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MONSTERS BY CRMonsterCRTirbana eyewing 1/2MonsterCRSkull lord 7Vinespawn 7MonsterCRMalastor 16Siege beetle 16MONSTERTABLESFetid fungus 1Jaebrin 1Ushemoi, lashemoi 1Gem scarab 2Shaedling 2Tirbana drowser 2Demon, gadacro 3Hobgoblin duskblade 3Kuo-toa, crazed 3Mind Flayer of Thoon,Thoon thrall 3Rylkar madclaw 3Skull lord, bonespur 3Banshrae 8Blackwing 8Burrow root 8Deadborn vulture 8Demon, solamith 8Elemental magi, ken-kuni 8God-blooded, Nozgûg 8Hobgoblin warsoul 8Mind Flayer of Thoon,shadow flayer 8Mind Flayer of Thoon,Thoon soldier 8Troll, bladerager 8Tusk terror 8Ushemoi, turlemoi 8Dalmosh 17Merchurion 17Vampire, Red Widow 17Dragons of the great game,Chorranathau 18Scouring construct,scouring slinger 18Scouring construct,scouring stanchion 18Spirrax 18Wild hunt,hound of the hunt 18Vampire, Black Duke 19Demon, carnage 4Golem, force 4Golem, magmacore 4Graveyard sludge 4Haunt, taunting 4Hobgoblin warcaster 4Kuo-toa harpooner 4Rylkspawn swarm 4Skull lord, serpentir 4Tirbana slayer 4Ushemoi, arkamoi 4Vivisector 4Demonthorn mandrake 5Greenspawn zealot 5Hobgoblin spellscourge 5Mind Flayer of Thoon,Thoon infi ltrator 5Mind Flayer of Thoon,stormcloud of Thoon 5Sanguineous drinker 5Shardsoul slayer 5Tirbana spawner 5Ushemoi, hadrimoi 5Verdant reaver 5Arcadian avenger 6Deadborn vulture zombie 6Devil, gulthir 6Kuo-toa monitor 6Mind Flayer of Thoon,scyther of Thoon 6Rylkar tormentor 6Skull lord, spectral rider 6Spawn of Juiblex, lesser 6Haunt, bridge 7Kugan, phantom ghast ninja 7Kuo-toa exalted whip 7Devil, stitched 9Mockery bug, mockery drone 9Rylkar harridan 9Demon, adaru 10Demon, draudnu 10Elemental magi, ken-li 10Haunt, forest 10Mind Flayer of Thoon,madcrafter of Thoon 10Mind Flayer of Thoon,Thoon disciple 10Ruin elemental 10Spawn of Juiblex, greater 10Thrym hound 10Dragons of the great game,Morlicantha 13Elemental magi, ken-sun 13Ember guard 13Guulvorg 13Mind Flayer of Thoon,Thoon hulk 13Dragons of the great game,Singh the Immense 14Mockery bug,mockery monarch 14Ruin chanter 14Spawn of Juiblex, elder 14Steelwing 14Devil, remmanon 15Illurien 15Mind Flayer of Thoon,Thoon elder brain 15Ethereal defiler 16Frostwind virago 16Garngrath 20Wild Hunt,master of the hunt 22MONSTERS BY ECLMonster HD LA ECLArcadian avenger 8 2 10Banshrae 15 4 19Elemental magi:Ken-kuni 8 5 13Ken-li 12 5 17Ken-sun 17 5 22Ethereal defiler 22 4 26Greenspawn zealot 6 2 8Hobgoblin:Duskblade 3 1 4Spellscourge 5 2 7Warcaster 4 3 7Warsoul 10 4 14Jaebrin 1 1 2Kuo-toa:Crazed 4 3 7Exalted whip 10 4 14Harpooner 4 3 7Monitor 6 3 9Nozgûg 7 1 8Shaedling 4 3 7Singh the Immense 13 2 15Troll, bladerager 6 5 11Ushemoi:Arkamoi 4 4 8Hadrimoi 9 4 13Lashemoi 2 2 4Turlemoi 12 4 164
IntroductionWelcome to Monster Manual V. This book contains newcreatures for use in the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® game. Themonster entries are generally alphabetical by name, butclosely related monsters are grouped together under a singleheading. In addition to the table of contents at the front ofthis book, monsters are listed by type and subtype on page222, and by Challenge Rating and ECL on page 4.This introduction explains how to read each creature’sentry. Refer to the glossary on pages 206–222 for definitionsof terms you are not familiar with.READING THE ENTRIESEach monster entry is organized in the same format,as outlined below. For complete information about thecharacteristics of monsters, consult the glossary of thisbook, the Player’s Handbook (PH), or the Dungeon Master’sGuide (DMG).We want this book to be as useful to DMs as possible, so thestatistics are presented in a format that makes them easier touse right off the page. This format is divided into five sectionsseparated by horizontal lines. Each section serves a specificpurpose; you need to reference different sections at differenttimes during an encounter.IDENTIFICATION AND ENCOUNTERThe top section identifies the creature and gives the informationyou need at the start of an encounter.Name: This word or phrase identifies the creature.CR: This value is the Challenge Rating of an individualcreature of this kind.Race, Class, and Level: This information is provided onlyfor creatures that have class levels.Alignment: The one- or two-letter abbreviation thatappears here denotes the creature’s alignment. A term thatdescribes how likely this alignment is to apply, as definedin the glossary, might also appear here. Specific NPCs don’tinclude the extra term.Size and Type: The creature’s