Huge 15 by 15 ft. Fire giant, treant
Gargantuan 20 by 20 ft. or larger Kraken, purple worm
Modifying Creatures
Despite the versatile collection of monsters in this book, you
might be at a loss when it comes to finding the perfect
creature for part of an adventure. Feel free to tweak an
existing creature to make it into something more useful for
you, perhaps by borrowing a trait or two from a different
monster or by using a variant or template, such as the ones
in this book. Keep in mind that modifying a monster,
including when you apply a template to it, might change its
challenge rating.
Type
A monster’s type speaks to its fundamental nature.
Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other
effects in the game interact in special ways with
creatures of a particular type. For example, an arrow
of dragon slaying deals extra damage not only to
dragons but also other creatures of the dragon type,
such as dragon turtles and wyverns.
The game includes the following monster types,
which have no rules of their own.
Aberrations are utterly alien beings. Many of
them have innate magical abilities drawn from the
creature’s alien mind rather than the mystical forces
of the world. The quintessential aberrations are
aboleths, beholders, mind flayers, and slaadi.
Beasts are nonhumanoid creatures that are a
natural part of the fantasy ecology. Some of them
have magical powers, but most are unintelligent and
lack any society or language. Beasts include all
varieties of ordinary animals, dinosaurs, and giant
versions of animals.
Celestials are creatures native to the Upper
Planes. Many of them are the servants of deities,
employed as messengers or agents in the mortal
realm and throughout the planes. Celestials are good
by nature, so the exceptional celestial who strays
from a good alignment is a horrifying rarity.
Celestials include angels, couatls, and pegasi.
Constructs are made, not born. Some are
programmed by their creators to follow a simple set
of instructions, while others are imbued with
sentience and capable of independent thought.
Golems are the iconic constructs. Many creatures
native to the outer plane of Mechanus, such as
modrons, are constructs shaped from the raw
material of the plane by the will of more powerful
creatures.
Dragons are large reptilian creatures of ancient
origin and tremendous power. True dragons,
including the good metallic dragons and the evil
chromatic dragons, are highly intelligent and have
innate magic. Also in this category are creatures
distantly related to true dragons, but less powerful,
less intelligent, and less magical, such as wyverns
and pseudodragons.
Elementals are creatures native to the elemental
planes. Some creatures of this type are little more
than animate masses of their respective elements,
including the creatures simply called elementals.
Others have biological forms infused with elemental
energy. The races of genies, including djinn and
efreet, form the most important civilizations on the
elemental planes. Other elemental creatures include
azers and invisible stalkers.
Fey are magical creatures closely tied to the forces
of nature. They dwell in twilight groves and misty
forests. In some worlds, they are closely tied to the
Feywild, also called the Plane of Faerie. Some are
also found in the Outer Planes, particularly the
planes of Arborea and the Beastlands. Fey include
dryads, pixies, and satyrs.
Fiends are creatures of wickedness that are native
to the Lower Planes. A few are the servants of deities,
but many more labor under the leadership of
archdevils and demon princes. Evil priests and
mages sometimes summon fiends to the material
world to do their bidding. If an evil celestial is a
rarity, a good fiend is almost inconceivable. Fiends
include demons, devils, hell hounds, rakshasas, and
yugoloths.
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Giants tower over humans and their kind. They
are humanlike in shape, though some have multiple
heads (ettins) or deformities (fomorians). The six
varieties of true giant are hill giants, stone giants,
frost giants, fire giants, cloud giants, and storm
giants. Besides these, creatures such as ogres and
trolls are giants.
Humanoids are the main peoples of a fantasy
gaming world, both civilized and savage, including
humans and a tremendous variety of other species.
They have language and culture, few if any innate
magical abilities (though most humanoids can learn
spellcasting), and a bipedal form. The most common
humanoid races are the ones most suitable as player
characters: humans, dwarves, elves, and halflings.
Almost as numerous but far more savage and brutal,
and almost uniformly evil, are the races of goblinoids
(goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears), orcs, gnolls,
lizardfolk, and kobolds.
Monstrosities are monsters in the strictest
sense—frightening creatures that are not ordinary,
not truly natural, and almost never benign. Some are
the results of magical experimentation gone awry
(such as owlbears), and others are the product of
terrible curses (including minotaurs and yuan-­‐‑ti).
They defy categorization, and in some sense serve as
a catch-­‐‑all category for creatures that don’t fit into
any other type.
Oozes are gelatinous creatures that rarely have a
fixed shape. They are mostly subterranean, dwelling
in caves and dungeons and feeding on refuse, carrion,
or creatures unlucky enough to get in their way.
Black puddings and gelatinous cubes are among the
most recognizable oozes.
Plants in this context are vegetable creatures, not
ordinary flora. Most of them are ambulatory, and
some are carnivorous. The quintessential plants are
the shambling mound and the treant. Fungal
creatures such as the gas spore and the myconid also
fall into this category.
Undead are once-­‐‑living creatures brought to a
horrifying state of undeath through the practice of
necromantic magic or some unholy curse. Undead
include walking corpses, such as vampires and
zombies, as well as bodiless spirits, such as ghosts
and specters.
Tags
A monster might have one or more tags appended to
its type, in parentheses. For example, an orc has the
humanoid (orc) type. The parenthetical tags provide
additional categorization for certain creatures. The
tags have no rules of their own, but something in the
game, such as a magic item, might refer to them. For
instance, a spear that is especially effective at
fighting demons would work against any monster
that has the demon tag.
Alignment
A monster’s alignment provides a clue to its
disposition and how it behaves in a roleplaying or
combat situation. For example, a chaotic evil
monster might be difficult to reason with and might
attack characters on sight, whereas a neutral
monster might be willing to negotiate. See the
Player’s Handbook for descriptions of the different
alignments.
The alignment specified in a monster’s stat block
is the default. Feel free to depart from it and change
a monster’s alignment to suit the needs of your
campaign. If you want a good-­‐‑aligned green dragon
or an evil storm giant, there’s nothing stopping you.
Some creatures can have any alignment. In other
words, you choose the monster’s alignment. Some
monster’s alignment entry indicates a tendency or
aversion toward law, chaos, good, or evil. For
example, a berserker can be any chaotic alignment
(chaotic good, chaotic neutral, or chaotic evil), as
befits its wild nature.
Many creatures of low intelligence have no
comprehension of law or chaos, good or evil. They
don’t make moral or ethical choices, but rather act
on instinct. These creatures are unaligned, which
means they don’t have an alignment.
Armor Class
A monster that wears armor or carries a shield has
an Armor Class (AC) that takes its armor, shield, and
Dexterity into account. Otherwise, a monster’s AC is
based on its Dexterity modifier and natural armor, if
any. If a monster has natural armor, wears armor, or
carries a shield, this is noted in parentheses after its
AC value.
Hit Points
A monster usually dies or is destroyed when it drops
to 0 hit points. For more on hit points, see the
Player’s Handbook.
A monster’s hit points are presented both as a die
expression and as an average number. For example,
a monster with 2d8 hit points has 9 hit points on
average (2 × 4½).
A monster’s size determines the die used to
calculate its hit points, as shown in the Hit Dice by
Size table.
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Hit Dice by Size
Monster Size Hit Die Average HP per Die
Tiny d4 2½
Small d6 3½
Medium d8 4½
Large d10 5½
Huge d12 6½
Gargantuan d20 10½
A monster’s Constitution modifier also affects the
number of hit points it has. Its Constitution modifier
is multiplied by the number of Hit Dice it possesses,
and the result is added to its hit points. For example,
if a monster has a Constitution of 12 (+1 modifier)
and 2d8 Hit Dice, it has 2d8 + 2 hit points (average
11).
Speed
A monster’s speed tells you how far it can move on
its turn. For more information on speed, see the
Player’s Handbook.
All creatures have a walking speed, simply called
the monster’s speed. Creatures that have no form of
ground-­‐‑based locomotion have a walking speed of 0
feet.
Some creatures have one or more of the following
additional movement modes.
Burrow
A monster that has a burrowing speed can use that
speed to move through sand, earth, mud, or ice. A
monster can’t burrow through solid rock unless it
has a special trait that allows it to do so.
Climb
A monster that has a climbing speed can use all or
part of its movement to move on vertical surfaces.
The monster doesn’t need to spend extra movement
to climb.
Fly
A monster that has a flying speed can use all or part
of its movement to fly. Some monsters have the
ability to hover, which makes them hard to knock
out of the air (as explained in the rules on flying in
the Player’s Handbook). Such a monster stops
hovering when it dies.
Swim
A monster that has a swimming speed doesn’t need
to spend extra movement to swim.
Ability Scores
Every monster has six ability scores (Strength,
Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and
Charisma) and corresponding modifiers. For more
information on ability scores and how they’re used
in play, see the Player’s Handbook.
Saving Throws
The Saving Throws entry is reserved for creatures
that are adept at resisting certain kinds of effects.
For example, a creature that isn’t easily charmed or
frightened might gain a bonus on its Wisdom saving
throws. Most creatures don’t have special saving
throw bonuses, in which case this section is absent.
A saving throw bonus is the sum of a monster’s
relevant ability modifier and its proficiency bonus,
which is determined by the monster’s challenge
rating (as shown in the Proficiency Bonus by
Challenge Rating table).
Proficiency Bonus by Challenge Rating
Challenge
Proficiency
Bonus Challenge
Proficiency
Bonus
0 +2 14 +5
1/8 +2 15 +5
1/4 +2 16 +5
1/2 +2 17 +6
1 +2 18 +6
2 +2 19 +6
3 +2 20 +6
4 +2 21 +7
5 +3 22 +7
6 +3 23 +7
7 +3 24 +7
8 +3 25 +8
9 +4 26 +8
10 +4 27 +8
11 +4 28 +8
12 +4 29 +9
13 +5 30 +9
Skills
The Skills entry is reserved for monsters that are
proficient in one or more skills. For example, a
monster that is very perceptive and stealthy might
have bonuses to Wisdom (Perception) and Dexterity
(Stealth) checks.
A skill bonus is the sum of a monster’s relevant
ability modifier and its proficiency bonus, which is
determined by the monster’s challenge rating (as
shown in the Proficiency Bonus by Challenge Rating
table). Other modifiers might apply. For instance, a
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monster might have a larger-­‐‑than-­‐‑expected bonus
(usually double its proficiency bonus) to account for
its heightened expertise.
Vulnerabilities, Resistances, and
Immunities
Some creatures have vulnerability, resistance, or
immunity to certain types of damage. Particular
creatures are even resistant or immune to damage
from nonmagical attacks (a magical attack is an
attack delivered by a spell, a magic item, or another
magical source). In addition, some creatures are
immune to certain conditions.
Senses
The Senses entry notes a monster’s passive Wisdom
(Perception) score, as well as any special senses the
monster might have. Special senses are described
below.
Blindsight
A monster with blindsight can perceive its
surroundings without relying on sight, within a
specific radius.
Creatures without eyes, such as grimlocks and
gray oozes, typically have this special sense, as do
creatures with echolocation or heightened senses,
such as bats and true dragons.
If a monster is naturally blind, it has a
parenthetical note to this effect, indicating that the
radius of its blindsight defines the maximum range
of its perception.
Darkvision
A monster with darkvision can see in the dark within
a specific radius. The monster can see in dim light
within the radius as if it were bright light, and in
darkness as if it were dim light. The monster can’t
discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Many
creatures that live underground have this special
sense.
Armor, Weapon, and Tool Proficiencies
Assume that a creature is proficient with its armor, weapons,
and tools. If you swap them out, you decide whether the
creature is proficient with its new equipment.
For example, a hill giant typically wears hide armor and
wields a greatclub. You could equip a hill giant with chain
mail and a greataxe instead, and assume the giant is
proficient with both, one or the other, or neither.
See the Player’s Handbook for rules on using armor or
weapons without proficiency.
Tremorsense
A monster with tremorsense can detect and pinpoint
the origin of vibrations within a specific radius,
provided that the monster and the source of the
vibrations are in contact with the same ground or
substance. Tremorsense can’t be used to detect
flying or incorporeal creatures. Many burrowing
creatures, such as ankhegs and umber hulks, have
this special sense.
Truesight
A monster with truesight can, out to a specific range,
see in normal and magical darkness, see invisible
creatures and objects, automatically detect visual
illusions and succeed on saving throws against them,
and perceive the original form of a shapechanger or
a creature that is transformed by magic.
Furthermore, the monster can see into the Ethereal
Plane within the same range.
Languages
The languages that a monster can speak are listed in
alphabetical order. Sometimes a monster can
understand a language but can’t speak it, and this is
noted in its entry. A “—” indicates that a creature
neither speaks nor understands any language.
Telepathy
Telepathy is a magical ability that allows a monster
to communicate mentally with another creature
within a specified range. The contacted creature
doesn’t need to share a language with the monster to
communicate in this way with it, but it must be able
to understand at least one language. A creature
without telepathy can receive and respond to
telepathic messages but can’t initiate or terminate a
telepathic conversation.
A telepathic monster doesn’t need to see a
contacted creature and can end the telepathic
contact at any time. The contact is broken as soon as
the two creatures are no longer within range of each
other or if the telepathic monster contacts a
different creature within range. A telepathic monster
can initiate or terminate a telepathic conversation
without using an action, but while the monster is
incapacitated, it can’t initiate telepathic contact, and
any current contact is terminated.
A creature within the area of an antimagic field or
in any other location where magic doesn’t function
can’t send or receive telepathic messages.
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Challenge
A monster’s challenge rating tells you how great a
threat the monster is. An appropriately equipped
and well-­‐‑rested party of four adventurers should be
able to defeat a monster that has a challenge rating
equal to its level without suffering any deaths. For
example, a party of four 3rd-­‐‑level characters should
find a monster with a challenge rating of 3 to be a
worthy challenge, but not a deadly one.
Monsters that are significantly weaker than 1st-­‐‑
level characters have a challenge rating lower than 1.
Monsters with a challenge rating of 0 are
insignificant except in large numbers; those with no
effective attacks are worth no experience points,
while those that have attacks are worth 10 XP each.
Some monsters present a greater challenge than
even a typical 20th-­‐‑level party can handle. These
monsters have a challenge rating of 21 or higher and
are specifically designed to test player skill.
Experience Points
The number of experience points (XP) a monster is
worth is based on its challenge rating. Typically, XP
is awarded for defeating the monster, although the
GM may also award XP for neutralizing the threat
posed by the monster in some other manner.
Unless something tells you otherwise, a monster
summoned by a spell or other magical ability is
worth the XP noted in its stat block.
Experience Points by Challenge Rating
Challenge XP Challenge XP
0 0 or 10 14 11,500
1/8 25 15 13,000
1/4 50 16 15,000
1/2 100 17 18,000
1 200 18 20,000
2 450 19 22,000
3 700 20 25,000
4 1,100 21 33,000
5 1,800 22 41,000
6 2,300 23 50,000
7 2,900 24 62,000
8 3,900 25 75,000
9 5,000 26 90,000
10 5,900 27 105,000
11 7,200 28 120,000
12 8,400 29 135,000
13 10,000 30 155,000
Special Traits
Special traits (which appear after a monster’s
challenge rating but before any actions or reactions)
are characteristics that are likely to be relevant in a
combat encounter and that require some
explanation.
Innate Spellcasting
A monster with the innate ability to cast spells has
the Innate Spellcasting special trait. Unless noted
otherwise, an innate spell of 1st level or higher is
always cast at its lowest possible level and can’t be
cast at a higher level. If a monster has a cantrip
where its level matters and no level is given, use the
monster’s challenge rating.
An innate spell can have special rules or
restrictions. For example, a drow mage can innately
cast the levitate spell, but the spell has a “self only”
restriction, which means that the spell affects only
the drow mage.
A monster’s innate spells can’t be swapped out
with other spells. If a monster’s innate spells don’t
require attack rolls, no attack bonus is given for
them.
Spellcasting
A monster with the Spellcasting special trait has a
spellcaster level and spell slots, which it uses to cast
its spells of 1st level and higher (as explained in the
Player’s Handbook). The spellcaster level is also used
for any cantrips included in the feature.
The monster has a list of spells known or prepared
from a specific class. The list might also include
spells from a feature in that class, such as the Divine
Domain feature of the cleric or the Druid Circle
feature of the druid. The monster is considered a
member of that class when attuning to or using a
magic item that requires membership in the class or
access to its spell list.
A monster can cast a spell from its list at a higher
level if it has the spell slot to do so. For example, a
drow mage with the 3rd-­‐‑level lightning bolt spell can
cast it as a 5th-­‐‑level spell by using one of its 5th-­‐‑level
spell slots.
You can change the spells that a monster knows or
has prepared, replacing any spell on its spell list with
a spell of the same level and from the same class list.
If you do so, you might cause the monster to be a
greater or lesser threat than suggested by its
challenge rating.
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Psionics
A monster that casts spells using only the power of
its mind has the psionics tag added to its Spellcasting
or Innate Spellcasting special trait. This tag carries
no special rules of its own, but other parts of the
game might refer to it. A monster that has this tag
typically doesn’t require any components to cast its
spells.
Actions
When a monster takes its action, it can choose from
the options in the Actions section of its stat block or
use one of the actions available to all creatures, such
as the Dash or Hide action, as described in the
Player’s Handbook.
Melee and Ranged Attacks
The most common actions that a monster will take
in combat are melee and ranged attacks. These can
be spell attacks or weapon attacks, where the
“weapon” might be a manufactured item or a natural
weapon, such as a claw or tail spike. For more
information on different kinds of attacks, see the
Player’s Handbook.
Creature vs. Target. The target of a melee or
ranged attack is usually either one creature or one
target, the difference being that a “target” can be a
creature or an object.
Hit. Any damage dealt or other effects that occur
as a result of an attack hitting a target are described
after the “Hit” notation. You have the option of
taking average damage or rolling the damage; for
this reason, both the average damage and the die
expression are presented.
Miss. If an attack has an effect that occurs on a
miss, that information is presented after the “Miss:”
notation.
Multiattack
A creature that can make multiple attacks on its turn
has the Multiattack action. A creature can’t use
Multiattack when making an opportunity attack,
which must be a single melee attack.
Ammunition
A monster carries enough ammunition to make its
ranged attacks. You can assume that a monster has
2d4 pieces of ammunition for a thrown weapon
attack, and 2d10 pieces of ammunition for a
projectile weapon such as a bow or crossbow.
Reactions
If a monster can do something special with its
reaction, that information is contained here. If a
creature has no special reaction, this section is
absent.
Limited Usage
Some special abilities have restrictions on the
number of times they can be used.
X/Day. The notation “X/Day” means a special
ability can be used X number of times and that a
monster must finish a long rest to regain expended
uses. For example, “1/Day” means a special ability
can be used once and that the monster must finish a
long rest to use it again.
Recharge X–Y. The notation “Recharge X–Y”
means a monster can use a special ability once and
that the ability then has a random chance of
recharging during each subsequent round of combat.
At the start of each of the monster’s turns, roll a d6.
If the roll is one of the numbers in the recharge
notation, the monster regains the use of the special
ability. The ability also recharges when the monster
finishes a short or long rest.
For example, “Recharge 5–6” means a monster can
use the special ability once. Then, at the start of the
monster’s turn, it regains the use of that ability if it
rolls a 5 or 6 on a d6.
Recharge after a Short or Long Rest. This
notation means that a monster can use a special
ability once and then must finish a short or long rest
to use it again.
Grapple Rules for Monsters
Many monsters have special attacks that allow them to
quickly grapple prey. When a monster hits with such an
attack, it doesn’t need to make an additional ability check to
determine whether the grapple succeeds, unless the attack
says otherwise.
A creature grappled by the monster can use its action to
try to escape. To do so, it must succeed on a Strength
(Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check against the escape
DC in the monster’s stat block. If no escape DC is given,
assume the DC is 10 + the monster’s Strength (Athletics)
modifier.
Equipment
A stat block rarely refers to equipment, other than
armor or weapons used by a monster. A creature
that customarily wears clothes, such as a humanoid,
is assumed to be dressed appropriately.
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You can equip monsters with additional gear and
trinkets however you like, and you decide how much
of a monster’s equipment is recoverable after the
creature is slain and whether any of that equipment
is still usable. A battered suit of armor made for a
monster is rarely usable by someone else, for
instance.
If a spellcasting monster needs material
components to cast its spells, assume that it has the
material components it needs to cast the spells in its
stat block.
Legendary Creatures
A legendary creature can do things that ordinary
creatures can’t. It can take special actions outside its
turn, and it might exert magical influence for miles
around.
If a creature assumes the form of a legendary
creature, such as through a spell, it doesn’t gain that
form’s legendary actions, lair actions, or regional
effects.
Legendary Actions
A legendary creature can take a certain number of
special actions—called legendary actions—outside
its turn. Only one legendary action option can be
used at a time and only at the end of another
creature’s turn. A creature regains its spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn. It can forgo
using them, and it can’t use them while incapacitated
or otherwise unable to take actions. If surprised, it
can’t use them until after its first turn in the combat.
A Legendary Creature’s Lair
A legendary creature might have a section
describing its lair and the special effects it can create
while there, either by act of will or simply by being
present. Such a section applies only to a legendary
creature that spends a great deal of time in its lair.
Lair Actions
If a legendary creature has lair actions, it can use
them to harness the ambient magic in its lair. On
initiative count 20 (losing all initiative ties), it can
use one of its lair action options. It can’t do so while
incapacitated or otherwise unable to take actions. If
surprised, it can’t use one until after its first turn in
the combat.
Regional Effects
The mere presence of a legendary creature can have
strange and wondrous effects on its environment, as
noted in this section. Regional effects end abruptly
or dissipate over time when the legendary creature
dies.
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Monsters (A)
Aboleth
Large aberration, lawful evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 135 (18d10 + 36)
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 9 (−1) 15 (+2) 18 (+4) 15 (+2) 18 (+4)
Saving Throws Con +6, Int +8, Wis +6
Skills History +12, Perception +10
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 20
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Amphibious. The aboleth can breathe air and water.
Mucous Cloud. While underwater, the aboleth is
surrounded by transformative mucus. A creature that
touches the aboleth or that hits it with a melee attack
while within 5 feet of it must make a DC 14
Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature is
diseased for 1d4 hours. The diseased creature can
breathe only underwater.
Probing Telepathy. If a creature communicates
telepathically with the aboleth, the aboleth learns the
creature’s greatest desires if the aboleth can see the
creature.
Actions
Multiattack. The aboleth makes three tentacle attacks.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If
the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14
Constitution saving throw or become diseased. The
disease has no effect for 1 minute and can be removed
by any magic that cures disease. After 1 minute, the
diseased creature’s skin becomes translucent and slimy,
the creature can’t regain hit points unless it is
underwater, and the disease can be removed only by
heal or another disease-­‐curing spell of 6th level or
higher. When the creature is outside a body of water, it
takes 6 (1d12) acid damage every 10 minutes unless
moisture is applied to the skin before 10 minutes have
passed.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft. one
target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage.
Enslave (3/Day). The aboleth targets one creature it
can see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on
a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be magically charmed
by the aboleth until the aboleth dies or until it is on a
different plane of existence from the target. The
charmed target is under the aboleth’s control and can’t
take reactions, and the aboleth and the target can
communicate telepathically with each other over any
distance.
Whenever the charmed target takes damage, the
target can repeat the saving throw. On a success, the
effect ends. No more than once every 24 hours, the
target can also repeat the saving throw when it is at
least 1 mile away from the aboleth.
Legendary Actions
The aboleth can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The aboleth regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The aboleth makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Swipe. The aboleth makes one tail attack.
Psychic Drain (Costs 2 Actions). One creature charmed
by the aboleth takes 10 (3d6) psychic damage, and
the aboleth regains hit points equal to the damage
the creature takes.
Angels
Deva
Medium celestial, lawful good
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (16d8 + 64)
Speed 30 ft., fly 90 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 18 (+4) 18 (+4) 17 (+3) 20 (+5) 20 (+5)
Saving Throws Wis +9, Cha +9
Skills Insight +9, Perception +9
Damage Resistances radiant; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 19
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Languages all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Angelic Weapons. The deva’s weapon attacks are
magical. When the deva hits with any weapon, the
weapon deals an extra 4d8 radiant damage (included in
the attack).
Innate Spellcasting. The deva’s spellcasting ability is
Charisma (spell save DC 17). The deva can innately cast
the following spells, requiring only verbal components:
At will: detect evil and good
1/day each: commune, raise dead
Magic Resistance. The deva has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The deva makes two melee attacks.
Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus 18
(4d8) radiant damage.
Healing Touch (3/Day). The deva touches another
creature. The target magically regains 20 (4d8 + 2) hit
points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison,
blindness, or deafness.
Change Shape. The deva magically polymorphs into a
humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to
or less than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the deva’s choice).
In a new form, the deva retains its game statistics
and ability to speak, but its AC, movement modes,
Strength, Dexterity, and special senses are replaced by
those of the new form, and it gains any statistics and
capabilities (except class features, legendary actions,
and lair actions) that the new form has but that it lacks.
Planetar
Large celestial, lawful good
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 200 (16d10 + 112)
Speed 40 ft., fly 120 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
24 (+7) 20 (+5) 24 (+7) 19 (+4) 22 (+6) 25 (+7)
Saving Throws Con +12, Wis +11, Cha +12
Skills Perception +11
Damage Resistances radiant; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 21
Languages all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 16 (15,000 XP)
Angelic Weapons. The planetar’s weapon attacks are
magical. When the planetar hits with any weapon, the
weapon deals an extra 5d8 radiant damage (included in
the attack).
Divine Awareness. The planetar knows if it hears a lie.
Innate Spellcasting. The planetar’s spellcasting ability
is Charisma (spell save DC 20). The planetar can
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material
components:
At will: detect evil and good, invisibility (self only)
3/day each: blade barrier, dispel evil and good, flame
strike, raise dead
1/day each: commune, control weather, insect plague
Magic Resistance. The planetar has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The planetar makes two melee attacks.
Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 21 (4d6 + 7) slashing damage plus
22 (5d8) radiant damage.
Healing Touch (4/Day). The planetar touches another
creature. The target magically regains 30 (6d8 + 3) hit
points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison,
blindness, or deafness.
Solar
Large celestial, lawful good
Armor Class 21 (natural armor)
Hit Points 243 (18d10 + 144)
Speed 50 ft., fly 150 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
26 (+8) 22 (+6) 26 (+8) 25 (+7) 25 (+7) 30 (+10)
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Saving Throws Int +14, Wis +14, Cha +17
Skills Perception +14
Damage Resistances radiant; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 24
Languages all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
Angelic Weapons. The solar’s weapon attacks are
magical. When the solar hits with any weapon, the
weapon deals an extra 6d8 radiant damage (included in
the attack).
Divine Awareness. The solar knows if it hears a lie.
Innate Spellcasting. The solar’s spellcasting ability is
Charisma (spell save DC 25). It can innately cast the
following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect evil and good, invisibility (self only)
3/day each: blade barrier, dispel evil and good,
resurrection
1/day each: commune, control weather
Magic Resistance. The solar has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The solar makes two greatsword attacks.
Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8) slashing damage plus
27 (6d8) radiant damage.
Slaying Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +13 to hit,
range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) piercing
damage plus 27 (6d8) radiant damage. If the target is a
creature that has 100 hit points or fewer, it must
succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or die.
Flying Sword. The solar releases its greatsword to
hover magically in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
it. If the solar can see the sword, the solar can mentally
command it as a bonus action to fly up to 50 feet and
either make one attack against a target or return to the
solar’s hands. If the hovering sword is targeted by any
effect, the solar is considered to be holding it. The
hovering sword falls if the solar dies.
Healing Touch (4/Day). The solar touches another
creature. The target magically regains 40 (8d8 + 4) hit
points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison,
blindness, or deafness.
Legendary Actions
The solar can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from
the options below. Only one legendary action option
can be used at a time and only at the end of another
creature’s turn. The solar regains spent legendary
actions at the start of its turn.
Teleport. The solar magically teleports, along with any
equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to
an unoccupied space it can see.
Searing Burst (Costs 2 Actions). The solar emits
magical, divine energy. Each creature of its choice in
a 10-­‐foot radius must make a DC 23 Dexterity saving
throw, taking 14 (4d6) fire damage plus 14 (4d6)
radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Blinding Gaze (Costs 3 Actions). The solar targets one
creature it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target
can see it, the target must succeed on a DC 15
Constitution saving throw or be blinded until magic
such as the lesser restoration spell removes the
blindness.
Animated Objects
Animated Armor
Medium construct, unaligned
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 25 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 11 (+0) 13 (+1) 1 (−5) 3 (−4) 1 (−5)
Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened,
exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified,
poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 6
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Antimagic Susceptibility. The armor is incapacitated
while in the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by
dispel magic, the armor must succeed on a
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Constitution saving throw against the caster’s spell
save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.
False Appearance. While the armor remains
motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal suit of
armor.
Actions
Multiattack. The armor makes two melee attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Flying Sword
Small construct, unaligned
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 17 (5d6)
Speed 0 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 1 (−5) 5 (−3) 1 (−5)
Saving Throws Dex +4
Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened,
frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 7
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Antimagic Susceptibility. The sword is incapacitated
while in the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by
dispel magic, the sword must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw against the caster’s spell
save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.
False Appearance. While the sword remains
motionless and isn’t flying, it is indistinguishable from a
normal sword.
Actions
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) slashing damage.
Rug of Smothering
Large construct, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 33 (6d10)
Speed 10 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 1 (−5) 3 (−4) 1 (−5)
Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened,
frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 6
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Antimagic Susceptibility. The rug is incapacitated while
in the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by dispel
magic, the rug must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw against the caster’s spell save DC or fall
unconscious for 1 minute.
Damage Transfer. While it is grappling a creature, the
rug takes only half the damage dealt to it, and the
creature grappled by the rug takes the other half.
False Appearance. While the rug remains motionless, it
is indistinguishable from a normal rug.
Actions
Smother. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one Medium or smaller creature. Hit: The creature is
grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the
target is restrained, blinded, and at risk of suffocating,
and the rug can’t smother another target. In addition,
at the start of each of the target’s turns, the target
takes 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Ankheg
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor), 11 while prone
Hit Points 39 (6d10 + 6)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 10 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 11 (+0) 13 (+1) 1 (−5) 13 (+1) 6 (−2)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive
Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
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Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage plus 3 (1d6)
acid damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature,
it is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends,
the ankheg can bite only the grappled creature and has
advantage on attack rolls to do so.
Acid Spray (Recharge 6). The ankheg spits acid in a line
that is 30 feet long and 5 feet wide, provided that it has
no creature grappled. Each creature in that line must
make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 10 (3d6)
acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
on a successful one.
