so if I increase this to 24, it will have more health by roughly the same amount that the Alhoon has over the standard Mind Flayer (I know it also has a few more hit die, but I'm overlooking that).
It uses the Dancing Item stat block and lives for one hour (unless it has no hit points left or you die first). The item acts on your Initiative during combat, and you can spend a bonus action to order it around. If you use your bonus action on Bardic Inspiration, you can command...
NPC Allies: A simple remedy to a small party is to make the party larger. The Doomvault contains numerous NPCs who have the potential to become allies. Some of them might require a long rest to get back to full health, and some might need to be assigned a ...
Sacred Flame: The best damage-dealing cantrip, and a Light Cleric staple; this deals a wave of radiance against enemies. Targets must make a Dex saving throw or take 1d8 radiant damage; however, this can increase up to 4d8 damage at higher levels. ...
If creating stat blocks for dnd monsters feels intimidating, I’ve got good news for you! You don’t need to start from scratch—instead, start with a stat block from the Monster Manual or from a supplement like theTome of Beasts! Follow these steps: ...
Effect name to block regeneration No Regen --- --- Start of turn legendary action reset Disabled Enabled --- Legendary action prompt Disabled Enabled --- Lair action prompt Disabled Enabled --- Undead fortitude checks No checks Advanced Saves Requires a little extra work, but is very useful....
the ability to mimic another persons voice is very useful when confounding your enemies. A variant of the Elf, they have a +2 bonus to Dexterity and +1 to Wisdom, increased movement speed, and the. Well, not every time. +2 Intelligence, +1 Dexterity is a rare statline for any race,...
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. You can equip monsters with additional gear and trinkets however you like, and you decide how much...
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 ...
I played 3.5th edition in the first campaign I joined (playing for a good 13-14 years) and DM’ed it for a while, and gods above and below in hindsight I found it so cumbersome and bloated, with hundreds of sourcebooks and a level of stat block number crunching I was simply never ...