This could be done via spellcasting (Innate or regular), via Legendary Actions (see also above), Lair Actions or regular actions such as a Wight's Life Drain. Looking at Orcus statblock in MToF, I'd also add something similar to Orcus' Master of Undeath feature - i.e. a...
The stat block in this adventure's Appendix (p. 194) is identical to the one in Volo's Guide (p. 209). The spells available to that NPC (a first level caster) are (1) those from the stat block, which are all in the spell book: burning hands, shield, disguise self ...
Tiamat’s one of the few gods with a published stat block, so you can technically take her on. With a challenge rating of 30 and a different deadly breath attack for each of her five heads, though, she’s the sort of god most adventuring parties should steer well clear of. However, ...
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...
But the Battle Smith isn’t just about bruising; it also builds a golem to do the same. Your Steel Defender is a creature with its own stat block that functions like aDnD Ranger‘s Animal Companion. It will move and dodge on its own, but you must use your bonus action if it’s to...
Frumple/statblock5e-creator Star29 Code Issues Pull requests A frontend web application for creating creature statblocks for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. javascripteditordndfrontenddungeons-and-dragonscreatormonsterdnd5edungeonsanddragons5ecreature5th-editiondnd-toolsecmascript2018statblock-renderingsdand...
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 ...
I don't have time to create new enemies from scratch and just so he cannot look it up in the Monster Manual. I have informed him of the issue and gave him my reasoning for why I don't want him peeking at stat blocks and he seemed to understand but if a combat doesn'...
Half-Dragon (p. 180). Cut the Saving Throws line and the Parry ability from the stat block. Added the following about challenge rating: “To avoid recalculating the creature’s challenge rating, apply the template only to a creature that meets the optional prerequisite in the Breath...