Azer
Medium elemental, lawful neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor, shield)
Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 12 (+1) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 10 (+0)
Saving Throws Con +4
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Ignan
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Heated Body. A creature that touches the azer or hits it
with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 5
(1d10) fire damage.
Heated Weapons. When the azer hits with a metal
melee weapon, it deals an extra 3 (1d6) fire damage
(included in the attack).
Illumination. The azer sheds bright light in a 10-­‐foot
radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
Actions
Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage, or
8 (1d10 + 3) bludgeoning damage if used with two
hands to make a melee attack, plus 3 (1d6) fire damage.
Monsters (B)
Basilisk
Medium monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 8 (−1) 15 (+2) 2 (−4) 8 (−1) 7 (−2)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Petrifying Gaze. If a creature starts its turn within 30
feet of the basilisk and the two of them can see each
other, the basilisk can force the creature to make a DC
12 Constitution saving throw if the basilisk isn’t
incapacitated. On a failed save, the creature magically
begins to turn to stone and is restrained. It must repeat
the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a
success, the effect ends. On a failure, the creature is
petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or
other magic.
A creature that isn’t surprised can avert its eyes to
avoid the saving throw at the start of its turn. If it does
so, it can’t see the basilisk until the start of its next turn,
when it can avert its eyes again. If it looks at the
basilisk in the meantime, it must immediately make the
save.
If the basilisk sees its reflection within 30 feet of it in
bright light, it mistakes itself for a rival and targets
itself with its gaze.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6)
poison damage.
Behir
Huge monstrosity, neutral evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 168 (16d12 + 64)
Speed 50 ft., climb 40 ft.
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 7 (−2) 14 (+2) 12 (+1)
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses darkvision 90 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Draconic
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The behir makes two attacks: one with its
bite and one to constrict.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) piercing damage.
Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one Large or smaller creature. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6)
bludgeoning damage plus 17 (2d10 + 6) slashing
damage. The target is grappled (escape DC 16) if the
behir isn’t already constricting a creature, and the
target is restrained until this grapple ends.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). The behir exhales a
line of lightning that is 20 feet long and 5 feet wide.
Each creature in that line must make a DC 16 Dexterity
saving throw, taking 66 (12d10) lightning damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Swallow. The behir makes one bite attack against a
Medium or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack
hits, the target is also swallowed, and the grapple ends.
While swallowed, the target is blinded and restrained,
it has total cover against attacks and other effects
outside the behir, and it takes 21 (6d6) acid damage at
the start of each of the behir’s turns. A behir can have
only one creature swallowed at a time.
If the behir takes 30 damage or more on a single turn
from the swallowed creature, the behir must succeed
on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw at the end of that
turn or regurgitate the creature, which falls prone in a
space within 10 feet of the behir. If the behir dies, a
swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can
escape from the corpse by using 15 feet of movement,
exiting prone.
Bugbear
Medium humanoid (goblinoid), chaotic evil
Armor Class 16 (hide armor, shield)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 8 (−1) 11 (+0) 9 (−1)
Skills Stealth +6, Survival +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Goblin
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage
when the bugbear hits with it (included in the attack).
Surprise Attack. If the bugbear surprises a creature and
hits it with an attack during the first round of combat,
the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) damage from the
attack.
Actions
Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2) piercing damage.
Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 +
2) piercing damage in melee or 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing
damage at range.
Bulette
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 94 (9d10 + 45)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 11 (+0) 21 (+5) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Skills Perception +6
Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive
Perception 16
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Standing Leap. The bulette’s long jump is up to 30 feet
and its high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a
running start.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 30 (4d12 + 4) piercing damage.
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Deadly Leap. If the bulette jumps at least 15 feet as
part of its movement, it can then use this action to land
on its feet in a space that contains one or more other
creatures. Each of those creatures must succeed on a
DC 16 Strength or Dexterity saving throw (target’s
choice) or be knocked prone and take 14 (3d6 + 4)
bludgeoning damage plus 14 (3d6 + 4) slashing
damage. On a successful save, the creature takes only
half the damage, isn’t knocked prone, and is pushed 5
feet out of the bulette’s space into an unoccupied
space of the creature’s choice. If no unoccupied space
is within range, the creature instead falls prone in the
bulette’s space.
Monsters (C)
Centaur
Large monstrosity, neutral good
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 9 (−1) 13 (+1) 11 (+0)
Skills Athletics +6, Perception +3, Survival +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Elvish, Sylvan
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Charge. If the centaur moves at least 30 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a pike attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 10 (3d6)
piercing damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The centaur makes two attacks: one with
its pike and one with its hooves or two with its
longbow.
Pike. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) piercing damage.
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range
150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing
damage.
Chimera
Large monstrosity, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 114 (12d10 + 48)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 11 (+0) 19 (+4) 3 (−4) 14 (+2) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +8
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages understands Draconic but can’t speak
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The chimera makes three attacks: one
with its bite, one with its horns, and one with its claws.
When its fire breath is available, it can use the breath
in place of its bite or horns.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage.
Horns. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (1d12 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon head exhales
fire in a 15-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 31 (7d8)
fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
on a successful one.
Chuul
Large aberration, chaotic evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 93 (11d10 + 33)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 5 (−3) 11 (+0) 5 (−3)
Skills Perception +4
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages understands Deep Speech but can’t speak
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Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Amphibious. The chuul can breathe air and water.
Sense Magic. The chuul senses magic within 120 feet
of it at will. This trait otherwise works like the detect
magic spell but isn’t itself magical.
Actions
Multiattack. The chuul makes two pincer attacks. If the
chuul is grappling a creature, the chuul can also use its
tentacles once.
Pincer. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. The
target is grappled (escape DC 14) if it is a Large or
smaller creature and the chuul doesn’t have two other
creatures grappled.
Tentacles. One creature grappled by the chuul must
succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be
poisoned for 1 minute. Until this poison ends, the
target is paralyzed. The target can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect
on itself on a success.
Cloaker
Large aberration, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 78 (12d10 + 12)
Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 14 (+2)
Skills Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Deep Speech, Undercommon
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Damage Transfer. While attached to a creature, the
cloaker takes only half the damage dealt to it (rounded
down), and that creature takes the other half.
False Appearance. While the cloaker remains
motionless without its underside exposed, it is
indistinguishable from a dark leather cloak.
Light Sensitivity. While in bright light, the cloaker has
disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception)
checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The cloaker makes two attacks: one with
its bite and one with its tail.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage, and if the
target is Large or smaller, the cloaker attaches to it. If
the cloaker has advantage against the target, the
cloaker attaches to the target’s head, and the target is
blinded and unable to breathe while the cloaker is
attached. While attached, the cloaker can make this
attack only against the target and has advantage on the
attack roll. The cloaker can detach itself by spending 5
feet of its movement. A creature, including the target,
can take its action to detach the cloaker by succeeding
on a DC 16 Strength check.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
creature. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage.
Moan. Each creature within 60 feet of the cloaker that
can hear its moan and that isn’t an aberration must
succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or become
frightened until the end of the cloaker’s next turn. If a
creature’s saving throw is successful, the creature is
immune to the cloaker’s moan for the next 24 hours
Phantasms (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The
cloaker magically creates three illusory duplicates of
itself if it isn’t in bright light. The duplicates move with
it and mimic its actions, shifting position so as to make
it impossible to track which cloaker is the real one. If
the cloaker is ever in an area of bright light, the
duplicates disappear.
Whenever any creature targets the cloaker with an
attack or a harmful spell while a duplicate remains,
that creature rolls randomly to determine whether it
targets the cloaker or one of the duplicates. A creature
is unaffected by this magical effect if it can’t see or if it
relies on senses other than sight.
A duplicate has the cloaker’s AC and uses its saving
throws. If an attack hits a duplicate, or if a duplicate
fails a saving throw against an effect that deals damage,
the duplicate disappears.
Cockatrice
Small monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 27 (6d6 + 6)
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
6 (−2) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 2 (−4) 13 (+1) 5 (−3)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage, and the
target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving
throw against being magically petrified. On a failed
save, the creature begins to turn to stone and is
restrained. It must repeat the saving throw at the end
of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends. On a
failure, the creature is petrified for 24 hours.
Couatl
Medium celestial, lawful good
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 97 (13d8 + 39)
Speed 30 ft., fly 90 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 20 (+5) 17 (+3) 18 (+4) 20 (+5) 18 (+4)
Saving Throws Con +5, Wis +7, Cha +6
Damage Resistances radiant
Damage Immunities psychic; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The couatl’s spellcasting ability is
Charisma (spell save DC 14). It can innately cast the
following spells, requiring only verbal components:
At will: detect evil and good, detect magic, detect
thoughts
3/day each: bless, create food and water, cure wounds,
lesser restoration, protection from poison, sanctuary,
shield
1/day each: dream, greater restoration, scrying
Magic Weapons. The couatl’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Shielded Mind. The couatl is immune to scrying and to
any effect that would sense its emotions, read its
thoughts, or detect its location.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) piercing damage, and the
target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving
throw or be poisoned for 24 hours. Until this poison
ends, the target is unconscious. Another creature can
use an action to shake the target awake.
Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one Medium or smaller creature. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3)
bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled
(escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends, the target is
restrained, and the couatl can’t constrict another
target.
Change Shape. The couatl magically polymorphs into a
humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to
or less than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the couatl’s choice).
In a new form, the couatl retains its game statistics
and ability to speak, but its AC, movement modes,
Strength, Dexterity, and other actions are replaced by
those of the new form, and it gains any statistics and
capabilities (except class features, legendary actions,
and lair actions) that the new form has but that it lacks.
If the new form has a bite attack, the couatl can use its
bite in that form.
Monsters (D)
Darkmantle
Small monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 22 (5d6 + 5)
Speed 10 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Skills Stealth +3
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
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Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Echolocation. The darkmantle can’t use its blindsight
while deafened.
False Appearance. While the darkmantle remains
motionless, it is indistinguishable from a cave
formation such as a stalactite or stalagmite.
Actions
Crush. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the
darkmantle attaches to the target. If the target is
Medium or smaller and the darkmantle has advantage
on the attack roll, it attaches by engulfing the target’s
head, and the target is also blinded and unable to
breathe while the darkmantle is attached in this way.
While attached to the target, the darkmantle can
attack no other creature except the target but has
advantage on its attack rolls. The darkmantle’s speed
also becomes 0, it can’t benefit from any bonus to its
speed, and it moves with the target.
A creature can detach the darkmantle by making a
successful DC 13 Strength check as an action. On its
turn, the darkmantle can detach itself from the target
by using 5 feet of movement.
Darkness Aura (1/Day). A 15-­‐foot radius of magical
darkness extends out from the darkmantle, moves with
it, and spreads around corners. The darkness lasts as
long as the darkmantle maintains concentration, up to
10 minutes (as if concentrating on a spell). Darkvision
can’t penetrate this darkness, and no natural light can
illuminate it. If any of the darkness overlaps with an
area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower,
the spell creating the light is dispelled.
Demons
Balor
Huge fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 262 (21d12 + 126)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
26 (+8) 15 (+2) 22 (+6) 20 (+5) 16 (+3) 22 (+6)
Saving Throws Str +14, Con +12, Wis +9, Cha +12
Damage Resistances cold, lightning; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 19 (22,000 XP)
Death Throes. When the balor dies, it explodes, and
each creature within 30 feet of it must make a DC 20
Dexterity saving throw, taking 70 (20d6) fire damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. The explosion ignites flammable
objects in that area that aren’t being worn or carried,
and it destroys the balor’s weapons.
Fire Aura. At the start of each of the balor’s turns, each
creature within 5 feet of it takes 10 (3d6) fire damage,
and flammable objects in the aura that aren’t being
worn or carried ignite. A creature that touches the
balor or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet
of it takes 10 (3d6) fire damage.
Magic Resistance. The balor has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The balor’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Actions
Multiattack. The balor makes two attacks: one with its
longsword and one with its whip.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10
ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) slashing damage plus
13 (3d8) lightning damage. If the balor scores a critical
hit, it rolls damage dice three times, instead of twice.
Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 30 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage plus 10
(3d6) fire damage, and the target must succeed on a
DC 20 Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 25 feet
toward the balor.
Teleport. The balor magically teleports, along with any
equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to
an unoccupied space it can see.
Dretch
Small fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 18 (4d6 + 4)
Speed 20 ft.
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 5 (−3) 8 (−1) 3 (−4)
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 60 ft. (works only with
creatures that understand Abyssal)
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The dretch makes two attacks: one with
its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (1d6) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (2d4) slashing damage.
Fetid Cloud (1/Day). A 10-­‐foot radius of disgusting
green gas extends out from the dretch. The gas spreads
around corners, and its area is lightly obscured. It lasts
for 1 minute or until a strong wind disperses it. Any
creature that starts its turn in that area must succeed
on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned
until the start of its next turn. While poisoned in this
way, the target can take either an action or a bonus
action on its turn, not both, and can’t take reactions.
Glabrezu
Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 157 (15d10 + 75)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 15 (+2) 21 (+5) 19 (+4) 17 (+3) 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Str +9, Con +9, Wis +7, Cha +7
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The glabrezu’s spellcasting ability
is Intelligence (spell save DC 16). The glabrezu can
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material
components:
At will: darkness, detect magic, dispel magic
1/day each: confusion, fly, power word stun
Magic Resistance. The glabrezu has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The glabrezu makes four attacks: two with
its pincers and two with its fists. Alternatively, it makes
two attacks with its pincers and casts one spell.
Pincer. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If
the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is
grappled (escape DC 15). The glabrezu has two pincers,
each of which can grapple only one target.
Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Hezrou
Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (13d10 + 65)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 17 (+3) 20 (+5) 5 (−3) 12 (+1) 13 (+1)
Saving Throws Str +7, Con +8, Wis +4
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Magic Resistance. The hezrou has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Stench. Any creature that starts its turn within 10 feet
of the hezrou must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution
saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next
turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is
immune to the hezrou’s stench for 24 hours.
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Actions
Multiattack. The hezrou makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Marilith
Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 189 (18d10 + 90)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 20 (+5) 20 (+5) 18 (+4) 16 (+3) 20 (+5)
Saving Throws Str +9, Con +10, Wis +8, Cha +10
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 16 (15,000 XP)
Magic Resistance. The marilith has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The marilith’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Reactive. The marilith can take one reaction on every
turn in a combat.
Actions
Multiattack. The marilith makes seven attacks: six with
its longswords and one with its tail.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
creature. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the
target is Medium or smaller, it is grappled (escape DC
19). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, the
marilith can automatically hit the target with its tail,
and the marilith can’t make tail attacks against other
targets.
Teleport. The marilith magically teleports, along with
any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet
to an unoccupied space it can see.
Reactions
Parry. The marilith adds 5 to its AC against one melee
attack that would hit it. To do so, the marilith must see
the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.
Nalfeshnee
Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 184 (16d10 + 96)
Speed 20 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 10 (+0) 22 (+6) 19 (+4) 12 (+1) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Con +11, Int +9, Wis +6, Cha +7
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Magic Resistance. The nalfeshnee has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The nalfeshnee uses Horror Nimbus if it
can. It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and
two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 32 (5d10 + 5) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Horror Nimbus (Recharge 5–6). The nalfeshnee
magically emits scintillating, multicolored light. Each
creature within 15 feet of the nalfeshnee that can see
the light must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving
throw or be frightened for 1 minute. A creature can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s
saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
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creature is immune to the nalfeshnee’s Horror Nimbus
for the next 24 hours.
Teleport. The nalfeshnee magically teleports, along
with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 120
feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Quasit
Tiny fiend (demon, shapechanger), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 7 (3d4)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
5 (−3) 17 (+3) 10 (+0) 7 (−2) 10 (+0) 10 (+0)
Skills Stealth +5
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Shapechanger. The quasit can use its action to
polymorph into a beast form that resembles a bat
(speed 10 ft. fly 40 ft.), a centipede (40 ft., climb 40 ft.),
or a toad (40 ft., swim 40 ft.), or back into its true form.
Its statistics are the same in each form, except for the
speed changes noted. Any equipment it is wearing or
carrying isn’t transformed. It reverts to its true form if
it dies.
Magic Resistance. The quasit has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Claws (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +4
to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing
damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 10
Constitution saving throw or take 5 (2d4) poison
damage and become poisoned for 1 minute. The target
can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Scare (1/Day). One creature of the quasit’s choice
within 20 feet of it must succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom
saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. The target
can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, with disadvantage if the quasit is within line of
sight, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Invisibility. The quasit magically turns invisible until it
attacks or uses Scare, or until its concentration ends (as
if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the quasit
wears or carries is invisible with it.
Vrock
Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 104 (11d10 + 44)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 15 (+2) 18 (+4) 8 (−1) 13 (+1) 8 (−1)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Wis +4, Cha +2
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Magic Resistance. The vrock has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The vrock makes two attacks: one with its
beak and one with its talons.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) slashing damage.
Spores (Recharge 6). A 15-­‐foot-­‐radius cloud of toxic
spores extends out from the vrock. The spores spread
around corners. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or
become poisoned. While poisoned in this way, a target
takes 5 (1d10) poison damage at the start of each of its
turns. A target can repeat the saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success. Emptying a vial of holy water on the target
also ends the effect on it.
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Stunning Screech (1/Day). The vrock emits a horrific
screech. Each creature within 20 feet of it that can hear
it and that isn’t a demon must succeed on a DC 14
Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end
of the vrock’s next turn.
Devils
Barbed Devil
Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 110 (13d8 + 52)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 17 (+3) 18 (+4) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 14 (+2)
Saving Throws Str +6, Con +7, Wis +5, Cha +5
Skills Deception +5, Insight +5, Perception +8
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Barbed Hide. At the start of each of its turns, the
barbed devil deals 5 (1d10) piercing damage to any
creature grappling it.
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the
devil’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The devil has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The devil makes three melee attacks: one
with its tail and two with its claws. Alternatively, it can
use Hurl Flame twice.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Hurl Flame. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 150
ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) fire damage. If the target is
a flammable object that isn’t being worn or carried, it
also catches fire.
Bearded Devil
Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 15 (+2) 15 (+2) 9 (−1) 11 (+0) 11 (+0)
Saving Throws Str +5, Con +4, Wis +2
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the
devil’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The devil has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Steadfast. The devil can’t be frightened while it can see
an allied creature within 30 feet of it.
Actions
Multiattack. The devil makes two attacks: one with its
beard and one with its glaive.
Beard. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage, and the
target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving
throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. While poisoned in
this way, the target can’t regain hit points. The target
can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Glaive. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage. If the
target is a creature other than an undead or a
construct, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution
saving throw or lose 5 (1d10) hit points at the start of
each of its turns due to an infernal wound. Each time
the devil hits the wounded target with this attack, the
damage dealt by the wound increases by 5 (1d10). Any
creature can take an action to stanch the wound with a
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successful DC 12 Wisdom (Medicine) check. The wound
also closes if the target receives magical healing.
Bone Devil
Large fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 142 (15d10 + 60)
Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +6, Cha +7
Skills Deception +7, Insight +6
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the
devil’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The devil has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The devil makes three attacks: two with
its claws and one with its sting.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) slashing damage.
Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage plus 17
(5d6) poison damage, and the target must succeed on
a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned
for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at
the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself
on a success.
Chain Devil
Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (10d8 + 40)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 15 (+2) 18 (+4) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 14 (+2)
Saving Throws Con +7, Wis +4, Cha +5
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the
devil’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The devil has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The devil makes two attacks with its
chains.
Chain. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage. The
target is grappled (escape DC 14) if the devil isn’t
already grappling a creature. Until this grapple ends,
the target is restrained and takes 7 (2d6) piercing
damage at the start of each of its turns.
Animate Chains (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest).
Up to four chains the devil can see within 60 feet of it
magically sprout razor-­‐edged barbs and animate under
the devil’s control, provided that the chains aren’t
being worn or carried.
Each animated chain is an object with AC 20, 20 hit
points, resistance to piercing damage, and immunity to
psychic and thunder damage. When the devil uses
Multiattack on its turn, it can use each animated chain
to make one additional chain attack. An animated
chain can grapple one creature of its own but can’t
make attacks while grappling. An animated chain
reverts to its inanimate state if reduced to 0 hit points
or if the devil is incapacitated or dies.
Reactions
Unnerving Mask. When a creature the devil can see
starts its turn within 30 feet of the devil, the devil can
create the illusion that it looks like one of the
creature’s departed loved ones or bitter enemies. If the
creature can see the devil, it must succeed on a DC 14
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Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of
its turn.
Erinyes
Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 153 (18d8 + 72)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +8, Wis +6, Cha +8
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)
Hellish Weapons. The erinyes’s weapon attacks are
magical and deal an extra 13 (3d8) poison damage on a
hit (included in the attacks).
Magic Resistance. The erinyes has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The erinyes makes three attacks.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) slashing damage, or 9 (1d10
+ 4) slashing damage if used with two hands, plus 13
(3d8) poison damage.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range
150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing
damage plus 13 (3d8) poison damage, and the target
must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or
be poisoned. The poison lasts until it is removed by the
lesser restoration spell or similar magic.
Reactions
Parry. The erinyes adds 4 to its AC against one melee
attack that would hit it. To do so, the erinyes must see
the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.
Horned Devil
Large fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 178 (17d10 + 85)
Speed 20 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 17 (+3) 21 (+5) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 17 (+3)
Saving Throws Str +10, Dex +7, Wis +7, Cha +7
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with
silvered weapons
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the
devil’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The devil has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The devil makes three melee attacks: two
with its fork and one with its tail. It can use Hurl Flame
in place of any melee attack.
Fork. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) piercing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) piercing damage. If the target is
a creature other than an undead or a construct, it must
succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or lose
10 (3d6) hit points at the start of each of its turns due
to an infernal wound. Each time the devil hits the
wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by
the wound increases by 10 (3d6). Any creature can take
an action to stanch the wound with a successful DC 12
Wisdom (Medicine) check. The wound also closes if the
target receives magical healing.
Hurl Flame. Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 150
ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6) fire damage. If the target is
a flammable object that isn’t being worn or carried, it
also catches fire.
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Ice Devil
Large fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 180 (19d10 + 76)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 14 (+2) 18 (+4) 18 (+4) 15 (+2) 18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +9, Wis +7, Cha +9
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities cold, fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 12
Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the
devil’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The devil has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The devil makes three attacks: one with
its bite, one with its claws, and one with its tail.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6)
cold damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 10 (2d4 + 5) slashing damage plus 10
(3d6) cold damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage plus 10
(3d6) cold damage.
Wall of Ice (Recharge 6). The devil magically forms an
opaque wall of ice on a solid surface it can see within
60 feet of it. The wall is 1 foot thick and up to 30 feet
long and 10 feet high, or it’s a hemispherical dome up
to 20 feet in diameter.
When the wall appears, each creature in its space is
pushed out of it by the shortest route. The creature
chooses which side of the wall to end up on, unless the
creature is incapacitated. The creature then makes a
DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 35 (10d6) cold
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
The wall lasts for 1 minute or until the devil is
incapacitated or dies. The wall can be damaged and
breached; each 10-­‐foot section has AC 5, 30 hit points,
vulnerability to fire damage, and immunity to acid, cold,
necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. If a section is
destroyed, it leaves behind a sheet of frigid air in the
space the wall occupied. Whenever a creature finishes
moving through the frigid air on a turn, willingly or
otherwise, the creature must make a DC 17
Constitution saving throw, taking 17 (5d6) cold damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. The frigid air dissipates when the rest
of the wall vanishes.
Imp
Tiny fiend (devil, shapechanger), lawful evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 10 (3d4 + 3)
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
6 (−2) 17 (+3) 13 (+1) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 14 (+2)
Skills Deception +4, Insight +3, Persuasion +4, Stealth
+5
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Infernal, Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Shapechanger. The imp can use its action to
polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat
(speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., fly 60 ft.), or a spider (20
ft., climb 20 ft.), or back into its true form. Its statistics
are the same in each form, except for the speed
changes noted. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying
isn’t transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the
imp’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The imp has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
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Actions
Sting (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +5
to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing
damage, and the target must make on a DC 11
Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Invisibility. The imp magically turns invisible until it
attacks or until its concentration ends (as if
concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the imp
wears or carries is invisible with it.
Lemure
Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 7
Hit Points 13 (3d8)
Speed 15 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 5 (−3) 11 (+0) 1 (−5) 11 (+0) 3 (−4)
Damage Resistances cold
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages understands Infernal but can’t speak
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the
lemure’s darkvision.
Hellish Rejuvenation. A lemure that dies in the Nine
Hells comes back to life with all its hit points in 1d10
days unless it is killed by a good-­‐aligned creature with a
bless spell cast on that creature or its remains are
sprinkled with holy water.
Actions
Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage.
Pit Fiend
Large fiend (devil), lawful evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 300 (24d10 + 168)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
26 (+8) 14 (+2) 24 (+7) 22 (+6) 18 (+4) 24 (+7)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +13, Wis +10
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 20 (25,000 XP)
Fear Aura. Any creature hostile to the pit fiend that
starts its turn within 20 feet of the pit fiend must make
a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw, unless the pit fiend is
incapacitated. On a failed save, the creature is
frightened until the start of its next turn. If a creature’s
saving throw is successful, the creature is immune to
the pit fiend’s Fear Aura for the next 24 hours.
Magic Resistance. The pit fiend has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The pit fiend’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Innate Spellcasting. The pit fiend’s spellcasting ability
is Charisma (spell save DC 21). The pit fiend can
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material
components:
At will: detect magic, fireball
3/day each: hold monster, wall of fire
Actions
Multiattack. The pit fiend makes four attacks: one with
its bite, one with its claw, one with its mace, and one
with its tail.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8) piercing damage. The target
must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw or
become poisoned. While poisoned in this way, the
target can’t regain hit points, and it takes 21 (6d6)
poison damage at the start of each of its turns. The
poisoned target can repeat the saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) slashing damage.
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Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage plus
21 (6d6) fire damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 24 (3d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Dinosaurs
Plesiosaurus
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 68 (8d10 + 24)
Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 5 (−3)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Hold Breath. The plesiosaurus can hold its breath for 1
hour.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) piercing damage.
Triceratops
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 95 (10d12 + 30)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 9 (−1) 17 (+3) 2 (−4) 11 (+0) 5 (−3)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Trampling Charge. If the triceratops moves at least 20
feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a
gore attack on the same turn, that target must succeed
on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
If the target is prone, the triceratops can make one
stomp attack against it as a bonus action.
Actions
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 24 (4d8 + 6) piercing damage.
Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one prone creature. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) bludgeoning
damage.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (13d12 + 52)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
25 (+7) 10 (+0) 19 (+4) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 9 (−1)
Skills Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The tyrannosaurus makes two attacks:
one with its bite and one with its tail. It can’t make
both attacks against the same target.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 33 (4d12 + 7) piercing damage. If the
target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled
(escape DC 17). Until this grapple ends, the target is
restrained, and the tyrannosaurus can’t bite another
target.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 20 (3d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
Doppelganger
Medium monstrosity (shapechanger), neutral
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 18 (+4) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 14 (+2)
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Skills Deception +6, Insight +3
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Shapechanger. The doppelganger can use its action to
polymorph into a Small or Medium humanoid it has
seen, or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than
its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. It reverts to its
true form if it dies.
Ambusher. In the first round of a combat, the
doppelganger has advantage on attack rolls against any
creature it has surprised.
Surprise Attack. If the doppelganger surprises a
creature and hits it with an attack during the first
round of combat, the target takes an extra 10 (3d6)
damage from the attack.
Actions
Multiattack. The doppelganger makes two melee
attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Read Thoughts. The doppelganger magically reads the
surface thoughts of one creature within 60 feet of it.
The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or
dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet
of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as
long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken
(as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the
target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on
Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception,
Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Dragons, Chromatic
Black Dragon
Ancient Black Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 22 (natural armor)
Hit Points 367 (21d20 + 147)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 14 (+2) 25 (+7) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +14, Wis +9, Cha +11
Skills Perception +16, Stealth +9
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 26
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage plus 9
(2d8) acid damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Acid Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales acid in
a 90-­‐foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that
line must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking
67 (15d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
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Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw or
take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult Black Dragon
Huge dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 195 (17d12 + 85)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 14 (+2) 21 (+5) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +10, Wis +6, Cha +8
Skills Perception +11, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 21
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage plus 4
(1d8) acid damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Acid Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales acid in
a 60-­‐foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that
line must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking
54 (12d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or
take 13 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Young Black Dragon
Large dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 127 (15d10 + 45)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 14 (+2) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +6, Wis +3, Cha +5
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
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Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8)
acid damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Acid Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales acid in
a 30-­‐foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that
line must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking
49 (11d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Black Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 13 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +3, Wis +2, Cha +3
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage plus 2 (1d4)
acid damage.
Acid Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales acid in
a 15-­‐foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that
line must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking
22 (5d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Blue Dragon
Ancient Blue Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, lawful evil
Armor Class 22 (natural armor)
Hit Points 481 (26d20 + 208)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
29 (+9) 10 (+0) 27 (+8) 18 (+4) 17 (+3) 21 (+5)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +15, Wis +10, Cha +12
Skills Perception +17, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 27
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 23 (50,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 20 (2d10 + 9) piercing damage plus 11
(2d10) lightning damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 16 (2d6 + 9) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 18 (2d8 + 9) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales
lightning in a 120-­‐foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each
creature in that line must make a DC 23 Dexterity
saving throw, taking 88 (16d10) lightning damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
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Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 24 Dexterity saving throw or
take 16 (2d6 + 9) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult Blue Dragon
Huge dragon, lawful evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 225 (18d12 + 108)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
25 (+7) 10 (+0) 23 (+6) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +11, Wis +7, Cha +9
Skills Perception +12, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 22
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 16 (15,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7) piercing damage plus 5
(1d10) lightning damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales
lightning in a 90-­‐foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each
creature in that line must make a DC 19 Dexterity
saving throw, taking 66 (12d10) lightning damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or
take 14 (2d6 + 7) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Young Blue Dragon
Large dragon, lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 152 (16d10 + 64)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 10 (+0) 19 (+4) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +8, Wis +5, Cha +7
Skills Perception +9, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 19
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Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage plus 5 (1d10)
lightning damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales
lightning in an 60-­‐foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each
creature in that line must make a DC 16 Dexterity
saving throw, taking 55 (10d10) lightning damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Blue Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, lawful evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 15 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +2, Con +4, Wis +2, Cha +4
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6)
lightning damage.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales
lightning in a 30-­‐foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each
creature in that line must make a DC 12 Dexterity
saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) lightning damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Green Dragon
Ancient Green Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, lawful evil
Armor Class 21 (natural armor)
Hit Points 385 (22d20 + 154)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 12 (+1) 25 (+7) 20 (+5) 17 (+3) 19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +14, Wis +10, Cha +11
Skills Deception +11, Insight +10, Perception +17,
Persuasion +11, Stealth +8
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 27
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage plus 10
(3d6) poison damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
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Poison Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales
poisonous gas in a 90-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that
area must make a DC 22 Constitution saving throw,
taking 77 (22d6) poison damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw or
take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult Green Dragon
Huge dragon, lawful evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 207 (18d12 + 90)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 12 (+1) 21 (+5) 18 (+4) 15 (+2) 17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +10, Wis +7, Cha +8
Skills Deception +8, Insight +7, Perception +12,
Persuasion +8, Stealth +6
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 22
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage plus 7
(2d6) poison damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Poison Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales
poisonous gas in a 60-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that
area must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw,
taking 56 (16d6) poison damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or
take 13 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Young Green Dragon
Large dragon, lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (16d10 + 48)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 12 (+1) 17 (+3) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +6, Wis +4, Cha +5
Skills Deception +5, Perception +7, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 17
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6)
poison damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Poison Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales
poisonous gas in a 30-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that
area must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw,
taking 42 (12d6) poison damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
Green Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, lawful evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 38 (7d8 + 7)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 13 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +3, Con +3, Wis +2, Cha +3
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +3
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6)
poison damage.
Poison Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales
poisonous gas in a 15-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that
area must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw,
taking 21 (6d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one.
Red Dragon
Ancient Red Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 22 (natural armor)
Hit Points 546 (28d20 + 252)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
30 (+10) 10 (+0) 29 (+9) 18 (+4) 15 (+2) 23 (+6)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +16, Wis +9, Cha +13
Skills Perception +16, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 26
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 24 (62,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 21 (2d10 + 10) piercing damage plus 14
(4d6) fire damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d6 + 10) slashing damage.
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Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 19 (2d8 + 10) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales fire in
a 90-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 24 Dexterity saving throw, taking 91 (26d6) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 25 Dexterity saving throw or
take 17 (2d6 + 10) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult Red Dragon
Huge dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 256 (19d12 + 133)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 10 (+0) 25 (+7) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 21 (+5)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +13, Wis +7, Cha +11
Skills Perception +13, Stealth +6
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 23
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage plus 7
(2d6) fire damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales fire in
a 60-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 63 (18d6) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or
take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
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Young Red Dragon
Large dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 178 (17d10 + 85)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 10 (+0) 21 (+5) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +9, Wis +4, Cha +8
Skills Perception +8, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 18
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage plus 3
(1d6) fire damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales fire in
a 30-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 56 (16d6) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Red Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +2, Con +5, Wis +2, Cha +4
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6)
fire damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales fire in
a 15-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
White Dragon
Ancient White Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 333 (18d20 + 144)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
26 (+8) 10 (+0) 26 (+8) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 14 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +14, Wis +7, Cha +8
Skills Perception +13, Stealth +6
Damage Immunities cold
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 23
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 20 (25,000 XP)
Ice Walk. The dragon can move across and climb icy
surfaces without needing to make an ability check.
Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow
doesn’t cost it extra moment.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage plus 9
(2d8) cold damage.
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Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales an icy
blast in a 90-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
make a DC 22 Constitution saving throw, taking 72
(16d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or
take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult White Dragon
Huge dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 200 (16d12 + 96)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 10 (+0) 22 (+6) 8 (−1) 12 (+1) 12 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +11, Wis +6, Cha +6
Skills Perception +11, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities cold
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 21
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Ice Walk. The dragon can move across and climb icy
surfaces without needing to make an ability check.
Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow
doesn’t cost it extra moment.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage plus 4
(1d8) cold damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales an icy
blast in a 60-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw, taking 54
(12d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
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Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or
take 13 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Young White Dragon
Large dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 133 (14d10 + 56)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 10 (+0) 18 (+4) 6 (−2) 11 (+0) 12 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +3, Con +7, Wis +3, Cha +4
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +3
Damage Immunities cold
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Ice Walk. The dragon can move across and climb icy
surfaces without needing to make an ability check.
Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow
doesn’t cost it extra moment.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8)
cold damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales an icy
blast in a 30-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 45
(10d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
White Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 15 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 5 (−3) 10 (+0) 11 (+0)
Saving Throws Dex +2, Con +4, Wis +2, Cha +2
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Damage Immunities cold
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage plus 2 (1d4)
cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales an icy
blast of hail in a 15-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that
area must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw,
taking 22 (5d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
Dragons, Metallic
Brass Dragon
Ancient Brass Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, chaotic good
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 297 (17d20 + 119)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 10 (+0) 25 (+7) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +13, Wis +8, Cha +10
Skills History +9, Perception +14, Persuasion +10,
Stealth +6
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 24
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 20 (25,000 XP)
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons:
Fire Breath. The dragon exhales fire in an 90-­‐foot line
that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that line must
make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 56
(16d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Sleep Breath. The dragon exhales sleep gas in a 90-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 21 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious
for 10 minutes. This effect ends for a creature if the
creature takes damage or someone uses an action to
wake it.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into
a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no
higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the dragon’s choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit
points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies,
Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence,
Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its
statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by
those of the new form, except any class features or
legendary actions of that form.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or
take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult Brass Dragon
Huge dragon, chaotic good
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 172 (15d12 + 75)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 10 (+0) 21 (+5) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +10, Wis +6, Cha +8
Skills History +7, Perception +11, Persuasion +8, Stealth
+5
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 21
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.
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Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Fire Breath. The dragon exhales fire in an 60-­‐foot line
that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must
make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 45
(13d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Sleep Breath. The dragon exhales sleep gas in a 60-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 18 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious
for 10 minutes. This effect ends for a creature if the
creature takes damage or someone uses an action to
wake it.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or
take 13 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Young Brass Dragon
Large dragon, chaotic good
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 110 (13d10 + 39)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +3, Con +6, Wis +3, Cha +5
Skills Perception +6, Persuasion +5, Stealth +3
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Fire Breath. The dragon exhales fire in a 40-­‐foot line
that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must
make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 42
(12d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Sleep Breath. The dragon exhales sleep gas in a 30-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 14 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious
for 5 minutes. This effect ends for a creature if the
creature takes damage or someone uses an action to
wake it.
Brass Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, chaotic good
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 15 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 13 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +2, Con +3, Wis +2, Cha +3
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
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Languages Draconic
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Fire Breath. The dragon exhales fire in an 20-­‐foot line
that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must
make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 14 (4d6)
fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
on a successful one.
Sleep Breath. The dragon exhales sleep gas in a 15-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 11 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious
for 1 minute. This effect ends for a creature if the
creature takes damage or someone uses an action to
wake it.
Bronze Dragon
Ancient Bronze Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 22 (natural armor)
Hit Points 444 (24d20 + 192)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
29 (+9) 10 (+0) 27 (+8) 18 (+4) 17 (+3) 21 (+5)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +15, Wis +10, Cha +12
Skills Insight +10, Perception +17, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 27
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 20 (2d10 + 9) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 16 (2d6 + 9) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 18 (2d8 + 9) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Lightning Breath. The dragon exhales lightning in a
120-­‐foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in
that line must make a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw,
taking 88 (16d10) lightning damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one.
Repulsion Breath. The dragon exhales repulsion energy
in a 30-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 23 Strength saving throw. On a
failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet away from
the dragon.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into
a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no
higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the dragon’s choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit
points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies,
Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence,
Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its
statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by
those of the new form, except any class features or
legendary actions of that form.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
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option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 24 Dexterity saving throw or
take 16 (2d6 + 9) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult Bronze Dragon
Huge dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 212 (17d12 + 102)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
25 (+7) 10 (+0) 23 (+6) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +11, Wis +7, Cha +9
Skills Insight +7, Perception +12, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 22
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Lightning Breath. The dragon exhales lightning in a 90-­‐
foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line
must make a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw, taking 66
(12d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
Repulsion Breath. The dragon exhales repulsion energy
in a 30-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 19 Strength saving throw. On a
failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet away from
the dragon.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into
a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no
higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the dragon’s choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit
points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies,
Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence,
Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its
statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by
those of the new form, except any class features or
legendary actions of that form.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or
take 14 (2d6 + 7) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
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Young Bronze Dragon
Large dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 142 (15d10 + 60)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 10 (+0) 19 (+4) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +3, Con +7, Wis +4, Cha +6
Skills Insight +4, Perception +7, Stealth +3
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 17
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Lightning Breath. The dragon exhales lightning in a 60-­‐
foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line
must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 55
(10d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
Repulsion Breath. The dragon exhales repulsion energy
in a 30-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a
failed save, the creature is pushed 40 feet away from
the dragon.
Bronze Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +2, Con +4, Wis +2, Cha +4
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Lightning Breath. The dragon exhales lightning in a 40-­‐
foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line
must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 16
(3d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
Repulsion Breath. The dragon exhales repulsion energy
in a 30-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw. On a
failed save, the creature is pushed 30 feet away from
the dragon.
Copper Dragon
Ancient Copper Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, chaotic good
Armor Class 21 (natural armor)
Hit Points 350 (20d20 + 140)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 12 (+1) 25 (+7) 20 (+5) 17 (+3) 19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +14, Wis +10, Cha +11
Skills Deception +11, Perception +17, Stealth +8
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 27
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Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Acid Breath. The dragon exhales acid in an 90-­‐foot line
that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that line must
make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 63
(14d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Slowing Breath. The dragon exhales gas in a 90-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 22 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save,
the creature can’t use reactions, its speed is halved,
and it can’t make more than one attack on its turn.
In addition, the creature can use either an action or a
bonus action on its turn, but not both. These effects
last for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself with a successful save.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into
a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no
higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the dragon’s choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit
points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies,
Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence,
Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its
statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by
those of the new form, except any class features or
legendary actions of that form.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw or
take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult Copper Dragon
Huge dragon, chaotic good
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 184 (16d12 + 80)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 12 (+1) 21 (+5) 18 (+4) 15 (+2) 17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +10, Wis +7, Cha +8
Skills Deception +8, Perception +12, Stealth +6
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 22
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
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Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Acid Breath. The dragon exhales acid in an 60-­‐foot line
that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must
make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 54
(12d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Slowing Breath. The dragon exhales gas in a 60-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 18 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save,
the creature can’t use reactions, its speed is halved,
and it can’t make more than one attack on its turn.
In addition, the creature can use either an action or a
bonus action on its turn, but not both. These effects
last for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself with a successful save.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or
take 13 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Young Copper Dragon
Large dragon, chaotic good
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 119 (14d10 + 42)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 12 (+1) 17 (+3) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +6, Wis +4, Cha +5
Skills Deception +5, Perception +7, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 17
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Acid Breath. The dragon exhales acid in an 40-­‐foot line
that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must
make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 40 (9d8)
acid damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
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Slowing Breath. The dragon exhales gas in a 30-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 14 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save,
the creature can’t use reactions, its speed is halved,
and it can’t make more than one attack on its turn.
In addition, the creature can use either an action or a
bonus action on its turn, but not both. These effects
last for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself with a successful save.
Copper Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, chaotic good
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 13 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +3, Con +3, Wis +2, Cha +3
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +3
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Acid Breath. The dragon exhales acid in an 20-­‐foot line
that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must
make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8)
acid damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Slowing Breath. The dragon exhales gas in a 15-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 11 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save,
the creature can’t use reactions, its speed is halved,
and it can’t make more than one attack on its turn.
In addition, the creature can use either an action or a
bonus action on its turn, but not both. These effects
last for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself with a successful save.
Gold Dragon
Ancient Gold Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 22 (natural armor)
Hit Points 546 (28d20 + 252)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
30 (+10) 14 (+2) 29 (+9) 18 (+4) 17 (+3) 28 (+9)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +16, Wis +10, Cha +16
Skills Insight +10, Perception +17, Persuasion +16,
Stealth +9
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 27
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 24 (62,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 21 (2d10 + 10) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d6 + 10) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 19 (2d8 + 10) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 24 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
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Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Fire Breath. The dragon exhales fire in a 90-­‐foot cone.
Each creature in that area must make a DC 24
Dexterity saving throw, taking 71 (13d10) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one.
Weakening Breath. The dragon exhales gas in a 90-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 24 Strength saving throw or have disadvantage
on Strength-­‐based attack rolls, Strength checks, and
Strength saving throws for 1 minute. A creature can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into
a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no
higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the dragon’s choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit
points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies,
Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence,
Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its
statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by
those of the new form, except any class features or
legendary actions of that form.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 25 Dexterity saving throw or
take 17 (2d6 + 10) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult Gold Dragon
Huge dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 256 (19d12 + 133)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 14 (+2) 25 (+7) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 24 (+7)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +13, Wis +8, Cha +13
Skills Insight +8, Perception +14, Persuasion +13,
Stealth +8
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 24
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Fire Breath. The dragon exhales fire in a 60-­‐foot cone.
Each creature in that area must make a DC 21
Dexterity saving throw, taking 66 (12d10) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one.
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Weakening Breath. The dragon exhales gas in a 60-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 21 Strength saving throw or have disadvantage
on Strength-­‐based attack rolls, Strength checks, and
Strength saving throws for 1 minute. A creature can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into
a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no
higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the dragon’s choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit
points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies,
Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence,
Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its
statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by
those of the new form, except any class features or
legendary actions of that form.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or
take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Young Gold Dragon
Large dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 178 (17d10 + 85)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 14 (+2) 21 (+5) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 20 (+5)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +9, Wis +5, Cha +9
Skills Insight +5, Perception +9, Persuasion +9, Stealth
+6
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 19
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Fire Breath. The dragon exhales fire in a 30-­‐foot cone.
Each creature in that area must make a DC 17
Dexterity saving throw, taking 55 (10d10) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one.
Weakening Breath. The dragon exhales gas in a 30-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 17 Strength saving throw or have disadvantage
on Strength-­‐based attack rolls, Strength checks, and
Strength saving throws for 1 minute. A creature can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Gold Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 60 (8d8 + 24)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 14 (+2) 17 (+3) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +5, Wis +2, Cha +5
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities fire
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Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) piercing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Fire Breath. The dragon exhales fire in a 15-­‐foot cone.
Each creature in that area must make a DC 13
Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) fire damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Weakening Breath. The dragon exhales gas in a 15-­‐foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
DC 13 Strength saving throw or have disadvantage
on Strength-­‐based attack rolls, Strength checks, and
Strength saving throws for 1 minute. A creature can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Silver Dragon
Ancient Silver Dragon
Gargantuan dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 22 (natural armor)
Hit Points 487 (25d20 + 225)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
30 (+10) 10 (+0) 29 (+9) 18 (+4) 15 (+2) 23 (+6)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +16, Wis +9, Cha +13
Skills Arcana +11, History +11, Perception +16, Stealth
+7
Damage Immunities cold
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 26
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 23 (50,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 21 (2d10 + 10) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d6 + 10) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 19 (2d8 + 10) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Cold Breath. The dragon exhales an icy blast in a 90-­‐
foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 24 Constitution saving throw, taking 67 (15d8)
cold damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Paralyzing Breath. The dragon exhales paralyzing gas in
a 90-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 24 Constitution saving throw or be
paralyzed for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into
a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no
higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the dragon’s choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit
points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies,
Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence,
Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its
statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by
those of the new form, except any class features or
legendary actions of that form.
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Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 25 Dexterity saving throw or
take 17 (2d6 + 10) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Adult Silver Dragon
Huge dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 243 (18d12 + 126)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 10 (+0) 25 (+7) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 21 (+5)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +12, Wis +6, Cha +10
Skills Arcana +8, History +8, Perception +11, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities cold
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 21
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 16 (15,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence.
It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon’s
choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware
of it must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving
throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence
for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Cold Breath. The dragon exhales an icy blast in a 60-­‐
foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 20 Constitution saving throw, taking 58 (13d8)
cold damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Paralyzing Breath. The dragon exhales paralyzing gas in
a 60-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or be
paralyzed for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into
a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no
higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is
wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new
form (the dragon’s choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit
points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies,
Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence,
Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its
statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by
those of the new form, except any class features or
legendary actions of that form.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
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Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its
wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon
must succeed on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw or
take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be
knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its
flying speed.
Young Silver Dragon
Large dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 168 (16d10 + 80)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 10 (+0) 21 (+5) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +9, Wis +4, Cha +8
Skills Arcana +6, History +6, Perception +8, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities cold
Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 18
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Cold Breath. The dragon exhales an icy blast in a 30-­‐
foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 54 (12d8)
cold damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Paralyzing Breath. The dragon exhales paralyzing gas in
a 30-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be
paralyzed for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success.
Silver Dragon Wyrmling
Medium dragon, lawful good
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +2, Con +5, Wis +2, Cha +4
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Damage Immunities cold
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) piercing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one
of the following breath weapons.
Cold Breath. The dragon exhales an icy blast in a 15-­‐
foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) cold
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one.
Paralyzing Breath. The dragon exhales paralyzing gas in
a 15-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be
paralyzed for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success.
Dragon Turtle
Gargantuan dragon, neutral
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 341 (22d20 + 110)
Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
25 (+7) 10 (+0) 20 (+5) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 12 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +11, Wis +7
Damage Resistances fire
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
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Languages Aquan, Draconic
Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and
water.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon turtle makes three attacks:
one with its bite and two with its claws. It can make
one tail attack in place of its two claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 26 (3d12 + 7) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 26 (3d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage. If the
target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 20
Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 10 feet away
from the dragon turtle and knocked prone.
Steam Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon turtle
exhales scalding steam in a 60-­‐foot cone. Each creature
in that area must make a DC 18 Constitution saving
throw, taking 52 (15d6) fire damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one. Being
underwater doesn’t grant resistance against this
damage.
Drider
Large monstrosity, chaotic evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 123 (13d10 + 52)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 12 (+1)
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +9
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Elvish, Undercommon
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Fey Ancestry. The drider has advantage on saving
throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the
drider to sleep.
Innate Spellcasting. The drider’s innate spellcasting
ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13). The drider can
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material
components:
At will: dancing lights
1/day each: darkness, faerie fire
Spider Climb. The drider can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drider has
disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Web Walker. The drider ignores movement restrictions
caused by webbing.
Actions
Multiattack. The drider makes three attacks, either
with its longsword or its longbow. It can replace one of
those attacks with a bite attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 2 (1d4) piercing damage plus 9 (2d8)
poison damage.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10
+ 3) slashing damage if used with two hands.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range
150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing
damage plus 4 (1d8) poison damage.
Dryad
Medium fey, neutral
Armor Class 11 (16 with barkskin)
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 18 (+4)
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Elvish, Sylvan
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The dryad’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). The dryad can
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material
components:
At will: druidcraft
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3/day each: entangle, goodberry
1/day each: barkskin, pass without trace, shillelagh
Magic Resistance. The dryad has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Speak with Beasts and Plants. The dryad can
communicate with beasts and plants as if they shared a
language.
Tree Stride. Once on her turn, the dryad can use 10
feet of her movement to step magically into one living
tree within her reach and emerge from a second living
tree within 60 feet of the first tree, appearing in an
unoccupied space within 5 feet of the second tree.
Both trees must be Large or bigger.
Actions
Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit (+6 to hit with
shillelagh), reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4)
bludgeoning damage, or 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning
damage with shillelagh.
Fey Charm. The dryad targets one humanoid or beast
that she can see within 30 feet of her. If the target can
see the dryad, it must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom
saving throw or be magically charmed. The charmed
creature regards the dryad as a trusted friend to be
heeded and protected. Although the target isn’t under
the dryad’s control, it takes the dryad’s requests or
actions in the most favorable way it can.
Each time the dryad or its allies do anything harmful
to the target, it can repeat the saving throw, ending
the effect on itself on a success. Otherwise, the effect
lasts 24 hours or until the dryad dies, is on a different
plane of existence from the target, or ends the effect
as a bonus action. If a target’s saving throw is
successful, the target is immune to the dryad’s Fey
Charm for the next 24 hours.
The dryad can have no more than one humanoid and
up to three beasts charmed at a time.
Duergar
Medium humanoid (dwarf), lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (scale mail, shield)
Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8)
Speed 25 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 9 (−1)
Damage Resistances poison
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Dwarvish, Undercommon
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Duergar Resilience. The duergar has advantage on
saving throws against poison, spells, and illusions, as
well as to resist being charmed or paralyzed.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the duergar has
disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Enlarge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1
minute, the duergar magically increases in size, along
with anything it is wearing or carrying. While enlarged,
the duergar is Large, doubles its damage dice on
Strength-­‐based weapon attacks (included in the
attacks), and makes Strength checks and Strength
saving throws with advantage. If the duergar lacks the
room to become Large, it attains the maximum size
possible in the space available.
War Pick. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage, or 11 (2d8
+ 2) piercing damage while enlarged.
Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 +
2) piercing damage, or 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage
while enlarged.
Invisibility (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The
duergar magically turns invisible until it attacks, casts a
spell, or uses its Enlarge, or until its concentration is
broken, up to 1 hour (as if concentrating on a spell).
Any equipment the duergar wears or carries is invisible
with it.
Monsters (E)
Elementals
Air Elemental
Large elemental, neutral
Armor Class 15
Hit Points 90 (12d10 + 24)
Speed 0 ft., fly 90 ft. (hover)
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 20 (+5) 14 (+2) 6 (−2) 10 (+0) 6 (−2)
Damage Resistances lightning, thunder; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Auran
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Air Form. The elemental can enter a hostile creature’s
space and stop there. It can move through a space as
narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Actions
Multiattack. The elemental makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.
Whirlwind (Recharge 4–6). Each creature in the
elemental’s space must make a DC 13 Strength saving
throw. On a failure, a target takes 15 (3d8 + 2)
bludgeoning damage and is flung up 20 feet away from
the elemental in a random direction and knocked
prone. If a thrown target strikes an object, such as a
wall or floor, the target takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning
damage for every 10 feet it was thrown. If the target is
thrown at another creature, that creature must
succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take the
same damage and be knocked prone.
If the saving throw is successful, the target takes half
the bludgeoning damage and isn’t flung away or
knocked prone.
Earth Elemental
Large elemental, neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 126 (12d10 + 60)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 8 (−1) 20 (+5) 5 (−3) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Damage Vulnerabilities thunder
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, paralyzed, petrified,
poisoned, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive
Perception 10
Languages Terran
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Earth Glide. The elemental can burrow through
nonmagical, unworked earth and stone. While doing so,
the elemental doesn’t disturb the material it moves
through.
Siege Monster. The elemental deals double damage to
objects and structures.
Actions
Multiattack. The elemental makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.
Fire Elemental
Large elemental, neutral
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 102 (12d10 + 36)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 17 (+3) 16 (+3) 6 (−2) 10 (+0) 7 (−2)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Ignan
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Fire Form. The elemental can move through a space as
narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. A creature
that touches the elemental or hits it with a melee
attack while within 5 feet of it takes 5 (1d10) fire
damage. In addition, the elemental can enter a hostile
creature’s space and stop there. The first time it enters
a creature’s space on a turn, that creature takes 5
(1d10) fire damage and catches fire; until someone
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takes an action to douse the fire, the creature takes 5
(1d10) fire damage at the start of each of its turns.
Illumination. The elemental sheds bright light in a 30-­‐
foot radius and dim light in an additional 30 feet.
Water Susceptibility. For every 5 feet the elemental
moves in water, or for every gallon of water splashed
on it, it takes 1 cold damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The elemental makes two touch attacks.
Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) fire damage. If the target is a
creature or a flammable object, it ignites. Until a
creature takes an action to douse the fire, the target
takes 5 (1d10) fire damage at the start of each of its
turns.
Water Elemental
Large elemental, neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 114 (12d10 + 48)
Speed 30 ft., swim 90 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 14 (+2) 18 (+4) 5 (−3) 10 (+0) 8 (−1)
Damage Resistances acid; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Aquan
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Water Form. The elemental can enter a hostile
creature’s space and stop there. It can move through a
space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Freeze. If the elemental takes cold damage, it partially
freezes; its speed is reduced by 20 feet until the end of
its next turn.
Actions
Multiattack. The elemental makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Whelm (Recharge 4–6). Each creature in the
elemental’s space must make a DC 15 Strength saving
throw. On a failure, a target takes 13 (2d8 + 4)
bludgeoning damage. If it is Large or smaller, it is also
grappled (escape DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the
target is restrained and unable to breathe unless it can
breathe water. If the saving throw is successful, the
target is pushed out of the elemental’s space.
The elemental can grapple one Large creature or up
to two Medium or smaller creatures at one time. At the
start of each of the elemental’s turns, each target
grappled by it takes 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
A creature within 5 feet of the elemental can pull a
creature or object out of it by taking an action to make
a DC 14 Strength and succeeding.
Elf, Drow
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 13 (3d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 11 (+0) 12 (+1)
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Elvish, Undercommon
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving
throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the
drow to sleep.
Innate Spellcasting. The drow’s spellcasting ability is
Charisma (spell save DC 11). It can innately cast the
following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: dancing lights
1/day each: darkness, faerie fire
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has
disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing
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damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 13
Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. If
the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also
unconscious while poisoned in this way. The target
wakes up if it takes damage or if another creature
takes an action to shake it awake.
Ettercap
Medium monstrosity, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 15 (+2) 13 (+1) 7 (−2) 12 (+1) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4, Survival +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Spider Climb. The ettercap can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the ettercap
knows the exact location of any other creature in
contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The ettercap ignores movement
restrictions caused by webbing.
Actions
Multiattack. The ettercap makes two attacks: one with
its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8)
poison damage. The target must succeed on a DC 11
Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute.
The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Web (Recharge 5–6). Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
range 30/60 ft., one Large or smaller creature. Hit: The
creature is restrained by webbing. As an action, the
restrained creature can make a DC 11 Strength check,
escaping from the webbing on a success. The effect
also ends if the webbing is destroyed. The webbing has
AC 10, 5 hit points, vulnerability to fire damage, and
immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage.
Ettin
Large giant, chaotic evil
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (10d10 + 30)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 8 (−1) 17 (+3) 6 (−2) 10 (+0) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Giant, Orc
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Two Heads. The ettin has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks and on saving throws against being
blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, and
knocked unconscious.
Wakeful. When one of the ettin’s heads is asleep, its
other head is awake.
Actions
Multiattack. The ettin makes two attacks: one with its
battleaxe and one with its morningstar.
Battleaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) slashing damage.
Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) piercing damage.
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Monsters (F)
Fungi
Shrieker
Medium plant, unaligned
Armor Class 5
Hit Points 13 (3d8)
Speed 0 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
1 (−5) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 1 (−5) 3 (−4) 1 (−5)
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened, frightened
Senses blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 6
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
False Appearance. While the shrieker remains
motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary
fungus.
Reactions
Shriek. When bright light or a creature is within 30 feet
of the shrieker, it emits a shriek audible within 300 feet
of it. The shrieker continues to shriek until the
disturbance moves out of range and for 1d4 of the
shrieker’s turns afterward.
Violet Fungus
Medium plant, unaligned
Armor Class 5
Hit Points 18 (4d8)
Speed 5 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
3 (−4) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 1 (−5) 3 (−4) 1 (−5)
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened, frightened
Senses blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 6
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
False Appearance. While the violet fungus remains
motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary
fungus.
Actions
Multiattack. The fungus makes 1d4 Rotting Touch
attacks.
Rotting Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach
10 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d8) necrotic damage.
Monsters (G)
Gargoyle
Medium elemental, chaotic evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 11 (+0) 16 (+3) 6 (−2) 11 (+0) 7 (−2)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t
adamantine
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, petrified, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Terran
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
False Appearance. While the gargoyle remains
motionless, it is indistinguishable from an inanimate
statue.
Actions
Multiattack. The gargoyle makes two attacks: one with
its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.
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Genies
Djinni
Large elemental, chaotic good
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 161 (14d10 + 84)
Speed 30 ft., fly 90 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 15 (+2) 22 (+6) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 20 (+5)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Wis +7, Cha +9
Damage Immunities lightning, thunder
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Auran
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Elemental Demise. If the djinni dies, its body
disintegrates into a warm breeze, leaving behind only
equipment the djinni was wearing or carrying.
Innate Spellcasting. The djinni’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell
attacks). It can innately cast the following spells,
requiring no material components:
At will: detect evil and good, detect magic,
thunderwave
3/day each: create food and water (can create wine
instead of water), tongues, wind walk
1/day each: conjure elemental (air elemental only),
creation, gaseous form, invisibility, major image,
plane shift
Actions
Multiattack. The djinni makes three scimitar attacks.
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage plus 3
(1d6) lightning or thunder damage (djinni’s choice).
Create Whirlwind. A 5-­‐foot-­‐radius, 30-­‐foot-­‐tall cylinder
of swirling air magically forms on a point the djinni can
see within 120 feet of it. The whirlwind lasts as long as
the djinni maintains concentration (as if concentrating
on a spell). Any creature but the djinni that enters the
whirlwind must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving
throw or be restrained by it. The djinni can move the
whirlwind up to 60 feet as an action, and creatures
restrained by the whirlwind move with it. The
whirlwind ends if the djinni loses sight of it.
A creature can use its action to free a creature
restrained by the whirlwind, including itself, by
succeeding on a DC 18 Strength check. If the check
succeeds, the creature is no longer restrained and
moves to the nearest space outside the whirlwind.
Efreeti
Large elemental, lawful evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 200 (16d10 + 112)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 12 (+1) 24 (+7) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Int +7, Wis +6, Cha +7
Damage Immunities fire
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Ignan
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Elemental Demise. If the efreeti dies, its body
disintegrates in a flash of fire and puff of smoke,
leaving behind only equipment the efreeti was wearing
or carrying.
Innate Spellcasting. The efreeti’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell
attacks). It can innately cast the following spells,
requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic
3/day: enlarge/reduce, tongues
1/day each: conjure elemental (fire elemental only),
gaseous form, invisibility, major image, plane shift,
wall of fire
Actions
Multiattack. The efreeti makes two scimitar attacks or
uses its Hurl Flame twice.
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage plus 7
(2d6) fire damage.
Hurl Flame. Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 120
ft., one target. Hit: 17 (5d6) fire damage.
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Ghost
Medium undead, any alignment
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 45 (10d8)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
7 (−2) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 17 (+3)
Damage Resistances acid, fire, lightning, thunder;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical
attacks
Damage Immunities cold, necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone,
restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages any languages it knew in life
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Ethereal Sight. The ghost can see 60 feet into the
Ethereal Plane when it is on the Material Plane, and
vice versa.
Incorporeal Movement. The ghost can move through
other creatures and objects as if they were difficult
terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn
inside an object.
Actions
Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit,
reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3) necrotic
damage.
Etherealness. The ghost enters the Ethereal Plane from
the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the
Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and
vice versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything
on the other plane.
Horrifying Visage. Each non-­‐undead creature within 60
feet of the ghost that can see it must succeed on a DC
13 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute.
If the save fails by 5 or more, the target also ages 1d4 ×
10 years. A frightened target can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
frightened condition on itself on a success. If a target’s
saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
target is immune to this ghost’s Horrifying Visage for
the next 24 hours. The aging effect can be reversed
with a greater restoration spell, but only within 24
hours of it occurring.
Possession (Recharge 6). One humanoid that the ghost
can see within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 13
Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the ghost;
the ghost then disappears, and the target is
incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost
now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target
of awareness. The ghost can’t be targeted by any
attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn
undead, and it retains its alignment, Intelligence,
Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to being charmed
and frightened. It otherwise uses the possessed
target’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the
target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies.
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit
points, the ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost
is turned or forced out by an effect like the dispel evil
and good spell. When the possession ends, the ghost
reappears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the
body. The target is immune to this ghost’s Possession
for 24 hours after succeeding on the saving throw or
after the possession ends.
Ghouls
Ghast
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 36 (8d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 17 (+3) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 8 (−1)
Damage Resistances necrotic
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Stench. Any creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of
the ghast must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving
throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn. On
a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to
the ghast’s Stench for 24 hours.
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Turning Defiance. The ghast and any ghouls within 30
feet of it have advantage on saving throws against
effects that turn undead.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is
a creature other than an undead, it must succeed on a
DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1
minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the
end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
Ghoul
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 7 (−2) 10 (+0) 6 (−2)
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage. If the target is
a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed
on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed
for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at
the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself
on a success.
Giants
Cloud Giant
Huge giant, neutral good (50%) or neutral evil (50%)
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 200 (16d12 + 96)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 10 (+0) 22 (+6) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Con +10, Wis +7, Cha +7
Skills Insight +7, Perception +7
Senses passive Perception 17
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Keen Smell. The giant has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following
spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light
3/day each: feather fall, fly, misty step, telekinesis
1/day each: control weather, gaseous form
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two morningstar attacks.
Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach
10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) piercing damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, range 60/240
ft., one target. Hit: 30 (4d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Fire Giant
Huge giant, lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 162 (13d12 + 78)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
25 (+7) 9 (−1) 23 (+6) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 13 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +3, Con +10, Cha +5
Skills Athletics +11, Perception +6
Damage Immunities fire
Senses passive Perception 16
Languages Giant
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two greatsword attacks.
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Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach
10 ft., one target. Hit: 28 (6d6 + 7) slashing damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, range 60/240
ft., one target. Hit: 29 (4d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
Frost Giant
Huge giant, neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (patchwork armor)
Hit Points 138 (12d12 + 60)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 9 (−1) 21 (+5) 9 (−1) 10 (+0) 12 (+1)
Saving Throws Con +8, Wis +3, Cha +4
Skills Athletics +9, Perception +3
Damage Immunities cold
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Giant
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two greataxe attacks.
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 25 (3d12 + 6) slashing damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, range 60/240
ft., one target. Hit: 28 (4d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Hill Giant
Huge giant, chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 105 (10d12 + 40)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 8 (−1) 19 (+4) 5 (−3) 9 (−1) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Giant
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two greatclub attacks.
Greatclub. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10
ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 60/240
ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage.
Stone Giant
Huge giant, neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 126 (11d12 + 55)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 15 (+2) 20 (+5) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 9 (−1)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +8, Wis +4
Skills Athletics +12, Perception +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Giant
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Stone Camouflage. The giant has advantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two greatclub attacks.
Greatclub. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 15
ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, range 60/240
ft., one target. Hit: 28 (4d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 17
Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Reactions
Rock Catching. If a rock or similar object is hurled at
the giant, the giant can, with a successful DC 10
Dexterity saving throw, catch the missile and take no
bludgeoning damage from it.
Storm Giant
Huge giant, chaotic good
Armor Class 16 (scale mail)
Hit Points 230 (20d12 + 100)
Speed 50 ft., swim 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
29 (+9) 14 (+2) 20 (+5) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 18 (+4)
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Saving Throws Str +14, Con +10, Wis +9, Cha +9
Skills Arcana +8, Athletics +14, History +8, Perception
+9
Damage Resistances cold
Damage Immunities lightning, thunder
Senses passive Perception 19
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.
Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). It can innately
cast the following spells, requiring no material
components:
At will: detect magic, feather fall, levitate, light
3/day each: control weather, water breathing
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two greatsword attacks.
Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach
10 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (6d6 + 9) slashing damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, range 60/240
ft., one target. Hit: 35 (4d12 + 9) bludgeoning damage.
Lightning Strike (Recharge 5–6). The giant hurls a
magical lightning bolt at a point it can see within 500
feet of it. Each creature within 10 feet of that point
must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 54
(12d8) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
Gibbering Mouther
Medium aberration, neutral
Armor Class 9
Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 10 ft., swim 10 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 8 (−1) 16 (+3) 3 (−4) 10 (+0) 6 (−2)
Condition Immunities prone
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Aberrant Ground. The ground in a 10-­‐foot radius
around the mouther is doughlike difficult terrain. Each
creature that starts its turn in that area must succeed
on a DC 10 Strength saving throw or have its speed
reduced to 0 until the start of its next turn.
Gibbering. The mouther babbles incoherently while it
can see any creature and isn’t incapacitated. Each
creature that starts its turn within 20 feet of the
mouther and can hear the gibbering must succeed on a
DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the creature
can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn and
rolls a d8 to determine what it does during its turn. On
a 1 to 4, the creature does nothing. On a 5 or 6, the
creature takes no action or bonus action and uses all its
movement to move in a randomly determined
direction. On a 7 or 8, the creature makes a melee
attack against a randomly determined creature within
its reach or does nothing if it can’t make such an attack.
Actions
Multiattack. The gibbering mouther makes one bite
attack and, if it can, uses its Blinding Spittle.
Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 17 (5d6) piercing damage. If the target is
Medium or smaller, it must succeed on a DC 10
Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the
target is killed by this damage, it is absorbed into the
mouther.
Blinding Spittle (Recharge 5–6). The mouther spits a
chemical glob at a point it can see within 15 feet of it.
The glob explodes in a blinding flash of light on impact.
Each creature within 5 feet of the flash must succeed
on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded until
the end of the mouther’s next turn.
Gnoll
Medium humanoid (gnoll), chaotic evil
Armor Class 15 (hide armor, shield)
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 6 (−2) 10 (+0) 7 (−2)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Gnoll
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
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Rampage. When the gnoll reduces a creature to 0 hit
points with a melee attack on its turn, the gnoll can
take a bonus action to move up to half its speed and
make a bite attack.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 +
2) piercing damage, or 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage if
used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range
150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing
damage.
Gnome, Deep (Svirfneblin)
Small humanoid (gnome), neutral good
Armor Class 15 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 16 (3d6 + 6)
Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 9 (−1)
Skills Investigation +3, Perception +2, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Gnomish, Terran, Undercommon
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Stone Camouflage. The gnome has advantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
Gnome Cunning. The gnome has advantage on
Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws
against magic.
Innate Spellcasting. The gnome’s innate spellcasting
ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 11). It can innately
cast the following spells, requiring no material
components:
At will: nondetection (self only)
1/day each: blindness/deafness, blur, disguise self
Actions
War Pick. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
Poisoned Dart. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
range 30/120 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing
damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12
Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute.
The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
Goblin
Small humanoid (goblinoid), neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (leather armor, shield)
Hit Points 7 (2d6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8 (−1) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 8 (−1) 8 (−1)
Skills Stealth +6
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages Common, Goblin
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Nimble Escape. The goblin can take the Disengage or
Hide action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
Actions
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.
Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range
80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Golems
Clay Golem
Large construct, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 133 (14d10 + 56)
Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 9 (−1) 18 (+4) 3 (−4) 8 (−1) 1 (−5)
Damage Immunities acid, poison, psychic; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that
aren’t adamantine
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
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Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages understands the languages of its creator but
can’t speak
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Acid Absorption. Whenever the golem is subjected to
acid damage, it takes no damage and instead regains a
number of hit points equal to the acid damage dealt.
Berserk. Whenever the golem starts its turn with 60 hit
points or fewer, roll a d6. On a 6, the golem goes
berserk. On each of its turns while berserk, the golem
attacks the nearest creature it can see. If no creature is
near enough to move to and attack, the golem attacks
an object, with preference for an object smaller than
itself. Once the golem goes berserk, it continues to do
so until it is destroyed or regains all its hit points.
Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or
effect that would alter its form.
Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The golem’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Actions
Multiattack. The golem makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the
target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15
Constitution saving throw or have its hit point
maximum reduced by an amount equal to the damage
taken. The target dies if this attack reduces its hit point
maximum to 0. The reduction lasts until removed by
the greater restoration spell or other magic.
Haste (Recharge 5–6). Until the end of its next turn,
the golem magically gains a +2 bonus to its AC, has
advantage on Dexterity saving throws, and can use its
slam attack as a bonus action.
Flesh Golem
Medium construct, neutral
Armor Class 9
Hit Points 93 (11d8 + 44)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 9 (−1) 18 (+4) 6 (−2) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Damage Immunities lightning, poison; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that
aren’t adamantine
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages understands the languages of its creator but
can’t speak
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Berserk. Whenever the golem starts its turn with 40 hit
points or fewer, roll a d6. On a 6, the golem goes
berserk. On each of its turns while berserk, the golem
attacks the nearest creature it can see. If no creature is
near enough to move to and attack, the golem attacks
an object, with preference for an object smaller than
itself. Once the golem goes berserk, it continues to do
so until it is destroyed or regains all its hit points.
The golem’s creator, if within 60 feet of the berserk
golem, can try to calm it by speaking firmly and
persuasively. The golem must be able to hear its
creator, who must take an action to make a DC 15
Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the check succeeds, the
golem ceases being berserk. If it takes damage while
still at 40 hit points or fewer, the golem might go
berserk again.
Aversion of Fire. If the golem takes fire damage, it has
disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the
end of its next turn.
Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or
effect that would alter its form.
Lightning Absorption. Whenever the golem is
subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage and
instead regains a number of hit points equal to the
lightning damage dealt.
Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The golem’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Actions
Multiattack. The golem makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
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Iron Golem
Large construct, unaligned
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 210 (20d10 + 100)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
24 (+7) 9 (−1) 20 (+5) 3 (−4) 11 (+0) 1 (−5)
Damage Immunities fire, poison, psychic; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that
aren’t adamantine
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages understands the languages of its creator but
can’t speak
Challenge 16 (15,000 XP)
Fire Absorption. Whenever the golem is subjected to
fire damage, it takes no damage and instead regains a
number of hit points equal to the fire damage dealt.
Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or
effect that would alter its form.
Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The golem’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Actions
Multiattack. The golem makes two melee attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 20 (3d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 23 (3d10 + 7) slashing damage.
Poison Breath (Recharge 6). The golem exhales
poisonous gas in a 15-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that
area must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw,
taking 45 (10d8) poison damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
Stone Golem
Large construct, unaligned
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 178 (17d10 + 85)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 9 (−1) 20 (+5) 3 (−4) 11 (+0) 1 (−5)
Damage Immunities poison, psychic; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that
aren’t adamantine
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages understands the languages of its creator but
can’t speak
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or
effect that would alter its form.
Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The golem’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Actions
Multiattack. The golem makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Slow (Recharge 5–6). The golem targets one or more
creatures it can see within 10 feet of it. Each target
must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw against this
magic. On a failed save, a target can’t use reactions, its
speed is halved, and it can’t make more than one
attack on its turn. In addition, the target can take
either an action or a bonus action on its turn, not both.
These effects last for 1 minute. A target can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself on a success.
Gorgon
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 114 (12d10 + 48)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 11 (+0) 18 (+4) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +4
Condition Immunities petrified
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
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Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Trampling Charge. If the gorgon moves at least 20 feet
straight toward a creature and then hits it with a gore
attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a
DC 16 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If
the target is prone, the gorgon can make one attack
with its hooves against it as a bonus action.
Actions
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5) piercing damage.
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage.
Petrifying Breath (Recharge 5–6). The gorgon exhales
petrifying gas in a 30-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that
area must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving
throw. On a failed save, a target begins to turn to stone
and is restrained. The restrained target must repeat
the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a
success, the effect ends on the target. On a failure, the
target is petrified until freed by the greater restoration
spell or other magic.
Grick
Medium monstrosity, neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 27 (6d8)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 3 (−4) 14 (+2) 5 (−3)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Stone Camouflage. The grick has advantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
Actions
Multiattack. The grick makes one attack with its
tentacles. If that attack hits, the grick can make one
beak attack against the same target.
Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Griffon
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 30 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 2 (−4) 13 (+1) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Keen Sight. The griffon has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The griffon makes two attacks: one with
its beak and one with its claws.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Grimlock
Medium humanoid (grimlock), neutral evil
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 9 (−1) 8 (−1) 6 (−2)
Skills Athletics +5, Perception +3, Stealth +3
Condition Immunities blinded
Senses blindsight 30 ft. or 10 ft. while deafened (blind
beyond this radius), passive Perception 13
Languages Undercommon
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
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Blind Senses. The grimlock can’t use its blindsight while
deafened and unable to smell.
Keen Hearing and Smell. The grimlock has advantage
on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Stone Camouflage. The grimlock has advantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
Actions
Spiked Bone Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit,
reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) bludgeoning
damage plus 2 (1d4) piercing damage.
Monsters (H)
Hags
Green Hag
Medium fey, neutral evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 82 (11d8 + 33)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 14 (+2)
Skills Arcana +3, Deception +4, Perception +4, Stealth
+3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Draconic, Sylvan
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Amphibious. The hag can breathe air and water.
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12). She can innately
cast the following spells, requiring no material
components:
At will: dancing lights, minor illusion, vicious mockery
Mimicry. The hag can mimic animal sounds and
humanoid voices. A creature that hears the sounds can
tell they are imitations with a successful DC 14 Wisdom
(Insight) check.
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.
Illusory Appearance. The hag covers herself and
anything she is wearing or carrying with a magical
illusion that makes her look like another creature of
her general size and humanoid shape. The illusion ends
if the hag takes a bonus action to end it or if she dies.
The changes wrought by this effect fail to hold up to
physical inspection. For example, the hag could appear
to have smooth skin, but someone touching her would
feel her rough flesh. Otherwise, a creature must take
an action to visually inspect the illusion and succeed on
a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern
that the hag is disguised.
Invisible Passage. The hag magically turns invisible
until she attacks or casts a spell, or until her
concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell).
While invisible, she leaves no physical evidence of her
passage, so she can be tracked only by magic. Any
equipment she wears or carries is invisible with her.
Night Hag
Medium fiend, neutral evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 112 (15d8 + 45)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 16 (+3)
Skills Deception +7, Insight +6, Perception +6, Stealth
+6
Damage Resistances cold, fire; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with
silvered weapons
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Abyssal, Common, Infernal, Primordial
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell
attacks). She can innately cast the following spells,
requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, magic missile
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2/day each: plane shift (self only), ray of enfeeblement,
sleep
Magic Resistance. The hag has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Claws (Hag Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to
hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing
damage.
Change Shape. The hag magically polymorphs into a
Small or Medium female humanoid, or back into her
true form. Her statistics are the same in each form. Any
equipment she is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
She reverts to her true form if she dies.
Etherealness. The hag magically enters the Ethereal
Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. To do so,
the hag must have a heartstone in her possession.
Nightmare Haunting (1/Day). While on the Ethereal
Plane, the hag magically touches a sleeping humanoid
on the Material Plane. A protection from evil and good
spell cast on the target prevents this contact, as does a
magic circle. As long as the contact persists, the target
has dreadful visions. If these visions last for at least 1
hour, the target gains no benefit from its rest, and its
hit point maximum is reduced by 5 (1d10). If this effect
reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target
dies, and if the target was evil, its soul is trapped in the
hag’s soul bag. The reduction to the target’s hit point
maximum lasts until removed by the greater
restoration spell or similar magic.
Sea Hag
Medium fey, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 30 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 13 (+1) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 13 (+1)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Aquan, Common, Giant
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Amphibious. The hag can breathe air and water.
Horrific Appearance. Any humanoid that starts its turn
within 30 feet of the hag and can see the hag’s true
form must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw. On a
failed save, the creature is frightened for 1 minute. A
creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each of its turns, with disadvantage if the hag is within
line of sight, ending the effect on itself on a success. If
a creature’s saving throw is successful or the effect
ends for it, the creature is immune to the hag’s Horrific
Appearance for the next 24 hours.
Unless the target is surprised or the revelation of the
hag’s true form is sudden, the target can avert its eyes
and avoid making the initial saving throw. Until the
start of its next turn, a creature that averts its eyes has
disadvantage on attack rolls against the hag.
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Death Glare. The hag targets one frightened creature
she can see within 30 feet of her. If the target can see
the hag, it must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving
throw against this magic or drop to 0 hit points.
Illusory Appearance. The hag covers herself and
anything she is wearing or carrying with a magical
illusion that makes her look like an ugly creature of her
general size and humanoid shape. The effect ends if
the hag takes a bonus action to end it or if she dies.
The changes wrought by this effect fail to hold up to
physical inspection. For example, the hag could appear
to have no claws, but someone touching her hand
might feel the claws. Otherwise, a creature must take
an action to visually inspect the illusion and succeed on
a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern
that the hag is disguised.
Half-Dragon Template
A beast, humanoid, giant, or monstrosity can become
a half-­‐‑dragon. It keeps its statistics, except as follows.
Challenge. To avoid recalculating the creature’s
challenge rating, apply the template only to a
creature that meets the optional prerequisite in the
Breath Weapon table below. Otherwise, recalculate
the rating after you apply the template.
Senses. The half-­‐‑dragon gains blindsight with a
radius of 10 feet and darkvision with a radius of 60
feet.
Resistances. The half-­‐‑dragon gains resistance to a
type of damage based on its color.
Color Damage Resistance
Black or copper Acid
Blue or bronze Lightning
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Brass, gold, or red Fire
Green Poison
Silver or white Cold
Languages. The half-­‐‑dragon speaks Draconic in
addition to any other languages it knows.
New Action: Breath Weapon. The half-­‐‑dragon has
the breath weapon of its dragon half. The half-­‐‑
dragon’s size determines how this action functions.
Size Breath Weapon
Optional
Prerequisite
Large or
smaller
As a wyrmling Challenge 2 or higher
Huge As a young dragon Challenge 7 or higher
Gargantuan As an adult dragon Challenge 8 or higher
Half-­‐Red Dragon Veteran
Medium humanoid (human), any alignment
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Skills Athletics +5, Perception +2
Damage Resistances fire
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 12
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The veteran makes two longsword attacks.
If it has a shortsword drawn, it can also make a
shortsword attack.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10
+ 3) slashing damage if used with two hands.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit,
range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d10 + 1) piercing
damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The veteran exhales fire in
a 15-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Harpy
Medium monstrosity, chaotic evil
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 38 (7d8 + 7)
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 7 (−2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The harpy makes two attacks: one with its
claws and one with its club.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) slashing damage.
Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) bludgeoning damage.
Luring Song. The harpy sings a magical melody. Every
humanoid and giant within 300 feet of the harpy that
can hear the song must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom
saving throw or be charmed until the song ends. The
harpy must take a bonus action on its subsequent turns
to continue singing. It can stop singing at any time. The
song ends if the harpy is incapacitated.
While charmed by the harpy, a target is
incapacitated and ignores the songs of other harpies. If
the charmed target is more than 5 feet away from the
harpy, the target must move on its turn toward the
harpy by the most direct route, trying to get within 5
feet. It doesn’t avoid opportunity attacks, but before
moving into damaging terrain, such as lava or a pit, and
whenever it takes damage from a source other than
the harpy, the target can repeat the saving throw. A
charmed target can also repeat the saving throw at the
end of each of its turns. If the saving throw is
successful, the effect ends on it.
A target that successfully saves is immune to this
harpy’s song for the next 24 hours.
Hell Hound
Medium fiend, lawful evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14)
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Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 6 (−2) 13 (+1) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +5
Damage Immunities fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages understands Infernal but can’t speak it
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The hound has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Pack Tactics. The hound has advantage on an attack
roll against a creature if at least one of the hound’s
allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) fire
damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The hound exhales fire in a
15-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Hippogriff
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 13 (+1) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +5
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Keen Sight. The hippogriff has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The hippogriff makes two attacks: one
with its beak and one with its claws.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Hobgoblin
Medium humanoid (goblinoid), lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 9 (−1)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Goblin
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Martial Advantage. Once per turn, the hobgoblin can
deal an extra 7 (2d6) damage to a creature it hits with a
weapon attack if that creature is within 5 feet of an ally
of the hobgoblin that isn’t incapacitated.
Actions
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) slashing damage, or 6 (1d10
+ 1) slashing damage if used with two hands.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range
150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing
damage.
Homunculus
Tiny construct, neutral
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
4 (−3) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 7 (−2)
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
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Languages understands the languages of its creator but
can’t speak
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Telepathic Bond. While the homunculus is on the same
plane of existence as its master, it can magically convey
what it senses to its master, and the two can
communicate telepathically.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must
succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be
poisoned for 1 minute. If the saving throw fails by 5 or
more, the target is instead poisoned for 5 (1d10)
minutes and unconscious while poisoned in this way.
Hydra
Huge monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 172 (15d12 + 75)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 12 (+1) 20 (+5) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +6
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages —
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Hold Breath. The hydra can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. While it has
more than one head, the hydra has advantage on
saving throws against being blinded, charmed,
deafened, frightened, stunned, and knocked
unconscious.
Whenever the hydra takes 25 or more damage in a
single turn, one of its heads dies. If all its heads die, the
hydra dies.
At the end of its turn, it grows two heads for each of
its heads that died since its last turn, unless it has taken
fire damage since its last turn. The hydra regains 10 hit
points for each head regrown in this way.
Reactive Heads. For each head the hydra has beyond
one, it gets an extra reaction that can be used only for
opportunity attacks.
Wakeful. While the hydra sleeps, at least one of its
heads is awake.
Actions
Multiattack. The hydra makes as many bite attacks as
it has heads.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) piercing damage.
Monsters (I)
Invisible Stalker
Medium elemental, neutral
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 104 (16d8 + 32)
Speed 50 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 19 (+4) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 11 (+0)
Skills Perception +8, Stealth +10
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Auran, understands Common but doesn’t
speak it
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Invisibility. The stalker is invisible.
Faultless Tracker. The stalker is given a quarry by its
summoner. The stalker knows the direction and
distance to its quarry as long as the two of them are on
the same plane of existence. The stalker also knows the
location of its summoner.
Actions
Multiattack. The stalker makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
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Monsters (K)
Kobold
Small humanoid (kobold), lawful evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 5 (2d6 − 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
7 (−2) 15 (+2) 9 (−1) 8 (−1) 7 (−2) 8 (−1)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the kobold has
disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Pack Tactics. The kobold has advantage on an attack
roll against a creature if at least one of the kobold’s
allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Sling. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120
ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Kraken
Gargantuan monstrosity (titan), chaotic evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 472 (27d20 + 189)
Speed 20 ft., swim 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
30 (+10) 11 (+0) 25 (+7) 22 (+6) 18 (+4) 20 (+5)
Saving Throws Str +17, Dex +7, Con +14, Int +13, Wis
+11
Damage Immunities lightning; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities frightened, paralyzed
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages understands Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal, and
Primordial but can’t speak, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 23 (50,000 XP)
Amphibious. The kraken can breathe air and water.
Freedom of Movement. The kraken ignores difficult
terrain, and magical effects can’t reduce its speed or
cause it to be restrained. It can spend 5 feet of
movement to escape from nonmagical restraints or
being grappled.
Siege Monster. The kraken deals double damage to
objects and structures.
Actions
Multiattack. The kraken makes three tentacle attacks,
each of which it can replace with one use of Fling.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 23 (3d8 + 10) piercing damage. If the target
is a Large or smaller creature grappled by the kraken,
that creature is swallowed, and the grapple ends.
While swallowed, the creature is blinded and
restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other
effects outside the kraken, and it takes 42 (12d6) acid
damage at the start of each of the kraken’s turns.
If the kraken takes 50 damage or more on a single
turn from a creature inside it, the kraken must succeed
on a DC 25 Constitution saving throw at the end of that
turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall
prone in a space within 10 feet of the kraken. If the
kraken dies, a swallowed creature is no longer
restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using
15 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 30 ft.,
one target. Hit: 20 (3d6 + 10) bludgeoning damage, and
the target is grappled (escape DC 18). Until this grapple
ends, the target is restrained. The kraken has ten
tentacles, each of which can grapple one target.
Fling. One Large or smaller object held or creature
grappled by the kraken is thrown up to 60 feet in a
random direction and knocked prone. If a thrown
target strikes a solid surface, the target takes 3 (1d6)
bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it was thrown. If
the target is thrown at another creature, that creature
must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or
take the same damage and be knocked prone.
Lightning Storm. The kraken magically creates three
bolts of lightning, each of which can strike a target the
kraken can see within 120 feet of it. A target must
make a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10)
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lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Legendary Actions
The kraken can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from
the options below. Only one legendary action option
can be used at a time and only at the end of another
creature’s turn. The kraken regains spent legendary
actions at the start of its turn.
Tentacle Attack or Fling. The kraken makes one
tentacle attack or uses its Fling.
Lightning Storm (Costs 2 Actions). The kraken uses
Lightning Storm.
Ink Cloud (Costs 3 Actions). While underwater, the
kraken expels an ink cloud in a 60-­‐foot radius. The
cloud spreads around corners, and that area is
heavily obscured to creatures other than the kraken.
Each creature other than the kraken that ends its
turn there must succeed on a DC 23 Constitution
saving throw, taking 16 (3d10) poison damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one. A strong current disperses the cloud, which
otherwise disappears at the end of the kraken’s next
turn.
Monsters (L)
Lamia
Large monstrosity, chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 97 (13d10 + 26)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 16 (+3)
Skills Deception +7, Insight +4, Stealth +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The lamia’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately
cast the following spells, requiring no material
components.
At will: disguise self (any humanoid form), major image
3/day each: charm person, mirror image, scrying,
suggestion
1/day: geas
Actions
Multiattack. The lamia makes two attacks: one with its
claws and one with its dagger or Intoxicating Touch.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) slashing damage.
Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.
Intoxicating Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +5 to hit, reach
5 ft., one creature. Hit: The target is magically cursed
for 1 hour. Until the curse ends, the target has
disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws and all ability
checks.
Lich
Medium undead, any evil alignment
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 135 (18d8 + 54)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 20 (+5) 14 (+2) 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Con +10, Int +12, Wis +9
Skills Arcana +18, History +12, Insight +9, Perception +9
Damage Resistances cold, lightning, necrotic
Damage Immunities poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Common plus up to five other languages
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the lich fails a saving
throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. If it has a phylactery, a destroyed lich
gains a new body in 1d10 days, regaining all its hit
points and becoming active again. The new body
appears within 5 feet of the phylactery.
Spellcasting. The lich is an 18th-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 20, +12
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to hit with spell attacks). The lich has the following
wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of
frost
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile, shield,
thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): acid arrow, detect thoughts,
invisibility, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, dispel
magic, fireball
4th level (3 slots): blight, dimension door
5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, scrying
6th level (1 slot): disintegrate, globe of invulnerability
7th level (1 slot): finger of death, plane shift
8th level (1 slot): dominate monster, power word stun
9th level (1 slot): power word kill
Turn Resistance. The lich has advantage on saving
throws against any effect that turns undead.
Actions
Paralyzing Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach
5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6) cold damage. The
target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving
throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect on itself on a success.
Legendary Actions
The lich can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from
the options below. Only one legendary action option
can be used at a time and only at the end of another
creature’s turn. The lich regains spent legendary
actions at the start of its turn.
Cantrip. The lich casts a cantrip.
Paralyzing Touch (Costs 2 Actions). The lich uses its
Paralyzing Touch.
Frightening Gaze (Costs 2 Actions). The lich fixes its
gaze on one creature it can see within 10 feet of it.
The target must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving
throw against this magic or become frightened for 1
minute. The frightened target can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself on a success. If a target’s saving throw
is successful or the effect ends for it, the target is
immune to the lich’s gaze for the next 24 hours.
Disrupt Life (Costs 3 Actions). Each non-­‐undead
creature within 20 feet of the lich must make a DC
18 Constitution saving throw against this magic,
taking 21 (6d6) necrotic damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
Lizardfolk
Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral
Armor Class 15 (natural armor, shield)
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 7 (−2) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4, Survival +5
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Draconic
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Hold Breath. The lizardfolk can hold its breath for 15
minutes.
Actions
Multiattack. The lizardfolk makes two melee attacks,
each one with a different weapon.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Heavy Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 +
2) piercing damage.
Spiked Shield. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Lycanthropes
Werebear
Medium humanoid (human, shapechanger), neutral
good
Armor Class 10 in humanoid form, 11 (natural armor)
in bear and hybrid form
Hit Points 135 (18d8 + 54)
Speed 30 ft. (40 ft., climb 30 ft. in bear or hybrid form)
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 17 (+3) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 12 (+1)
Skills Perception +7
Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with
silvered weapons
Senses passive Perception 17
Languages Common (can’t speak in bear form)
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Shapechanger. The werebear can use its action to
polymorph into a Large bear-­‐humanoid hybrid or into a
Large bear, or back into its true form, which is
humanoid. Its statistics, other than its size and AC, are
the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or
carrying isn’t transformed. It reverts to its true form if
it dies.
Keen Smell. The werebear has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Actions
Multiattack. In bear form, the werebear makes two
claw attacks. In humanoid form, it makes two greataxe
attacks. In hybrid form, it can attack like a bear or a
humanoid.
Bite (Bear or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon
Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 +
4) piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must
succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be
cursed with werebear lycanthropy.
Claw (Bear or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon
Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 +
4) slashing damage.
Greataxe (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee
Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:
10 (1d12 + 4) slashing damage.
Wereboar
Medium humanoid (human, shapechanger), neutral evil
Armor Class 10 in humanoid form, 11 (natural armor)
in boar or hybrid form
Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24)
Speed 30 ft. (40 ft. in boar form)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +2
Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with
silvered weapons Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common (can’t speak in boar form)
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Shapechanger. The wereboar can use its action to
polymorph into a boar-­‐humanoid hybrid or into a boar,
or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its
statistics, other than its AC, are the same in each form.
Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t
transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Charge (Boar or Hybrid Form Only). If the wereboar
moves at least 15 feet straight toward a target and
then hits it with its tusks on the same turn, the target
takes an extra 7 (2d6) slashing damage. If the target is
a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving
throw or be knocked prone.
Relentless (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If
the wereboar takes 14 damage or less that would
reduce it to 0 hit points, it is reduced to 1 hit point
instead.
Actions
Multiattack (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). The
wereboar makes two attacks, only one of which can be
with its tusks.
Maul (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee
Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:
10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Tusks (Boar or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon
Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 +
3) slashing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be
cursed with wereboar lycanthropy.
Wererat
Medium humanoid (human, shapechanger), lawful evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +4
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Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with
silvered weapons
Senses darkvision 60 ft. (rat form only), passive
Perception 12
Languages Common (can’t speak in rat form)
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Shapechanger. The wererat can use its action to
polymorph into a rat-­‐humanoid hybrid or into a giant
rat, or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its
statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form.
Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t
transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Keen Smell. The wererat has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Actions
Multiattack (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). The
wererat makes two attacks, only one of which can be a
bite.
Bite (Rat or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack:
+4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2)
piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must
succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be
cursed with wererat lycanthropy.
Shortsword (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee
Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5
(1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Hand Crossbow (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only).
Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Weretiger
Medium humanoid (human, shapechanger), neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 120 (16d8 + 48)
Speed 30 ft. (40 ft. in tiger form)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 11 (+0)
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with
silvered weapons
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Common (can’t speak in tiger form)
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Shapechanger. The weretiger can use its action to
polymorph into a tiger-­‐humanoid hybrid or into a tiger,
or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its
statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form.
Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t
transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Keen Hearing and Smell. The weretiger has advantage
on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Pounce (Tiger or Hybrid Form Only). If the weretiger
moves at least 15 feet straight toward a creature and
then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn, that
target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw
or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the
weretiger can make one bite attack against it as a
bonus action.
Actions
Multiattack (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). In
humanoid form, the weretiger makes two scimitar
attacks or two longbow attacks. In hybrid form, it can
attack like a humanoid or make two claw attacks.
Bite (Tiger or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon
Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 +
3) piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must
succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be
cursed with weretiger lycanthropy.
Claw (Tiger or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon
Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3)
slashing damage.
Scimitar (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee
Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6
(1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Longbow (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Ranged
Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target.
Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
Werewolf
Medium humanoid (human, shapechanger), chaotic
evil
Armor Class 11 in humanoid form, 12 (natural armor)
in wolf or hybrid form
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft. (40 ft. in wolf form)
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +3
Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with
silvered weapons
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Common (can’t speak in wolf form)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Shapechanger. The werewolf can use its action to
polymorph into a wolf-­‐humanoid hybrid or into a wolf,
or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its
statistics, other than its AC, are the same in each form.
Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t
transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Keen Hearing and Smell. The werewolf has advantage
on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Actions
Multiattack (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). The
werewolf makes two attacks: one with its bite and one
with its claws or spear.
Bite (Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon
Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2)
piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be
cursed with werewolf lycanthropy.
Claws (Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +4
to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing
damage.
Spear (Humanoid Form Only). Melee or Ranged
Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft.,
one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, or 6
(1d8 + 2) piercing damage if used with two hands to
make a melee attack.
Monsters (M)
Magmin
Small elemental, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d6 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
7 (−2) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 8 (−1) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Ignan
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Death Burst. When the magmin dies, it explodes in a
burst of fire and magma. Each creature within 10 feet
of it must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking
7 (2d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one. Flammable objects that
aren’t being worn or carried in that area are ignited.
Ignited Illumination. As a bonus action, the magmin
can set itself ablaze or extinguish its flames. While
ablaze, the magmin sheds bright light in a 10-­‐foot
radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
Actions
Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (2d6) fire damage. If the target is a
creature or a flammable object, it ignites. Until a
creature takes an action to douse the fire, the target
takes 3 (1d6) fire damage at the end of each of its turns.
Manticore
Large monstrosity, lawful evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 68 (8d10 + 24)
Speed 30 ft., fly 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 16 (+3) 17 (+3) 7 (−2) 12 (+1) 8 (−1)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Tail Spike Regrowth. The manticore has twenty-­‐four
tail spikes. Used spikes regrow when the manticore
finishes a long rest.
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Actions
Multiattack. The manticore makes three attacks: one
with its bite and two with its claws or three with its tail
spikes.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Tail Spike. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range
100/200 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing
damage.
Medusa
Medium monstrosity, lawful evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 127 (17d8 + 51)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 15 (+2)
Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Perception +4, Stealth
+5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Petrifying Gaze. When a creature that can see the
medusa’s eyes starts its turn within 30 feet of the
medusa, the medusa can force it to make a DC 14
Constitution saving throw if the medusa isn’t
incapacitated and can see the creature. If the saving
throw fails by 5 or more, the creature is instantly
petrified. Otherwise, a creature that fails the save
begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The
restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at
the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure
or ending the effect on a success. The petrification lasts
until the creature is freed by the greater restoration
spell or other magic.
Unless surprised, a creature can avert its eyes to
avoid the saving throw at the start of its turn. If the
creature does so, it can’t see the medusa until the start
of its next turn, when it can avert its eyes again. If the
creature looks at the medusa in the meantime, it must
immediately make the save.
If the medusa sees itself reflected on a polished
surface within 30 feet of it and in an area of bright light,
the medusa is, due to its curse, affected by its own
gaze.
Actions
Multiattack. The medusa makes either three melee
attacks—one with its snake hair and two with its
shortsword—or two ranged attacks with its longbow.
Snake Hair. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage plus 14
(4d6) poison damage.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range
150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing
damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage.
Mephits
Dust Mephit
Small elemental, neutral evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 17 (5d6)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
5 (−3) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 9 (−1) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +4
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Auran, Terran
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a
burst of dust. Each creature within 5 feet of it must
then succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or
be blinded for 1 minute. A blinded creature can repeat
the saving throw on each of its turns, ending the effect
on itself on a success.
Innate Spellcasting (1/Day). The mephit can innately
cast sleep, requiring no material components. Its
innate spellcasting ability is Charisma.
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Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Blinding Breath (Recharge 6). The mephit exhales a 15-­‐
foot cone of blinding dust. Each creature in that area
must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or be
blinded for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect
on itself on a success.
Ice Mephit
Small elemental, neutral evil
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 21 (6d6)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
7 (−2) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 9 (−1) 11 (+0) 12 (+1)
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +3
Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning, fire
Damage Immunities cold, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Aquan, Auran
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a
burst of jagged ice. Each creature within 5 feet of it
must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4
(1d8) slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
False Appearance. While the mephit remains
motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary
shard of ice.
Innate Spellcasting (1/Day). The mephit can innately
cast fog cloud, requiring no material components. Its
innate spellcasting ability is Charisma.
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) slashing damage plus 2 (1d4)
cold damage.
Frost Breath (Recharge 6). The mephit exhales a 15-­‐
foot cone of cold air. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5
(2d4) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Magma Mephit
Small elemental, neutral evil
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 22 (5d6 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8 (−1) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 7 (−2) 10 (+0) 10 (+0)
Skills Stealth +3
Damage Vulnerabilities cold
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Ignan, Terran
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a
burst of lava. Each creature within 5 feet of it must
make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6)
fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
on a successful one.
False Appearance. While the mephit remains
motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary
mound of magma.
Innate Spellcasting (1/Day). The mephit can innately
cast heat metal (spell save DC 10), requiring no
material components. Its innate spellcasting ability is
Charisma.
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) slashing damage plus 2 (1d4)
fire damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 6). The mephit exhales a 15-­‐foot
cone of fire. Each creature in that area must make a DC
11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) fire damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Steam Mephit
Small elemental, neutral evil
Armor Class 10
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Hit Points 21 (6d6)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
5 (−3) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 12 (+1)
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Aquan, Ignan
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a
cloud of steam. Each creature within 5 feet of the
mephit must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving
throw or take 4 (1d8) fire damage.
Innate Spellcasting (1/Day). The mephit can innately
cast blur, requiring no material components. Its innate
spellcasting ability is Charisma.
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 2 (1d4) slashing damage plus 2 (1d4) fire
damage.
Steam Breath (Recharge 6). The mephit exhales a 15-­‐
foot cone of scalding steam. Each creature in that area
must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, taking
4 (1d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Merfolk
Medium humanoid (merfolk), neutral
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 11 (+0) 12 (+1)
Skills Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Aquan, Common
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Amphibious. The merfolk can breathe air and water.
Actions
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6)
piercing damage, or 4 (1d8) piercing damage if used
with two hands to make a melee attack.
Merrow
Large monstrosity, chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12)
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 8 (−1) 10 (+0) 9 (−1)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Abyssal, Aquan
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Amphibious. The merrow can breathe air and water.
Actions
Multiattack. The merrow makes two attacks: one with
its bite and one with its claws or harpoon.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) slashing damage.
Harpoon. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 +
4) piercing damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller
creature, it must succeed on a Strength contest against
the merrow or be pulled up to 20 feet toward the
merrow.
Mimic
Medium monstrosity (shapechanger), neutral
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 15 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 12 (+1) 15 (+2) 5 (−3) 13 (+1) 8 (−1)
Skills Stealth +5
Damage Immunities acid
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Condition Immunities prone
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Shapechanger. The mimic can use its action to
polymorph into an object or back into its true,
amorphous form. Its statistics are the same in each
form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t
transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Adhesive (Object Form Only). The mimic adheres to
anything that touches it. A Huge or smaller creature
adhered to the mimic is also grappled by it (escape DC
13). Ability checks made to escape this grapple have
disadvantage.
False Appearance (Object Form Only). While the mimic
remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an
ordinary object.
Grappler. The mimic has advantage on attack rolls
against any creature grappled by it.
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage. If
the mimic is in object form, the target is subjected to
its Adhesive trait.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8)
acid damage.
Minotaur
Large monstrosity, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 76 (9d10 + 27)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 11 (+0) 16 (+3) 6 (−2) 16 (+3) 9 (−1)
Skills Perception +7
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Abyssal
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Charge. If the minotaur moves at least 10 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a gore attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8)
piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must
succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be
pushed up to 10 feet away and knocked prone.
Labyrinthine Recall. The minotaur can perfectly recall
any path it has traveled.
Reckless. At the start of its turn, the minotaur can gain
advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls it makes
during that turn, but attack rolls against it have
advantage until the start of its next turn.
Actions
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d12 + 4) slashing damage.
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Mummies
Mummy
Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 8 (−1) 15 (+2) 6 (−2) 10 (+0) 12 (+1)
Saving Throws Wis +2
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The mummy can use its Dreadful Glare
and makes one attack with its rotting fist.
Rotting Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage
plus 10 (3d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a
creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution
saving throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed
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target can’t regain hit points, and its hit point
maximum decreases by 10 (3d6) for every 24 hours
that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point
maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to
dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove
curse spell or other magic.
Dreadful Glare. The mummy targets one creature it
can see within 60 feet of it. If the target can see the
mummy, it must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving
throw against this magic or become frightened until
the end of the mummy’s next turn. If the target fails
the saving throw by 5 or more, it is also paralyzed for
the same duration. A target that succeeds on the
saving throw is immune to the Dreadful Glare of all
mummies (but not mummy lords) for the next 24 hours.
Mummy Lord
Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 97 (13d8 + 39)
Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 10 (+0) 17 (+3) 11 (+0) 18 (+4) 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Con +8, Int +5, Wis +9, Cha +8
Skills History +5, Religion +5
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)
Magic Resistance. The mummy lord has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Rejuvenation. A destroyed mummy lord gains a new
body in 24 hours if its heart is intact, regaining all its hit
points and becoming active again. The new body
appears within 5 feet of the mummy lord’s heart.
Spellcasting. The mummy lord is a 10th-­‐level
spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save
DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). The mummy lord
has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, guiding bolt, shield of
faith
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, silence, spiritual
weapon
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, dispel magic
4th level (3 slots): divination, guardian of faith
5th level (2 slots): contagion, insect plague
6th level (1 slot): harm
Actions
Multiattack. The mummy can use its Dreadful Glare
and makes one attack with its rotting fist.
Rotting Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage
plus 21 (6d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a
creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution
saving throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed
target can’t regain hit points, and its hit point
maximum decreases by 10 (3d6) for every 24 hours
that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point
maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to
dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove
curse spell or other magic.
Dreadful Glare. The mummy lord targets one creature
it can see within 60 feet of it. If the target can see the
mummy lord, it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom
saving throw against this magic or become frightened
until the end of the mummy’s next turn. If the target
fails the saving throw by 5 or more, it is also paralyzed
for the same duration. A target that succeeds on the
saving throw is immune to the Dreadful Glare of all
mummies and mummy lords for the next 24 hours.
Legendary Actions
The mummy lord can take 3 legendary actions,
choosing from the options below. Only one legendary
action option can be used at a time and only at the end
of another creature’s turn. The mummy lord regains
spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Attack. The mummy lord makes one attack with its
rotting fist or uses its Dreadful Glare.
Blinding Dust. Blinding dust and sand swirls magically
around the mummy lord. Each creature within 5 feet
of the mummy lord must succeed on a DC 16
Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end
of the creature’s next turn.
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Blasphemous Word (Costs 2 Actions). The mummy
lord utters a blasphemous word. Each non-­‐undead
creature within 10 feet of the mummy lord that can
hear the magical utterance must succeed on a DC 16
Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the
end of the mummy lord’s next turn.
Channel Negative Energy (Costs 2 Actions). The
mummy lord magically unleashes negative energy.
Creatures within 60 feet of the mummy lord,
including ones behind barriers and around corners,
can’t regain hit points until the end of the mummy
lord’s next turn.
Whirlwind of Sand (Costs 2 Actions). The mummy lord
magically transforms into a whirlwind of sand, moves
up to 60 feet, and reverts to its normal form. While
in whirlwind form, the mummy lord is immune to all
damage, and it can’t be grappled, petrified, knocked
prone, restrained, or stunned. Equipment worn or
carried by the mummy lord remain in its possession.
Monsters (N)
Nagas
Guardian Naga
Large monstrosity, lawful good
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 127 (15d10 + 45)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 18 (+4) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 19 (+4) 18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +7, Int +7, Wis +8, Cha +8
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Celestial, Common
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Rejuvenation. If it dies, the naga returns to life in 1d6
days and regains all its hit points. Only a wish spell can
prevent this trait from functioning.
Spellcasting. The naga is an 11th-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 16, +8 to
hit with spell attacks), and it needs only verbal
components to cast its spells. It has the following cleric
spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mending, sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, cure wounds, shield of
faith
2nd level (3 slots): calm emotions, hold person
3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, clairvoyance
4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement
5th level (2 slots): flame strike, geas
6th level (1 slot): true seeing
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
creature. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage, and the
target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw,
taking 45 (10d8) poison damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
Spit Poison. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range
15/30 ft., one creature. Hit: The target must make a DC
15 Constitution saving throw, taking 45 (10d8) poison
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Spirit Naga
Large monstrosity, chaotic evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d10 + 20)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 17 (+3) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +5, Wis +5, Cha +6
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Rejuvenation. If it dies, the naga returns to life in 1d6
days and regains all its hit points. Only a wish spell can
prevent this trait from functioning.
Spellcasting. The naga is a 10th-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14, +6
to hit with spell attacks), and it needs only verbal
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components to cast its spells. It has the following
wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, minor illusion, ray of
frost
1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, hold person
3rd level (3 slots): lightning bolt, water breathing
4th level (3 slots): blight, dimension door
5th level (2 slots): dominate person
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
creature. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage, and the
target must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw,
taking 31 (7d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one.
Nightmare
Large fiend, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 68 (8d10 + 24)
Speed 60 ft., fly 90 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 15 (+2)
Damage Immunities fire
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages understands Abyssal, Common, and Infernal
but can’t speak
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Confer Fire Resistance. The nightmare can grant
resistance to fire damage to anyone riding it.
Illumination. The nightmare sheds bright light in a 10-­‐
foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus
7 (2d6) fire damage.
Ethereal Stride. The nightmare and up to three willing
creatures within 5 feet of it magically enter the
Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa.
Monsters (O)
Ogre
Large giant, chaotic evil
Armor Class 11 (hide armor)
Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 8 (−1) 16 (+3) 5 (−3) 7 (−2) 7 (−2)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Actions
Greatclub. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6
+ 4) piercing damage.
Oni
Large giant, lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (chain mail)
Hit Points 110 (13d10 + 39)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 11 (+0) 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +3, Con +6, Wis +4, Cha +5
Skills Arcana +5, Deception +8, Perception +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The oni’s innate spellcasting ability
is Charisma (spell save DC 13). The oni can innately cast
the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: darkness, invisibility
1/day each: charm person, cone of cold, gaseous form,
sleep
Magic Weapons. The oni’s weapon attacks are magical.
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Regeneration. The oni regains 10 hit points at the start
of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point.
Actions
Multiattack. The oni makes two attacks, either with its
claws or its glaive.
Claw (Oni Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit,
reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) slashing damage.
Glaive. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) slashing damage, or 9
(1d10 + 4) slashing damage in Small or Medium form.
Change Shape. The oni magically polymorphs into a
Small or Medium humanoid, into a Large giant, or back
into its true form. Other than its size, its statistics are
the same in each form. The only equipment that is
transformed is its glaive, which shrinks so that it can be
wielded in humanoid form. If the oni dies, it reverts to
its true form, and its glaive reverts to its normal size.
Oozes
Black Pudding
Large ooze, unaligned
Armor Class 7
Hit Points 85 (10d10 + 30)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 5 (−3) 16 (+3) 1 (−5) 6 (−2) 1 (−5)
Damage Immunities acid, cold, lightning, slashing
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened,
exhaustion, frightened, prone
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Amorphous. The pudding can move through a space as
narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Corrosive Form. A creature that touches the pudding or
hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes
4 (1d8) acid damage. Any nonmagical weapon made of
metal or wood that hits the pudding corrodes. After
dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and
cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty
drops to −5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical
ammunition made of metal or wood that hits the
pudding is destroyed after dealing damage.
The pudding can eat through 2-­‐inch-­‐thick,
nonmagical wood or metal in 1 round.
Spider Climb. The pudding can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage
plus 18 (4d8) acid damage. In addition, nonmagical
armor worn by the target is partly dissolved and takes
a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it
offers. The armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its
AC to 10.
Reactions
Split. When a pudding that is Medium or larger is
subjected to lightning or slashing damage, it splits into
two new puddings if it has at least 10 hit points. Each
new pudding has hit points equal to half the original
pudding’s, rounded down. New puddings are one size
smaller than the original pudding.
Gelatinous Cube
Large ooze, unaligned
Armor Class 6
Hit Points 84 (8d10 + 40)
Speed 15 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 3 (−4) 20 (+5) 1 (−5) 6 (−2) 1 (−5)
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened,
exhaustion, frightened, prone
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Ooze Cube. The cube takes up its entire space. Other
creatures can enter the space, but a creature that does
so is subjected to the cube’s Engulf and has
disadvantage on the saving throw.
Creatures inside the cube can be seen but have total
cover.
A creature within 5 feet of the cube can take an
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action to pull a creature or object out of the cube.
Doing so requires a successful DC 12 Strength check,
and the creature making the attempt takes 10 (3d6)
acid damage.
The cube can hold only one Large creature or up to
four Medium or smaller creatures inside it at a time.
Transparent. Even when the cube is in plain sight, it
takes a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to
spot a cube that has neither moved nor attacked. A
creature that tries to enter the cube’s space while
unaware of the cube is surprised by the cube.
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6) acid damage.
Engulf. The cube moves up to its speed. While doing so,
it can enter Large or smaller creatures’ spaces.
Whenever the cube enters a creature’s space, the
creature must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw.
On a successful save, the creature can choose to be
pushed 5 feet back or to the side of the cube. A
creature that chooses not to be pushed suffers the
consequences of a failed saving throw.
On a failed save, the cube enters the creature’s
space, and the creature takes 10 (3d6) acid damage
and is engulfed. The engulfed creature can’t breathe, is
restrained, and takes 21 (6d6) acid damage at the start
of each of the cube’s turns. When the cube moves, the
engulfed creature moves with it.
An engulfed creature can try to escape by taking an
action to make a DC 12 Strength check. On a success,
the creature escapes and enters a space of its choice
within 5 feet of the cube.
Gray Ooze
Medium ooze, unaligned
Armor Class 8
Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9)
Speed 10 ft., climb 10 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 6 (−2) 16 (+3) 1 (−5) 6 (−2) 2 (−4)
Skills Stealth +2
Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened,
exhaustion, frightened, prone
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Amorphous. The ooze can move through a space as
narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Corrode Metal. Any nonmagical weapon made of
metal that hits the ooze corrodes. After dealing
damage, the weapon takes a permanent and
cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty
drops to −5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical
ammunition made of metal that hits the ooze is
destroyed after dealing damage.
The ooze can eat through 2-­‐inch-­‐thick, nonmagical
metal in 1 round.
False Appearance. While the ooze remains motionless,
it is indistinguishable from an oily pool or wet rock.
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage
plus 7 (2d6) acid damage, and if the target is wearing
nonmagical metal armor, its armor is partly corroded
and takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to
the AC it offers. The armor is destroyed if the penalty
reduces its AC to 10.
Ochre Jelly
Large ooze, unaligned
Armor Class 8
Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12)
Speed 10 ft., climb 10 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 6 (−2) 14 (+2) 2 (−4) 6 (−2) 1 (−5)
Damage Resistances acid
Damage Immunities lightning, slashing
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened,
exhaustion, frightened, prone
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
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Amorphous. The jelly can move through a space as
narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Spider Climb. The jelly can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage
plus 3 (1d6) acid damage.
Reactions
Split. When a jelly that is Medium or larger is subjected
to lightning or slashing damage, it splits into two new
jellies if it has at least 10 hit points. Each new jelly has
hit points equal to half the original jelly’s, rounded
down. New jellies are one size smaller than the original
jelly.
Orc
Medium humanoid (orc), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 (hide armor)
Hit Points 15 (2d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 7 (−2) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Skills Intimidation +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Orc
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Aggressive. As a bonus action, the orc can move up to
its speed toward a hostile creature that it can see.
Actions
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 9 (1d12 + 3) slashing damage.
Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 +
3) piercing damage.
Otyugh
Large aberration, neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 114 (12d10 + 48)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 11 (+0) 19 (+4) 6 (−2) 13 (+1) 6 (−2)
Saving Throws Con +7
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Otyugh
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Limited Telepathy. The otyugh can magically transmit
simple messages and images to any creature within
120 feet of it that can understand a language. This
form of telepathy doesn’t allow the receiving creature
to telepathically respond.
Actions
Multiattack. The otyugh makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its tentacles.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is
a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
saving throw against disease or become poisoned until
the disease is cured. Every 24 hours that elapse, the
target must repeat the saving throw, reducing its hit
point maximum by 5 (1d10) on a failure. The disease is
cured on a success. The target dies if the disease
reduces its hit point maximum to 0. This reduction to
the target’s hit point maximum lasts until the disease is
cured.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 4
(1d8) piercing damage. If the target is Medium or
smaller, it is grappled (escape DC 13) and restrained
until the grapple ends. The otyugh has two tentacles,
each of which can grapple one target.
Tentacle Slam. The otyugh slams creatures grappled by
it into each other or a solid surface. Each creature must
succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take
10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage and be stunned until
the end of the otyugh’s next turn. On a successful save,
the target takes half the bludgeoning damage and isn’t
stunned.
Owlbear
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
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Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 12 (+1) 17 (+3) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Keen Sight and Smell. The owlbear has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell.
Actions
Multiattack. The owlbear makes two attacks: one with
its beak and one with its claws.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) slashing damage.
Monsters (P)
Pegasus
Large celestial, chaotic good
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 60 ft., fly 90 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 13 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Wis +4, Cha +3
Skills Perception +6
Senses passive Perception 16
Languages understands Celestial, Common, Elvish, and
Sylvan but can’t speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Pseudodragon
Tiny dragon, neutral good
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 7 (2d4 + 2)
Speed 15 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
6 (−2) 15 (+2) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 13
Languages understands Common and Draconic but
can’t speak
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Keen Senses. The pseudodragon has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight, hearing,
or smell.
Magic Resistance. The pseudodragon has advantage
on saving throws against spells and other magical
effects.
Limited Telepathy. The pseudodragon can magically
communicate simple ideas, emotions, and images
telepathically with any creature within 100 feet of it
that can understand a language.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage, and the
target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving
throw or become poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving
throw fails by 5 or more, the target falls unconscious
for the same duration, or until it takes damage or
another creature uses an action to shake it awake.
Purple Worm
Gargantuan monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 247 (15d20 + 90)
Speed 50 ft., burrow 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
28 (+9) 7 (−2) 22 (+6) 1 (−5) 8 (−1) 4 (−3)
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Saving Throws Con +11, Wis +4
Senses blindsight 30 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive
Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)
Tunneler. The worm can burrow through solid rock at
half its burrow speed and leaves a 10-­‐foot-­‐diameter
tunnel in its wake.
Actions
Multiattack. The worm makes two attacks: one with its
bite and one with its stinger.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 22 (3d8 + 9) piercing damage. If the target is
a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 19
Dexterity saving throw or be swallowed by the worm. A
swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has
total cover against attacks and other effects outside
the worm, and it takes 21 (6d6) acid damage at the
start of each of the worm’s turns.
If the worm takes 30 damage or more on a single
turn from a creature inside it, the worm must succeed
on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw at the end of that
turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall
prone in a space within 10 feet of the worm. If the
worm dies, a swallowed creature is no longer
restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by
using 20 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Tail Stinger. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10
ft., one creature. Hit: 19 (3d6 + 9) piercing damage, and
the target must make a DC 19 Constitution saving
throw, taking 42 (12d6) poison damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one.
Monsters (R)
Rakshasa
Medium fiend, lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 110 (13d8 + 52)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 17 (+3) 18 (+4) 13 (+1) 16 (+3) 20 (+5)
Skills Deception +10, Insight +8
Damage Vulnerabilities piercing from magic weapons
wielded by good creatures
Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Infernal
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Limited Magic Immunity. The rakshasa can’t be
affected or detected by spells of 6th level or lower
unless it wishes to be. It has advantage on saving
throws against all other spells and magical effects.
Innate Spellcasting. The rakshasa’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with
spell attacks). The rakshasa can innately cast the
following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect thoughts, disguise self, mage hand,
minor illusion
3/day each: charm person, detect magic, invisibility,
major image, suggestion
1/day each: dominate person, fly, plane shift, true
seeing
Actions
Multiattack. The rakshasa makes two claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage, and the target
is cursed if it is a creature. The magical curse takes
effect whenever the target takes a short or long rest,
filling the target’s thoughts with horrible images and
dreams. The cursed target gains no benefit from
finishing a short or long rest. The curse lasts until it is
lifted by a remove curse spell or similar magic.
Remorhaz
Huge monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 195 (17d12 + 85)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
24 (+7) 13 (+1) 21 (+5) 4 (−3) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
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Damage Immunities cold, fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive
Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Heated Body. A creature that touches the remorhaz or
hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes
10 (3d6) fire damage.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 40 (6d10 + 7) piercing damage plus 10
(3d6) fire damage. If the target is a creature, it is
grappled (escape DC 17). Until this grapple ends, the
target is restrained, and the remorhaz can’t bite
another target.
Swallow. The remorhaz makes one bite attack against
a Medium or smaller creature it is grappling. If the
attack hits, that creature takes the bite’s damage and is
swallowed, and the grapple ends. While swallowed, the
creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover
against attacks and other effects outside the remorhaz,
and it takes 21 (6d6) acid damage at the start of each
of the remorhaz’s turns.
If the remorhaz takes 30 damage or more on a single
turn from a creature inside it, the remorhaz must
succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw at the
end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures,
which fall prone in a space within 10 feet of the
remorhaz. If the remorhaz dies, a swallowed creature is
no longer restrained by it and can escape from the
corpse using 15 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Roc
Gargantuan monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 248 (16d20 + 80)
Speed 20 ft., fly 120 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
28 (+9) 10 (+0) 20 (+5) 3 (−4) 10 (+0) 9 (−1)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +9, Wis +4, Cha +3
Skills Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Keen Sight. The roc has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The roc makes two attacks: one with its
beak and one with its talons.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 27 (4d8 + 9) piercing damage.
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 23 (4d6 + 9) slashing damage, and the
target is grappled (escape DC 19). Until this grapple
ends, the target is restrained, and the roc can’t use its
talons on another target.
Roper
Large monstrosity, neutral evil
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 93 (11d10 + 33)
Speed 10 ft., climb 10 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 8 (−1) 17 (+3) 7 (−2) 16 (+3) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
False Appearance. While the roper remains motionless,
it is indistinguishable from a normal cave formation,
such as a stalagmite.
Grasping Tendrils. The roper can have up to six tendrils
at a time. Each tendril can be attacked (AC 20; 10 hit
points; immunity to poison and psychic damage).
Destroying a tendril deals no damage to the roper,
which can extrude a replacement tendril on its next
turn. A tendril can also be broken if a creature takes an
action and succeeds on a DC 15 Strength check against
it.
Spider Climb. The roper can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
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Actions
Multiattack. The roper makes four attacks with its
tendrils, uses Reel, and makes one attack with its bite.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 22 (4d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Tendril. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 50 ft.,
one creature. Hit: The target is grappled (escape DC 15).
Until the grapple ends, the target is restrained and has
disadvantage on Strength checks and Strength saving
throws, and the roper can’t use the same tendril on
another target.
Reel. The roper pulls each creature grappled by it up to
25 feet straight toward it.
Rust Monster
Medium monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 13 (+1) 6 (−2)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Iron Scent. The rust monster can pinpoint, by scent,
the location of ferrous metal within 30 feet of it.
Rust Metal. Any nonmagical weapon made of metal
that hits the rust monster corrodes. After dealing
damage, the weapon takes a permanent and
cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty
drops to −5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical
ammunition made of metal that hits the rust monster
is destroyed after dealing damage.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage.
Antennae. The rust monster corrodes a nonmagical
ferrous metal object it can see within 5 feet of it. If the
object isn’t being worn or carried, the touch destroys a
1-­‐foot cube of it. If the object is being worn or carried
by a creature, the creature can make a DC 11 Dexterity
saving throw to avoid the rust monster’s touch.
If the object touched is either metal armor or a
metal shield being worn or carried, its takes a
permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it
offers. Armor reduced to an AC of 10 or a shield that
drops to a +0 bonus is destroyed. If the object touched
is a held metal weapon, it rusts as described in the Rust
Metal trait.
Monsters (S)
Sahuagin
Medium humanoid (sahuagin), lawful evil
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 9 (−1)
Skills Perception +5
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Sahuagin
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee
attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all
its hit points.
Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air
and water, but it needs to be submerged at least once
every 4 hours to avoid suffocating.
Shark Telepathy. The sahuagin can magically command
any shark within 120 feet of it, using a limited
telepathy.
Actions
Multiattack. The sahuagin makes two melee attacks:
one with its bite and one with its claws or spear.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) slashing damage.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 +
1) piercing damage, or 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage if
used with two hands to make a melee attack.
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Salamander
Large elemental, neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 90 (12d10 + 24)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 12 (+1)
Damage Vulnerabilities cold
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Ignan
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Heated Body. A creature that touches the salamander
or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it
takes 7 (2d6) fire damage.
Heated Weapons. Any metal melee weapon the
salamander wields deals an extra 3 (1d6) fire damage
on a hit (included in the attack).
Actions
Multiattack. The salamander makes two attacks: one
with its spear and one with its tail.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20 ft./60 ft., one target. Hit: 11
(2d6 + 4) piercing damage, or 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing
damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack,
plus 3 (1d6) fire damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus 7
(2d6) fire damage, and the target is grappled (escape
DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained,
the salamander can automatically hit the target with its
tail, and the salamander can’t make tail attacks against
other targets.
Satyr
Medium fey, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14 (leather armor)
Hit Points 31 (7d8)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 16 (+3) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 14 (+2)
Skills Perception +2, Performance +6, Stealth +5
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Elvish, Sylvan
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Magic Resistance. The satyr has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) bludgeoning damage.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range
80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Shadow
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
6 (−2) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 6 (−2) 10 (+0) 8 (−1)
Skills Stealth +4 (+6 in dim light or darkness)
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical
attacks
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, frightened, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as
narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the
shadow can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
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Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadow has
disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving
throws.
Actions
Strength Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach
5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage,
and the target’s Strength score is reduced by 1d4. The
target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise,
the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or
long rest.
If a non-­‐evil humanoid dies from this attack, a new
shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later.
Shambling Mound
Large plant, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (16d10 + 48)
Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 8 (−1) 16 (+3) 5 (−3) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Skills Stealth +2
Damage Resistances cold, fire
Damage Immunities lightning
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened, exhaustion
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Lightning Absorption. Whenever the shambling mound
is subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage
and regains a number of hit points equal to the
lightning damage dealt.
Actions
Multiattack. The shambling mound makes two slam
attacks. If both attacks hit a Medium or smaller target,
the target is grappled (escape DC 14), and the
shambling mound uses its Engulf on it.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Engulf. The shambling mound engulfs a Medium or
smaller creature grappled by it. The engulfed target is
blinded, restrained, and unable to breathe, and it must
succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw at the
start of each of the mound’s turns or take 13 (2d8 + 4)
bludgeoning damage. If the mound moves, the
engulfed target moves with it. The mound can have
only one creature engulfed at a time.
Shield Guardian
Large construct, unaligned
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 142 (15d10 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 8 (−1) 18 (+4) 7 (−2) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 10
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, poisoned
Languages understands commands given in any
language but can’t speak
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Bound. The shield guardian is magically bound to an
amulet. As long as the guardian and its amulet are on
the same plane of existence, the amulet’s wearer can
telepathically call the guardian to travel to it, and the
guardian knows the distance and direction to the
amulet. If the guardian is within 60 feet of the amulet’s
wearer, half of any damage the wearer takes (rounded
up) is transferred to the guardian.
Regeneration. The shield guardian regains 10 hit points
at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point.
Spell Storing. A spellcaster who wears the shield
guardian’s amulet can cause the guardian to store one
spell of 4th level or lower. To do so, the wearer must
cast the spell on the guardian. The spell has no effect
but is stored within the guardian. When commanded
to do so by the wearer or when a situation arises that
was predefined by the spellcaster, the guardian casts
the stored spell with any parameters set by the original
caster, requiring no components. When the spell is cast
or a new spell is stored, any previously stored spell is
lost.
Actions
Multiattack. The guardian makes two fist attacks.
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Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Reactions
Shield. When a creature makes an attack against the
wearer of the guardian’s amulet, the guardian grants a
+2 bonus to the wearer’s AC if the guardian is within 5
feet of the wearer.
Skeletons
Skeleton
Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 6 (−2) 8 (−1) 5 (−3)
Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages understands all languages it knew in life but
can’t speak
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range
80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Minotaur Skeleton
Large undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 67 (9d10 + 18)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 11 (+0) 15 (+2) 6 (−2) 8 (−1) 5 (−3)
Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages understands Abyssal but can’t speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Charge. If the skeleton moves at least 10 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a gore attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8)
piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must
succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be
pushed up to 10 feet away and knocked prone.
Actions
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d12 + 4) slashing damage.
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Warhorse Skeleton
Large undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (barding scraps)
Hit Points 22 (3d10 + 6)
Speed 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 12 (+1) 15 (+2) 2 (−4) 8 (−1) 5 (−3)
Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Specter
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 0 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
1 (−5) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 11 (+0)
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Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical
attacks
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained,
unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages understands all languages it knew in life but
can’t speak
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Incorporeal Movement. The specter can move through
other creatures and objects as if they were difficult
terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn
inside an object.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the specter has
disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Life Drain. Melee Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 10 (3d6) necrotic damage. The target
must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or
its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal
to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the
creature finishes a long rest. The target dies if this
effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
Sphinxes
Androsphinx
Large monstrosity, lawful neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 199 (19d10 + 95)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 10 (+0) 20 (+5) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 23 (+6)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +11, Int +9, Wis +10
Skills Arcana +9, Perception +10, Religion +15
Damage Immunities psychic; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 20
Languages Common, Sphinx
Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)
Inscrutable. The sphinx is immune to any effect that
would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well
as any divination spell that it refuses. Wisdom (Insight)
checks made to ascertain the sphinx’s intentions or
sincerity have disadvantage.
Magic Weapons. The sphinx’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Spellcasting. The sphinx is a 12th-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 18, +10 to
hit with spell attacks). It requires no material
components to cast its spells. The sphinx has the
following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): sacred flame, spare the dying,
thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, detect evil and good,
detect magic
2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, zone of truth
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, tongues
4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement
5th level (2 slots): flame strike, greater restoration
6th level (1 slot): heroes’ feast
Actions
Multiattack. The sphinx makes two claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) slashing damage.
Roar (3/Day). The sphinx emits a magical roar. Each
time it roars before finishing a long rest, the roar is
louder and the effect is different, as detailed below.
Each creature within 500 feet of the sphinx and able to
hear the roar must make a saving throw.
First Roar. Each creature that fails a DC 18 Wisdom
saving throw is frightened for 1 minute. A frightened
creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
Second Roar. Each creature that fails a DC 18 Wisdom
saving throw is deafened and frightened for 1
minute. A frightened creature is paralyzed and can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
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Third Roar. Each creature makes a DC 18 Constitution
saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 44
(8d10) thunder damage and is knocked prone. On a
successful save, the creature takes half as much
damage and isn’t knocked prone.
Legendary Actions
The sphinx can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from
the options below. Only one legendary action option
can be used at a time and only at the end of another
creature’s turn. The sphinx regains spent legendary
actions at the start of its turn.
Claw Attack. The sphinx makes one claw attack.
Teleport (Costs 2 Actions). The sphinx magically
teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or
carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space it
can see.
Cast a Spell (Costs 3 Actions). The sphinx casts a spell
from its list of prepared spells, using a spell slot as
normal.
Gynosphinx
Large monstrosity, lawful neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (16d10 + 48)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 18 (+4) 18 (+4)
Skills Arcana +12, History +12, Perception +8, Religion
+8
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities psychic
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Common, Sphinx
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Inscrutable. The sphinx is immune to any effect that
would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well
as any divination spell that it refuses. Wisdom (Insight)
checks made to ascertain the sphinx’s intentions or
sincerity have disadvantage.
Magic Weapons. The sphinx’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Spellcasting. The sphinx is a 9th-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16, +8
to hit with spell attacks). It requires no material
components to cast its spells. The sphinx has the
following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, minor illusion,
prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify, shield
2nd level (3 slots): darkness, locate object, suggestion
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, remove curse, tongues
4th level (3 slots): banishment, greater invisibility
5th level (1 slot): legend lore
Actions
Multiattack. The sphinx makes two claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.
Legendary Actions
The sphinx can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from
the options below. Only one legendary action option
can be used at a time and only at the end of another
creature’s turn. The sphinx regains spent legendary
actions at the start of its turn.
Claw Attack. The sphinx makes one claw attack.
Teleport (Costs 2 Actions). The sphinx magically
teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or
carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space it
can see.
Cast a Spell (Costs 3 Actions). The sphinx casts a spell
from its list of prepared spells, using a spell slot as
normal.
Sprite
Tiny fey, neutral good
Armor Class 15 (leather armor)
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
3 (−4) 18 (+4) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 11 (+0)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +8
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Elvish, Sylvan
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
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Actions
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 1 slashing damage.
Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range
40/160 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the
target must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving
throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. If its saving
throw result is 5 or lower, the poisoned target falls
unconscious for the same duration, or until it takes
damage or another creature takes an action to shake it
awake.
Heart Sight. The sprite touches a creature and
magically knows the creature’s current emotional state.
If the target fails a DC 10 Charisma saving throw, the
sprite also knows the creature’s alignment. Celestials,
fiends, and undead automatically fail the saving throw.
Invisibility. The sprite magically turns invisible until it
attacks or casts a spell, or until its concentration ends
(as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the
sprite wears or carries is invisible with it.
Stirge
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
4 (−3) 16 (+3) 11 (+0) 2 (−4) 8 (−1) 6 (−2)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Blood Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage, and
the stirge attaches to the target. While attached, the
stirge doesn’t attack. Instead, at the start of each of
the stirge’s turns, the target loses 5 (1d4 + 3) hit points
due to blood loss.
The stirge can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its
movement. It does so after it drains 10 hit points of
blood from the target or the target dies. A creature,
including the target, can use its action to detach the
stirge.
Succubus/Incubus
Medium fiend (shapechanger), neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8 (−1) 17 (+3) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 20 (+5)
Skills Deception +9, Insight +5, Perception +5,
Persuasion +9, Stealth +7
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning, poison;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical
attacks
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Abyssal, Common, Infernal, telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Telepathic Bond. The fiend ignores the range
restriction on its telepathy when communicating with a
creature it has charmed. The two don’t even need to
be on the same plane of existence.
Shapechanger. The fiend can use its action to
polymorph into a Small or Medium humanoid, or back
into its true form. Without wings, the fiend loses its
flying speed. Other than its size and speed, its statistics
are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing
or carrying isn’t transformed. It reverts to its true form
if it dies.
Actions
Claw (Fiend Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to
hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing
damage.
Charm. One humanoid the fiend can see within 30 feet
of it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or
be magically charmed for 1 day. The charmed target
obeys the fiend’s verbal or telepathic commands. If the
target suffers any harm or receives a suicidal command,
it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a
success. If the target successfully saves against the
effect, or if the effect on it ends, the target is immune
to this fiend’s Charm for the next 24 hours.
The fiend can have only one target charmed at a
time. If it charms another, the effect on the previous
target ends.
Draining Kiss. The fiend kisses a creature charmed by it
or a willing creature. The target must make a DC 15
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Constitution saving throw against this magic, taking 32
(5d10 + 5) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one. The target’s hit
point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the
damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target
finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect
reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
Etherealness. The fiend magically enters the Ethereal
Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa.
Monsters (T)
Tarrasque
Gargantuan monstrosity (titan), unaligned
Armor Class 25 (natural armor)
Hit Points 676 (33d20 + 330)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
30 (+10) 11 (+0) 30 (+10) 3 (−4) 11 (+0) 11 (+0)
Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +9, Cha +9
Damage Immunities fire, poison; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed,
poisoned
Senses blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 30 (155,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the tarrasque fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The tarrasque has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Reflective Carapace. Any time the tarrasque is
targeted by a magic missile spell, a line spell, or a spell
that requires a ranged attack roll, roll a d6. On a 1 to 5,
the tarrasque is unaffected. On a 6, the tarrasque is
unaffected, and the effect is reflected back at the
caster as though it originated from the tarrasque,
turning the caster into the target.
Siege Monster. The tarrasque deals double damage to
objects and structures.
Actions
Multiattack. The tarrasque can use its Frightful
Presence. It then makes five attacks: one with its bite,
two with its claws, one with its horns, and one with its
tail. It can use its Swallow instead of its bite.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 36 (4d12 + 10) piercing damage. If the
target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 20). Until
this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the
tarrasque can’t bite another target.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 28 (4d8 + 10) slashing damage.
Horns. Melee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 32 (4d10 + 10) piercing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 24 (4d6 + 10) bludgeoning damage. If the
target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 20
Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the tarrasque’s
choice within 120 feet of it and aware of it must
succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become
frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, with
disadvantage if the tarrasque is within line of sight,
ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s
saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
creature is immune to the tarrasque’s Frightful
Presence for the next 24 hours.
Swallow. The tarrasque makes one bite attack against
a Large or smaller creature it is grappling. If the attack
hits, the target takes the bite’s damage, the target is
swallowed, and the grapple ends. While swallowed, the
creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover
against attacks and other effects outside the tarrasque,
and it takes 56 (16d6) acid damage at the start of each
of the tarrasque’s turns.
If the tarrasque takes 60 damage or more on a single
turn from a creature inside it, the tarrasque must
succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw at the
end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures,
which fall prone in a space within 10 feet of the
tarrasque. If the tarrasque dies, a swallowed creature
is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the
corpse by using 30 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Legendary Actions
The tarrasque can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
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another creature’s turn. The tarrasque regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Attack. The tarrasque makes one claw attack or tail
attack.
Move. The tarrasque moves up to half its speed.
Chomp (Costs 2 Actions). The tarrasque makes one
bite attack or uses its Swallow.
Treant
Huge plant, chaotic good
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 138 (12d12 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 8 (−1) 21 (+5) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 12 (+1)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Druidic, Elvish, Sylvan
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
False Appearance. While the treant remains
motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal tree.
Siege Monster. The treant deals double damage to
objects and structures.
Actions
Multiattack. The treant makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, range 60/180
ft., one target. Hit: 28 (4d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Animate Trees (1/Day). The treant magically animates
one or two trees it can see within 60 feet of it. These
trees have the same statistics as a treant, except they
have Intelligence and Charisma scores of 1, they can’t
speak, and they have only the Slam action option. An
animated tree acts as an ally of the treant. The tree
remains animate for 1 day or until it dies; until the
treant dies or is more than 120 feet from the tree; or
until the treant takes a bonus action to turn it back into
an inanimate tree. The tree then takes root if possible.
Troll
Large giant, chaotic evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 84 (8d10 + 40)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 13 (+1) 20 (+5) 7 (−2) 9 (−1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Giant
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Keen Smell. The troll has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Regeneration. The troll regains 10 hit points at the
start of its turn. If the troll takes acid or fire damage,
this trait doesn’t function at the start of the troll’s next
turn. The troll dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit
points and doesn’t regenerate.
Actions
Multiattack. The troll makes three attacks: one with its
bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Monsters (U)
Unicorn
Large celestial, lawful good
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 67 (9d10 + 18)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 17 (+3) 16 (+3)
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, paralyzed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
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Languages Celestial, Elvish, Sylvan, telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Charge. If the unicorn moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a horn attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8)
piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must
succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Innate Spellcasting. The unicorn’s innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). The unicorn can
innately cast the following spells, requiring no
components:
At will: detect evil and good, druidcraft, pass without
trace
1/day each: calm emotions, dispel evil and good,
entangle
Magic Resistance. The unicorn has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The unicorn’s weapon attacks are
magical.
Actions
Multiattack. The unicorn makes two attacks: one with
its hooves and one with its horn.
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Horn. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Healing Touch (3/Day). The unicorn touches another
creature with its horn. The target magically regains 11
(2d8 + 2) hit points. In addition, the touch removes all
diseases and neutralizes all poisons afflicting the target.
Teleport (1/Day). The unicorn magically teleports itself
and up to three willing creatures it can see within 5
feet of it, along with any equipment they are wearing
or carrying, to a location the unicorn is familiar with, up
to 1 mile away.
Legendary Actions
The unicorn can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The unicorn regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Hooves. The unicorn makes one attack with its hooves.
Shimmering Shield (Costs 2 Actions). The unicorn
creates a shimmering, magical field around itself or
another creature it can see within 60 feet of it. The
target gains a +2 bonus to AC until the end of the
unicorn’s next turn.
Heal Self (Costs 3 Actions). The unicorn magically
regains 11 (2d8 + 2) hit points.
Monsters (V)
Vampires
Vampire
Medium undead (shapechanger), lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 144 (17d8 + 68)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 18 (+4) 18 (+4) 17 (+3) 15 (+2) 18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Wis +7, Cha +9
Skills Perception +7, Stealth +9
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Shapechanger. If the vampire isn’t in sunlight or
running water, it can use its action to polymorph into a
Tiny bat or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into its
true form.
While in bat form, the vampire can’t speak, its
walking speed is 5 feet, and it has a flying speed of 30
feet. Its statistics, other than its size and speed, are
unchanged. Anything it is wearing transforms with it,
but nothing it is carrying does. It reverts to its true
form if it dies.
While in mist form, the vampire can’t take any
actions, speak, or manipulate objects. It is weightless,
has a flying speed of 20 feet, can hover, and can enter
a hostile creature’s space and stop there. In addition, if
air can pass through a space, the mist can do so
without squeezing, and it can’t pass through water. It
has advantage on Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution
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saving throws, and it is immune to all nonmagical
damage, except the damage it takes from sunlight.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the vampire fails a
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Misty Escape. When it drops to 0 hit points outside its
resting place, the vampire transforms into a cloud of
mist (as in the Shapechanger trait) instead of falling
unconscious, provided that it isn’t in sunlight or
running water. If it can’t transform, it is destroyed.
While it has 0 hit points in mist form, it can’t revert
to its vampire form, and it must reach its resting place
within 2 hours or be destroyed. Once in its resting
place, it reverts to its vampire form. It is then paralyzed
until it regains at least 1 hit point. After spending 1
hour in its resting place with 0 hit points, it regains 1 hit
point.
Regeneration. The vampire regains 20 hit points at the
start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in
sunlight or running water. If the vampire takes radiant
damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn’t
function at the start of the vampire’s next turn.
Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Vampire Weaknesses. The vampire has the following
flaws:
Forbiddance. The vampire can’t enter a residence
without an invitation from one of the occupants.
Harmed by Running Water. The vampire takes 20
acid damage if it ends its turn in running water.
Stake to the Heart. If a piercing weapon made of
wood is driven into the vampire’s heart while the
vampire is incapacitated in its resting place, the
vampire is paralyzed until the stake is removed.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20
radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight.
While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls
and ability checks.
Actions
Multiattack (Vampire Form Only). The vampire makes
two attacks, only one of which can be a bite attack.
Unarmed Strike (Vampire Form Only). Melee Weapon
Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (1d8 +
4) bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage,
the vampire can grapple the target (escape DC 18).
Bite (Bat or Vampire Form Only). Melee Weapon
Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing creature, or a
creature that is grappled by the vampire, incapacitated,
or restrained. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage plus 10
(3d6) necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum
is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage
taken, and the vampire regains hit points equal to that
amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a
long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit
point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and
then buried in the ground rises the following night as a
vampire spawn under the vampire’s control.
Charm. The vampire targets one humanoid it can see
within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the vampire,
the target must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving
throw against this magic or be charmed by the vampire.
The charmed target regards the vampire as a trusted
friend to be heeded and protected. Although the target
isn’t under the vampire’s control, it takes the vampire’s
requests or actions in the most favorable way it can,
and it is a willing target for the vampire’s bite attack.
Each time the vampire or the vampire’s companions
do anything harmful to the target, it can repeat the
saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until the
vampire is destroyed, is on a different plane of
existence than the target, or takes a bonus action to
end the effect.
Children of the Night (1/Day). The vampire magically
calls 2d4 swarms of bats or rats, provided that the sun
isn’t up. While outdoors, the vampire can call 3d6
wolves instead. The called creatures arrive in 1d4
rounds, acting as allies of the vampire and obeying its
spoken commands. The beasts remain for 1 hour, until
the vampire dies, or until the vampire dismisses them
as a bonus action.
Legendary Actions
The vampire can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end of
another creature’s turn. The vampire regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Move. The vampire moves up to its speed without
provoking opportunity attacks.
Unarmed Strike. The vampire makes one unarmed
strike.
Bite (Costs 2 Actions). The vampire makes one bite
attack.
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Vampire Spawn
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 82 (11d8 + 33)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 12 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Wis +3
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Regeneration. The vampire regains 10 hit points at the
start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in
sunlight or running water. If the vampire takes radiant
damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn’t
function at the start of the vampire’s next turn.
Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Vampire Weaknesses. The vampire has the following
flaws:
Forbiddance. The vampire can’t enter a residence
without an invitation from one of the occupants.
Harmed by Running Water. The vampire takes 20
acid damage when it ends its turn in running water.
Stake to the Heart. The vampire is destroyed if a
piercing weapon made of wood is driven into its heart
while it is incapacitated in its resting place.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20
radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight.
While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls
and ability checks.
Actions
Multiattack. The vampire makes two attacks, only one
of which can be a bite attack.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage. Instead of
dealing damage, the vampire can grapple the target
(escape DC 13).
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by the
vampire, incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3)
piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. The
target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount
equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the vampire
regains hit points equal to that amount. The reduction
lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies
if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
Monsters (W)
Wight
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 14 (studded leather)
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 15 (+2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t
silvered
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wight has
disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The wight makes two longsword attacks
or two longbow attacks. It can use its Life Drain in place
of one longsword attack.
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) necrotic damage. The
target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving
throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an
amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction
lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies
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if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
A humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later
as a zombie under the wight’s control, unless the
humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed.
The wight can have no more than twelve zombies
under its control at one time.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage, or 7 (1d10
+ 2) slashing damage if used with two hands.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range
150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing
damage.
Will-­‐o’-­‐Wisp
Tiny undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 19
Hit Points 22 (9d4)
Speed 0 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
1 (−5) 28 (+9) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0)
Damage Immunities lightning, poison
Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, necrotic, thunder;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical
attacks
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Consume Life. As a bonus action, the will-­‐o’-­‐wisp can
target one creature it can see within 5 feet of it that
has 0 hit points and is still alive. The target must
succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw against
this magic or die. If the target dies, the will-­‐o’-­‐wisp
regains 10 (3d6) hit points.
Ephemeral. The will-­‐o’-­‐wisp can’t wear or carry
anything.
Incorporeal Movement. The will-­‐o’-­‐wisp can move
through other creatures and objects as if they were
difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it
ends its turn inside an object.
Variable Illumination. The will-­‐o’-­‐wisp sheds bright
light in a 5-­‐ to 20-­‐foot radius and dim light for an
additional number of feet equal to the chosen radius.
The will-­‐o’-­‐wisp can alter the radius as a bonus action.
Actions
Shock. Melee Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 9 (2d8) lightning damage.
Invisibility. The will-­‐o’-­‐wisp and its light magically
become invisible until it attacks or uses its Consume
Life, or until its concentration ends (as if concentrating
on a spell).
Wraith
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
6 (−2) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 15 (+2)
Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical
attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Incorporeal Movement. The wraith can move through
other creatures and objects as if they were difficult
terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn
inside an object.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wraith has
disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one creature. Hit: 21 (4d8 + 3) necrotic damage. The
target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving
throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an
amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction
lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies
if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
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Create Specter. The wraith targets a humanoid within
10 feet of it that has been dead for no longer than 1
minute and died violently. The target’s spirit rises as a
specter in the space of its corpse or in the nearest
unoccupied space. The specter is under the wraith’s
control. The wraith can have no more than seven
specters under its control at one time.
Wyvern
Large dragon, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 110 (13d10 + 39)
Speed 20 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 5 (−3) 12 (+1) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The wyvern makes two attacks: one with
its bite and one with its stinger. While flying, it can use
its claws in place of one other attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.
Stinger. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. The
target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw,
taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one.
Monsters (X)
Xorn
Medium elemental, neutral
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 73 (7d8 + 42)
Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 10 (+0) 22 (+6) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 11 (+0)
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +3
Damage Resistances piercing and slashing from
nonmagical attacks that aren’t adamantine
Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.,
passive Perception 16
Languages Terran
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Earth Glide. The xorn can burrow through nonmagical,
unworked earth and stone. While doing so, the xorn
doesn’t disturb the material it moves through.
Stone Camouflage. The xorn has advantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
Treasure Sense. The xorn can pinpoint, by scent, the
location of precious metals and stones, such as coins
and gems, within 60 feet of it.
Actions
Multiattack. The xorn makes three claw attacks and
one bite attack.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Monsters (Z)
Zombies
Zombie
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 8
Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9)
Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 6 (−2) 16 (+3) 3 (−4) 6 (−2) 5 (−3)
Saving Throws Wis +0
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
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Languages understands the languages it knew in life
but can’t speak
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0
hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw
with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage
is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the
zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.
Actions
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage.
Ogre Zombie
Large undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 8
Hit Points 85 (9d10 + 36)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 6 (−2) 18 (+4) 3 (−4) 6 (−2) 5 (−3)
Saving Throws Wis +0
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages understands Common and Giant but can’t
speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0
hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw
with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage
is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the
zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.
Actions
Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
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Appendix PH-A:
Conditions
Conditions alter a creature’s capabilities in a variety
of ways and can arise as a result of a spell, a class
feature, a monster’s attack, or other effect. Most
conditions, such as blinded, are impairments, but a
few, such as invisible, can be advantageous.
A condition lasts either until it is countered (the
prone condition is countered by standing up, for
example) or for a duration specified by the effect
that imposed the condition.
If multiple effects impose the same condition on a
creature, each instance of the condition has its own
duration, but the condition’s effects don’t get worse.
A creature either has a condition or doesn’t.
The following definitions specify what happens to
a creature while it is subjected to a condition.
Blinded
• A blinded creature can’t see and automatically
fails any ability check that requires sight.
• Attack rolls against the creature have advantage,
and the creature’s attack rolls have disadvantage.
Charmed
• A charmed creature can’t attack the charmer or
target the charmer with harmful abilities or
magical effects.
• The charmer has advantage on any ability check to
interact socially with the creature.
Deafened
• A deafened creature can’t hear and automatically
fails any ability check that requires hearing.
Exhaustion
Some special abilities and environmental hazards, such as
starvation and the long-­‐term effects of freezing or scorching
temperatures, can lead to a special condition called
exhaustion. Exhaustion is measured in six levels. An effect
can give a creature one or more levels of exhaustion, as
specified in the effect’s description.
Level Effect
1 Disadvantage on ability checks
2 Speed halved
3 Disadvantage on attack rolls and saving throws
4 Hit point maximum halved
5 Speed reduced to 0
6 Death
If an already exhausted creature suffers another effect that
causes exhaustion, its current level of exhaustion increases
by the amount specified in the effect’s description.
A creature suffers the effect of its current level of
exhaustion as well as all lower levels. For example, a creature
suffering level 2 exhaustion has its speed halved and has
disadvantage on ability checks.
An effect that removes exhaustion reduces its level as
specified in the effect’s description, with all exhaustion
effects ending if a creature’s exhaustion level is reduced
below 1.
Finishing a long rest reduces a creature’s exhaustion level
by 1, provided that the creature has also ingested some food
and drink.
Frightened
• A frightened creature has disadvantage on ability
checks and attack rolls while the source of its fear
is within line of sight.
• The creature can’t willingly move closer to the
source of its fear.
Grappled
• A grappled creature’s speed becomes 0, and it
can’t benefit from any bonus to its speed.
• The condition ends if the grappler is incapacitated
(see the condition).
• The condition also ends if an effect removes the
grappled creature from the reach of the grappler
or grappling effect, such as when a creature is
hurled away by the thunder-­‐‑wave spell.
Incapacitated
• An incapacitated creature can’t take actions or
reactions.
Invisible
• An invisible creature is impossible to see without
the aid of magic or a special sense. For the purpose
of hiding, the creature is heavily obscured. The
creature’s location can be detected by any noise it
makes or any tracks it leaves.
• Attack rolls against the creature have
disadvantage, and the creature’s attack rolls have
advantage.
Paralyzed
• A paralyzed creature is incapacitated (see the
condition) and can’t move or speak.
• The creature automatically fails Strength and
Dexterity saving throws.
• Attack rolls against the creature have advantage.
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• Any attack that hits the creature is a critical hit if
the attacker is within 5 feet of the creature.
Petrified
• A petrified creature is transformed, along with any
nonmagical object it is wearing or carrying, into a
solid inanimate substance (usually stone). Its
weight increases by a factor of ten, and it ceases
aging.
• The creature is incapacitated (see the condition),
can’t move or speak, and is unaware of its
surroundings.
• Attack rolls against the creature have advantage.
• The creature automatically fails Strength and
Dexterity saving throws.
• The creature has resistance to all damage.
• The creature is immune to poison and disease,
although a poison or disease already in its system
is suspended, not neutralized.
Poisoned
• A poisoned creature has disadvantage on attack
rolls and ability checks.
Prone
• A prone creature’s only movement option is to
crawl, unless it stands up and thereby ends the
condition.
• The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls.
• An attack roll against the creature has advantage if
the attacker is within 5 feet of the creature.
Otherwise, the attack roll has disadvantage.
Restrained
• A restrained creature’s speed becomes 0, and it
can’t benefit from any bonus to its speed.
• Attack rolls against the creature have advantage,
and the creature’s attack rolls have disadvantage.
• The creature has disadvantage on Dexterity saving
throws.
Stunned
• A stunned creature is incapacitated (see the
condition), can’t move, and can speak only
falteringly.
• The creature automatically fails Strength and
Dexterity saving throws.
• Attack rolls against the creature have advantage.
Unconscious
• An unconscious creature is incapacitated (see the
condition), can’t move or speak, and is unaware of
its surroundings
• The creature drops whatever it’s holding and falls
prone.
• The creature automatically fails Strength and
Dexterity saving throws.
• Attack rolls against the creature have advantage.
• Any attack that hits the creature is a critical hit if
the attacker is within 5 feet of the creature.
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Appendix PH-B:
Fantasy-Historical
Pantheons
The Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are
fantasy interpretations of historical religions from
our world’s ancient times. They include deities that
are most appropriate for use in a game, divorced
from their historical context in the real world and
united into pantheons that serve the needs of the
game.
The Celtic Pantheon
It’s said that something wild lurks in the heart of
every soul, a space that thrills to the sound of geese
calling at night, to the whispering wind through the
pines, to the unexpected red of mistletoe on an
oak—and it is in this space that the Celtic gods dwell.
They sprang from the brook and stream, their might
heightened by the strength of the oak and the beauty
of the woodlands and open moor. When the first
forester dared put a name to the face seen in the
bole of a tree or the voice babbling in a brook, these
gods forced themselves into being.
The Celtic gods are as often served by druids as by
clerics, for they are closely aligned with the forces of
nature that druids revere.
The Greek Pantheon
The gods of Olympus make themselves known with
the gentle lap of waves against the shores and the
crash of the thunder among the cloud-­‐‑enshrouded
peaks. The thick boar-­‐‑infested woods and the sere,
olive-­‐‑covered hillsides hold evidence of their passing.
Every aspect of nature echoes with their presence,
and they’ve made a place for themselves inside the
human heart, too.
The Egyptian Pantheon
These gods are a young dynasty of an ancient divine
family, heirs to the rulership of the cosmos and the
maintenance of the divine principle of Ma’at—the
fundamental order of truth, justice, law, and order
that puts gods, mortal pharaohs, and ordinary men
and women in their logical and rightful place in the
universe.
The Egyptian pantheon is unusual in having three
gods responsible for death, each with different
alignments. Anubis is the lawful neutral god of the
afterlife, who judges the souls of the dead. Set is a
chaotic evil god of murder, perhaps best known for
killing his brother Osiris. And Nephthys is a chaotic
good goddess of mourning.
The Norse Pantheon
Where the land plummets from the snowy hills into
the icy fjords below, where the longboats draw up
on to the beach, where the glaciers flow forward and
retreat with every fall and spring—this is the land of
the Vikings, the home of the Norse pantheon. It’s a
brutal clime, and one that calls for brutal living. The
warriors of the land have had to adapt to the harsh
conditions in order to survive, but they haven’t been
too twisted by the needs of their environment. Given
the necessity of raiding for food and wealth, it’s
surprising the mortals turned out as well as they did.
Their powers reflect the need these warriors had for
strong leadership and decisive action. Thus, they see
their deities in every bend of a river, hear them in
the crash of the thunder and the booming of the
glaciers, and smell them in the smoke of a burning
longhouse.
The Norse pantheon includes two main families,
the Aesir (deities of war and destiny) and the Vanir
(gods of fertility and prosperity). Once enemies,
these two families are now closely allied against
their common enemies, the giants (including the
gods Surtur and Thrym).
Celtic Deities
Deity Alignment Suggested Domains Symbol
The Daghdha, god of weather and crops CG Nature, Trickery Bubbling cauldron or shield
Arawn, god of life and death NE Life, Death Black star on gray background
Belenus, god of sun, light, and warmth NG Light Solar disk and standing stones
Brigantia, goddess of rivers and livestock NG Life Footbridge
Diancecht, god of medicine and healing LG Life Crossed oak and mistletoe branches
Dunatis, god of mountains and peaks N Nature Red sun-­‐capped mountain peak
Goibhniu, god of smiths and healing NG Knowledge, Life Giant mallet over sword
Lugh, god of arts, travel, and commerce CN Knowledge, Life Pair of long hands
Manannan mac Lir, god of oceans and sea creatures LN Nature, Tempest Wave of white water on green
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Math Mathonwy, god of magic NE Knowledge Staff
Morrigan, goddess of battle CE War Two crossed spears
Nuada, god of war and warriors N War Silver hand on black background
Oghma, god of speech and writing NG Knowledge Unfurled scroll
Silvanus, god of nature and forests N Nature Summer oak tree
Greek Deities
Deity Alignment Suggested Domains Symbol
Zeus, god of the sky, ruler of the gods N Tempest Fist full of lightning bolts
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty CG Light Sea shell
Apollo, god of light, music, and healing CG Knowledge, Life, Light Lyre
Ares, god of war and strife CE War Spear
Artemis, goddess of hunting and childbirth NG Life, Nature Bow and arrow on lunar disk
Athena, goddess of wisdom and civilization LG Knowledge, War Owl
Demeter, goddess of agriculture NG Life Mare’s head
Dionysus, god of mirth and wine CN Life Thyrsus (staff tipped with pine cone)
Hades, god of the underworld LE Death Black ram
Hecate, goddess of magic and the moon CE Knowledge, Trickery Setting moon
Hephaestus, god of smithing and craft NG Knowledge Hammer and anvil
Hera, goddess of marriage and intrigue CN Trickery Fan of peacock feathers
Hercules, god of strength and adventure CG Tempest, War Lion’s head
Hermes, god of travel and commerce CG Trickery Caduceus (winged staff and serpents)
Hestia, goddess of home and family NG Life Hearth
Nike, goddess of victory LN War Winged woman
Pan, god of nature CN Nature Syrinx (pan pipes)
Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes CN Tempest Trident
Tyche, goddess of good fortune N Trickery Red pentagram
Egyptian Deities
Deity Alignment Suggested Domains Symbol
Re-­‐Horakhty, god of the sun, ruler of the gods LG Life, Light Solar disk encircled by serpent
Anubis, god of judgment and death LN Death Black jackal
Apep, god of evil, fire, and serpents NE Trickery Flaming snake
Bast, goddess of cats and vengeance CG War Cat
Bes, god of luck and music CN Trickery Image of the misshapen deity
Hathor, goddess of love, music, and motherhood NG Life, Light Horned cow’s head with lunar disk
Imhotep, god of crafts and medicine NG Knowledge Step pyramid
Isis, goddess of fertility and magic NG Knowledge, Life Ankh and star
Nephthys, goddess of death and grief CG Death Horns around a lunar disk
Osiris, god of nature and the underworld LG Life, Nature Crook and flail
Ptah, god of crafts, knowledge, and secrets LN Knowledge Bull
Set, god of darkness and desert storms CE Death, Tempest, Trickery Coiled cobra
Sobek, god of water and crocodiles LE Nature, Tempest Crocodile head with horns and plumes
Thoth, god of knowledge and wisdom N Knowledge Ibis
Norse Deities
Deity Alignment Suggested Domains Symbol
Odin, god of knowledge and war NG Knowledge, War Watching blue eye
Aegir, god of the sea and storms NE Tempest Rough ocean waves
Balder, god of beauty and poetry NG Life, Light Gem-­‐encrusted silver chalice
Forseti, god of justice and law N Light Head of a bearded man
Frey, god of fertility and the sun NG Life, Light Ice-­‐blue greatsword
Freya, goddess of fertility and love NG Life Falcon
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Frigga, goddess of birth and fertility N Life, Light Cat
Heimdall, god of watchfulness and loyalty LG Light, War Curling musical horn
Hel, goddess of the underworld NE Death Woman’s face, rotting on one side
Hermod, god of luck CN Trickery Winged scroll
Loki, god of thieves and trickery CE Trickery Flame
Njord, god of sea and wind NG Nature, Tempest Gold coin
Odur, god of light and the sun CG Light Solar disk
Sif, goddess of war CG War Upraised sword
Skadi, god of earth and mountains N Nature Mountain peak
Surtur, god of fire giants and war LE War Flaming sword
Thor, god of storms and thunder CG Tempest, War Hammer
Thrym, god of frost giants and cold CE War White double-­‐bladed axe
Tyr, god of courage and strategy LN Knowledge, War Sword
Uller, god of hunting and winter CN Nature Longbow
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Appendix PH-C:
The Planes of
Existence
The cosmos teems with a multitude of worlds as well
as myriad alternate dimensions of reality, called the
planes of existence. It encompasses every world
where GMs run their adventures, all within the
relatively mundane realm of the Material Plane.
Beyond that plane are domains of raw elemental
matter and energy, realms of pure thought and ethos,
the homes of demons and angels, and the dominions
of the gods.
Many spells and magic items can draw energy
from these planes, summon the creatures that dwell
there, communicate with their denizens, and allow
adventurers to travel there. As your character
achieves greater power and higher levels, you might
walk on streets made of solid fire or test your mettle
on a battlefield where the fallen are resurrected with
each dawn.
The Material Plane
The Material Plane is the nexus where the
philosophical and elemental forces that define the
other planes collide in the jumbled existence of
mortal life and mundane matter. All fantasy gaming
worlds exist within the Material Plane, making it the
starting point for most campaigns and adventures.
The rest of the multiverse is defined in relation to
the Material Plane.
The worlds of the Material Plane are infinitely
diverse, for they reflect the creative imagination of
the GMs who set their games there, as well as the
players whose heroes adventure there. They include
magic-­‐‑wasted desert planets and island-­‐‑dotted
water worlds, worlds where magic combines with
advanced technology and others trapped in an
endless Stone Age, worlds where the gods walk and
places they have abandoned.
Beyond the Material
Beyond the Material Plane, the various planes of
existence are realms of myth and mystery. They’re
not simply other worlds, but different qualities of
being, formed and governed by spiritual and
elemental principles abstracted from the ordinary
world.
Planar Travel
When adventurers travel into other planes of
existence, they are undertaking a legendary journey
across the thresholds of existence to a mythic
destination where they strive to complete their
quest. Such a journey is the stuff of legend. Braving
the realms of the dead, seeking out the celestial
servants of a deity, or bargaining with an efreeti in
its home city will be the subject of song and story for
years to come.
Travel to the planes beyond the Material Plane can
be accomplished in two ways: by casting a spell or
by using a planar portal.
Spells. A number of spells allow direct or indirect
access to other planes of existence. Plane shift and
gate can transport adventurers directly to any other
plane of existence, with different degrees of
precision. Etherealness allows adventurers to enter
the Ethereal Plane and travel from there to any of
the planes it touches—such as the Elemental Planes.
And the astral projection spell lets adventurers
project themselves into the Astral Plane and travel
to the Outer Planes.
Portals. A portal is a general term for a stationary
interplanar connection that links a specific location
on one plane to a specific location on another. Some
portals are like doorways, a clear window, or a fog-­‐‑
shrouded passage, and simply stepping through it
effects the interplanar travel. Others are locations—
circles of standing stones, soaring towers, sailing
ships, or even whole towns—that exist in multiple
planes at once or flicker from one plane to another
in turn. Some are vortices, typically joining an
Elemental Plane with a very similar location on the
Material Plane, such as the heart of a volcano
(leading to the Plane of Fire) or the depths of the
ocean (to the Plane of Water).
Transitive Planes
The Ethereal Plane and the Astral Plane are called
the Transitive Planes. They are mostly featureless
realms that serve primarily as ways to travel from
one plane to another. Spells such as etherealness and
astral projection allow characters to enter these
planes and traverse them to reach the planes beyond.
The Ethereal Plane is a misty, fog-­‐‑bound
dimension that is sometimes described as a great
ocean. Its shores, called the Border Ethereal, overlap
the Material Plane and the Inner Planes, so that
every location on those planes has a corresponding
location on the Ethereal Plane. Certain creatures can
see into the Border Ethereal, and the see invisibility
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and true seeing spell grant that ability. Some magical
effects also extend from the Material Plane into the
Border Ethereal, particularly effects that use force
energy such as forcecage and wall of force. The
depths of the plane, the Deep Ethereal, are a region
of swirling mists and colorful fogs.
The Astral Plane is the realm of thought and
dream, where visitors travel as disembodied souls to
reach the planes of the divine and demonic. It is a
great, silvery sea, the same above and below, with
swirling wisps of white and gray streaking among
motes of light resembling distant stars. Erratic
whirlpools of color flicker in midair like spinning
coins. Occasional bits of solid matter can be found
here, but most of the Astral Plane is an endless, open
domain.
Inner Planes
The Inner Planes surround and enfold the Material
Plane and its echoes, providing the raw elemental
substance from which all the worlds were made. The
four Elemental Planes—Air, Earth, Fire, and
Water—form a ring around the Material Plane,
suspended within the churning Elemental Chaos.
At their innermost edges, where they are closest
to the Material Plane (in a conceptual if not a literal
geographical sense), the four Elemental Planes
resemble a world in the Material Plane. The four
elements mingle together as they do in the Material
Plane, forming land, sea, and sky. Farther from the
Material Plane, though, the Elemental Planes are
both alien and hostile. Here, the elements exist in
their purest form—great expanses of solid earth,
blazing fire, crystal-­‐‑clear water, and unsullied air.
These regions are little-­‐‑known, so when discussing
the Plane of Fire, for example, a speaker usually
means just the border region. At the farthest extents
of the Inner Planes, the pure elements dissolve and
bleed together into an unending tumult of clashing
energies and colliding substance, the Elemental
Chaos.
Outer Planes
If the Inner Planes are the raw matter and energy
that makes up the multiverse, the Outer Planes are
the direction, thought and purpose for such
construction. Accordingly, many sages refer to the
Outer Planes as divine planes, spiritual planes, or
godly planes, for the Outer Planes are best known as
the homes of deities.
When discussing anything to do with deities, the
language used must be highly metaphorical. Their
actual homes are not literally “places” at all, but
exemplify the idea that the Outer Planes are realms
of thought and spirit. As with the Elemental Planes,
one can imagine the perceptible part of the Outer
Planes as a sort of border region, while extensive
spiritual regions lie beyond ordinary sensory
experience.
Even in those perceptible regions, appearances
can be deceptive. Initially, many of the Outer Planes
appear hospitable and familiar to natives of the
Material Plane. But the landscape can change at the
whims of the powerful forces that live on the Outer
Planes. The desires of the mighty forces that dwell
on these planes can remake them completely,
effectively erasing and rebuilding existence itself to
better fulfill their own needs.
Distance is a virtually meaningless concept on the
Outer Planes. The perceptible regions of the planes
often seem quite small, but they can also stretch on
to what seems like infinity. It might be possible to
take a guided tour of the Nine Hells, from the first
layer to the ninth, in a single day—if the powers of
the Hells desire it. Or it could take weeks for
travelers to make a grueling trek across a single
layer.
The most well-­‐‑known Outer Planes are a group of
sixteen planes that correspond to the eight
alignments (excluding neutrality) and the shades of
distinction between them.
Outer Planes
The planes with some element of good in their
nature are called the Upper Planes. Celestial
creatures such as angels and pegasi dwell in the
Upper Planes. Planes with some element of evil are
the Lower Planes. Fiends such as demons and devils
dwell in the Lower Planes. A plane’s alignment is its
essence, and a character whose alignment doesn’t
match the plane’s experiences a profound sense of
dissonance there. When a good creature visits
Elysium, for example (a neutral good Upper Plane),
it feels in tune with the plane, but an evil creature
feels out of tune and more than a little
uncomfortable.
Demiplanes
Demiplanes are small extradimensional spaces with
their own unique rules. They are pieces of reality
that don’t seem to fit anywhere else. Demiplanes
come into being by a variety of means. Some are
created by spells, such as demiplane, or generated at
the desire of a powerful deity or other force. They
may exist naturally, as a fold of existing reality that
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has been pinched off from the rest of the multiverse,
or as a baby universe growing in power. A given
demiplane can be entered through a single point
where it touches another plane. Theoretically, a
plane shift spell can also carry travelers to a
demiplane, but the proper frequency required for
the tuning fork is extremely hard to acquire. The
gate spell is more reliable, assuming the caster
knows of the demiplane.
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Appendix MM-A:
Miscellaneous
Creatures
This appendix contains statistics for various animals,
vermin, and other critters. The stat blocks are
organized alphabetically by creature name.
Ape
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 19 (3d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 6 (−2) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Athletics +5, Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The ape makes two fist attacks.
Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 25/50 ft.,
one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Awakened Shrub
Small plant, unaligned
Armor Class 9
Hit Points 10 (3d6)
Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
3 (−4) 8 (−1) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 6 (−2)
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Damage Resistances piercing
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages one language known by its creator
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
False Appearance. While the shrub remains motionless,
it is indistinguishable from a normal shrub.
Actions
Rake. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 (1d4 − 1) slashing damage.
An awakened shrub is an ordinary shrub given
sentience and mobility by the awaken spell or
similar magic.
Awakened Tree
Huge plant, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 59 (7d12 + 14)
Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 6 (−2) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 7 (−2)
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages one language known by its creator
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
False Appearance. While the tree remains motionless,
it is indistinguishable from a normal tree.
Actions
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
An awakened tree is an ordinary tree given
sentience and mobility by the awaken spell or
similar magic.
Axe Beak
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 50 ft.
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage.
An axe beak is a tall flightless bird with strong legs
and a heavy, wedge-­‐‑shaped beak. It has a nasty
disposition and tends to attack any unfamiliar
creature that wanders too close.
Baboon
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 3 (1d6)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8 (−1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 4 (−3) 12 (+1) 6 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Pack Tactics. The baboon has advantage on an attack
roll against a creature if at least one of the baboon’s
allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 (1d4 − 1) piercing damage.
Badger
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 3 (1d4 + 1)
Speed 20 ft., burrow 5 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
4 (−3) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 5 (−3)
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Keen Smell. The badger has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Bat
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
2 (−4) 15 (+2) 8 (−1) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 4 (−3)
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Echolocation. The bat can’t use its blindsight while
deafened.
Keen Hearing. The bat has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Black Bear
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 19 (3d8 + 6)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
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Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Actions
Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks: one with its
bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Blink Dog
Medium fey, lawful good
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 11 (+0)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +5
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Blink Dog, understands Sylvan but can’t
speak it
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The dog has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.
Teleport (Recharge 4–6). The dog magically teleports,
along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up
to 40 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. Before or
after teleporting, the dog can make one bite attack.
A blink dog takes its name from its ability to blink in
and out of existence, a talent it uses to aid its attacks
and to avoid harm.
Blood Hawk
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 7 (2d6)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
6 (−2) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 3 (−4) 14 (+2) 5 (−3)
Skills Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Keen Sight. The hawk has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Pack Tactics. The hawk has advantage on an attack roll
against a creature if at least one of the hawk’s allies is
within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Taking its name from its crimson feathers and
aggressive nature, the blood hawk fearlessly attacks
almost any animal, stabbing it with its daggerlike
beak. Blood hawks flock together in large numbers,
attacking as a pack to take down prey.
Boar
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 2 (−4) 9 (−1) 5 (−3)
Senses passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Charge. If the boar moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a tusk attack on
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the same turn, the target takes an extra 3 (1d6)
slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must
succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Relentless (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If
the boar takes 7 damage or less that would reduce it to
0 hit points, it is reduced to 1 hit point instead.
Actions
Tusk. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage.
Brown Bear
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 34 (4d10 + 12)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 2 (−4) 13 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Actions
Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks: one with its
bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Camel
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 9
Hit Points 15 (2d10 + 4)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 8 (−1) 14 (+2) 2 (−4) 8 (−1) 5 (−3)
Senses passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage.
Cat
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
3 (−4) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Keen Smell. The cat has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 slashing damage.
Constrictor Snake
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 13 (2d10 + 2)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
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Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one creature. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage, and
the target is grappled (escape DC 14). Until this grapple
ends, the creature is restrained, and the snake can’t
constrict another target.
Crab
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
2 (−4) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 1 (−5) 8 (−1) 2 (−4)
Skills Stealth +2
Senses blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Amphibious. The crab can breathe air and water.
Actions
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 bludgeoning damage.
Crocodile
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 20 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Skills Stealth +2
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Hold Breath. The crocodile can hold its breath for 15
minutes.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage, and the
target is grappled (escape DC 12). Until this grapple
ends, the target is restrained, and the crocodile can’t
bite another target.
Death Dog
Medium monstrosity, neutral evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 3 (−4) 13 (+1) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Two-­‐Headed. The dog has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks and on saving throws against being
blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or
knocked unconscious.
Actions
Multiattack. The dog makes two bite attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is
a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution
saving throw against disease or become poisoned until
the disease is cured. Every 24 hours that elapse, the
creature must repeat the saving throw, reducing its hit
point maximum by 5 (1d10) on a failure. This reduction
lasts until the disease is cured. The creature dies if the
disease reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
A death dog is an ugly two-­‐‑headed hound that
roams plains, and deserts. Hate burns in a death
dog’s heart, and a taste for humanoid flesh drives it
to attack travelers and explorers. Death dog saliva
carries a foul disease that causes a victim’s flesh to
slowly rot off the bone.
Deer
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 4 (1d8)
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Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 16 (+3) 11 (+0) 2 (−4) 14 (+2) 5 (−3)
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (1d4) piercing damage.
Dire Wolf
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 37 (5d10 + 10)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 15 (+2) 15 (+2) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The wolf has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on an attack roll
against a creature if at least one of the wolf’s allies is
within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is
a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving
throw or be knocked prone.
Draft Horse
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 2 (−4) 11 (+0) 7 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Eagle
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 3 (1d6)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
6 (−2) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 2 (−4) 14 (+2) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Keen Sight. The eagle has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Elephant
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 76 (8d12 + 24)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 9 (−1) 17 (+3) 3 (−4) 11 (+0) 6 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
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Trampling Charge. If the elephant moves at least 20
feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a
gore attack on the same turn, that target must succeed
on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
If the target is prone, the elephant can make one
stomp attack against it as a bonus action.
Actions
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6) piercing damage.
Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one prone creature. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) bludgeoning
damage.
Elk
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 13 (2d10 + 2)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 6 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Charge. If the elk moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6)
damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on
a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Actions
Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one prone creature. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) bludgeoning
damage.
Flying Snake
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
4 (−3) 18 (+4) 11 (+0) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 5 (−3)
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Flyby. The snake doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks
when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 piercing damage plus 7 (3d4) poison
damage.
A flying snake is a brightly colored, winged serpent
found in remote jungles. Tribespeople and cultists
sometimes domesticate flying snakes to serve as
messengers that deliver scrolls wrapped in their
coils.
Frog
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
1 (−5) 13 (+1) 8 (−1) 1 (−5) 8 (−1) 3 (−4)
Skills Perception +1, Stealth +3
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 0 (0 XP)
Amphibious. The frog can breathe air and water.
Standing Leap. The frog’s long jump is up to 10 feet
and its high jump is up to 5 feet, with or without a
running start.
A frog has no effective attacks. It feeds on small
insects and typically dwells near water, in trees, or
underground. The frog’s statistics can also be used to
represent a toad.
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Giant Ape
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 157 (15d12 + 60)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 14 (+2) 18 (+4) 7 (−2) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Athletics +9, Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The ape makes two fist attacks.
Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, range 50/100
ft., one target. Hit: 30 (7d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Giant Badger
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 10 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 5 (−3)
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Keen Smell. The badger has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Actions
Multiattack. The badger makes two attacks: one with
its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) slashing damage.
Giant Bat
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 22 (4d10)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 16 (+3) 11 (+0) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 6 (−2)
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Echolocation. The bat can’t use its blindsight while
deafened.
Keen Hearing. The bat has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Giant Boar
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 42 (5d10 + 15)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 2 (−4) 7 (−2) 5 (−3)
Senses passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Charge. If the boar moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a tusk attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6)
slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must
succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Relentless (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If
the boar takes 10 damage or less that would reduce it
to 0 hit points, it is reduced to 1 hit point instead.
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Actions
Tusk. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Giant Centipede
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 4 (1d6 + 1)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
5 (−3) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 1 (−5) 7 (−2) 3 (−4)
Senses blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage, and the
target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving
throw or take 10 (3d6) poison damage. If the poison
damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is
stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit
points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
Giant Constrictor Snake
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 60 (8d12 + 8)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Skills Perception +2
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage.
Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one creature. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage,
and the target is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this
grapple ends, the creature is restrained, and the snake
can’t constrict another target.
Giant Crab
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 13 (3d8)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 1 (−5) 9 (−1) 3 (−4)
Skills Stealth +4
Senses blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Amphibious. The crab can breathe air and water.
Actions
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage, and the
target is grappled (escape DC 11). The crab has two
claws, each of which can grapple only one target.
Giant Crocodile
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (9d12 + 27)
Speed 30 ft., swim 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 9 (−1) 17 (+3) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 7 (−2)
Skills Stealth +5
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Hold Breath. The crocodile can hold its breath for 30
minutes.
Actions
Multiattack. The crocodile makes two attacks: one
with its bite and one with its tail.
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Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) piercing damage, and the
target is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple
ends, the target is restrained, and the crocodile can’t
bite another target.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target not grappled by the crocodile. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5)
bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must
succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Giant Eagle
Large beast, neutral good
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4)
Speed 10 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 17 (+3) 13 (+1) 8 (−1) 14 (+2) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Giant Eagle, understands Common and
Auran but can’t speak them
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Keen Sight. The eagle has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The eagle makes two attacks: one with its
beak and one with its talons.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
A giant eagle is a noble creature that speaks its own
language and understands speech in the Common
tongue. A mated pair of giant eagles typically has up
to four eggs or young in their nest (treat the young
as normal eagles).
Giant Elk
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 42 (5d12 + 10)
Speed 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 7 (−2) 14 (+2) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Giant Elk, understands Common, Elvish, and
Sylvan but can’t speak them
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Charge. If the elk moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6)
damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on
a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Actions
Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one prone creature. Hit: 22 (4d8 + 4) bludgeoning
damage.
The majestic giant elk is rare to the point that its
appearance is often taken as a foreshadowing of an
important event, such as the birth of a king. Legends
tell of gods that take the form of giant elk when
visiting the Material Plane. Many cultures therefore
believe that to hunt these creatures is to invite
divine wrath.
Giant Fire Beetle
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 4 (1d6 + 1)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8 (−1) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 1 (−5) 7 (−2) 3 (−4)
Senses blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Illumination. The beetle sheds bright light in a 10-­‐foot
radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
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Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (1d6 − 1) slashing damage.
A giant fire beetle is a nocturnal creature that takes
its name from a pair of glowing glands that give off
light. Miners and adventurers prize these creatures,
for a giant fire beetle’s glands continue to shed light
for 1d6 days after the beetle dies. Giant fire beetles
are most commonly found underground and in dark
forests.
Giant Frog
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 18 (4d8)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 13 (+1) 11 (+0) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +3
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Amphibious. The frog can breathe air and water.
Standing Leap. The frog’s long jump is up to 20 feet
and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a
running start.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage, and the target
is grappled (escape DC 11). Until this grapple ends, the
target is restrained, and the frog can’t bite another
target.
Swallow. The frog makes one bite attack against a
Small or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits,
the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The
swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total
cover against attacks and other effects outside the frog,
and it takes 5 (2d4) acid damage at the start of each of
the frog’s turns. The frog can have only one target
swallowed at a time.
If the frog dies, a swallowed creature is no longer
restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5
feet of movement, exiting prone.
Giant Goat
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 6 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Charge. If the goat moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 5 (2d4)
bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must
succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Sure-­‐Footed. The goat has advantage on Strength and
Dexterity saving throws made against effects that
would knock it prone.
Actions
Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Giant Hyena
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Rampage. When the hyena reduces a creature to 0 hit
points with a melee attack on its turn, the hyena can
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take a bonus action to move up to half its speed and
make a bite attack.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Giant Lizard
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
A giant lizard can be ridden or used as a draft
animal. Lizardfolk also keep them as pets, and
subterranean giant lizards are used as mounts and
pack animals by drow, duergar, and others.
Giant Octopus
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 52 (8d10 + 8)
Speed 10 ft., swim 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 13 (+1) 13 (+1) 4 (−3) 10 (+0) 4 (−3)
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Hold Breath. While out of water, the octopus can hold
its breath for 1 hour.
Underwater Camouflage. The octopus has advantage
on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while underwater.
Water Breathing. The octopus can breathe only
underwater.
Actions
Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 15 ft.,
one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. If
the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 16).
Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the
octopus can’t use its tentacles on another target.
Ink Cloud (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). A 20-­‐
foot-­‐radius cloud of ink extends all around the octopus
if it is underwater. The area is heavily obscured for 1
minute, although a significant current can disperse the
ink. After releasing the ink, the octopus can use the
Dash action as a bonus action.
Giant Owl
Large beast, neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 5 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 8 (−1) 13 (+1) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Giant Owl, understands Common, Elvish,
and Sylvan but can’t speak them
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Flyby. The owl doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks
when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Keen Hearing and Sight. The owl has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
sight.
Actions
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 8 (2d6 + 1) slashing damage.
Giant owls often befriend fey and other sylvan
creatures and are guardians of their woodland
realms.
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Giant Poisonous Snake
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 18 (+4) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Skills Perception +2
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) piercing damage, and the target
must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking
10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
Giant Rat
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 7 (2d6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
7 (−2) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 4 (−3)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Keen Smell. The rat has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Pack Tactics. The rat has advantage on an attack roll
against a creature if at least one of the rat’s allies is
within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Variant: Diseased Giant Rats
Some giant rats carry vile diseases that they spread with their
bites. A diseased giant rat has a challenge rating of 1/8 (25
XP) and the following action instead of its normal bite attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a
creature, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving
throw or contract a disease. Until the disease is cured, the
target can’t regain hit points except by magical means, and
the target’s hit point maximum decreases by 3 (1d6) every 24
hours. If the target’s hit point maximum drops to 0 as a result
of this disease, the target dies.
Giant Scorpion
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d10 + 14)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) 1 (−5) 9 (−1) 3 (−4)
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The scorpion makes three attacks: two
with its claws and one with its sting.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage, and the
target is grappled (escape DC 12). The scorpion has two
claws, each of which can grapple only one target.
Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage, and the
target must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw,
taking 22 (4d10) poison damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
Giant Sea Horse
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 16 (3d10)
Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 5 (−3)
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Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Charge. If the sea horse moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6)
bludgeoning damage. It the target is a creature, it must
succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Water Breathing. The sea horse can breathe only
underwater.
Actions
Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage.
Like their smaller kin, giant sea horses are shy,
colorful fish with elongated bodies and curled tails.
Aquatic elves train them as mounts.
Giant Shark
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 126 (11d12 + 55)
Speed 0 ft., swim 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 11 (+0) 21 (+5) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Skills Perception +3
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The shark has advantage on melee attack
rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit
points.
Water Breathing. The shark can breathe only
underwater.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) piercing damage.
A giant shark is 30 feet long and normally found in
deep oceans. Utterly fearless, it preys on anything
that crosses its path, including whales and ships.
Giant Spider
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 2 (−4) 11 (+0) 4 (−3)
Skills Stealth +7
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider
knows the exact location of any other creature in
contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions
caused by webbing.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage, and the
target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw,
taking 9 (2d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one. If the poison
damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is
stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit
points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
Web (Recharge 5–6). Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit,
range 30/60 ft., one creature. Hit: The target is
restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained
target can make a DC 12 Strength check, bursting the
webbing on a success. The webbing can also be
attacked and destroyed (AC 10; hp 5; vulnerability to
fire damage; immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and
psychic damage).
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To snare its prey, a giant spider spins elaborate
webs or shoots sticky strands of webbing from its
abdomen. Giant spiders are most commonly found
underground, making their lairs on ceilings or in
dark, web-­‐‑filled crevices. Such lairs are often
festooned with web cocoons holding past victims.
Giant Toad
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 39 (6d10 + 6)
Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 13 (+1) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Amphibious. The toad can breathe air and water.
Standing Leap. The toad’s long jump is up to 20 feet
and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a
running start.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage plus 5 (1d10)
poison damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC
13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained,
and the toad can’t bite another target.
Swallow. The toad makes one bite attack against a
Medium or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack
hits, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The
swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total
cover against attacks and other effects outside the
toad, and it takes 10 (3d6) acid damage at the start of
each of the toad’s turns. The toad can have only one
target swallowed at a time.
If the toad dies, a swallowed creature is no longer
restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5
feet of movement, exiting prone.
Giant Vulture
Large beast, neutral evil
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 22 (3d10 + 6)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 6 (−2) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages understands Common but can’t speak
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Keen Sight and Smell. The vulture has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell.
Pack Tactics. The vulture has advantage on an attack
roll against a creature if at least one of the vulture’s
allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Multiattack. The vulture makes two attacks: one with
its beak and one with its talons.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage.
A giant vulture has advanced intelligence and a
malevolent bent. Unlike its smaller kin, it will attack
a wounded creature to hasten its end. Giant vultures
have been known to haunt a thirsty, starving
creature for days to enjoy its suffering.
Giant Wasp
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 13 (3d8)
Speed 10 ft., fly 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Actions
Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, and the
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target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw,
taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one. If the poison
damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is
stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit
points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
Giant Weasel
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 4 (−3) 12 (+1) 5 (−3)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The weasel has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.
Giant Wolf Spider
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 4 (−3)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +7
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider
knows the exact location of any other creature in
contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions
caused by webbing.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage, and the
target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw,
taking 7 (2d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one. If the poison
damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is
stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit
points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
Smaller than a giant spider, a giant wolf spider
hunts prey across open ground or hides in a burrow
or crevice, or in a hidden cavity beneath debris.
Goat
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 4 (1d8)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Charge. If the goat moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 2 (1d4)
bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must
succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Sure-­‐Footed. The goat has advantage on Strength and
Dexterity saving throws made against effects that
would knock it prone.
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Actions
Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) bludgeoning damage.
Hawk
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
5 (−3) 16 (+3) 8 (−1) 2 (−4) 14 (+2) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Keen Sight. The hawk has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 1 slashing damage.
Hunter Shark
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12)
Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 4 (−3)
Skills Perception +2
Senses blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The shark has advantage on melee attack
rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit
points.
Water Breathing. The shark can breathe only
underwater.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Smaller than a giant shark but larger and fiercer
than a reef shark, a hunter shark haunts deep
waters. It usually hunts alone, but multiple hunter
sharks might feed in the same area. A fully grown
hunter shark is 15 to 20 feet long.
Hyena
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 5 (1d8 + 1)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 5 (−3)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Pack Tactics. The hyena has advantage on an attack
roll against a creature if at least one of the hyena’s
allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (1d6) piercing damage.
Jackal
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 3 (1d6)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8 (−1) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
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Keen Hearing and Smell. The jackal has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Pack Tactics. The jackal has advantage on an attack roll
against a creature if at least one of the jackal’s allies is
within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 (1d4 – 1) piercing damage.
Killer Whale
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 90 (12d12 + 12)
Speed 0 ft., swim 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Echolocation. The whale can’t use its blindsight while
deafened.
Hold Breath. The whale can hold its breath for 30
minutes.
Keen Hearing. The whale has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 21 (5d6 + 4) piercing damage.
Lion
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 15 (+2) 13 (+1) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Keen Smell. The lion has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Pack Tactics. The lion has advantage on an attack roll
against a creature if at least one of the lion’s allies is
within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Pounce. If the lion moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on
the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 13
Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the
target is prone, the lion can make one bite attack
against it as a bonus action.
Running Leap. With a 10-­‐foot running start, the lion
can long jump up to 25 feet.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Lizard
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
2 (−4) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 1 (−5) 8 (−1) 3 (−4)
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
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Mammoth
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 126 (11d12 + 55)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
24 (+7) 9 (−1) 21 (+5) 3 (−4) 11 (+0) 6 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Trampling Charge. If the mammoth moves at least 20
feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a
gore attack on the same turn, that target must succeed
on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
If the target is prone, the mammoth can make one
stomp attack against it as a bonus action.
Actions
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 25 (4d8 + 7) piercing damage.
Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one prone creature. Hit: 29 (4d10 + 7) bludgeoning
damage.
A mammoth is an elephantine creature with thick
fur and long tusks. Stockier and fiercer than normal
elephants, mammoths inhabit a wide range of climes,
from subarctic to subtropical.
Mastiff
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 5 (1d8 + 1)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The mastiff has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage. If the target is
a creature, it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving
throw or be knocked prone.
Mastiffs are impressive hounds prized by
humanoids for their loyalty and keen senses.
Mastiffs can be trained as guard dogs, hunting dogs,
and war dogs. Halflings and other Small humanoids
ride them as mounts.
Mule
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 5 (−3)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Beast of Burden. The mule is considered to be a Large
animal for the purpose of determining its carrying
capacity.
Sure-­‐Footed. The mule has advantage on Strength and
Dexterity saving throws made against effects that
would knock it prone.
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Octopus
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 3 (1d6)
Speed 5 ft., swim 30 ft.
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
4 (−3) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 3 (−4) 10 (+0) 4 (−3)
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Hold Breath. While out of water, the octopus can hold
its breath for 30 minutes.
Underwater Camouflage. The octopus has advantage
on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while underwater.
Water Breathing. The octopus can breathe only
underwater.
Actions
Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 1 bludgeoning damage, and the target
is grappled (escape DC 10). Until this grapple ends, the
octopus can’t use its tentacles on another target.
Ink Cloud (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). A 5-­‐
foot-­‐radius cloud of ink extends all around the octopus
if it is underwater. The area is heavily obscured for 1
minute, although a significant current can disperse the
ink. After releasing the ink, the octopus can use the
Dash action as a bonus action.
Owl
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 5 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
3 (−4) 13 (+1) 8 (−1) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +3
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Flyby. The owl doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks
when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Keen Hearing and Sight. The owl has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
sight.
Actions
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 1 slashing damage.
Panther
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 13 (3d8)
Speed 50 ft., climb 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 3 (−4) 14 (+2) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +6
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Keen Smell. The panther has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Pounce. If the panther moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on
the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 12
Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the
target is prone, the panther can make one bite attack
against it as a bonus action.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Phase Spider
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 32 (5d10 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 6 (−2) 10 (+0) 6 (−2)
Skills Stealth +6
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
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Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Ethereal Jaunt. As a bonus action, the spider can
magically shift from the Material Plane to the Ethereal
Plane, or vice versa.
Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions
caused by webbing.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage, and the
target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw,
taking 18 (4d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one. If the poison
damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is
stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit
points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
A phase spider possesses the magical ability to
phase in and out of the Ethereal Plane. It seems to
appear out of nowhere and quickly vanishes after
attacking. Its movement on the Ethereal Plane before
coming back to the Material Plane makes it seem like
it can teleport.
Poisonous Snake
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
2 (−4) 16 (+3) 11 (+0) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must
make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 5 (2d4)
poison damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Polar Bear
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 42 (5d10 + 15)
Speed 40 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 2 (−4) 13 (+1) 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Actions
Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks: one with its
bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Pony
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 11 (+0) 7 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
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Quipper
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
2 (−4) 16 (+3) 9 (−1) 1 (−5) 7 (−2) 2 (−4)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The quipper has advantage on melee
attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all
its hit points.
Water Breathing. The quipper can breathe only
underwater.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
A quipper is a carnivorous fish with sharp teeth.
Quippers can adapt to any aquatic environment,
including cold subterranean lakes. They frequently
gather in swarms; the statistics for a swarm of
quippers appear later in this appendix.
Rat
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
2 (−4) 11 (+0) 9 (−1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 4 (−3)
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Keen Smell. The rat has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Raven
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 10 ft., fly 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
2 (−4) 14 (+2) 8 (−1) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Mimicry. The raven can mimic simple sounds it has
heard, such as a person whispering, a baby crying, or
an animal chittering. A creature that hears the sounds
can tell they are imitations with a successful DC 10
Wisdom (Insight) check.
Actions
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Reef Shark
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 13 (+1) 13 (+1) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 4 (−3)
Skills Perception +2
Senses blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Pack Tactics. The shark has advantage on an attack roll
against a creature if at least one of the shark’s allies is
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within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Water Breathing. The shark can breathe only
underwater.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
Smaller than giant sharks and hunter sharks, reef
sharks inhabit shallow waters and coral reefs,
gathering in small packs to hunt. A full-­‐‑grown
specimen measures 6 to 10 feet long.
Rhinoceros
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 8 (−1) 15 (+2) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 6 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Charge. If the rhinoceros moves at least 20 feet
straight toward a target and then hits it with a gore
attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 9
(2d8) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it
must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Actions
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.
Riding Horse
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 13 (2d10 + 2)
Speed 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 2 (−4) 11 (+0) 7 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Saber-­‐Toothed Tiger
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 52 (7d10 + 14)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Keen Smell. The tiger has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Pounce. If the tiger moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on
the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 14
Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the
target is prone, the tiger can make one bite attack
against it as a bonus action.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Scorpion
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 10 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
2 (−4) 11 (+0) 8 (−1) 1 (−5) 8 (−1) 2 (−4)
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Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Actions
Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must
make a DC 9 Constitution saving throw, taking 4 (1d8)
poison damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Sea Horse
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 0 ft., swim 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
1 (−5) 12 (+1) 8 (−1) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 2 (−4)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 0 (0 XP)
Water Breathing. The sea horse can breathe only
underwater.
Spider
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
2 (−4) 14 (+2) 8 (−1) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 2 (−4)
Skills Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to
make an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider
knows the exact location of any other creature in
contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions
caused by webbing.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must
succeed on a DC 9 Constitution saving throw or take 2
(1d4) poison damage.
Swarm of Bats
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 0 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
5 (−3) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 4 (−3)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Echolocation. The swarm can’t use its blindsight while
deafened.
Keen Hearing. The swarm has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s
space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through
any opening large enough for a Tiny bat. The swarm
can’t regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
Actions
Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 0 ft., one
creature in the swarm’s space. Hit: 5 (2d4) piercing
damage, or 2 (1d4) piercing damage if the swarm has
half of its hit points or fewer.
Swarm of Insects
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
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Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
3 (−4) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 1 (−5) 7 (−2) 1 (−5)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s
space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through
any opening large enough for a Tiny insect. The swarm
can’t regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
Actions
Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 0 ft., one
target in the swarm’s space. Hit: 10 (4d4) piercing
damage, or 5 (2d4) piercing damage if the swarm has
half of its hit points or fewer.
Swarm of Poisonous Snakes
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 36 (8d8)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8 (−1) 18 (+4) 11 (+0) 1 (−5) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s
space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through
any opening large enough for a Tiny snake. The swarm
can’t regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
Actions
Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 0 ft., one
creature in the swarm’s space. Hit: 7 (2d6) piercing
damage, or 3 (1d6) piercing damage if the swarm has
half of its hit points or fewer. The target must make a
DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 14 (4d6)
poison damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
Swarm of Quippers
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 28 (8d8 − 8)
Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 16 (+3) 9 (−1) 1 (−5) 7 (−2) 2 (−4)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The swarm has advantage on melee
attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all
its hit points.
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s
space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through
any opening large enough for a Tiny quipper. The
swarm can’t regain hit points or gain temporary hit
points.
Water Breathing. The swarm can breathe only
underwater.
Actions
Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 0 ft., one
creature in the swarm’s space. Hit: 14 (4d6) piercing
damage, or 7 (2d6) piercing damage if the swarm has
half of its hit points or fewer.
Swarm of Rats
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 24 (7d8 − 7)
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Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
9 (−1) 11 (+0) 9 (−1) 2 (−4) 10 (+0) 3 (−4)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Keen Smell. The swarm has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s
space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through
any opening large enough for a Tiny rat. The swarm
can’t regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
Actions
Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 0 ft., one
target in the swarm’s space. Hit: 7 (2d6) piercing
damage, or 3 (1d6) piercing damage if the swarm has
half of its hit points or fewer.
Swarm of Ravens
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 24 (7d8 − 7)
Speed 10 ft., fly 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
6 (−2) 14 (+2) 8 (−1) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +5
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s
space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through
any opening large enough for a Tiny raven. The swarm
can’t regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
Actions
Beaks. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target in the swarm’s space. Hit: 7 (2d6) piercing
damage, or 3 (1d6) piercing damage if the swarm has
half of its hit points or fewer.
Variant: Insect Swarms
Different kinds of insects can gather in swarms, and each
swarm has the special characteristics described below.
Swarm of Beetles. A swarm of beetles gains a burrowing
speed of 5 feet.
Swarm of Centipedes. A creature reduced to 0 hit points
by a swarm of centipedes is stable but poisoned for 1 hour,
even after regaining hit points, and paralyzed while poisoned
in this way.
Swarm of Spiders. A swarm of spiders has the following
additional traits.
Spider Climb. The swarm can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make
an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the swarm knows
the exact location of any other creature in contact with the
same web.
Web Walker. The swarm ignores movement restrictions
caused by webbing.
Swarm of Wasps. A swarm of wasps has a walking speed
of 5 feet, a flying speed of 30 feet, and no climbing speed.
Tiger
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 37 (5d10 + 10)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 15 (+2) 14 (+2) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Keen Smell. The tiger has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Pounce. If the tiger moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on
the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 13
Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the
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target is prone, the tiger can make one bite attack
against it as a bonus action.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage.
Vulture
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 5 (1d8 + 1)
Speed 10 ft., fly 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
7 (−2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 4 (−3)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Keen Sight and Smell. The vulture has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell.
Pack Tactics. The vulture has advantage on an attack
roll against a creature if at least one of the vulture’s
allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (1d4) piercing damage.
Warhorse
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 60 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 7 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Trampling Charge. If the horse moves at least 20 feet
straight toward a creature and then hits it with a
hooves attack on the same turn, that target must
succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone. If the target is prone, the horse can
make another attack with its hooves against it as a
bonus action.
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Weasel
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
3 (−4) 16 (+3) 8 (−1) 2 (−4) 12 (+1) 3 (−4)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +5
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The weasel has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Winter Wolf
Large monstrosity, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d10 + 20)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 7 (−2) 12 (+1) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +3
Damage Immunities cold
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Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Common, Giant, Winter Wolf
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The wolf has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on an attack roll
against a creature if at least one of the wolf’s allies is
within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Snow Camouflage. The wolf has advantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in snowy
terrain.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. If the target is
a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving
throw or be knocked prone.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). The wolf exhales a blast of
freezing wind in a 15-­‐foot cone. Each creature in that
area must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking
18 (4d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
The arctic-­‐‑dwelling winter wolf is as large as a dire
wolf but has snow-­‐‑white fur and pale blue eyes.
Frost giants use these evil creatures as guards and
hunting companions, putting the wolves’ deadly
breath weapon to use against their foes. Winter
wolves communicate with one another using growls
and barks, but they speak Common and Giant well
enough to follow simple conversations.
Wolf
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The wolf has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on attack rolls
against a creature if at least one of the wolf’s allies is
within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is
a creature, it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving
throw or be knocked prone.
Worg
Large monstrosity, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4)
Speed 50 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 13 (+1) 13 (+1) 7 (−2) 11 (+0) 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Goblin, Worg
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The worg has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is
a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving
throw or be knocked prone.
A worg is an evil predator that delights in hunting
and devouring creatures weaker than itself. Cunning
and malevolent, worgs roam across the remote
wilderness or are raised by goblins and hobgoblins.
Those creatures use worgs as mounts, but a worg
will turn on its rider if it feels mistreated or
malnourished. Worgs speak in their own language
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and Goblin, and a few learn to speak Common as
well.
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Appendix MM-B:
Nonplayer
Characters
This appendix contains statistics for various
humanoid nonplayer characters (NPCs) that
adventurers might encounter during a campaign,
including lowly commoners and mighty archmages.
These stat blocks can be used to represent both
human and nonhuman NPCs.
Customizing NPCs
There are many easy ways to customize the NPCs in
this appendix for your home campaign.
Racial Traits. You can add racial traits to an NPC.
For example, a halfling druid might have a speed of
25 feet and the Lucky trait. Adding racial traits to an
NPC doesn’t alter its challenge rating. For more on
racial traits, see the Player’s Handbook.
Spell Swaps. One way to customize an NPC
spellcaster is to replace one or more of its spells. You
can substitute any spell on the NPC’s spell list with a
different spell of the same level from the same spell
list. Swapping spells in this manner doesn’t alter an
NPC’s challenge rating.
Armor and Weapon Swaps. You can upgrade or
downgrade an NPC’s armor, or add or switch
weapons. Adjustments to Armor Class and damage
can change an NPC’s challenge rating.
Magic Items. The more powerful an NPC, the
more likely it has one or more magic items in its
possession. An archmage, for example, might have a
magic staff or wand, as well as one or more potions
and scrolls. Giving an NPC a potent damage-­‐‑dealing
magic item could alter its challenge rating.
Acolyte
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 11 (+0)
Skills Medicine +4, Religion +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Spellcasting. The acolyte is a 1st-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to
hit with spell attacks). The acolyte has following cleric
spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (3 slots): bless, cure wounds, sanctuary
Actions
Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage.
Acolytes are junior members of a clergy, usually
answerable to a priest. They perform a variety of
functions in a temple and are granted minor
spellcasting power by their deities.
Archmage
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 99 (18d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 20 (+5) 15 (+2) 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Int +9, Wis +6
Skills Arcana +13, History +13
Damage Resistance damage from spells; nonmagical
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing (from stoneskin)
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages any six languages
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)
Magic Resistance. The archmage has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spellcasting. The archmage is an 18th-­‐level spellcaster.
Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17,
+9 to hit with spell attacks). The archmage can cast
disguise self and invisibility at will and has the following
wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, light, mage hand,
prestidigitation, shocking grasp
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1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify, mage armor,*
magic missile
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty
step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin*
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of force
6th level (1 slot): globe of invulnerability
7th level (1 slot): teleport
8th level (1 slot): mind blank*
9th level (1 slot): time stop
*The archmage casts these spells on itself before
combat.
Actions
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 +
2) piercing damage.
Archmages are powerful (and usually quite old)
spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane arts.
Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while
evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those
who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves
in remote towers to practice their magic without
interruption.
An archmage typically has one or more apprentice
mages, and an archmage’s abode has numerous
magical wards and guardians to discourage
interlopers.
Assassin
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-­‐good alignment
Armor Class 15 (studded leather)
Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Int +4
Skills Acrobatics +6, Deception +3, Perception +3,
Stealth +9
Damage Resistances poison
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Thieves’ cant plus any two languages
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Assassinate. During its first turn, the assassin has
advantage on attack rolls against any creature that
hasn’t taken a turn. Any hit the assassin scores against
a surprised creature is a critical hit.
Evasion. If the assassin is subjected to an effect that
allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only
half damage, the assassin instead takes no damage if it
succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if
it fails.
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, the assassin deals an
extra 14 (4d6) damage when it hits a target with a
weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or
when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of the
assassin that isn’t incapacitated and the assassin
doesn’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.
Actions
Multiattack. The assassin makes two shortsword
attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage, and
the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving
throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit,
range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing
damage, and the target must make a DC 15
Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
Trained in the use of poison, assassins are
remorseless killers who work for nobles,
guildmasters, sovereigns, and anyone else who can
afford them.
Bandit
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-­‐lawful
alignment
Armor Class 12 (leather armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0)
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Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit,
range 80 ft./320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing
damage.
Bandits rove in gangs and are sometimes led by
thugs, veterans, or spellcasters. Not all bandits are
evil. Oppression, drought, disease, or famine can
often drive otherwise honest folk to a life of banditry.
Pirates are bandits of the high seas. They might be
freebooters interested only in treasure and murder,
or they might be privateers sanctioned by the crown
to attack and plunder an enemy nation’s vessels.
Bandit Captain
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-­‐lawful
alignment
Armor Class 15 (studded leather)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 14 (+2)
Saving Throws Str +4, Dex +5, Wis +2
Skills Athletics +4, Deception +4
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The captain makes three melee attacks:
two with its scimitar and one with its dagger. Or the
captain makes two ranged attacks with its daggers.
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 +
3) piercing damage.
Reactions
Parry. The captain adds 2 to its AC against one melee
attack that would hit it. To do so, the captain must see
the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.
It takes a strong personality, ruthless cunning, and a
silver tongue to keep a gang of bandits in line. The
bandit captain has these qualities in spades.
In addition to managing a crew of selfish
malcontents, the pirate captain is a variation of the
bandit captain, with a ship to protect and command.
To keep the crew in line, the captain must mete out
rewards and punishment on a regular basis.
More than treasure, a bandit captain or pirate
captain craves infamy. A prisoner who appeals to the
captain’s vanity or ego is more likely to be treated
fairly than a prisoner who does not or claims not to
know anything of the captain’s colorful reputation.
Berserker
Medium humanoid (any race), any chaotic alignment
Armor Class 13 (hide armor)
Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 12 (+1) 17 (+3) 9 (−1) 11 (+0) 9 (−1)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Reckless. At the start of its turn, the berserker can gain
advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls during that
turn, but attack rolls against it have advantage until the
start of its next turn.
Actions
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 9 (1d12 + 3) slashing damage.
Hailing from uncivilized lands, unpredictable
berserkers come together in war parties and seek
conflict wherever they can find it.
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Commoner
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 4 (1d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Actions
Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage.
Commoners include peasants, serfs, slaves, servants,
pilgrims, merchants, artisans, and hermits.
Cultist
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-­‐good alignment
Armor Class 12 (leather armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Skills Deception +2, Religion +2
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Dark Devotion. The cultist has advantage on saving
throws against being charmed or frightened.
Actions
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one creature. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage.
Cultists swear allegiance to dark powers such as
elemental princes, demon lords, or archdevils. Most
conceal their loyalties to avoid being ostracized,
imprisoned, or executed for their beliefs. Unlike evil
acolytes, cultists often show signs of insanity in their
beliefs and practices.
Cult Fanatic
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-­‐good alignment
Armor Class 13 (leather armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 14 (+2)
Skills Deception +4, Persuasion +4, Religion +2
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving
throws against being charmed or frightened.
Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 11, +3 to
hit with spell attacks). The fanatic has the following
cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, inflict wounds, shield of
faith
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, spiritual weapon
Actions
Multiattack. The fanatic makes two melee attacks.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4
+ 2) piercing damage.
Fanatics are often part of a cult’s leadership, using
their charisma and dogma to influence and prey on
those of weak will. Most are interested in personal
power above all else.
Druid
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 11 (16 with barkskin)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft.
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STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 15 (+2) 11 (+0)
Skills Medicine +4, Nature +3, Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Druidic plus any two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Spellcasting. The druid is a 4th-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to
hit with spell attacks). It has the following druid spells
prepared:
Cantrips (at will): druidcraft, produce flame, shillelagh
1st level (4 slots): entangle, longstrider, speak with
animals, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): animal messenger, barkskin
Actions
Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit (+4 to hit
with shillelagh), reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6)
bludgeoning damage, 4 (1d8) bludgeoning damage if
wielded with two hands, or 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning
damage with shillelagh.
Druids dwell in forests and other secluded
wilderness locations, where they protect the natural
world from monsters and the encroachment of
civilization. Some are tribal shamans who heal the
sick, pray to animal spirits, and provide spiritual
guidance.
Gladiator
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 16 (studded leather, shield)
Hit Points 112 (15d8 + 45)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 15 (+2) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Str +7, Dex +5, Con +6
Skills Athletics +10, Intimidation +5
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Brave. The gladiator has advantage on saving throws
against being frightened.
Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its
damage when the gladiator hits with it (included in the
attack).
Actions
Multiattack. The gladiator makes three melee attacks
or two ranged attacks.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit,
reach 5 ft. and range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6
+ 4) piercing damage, or 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage
if used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Shield Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5
ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it must
succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Reactions
Parry. The gladiator adds 3 to its AC against one melee
attack that would hit it. To do so, the gladiator must
see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.
Gladiators battle for the entertainment of raucous
crowds. Some gladiators are brutal pit fighters who
treat each match as a life-­‐‑or-­‐‑death struggle, while
others are professional duelists who command huge
fees but rarely fight to the death.
Guard
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 16 (chain shirt, shield)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 +
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1) piercing damage, or 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage if
used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Guards include members of a city watch, sentries in
a citadel or fortified town, and the bodyguards of
merchants and nobles.
Knight
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 11 (+0) 15 (+2)
Saving Throws Con +4, Wis +2
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Brave. The knight has advantage on saving throws
against being frightened.
Actions
Multiattack. The knight makes two melee attacks.
Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit,
range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) piercing
damage.
Leadership (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For
1 minute, the knight can utter a special command or
warning whenever a nonhostile creature that it can see
within 30 feet of it makes an attack roll or a saving
throw. The creature can add a d4 to its roll provided it
can hear and understand the knight. A creature can
benefit from only one Leadership die at a time. This
effect ends if the knight is incapacitated.
Reactions
Parry. The knight adds 2 to its AC against one melee
attack that would hit it. To do so, the knight must see
the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.
Knights are warriors who pledge service to rulers,
religious orders, and noble causes. A knight’s
alignment determines the extent to which a pledge is
honored. Whether undertaking a quest or patrolling
a realm, a knight often travels with an entourage
that includes squires and hirelings who are
commoners.
Mage
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 40 (9d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
9 (−1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0)
Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +4
Skills Arcana +6, History +6
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any four languages
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Spellcasting. The mage is a 9th-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14, +6
to hit with spell attacks). The mage has the following
wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, light, mage hand,
prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, mage armor, magic
missile, shield
2nd level (3 slots): misty step, suggestion
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fireball, fly
4th level (3 slots): greater invisibility, ice storm
5th level (1 slot): cone of cold
Actions
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 +
2) piercing damage.
Mages spend their lives in the study and practice of
magic. Good-­‐‑aligned mages offer counsel to nobles
and others in power, while evil mages dwell in
isolated sites to perform unspeakable experiments
without interference.
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Noble
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 15 (breastplate)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 16 (+3)
Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Persuasion +5
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages any two languages
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage.
Reactions
Parry. The noble adds 2 to its AC against one melee
attack that would hit it. To do so, the noble must see
the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.
Nobles wield great authority and influence as
members of the upper class, possessing wealth and
connections that can make them as powerful as
monarchs and generals. A noble often travels in the
company of guards, as well as servants who are
commoners.
The noble’s statistics can also be used to represent
courtiers who aren’t of noble birth.
Priest
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 13 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 25 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 16 (+3) 13 (+1)
Skills Medicine +7, Persuasion +3, Religion +4
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages any two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Divine Eminence. As a bonus action, the priest can
expend a spell slot to cause its melee weapon attacks
to magically deal an extra 10 (3d6) radiant damage to a
target on a hit. This benefit lasts until the end of the
turn. If the priest expends a spell slot of 2nd level or
higher, the extra damage increases by 1d6 for each
level above 1st.
Spellcasting. The priest is a 5th-­‐level spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13, +5 to
hit with spell attacks). The priest has the following
cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, guiding bolt, sanctuary
2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, spiritual weapon
3rd level (2 slots): dispel magic, spirit guardians
Actions
Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage.
Priests bring the teachings of their gods to the
common folk. They are the spiritual leaders of
temples and shrines and often hold positions of
influence in their communities. Evil priests might
work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the
leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of
good society, overseeing depraved rites.
A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help
with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.
Scout
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 13 (leather armor)
Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
11 (+0) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 13 (+1) 11 (+0)
Skills Nature +4, Perception +5, Stealth +6, Survival +5
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Keen Hearing and Sight. The scout has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
sight.
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Actions
Multiattack. The scout makes two melee attacks or
two ranged attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, ranged
150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing
damage.
Scouts are skilled hunters and trackers who offer
their services for a fee. Most hunt wild game, but a
few work as bounty hunters, serve as guides, or
provide military reconnaissance.
Spy
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 27 (6d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 16 (+3)
Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Investigation +5,
Perception +6, Persuasion +5, Sleight of Hand +4,
Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 16
Languages any two languages
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the spy can use a
bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide
action.
Sneak Attack (1/Turn). The spy deals an extra 7 (2d6)
damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and
has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is
within 5 feet of an ally of the spy that isn’t
incapacitated and the spy doesn’t have disadvantage
on the attack roll.
Actions
Multiattack. The spy makes two melee attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing
damage.
Rulers, nobles, merchants, guildmasters, and other
wealthy 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.
Thug
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-­‐good alignment
Armor Class 11 (leather armor)
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 11 (+0)
Skills Intimidation +2
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Pack Tactics. The thug has advantage on an attack roll
against a creature if at least one of the thug’s allies is
within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Multiattack. The thug makes two melee attacks.
Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit,
range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) piercing
damage.
Thugs are ruthless enforcers skilled at intimidation
and violence. They work for money and have few
scruples.
Tribal Warrior
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 12 (hide armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
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Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 8 (−1) 11 (+0) 8 (−1)
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Pack Tactics. The warrior has advantage on an attack
roll against a creature if at least one of the warrior’s
allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t
incapacitated.
Actions
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 +
1) piercing damage, or 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage if
used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Tribal warriors live beyond civilization, most often
subsisting on fishing and hunting. Each tribe acts in
accordance with the wishes of its chief, who is the
greatest or oldest warrior of the tribe or a tribe
member blessed by the gods.
Veteran
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 17 (splint)
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 11 (+0) 10 (+0)
Skills Athletics +5, Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The veteran makes two longsword attacks.
If it has a shortsword drawn, it can also make a
shortsword attack.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10
+ 3) slashing damage if used with two hands.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit,
range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d10 + 1) piercing
damage.
Veterans are professional fighters that take up arms
for pay or to protect something they believe in or
value. Their ranks include soldiers retired from long
service and warriors who never served anyone but
themselves.

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