size category and its type(and subtype or subtypes, if applicable) are given here.Init: This value is the creature’s modifier on initiativechecks.Senses: The Senses entry indicates whether the creaturehas darkvision, low-light vision, scent, or some other sensoryspecial quality, along with the creature’s modifiers onListen and Spot checks (even if the creature has no ranksin those skills).Aura: This indicates special abilities that take effectanytime another creature comes within a certain distance,such as a devil’s fear aura.Languages: This entry gives the languages the creaturespeaks or understands, as well as any special abilities relatingto communication (such as telepathy or an inabilityto speak).DEFENSIVE INFORMATIONThis section provides the information you need when charactersare attacking the creature.AC: This entry gives the creature’s Armor Class againstmost attacks, followed by its AC against touch attacks and itsAC when flat-footed. If the creature has feats or other abilitiesthat modify its Armor Class under specific circumstances(such as the Mobility feat), they are noted here.hp: This entry consists of the creature’s full normal hitpoint total (usually average rolls on each Hit Die), followedby the creature’s Hit Dice in parentheses. If the creature hasfast healing, regeneration, damage reduction (DR), or someother ability that affects the amount of damage it takes orthe rate at which it regains hit points, that information alsoappears here.Immune: Any immunities the creature has are indicatedhere. This includes immunity to specific types of energy aswell as other immunities (such as immunity to poison or tosleep effects).Resist and SR: If the creature has resistance to certainkinds of attacks, that information is given here. The creature’sspell resistance, if any, appears after the other resistances onthe same line.Fort, Ref, Will: This entry gives the creature’s savingthrow modifiers. Altered saving throw bonuses for specificcircumstances also appear on this line.Weakness: This entry details any weaknesses or vulnerabilitiesthe creature has, such as light sensitivity orvulnerability to a type of energy.OFFENSIVE INFORMATIONRefer to this section when it’s the creature’s turn to act incombat. All a creature’s combat options are detailed here,even those that are not strictly offensive.Speed: This entry begins with the creature’s base landspeed in feet and in squares on the battle grid, followed byspeeds for other modes of movement, if applicable.Melee/Ranged: Typically, these entries give all thephysical attacks the creature can make when taking a fullattack action. The first attack described is the creature’spreferred form of attack, usually a melee attack of some sortbut possibly (as in the example below) a ranged attack. If thecreature can make only a single attack (for instance, whenit is taking an attack action), use the first indicated attackbonus. Occasionally, a creature has separate options indicatedfor single attacks and for full attacks. For example, a Smallcreature with the Manyshot and Rapid Shot feats might havethe following entries:INTRODUCTION5
Page 6: INTRODUCTIONMelee masterwork longsw
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Page 23 and 24: Sample EncountersCarnage demons are
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Page 31 and 32: Taking the plant as a sign of the r
Page 33 and 34: Strategies and TacticsA gulthir has
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Page 41 and 42: Strategies and TacticsChorranathau
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Page 49 and 50: ELEMENTALMAGEKen-kuni, ken-li, ken-
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ECOLOGYIt is said that when a minio
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Portal Predator (EL 16): An etherea
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Swamp Surprise (EL 3): The PCs need
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ECOLOGYFrostwind viragos are imbued
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STRATEGIES AND TACTICSWhen a garngr
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gem scarabs, because the beetles ea
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Challenge Rating: Same as the base
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-4 penalty on saves against spells
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Sample EncounterThough force golems
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A magmacore golem is a humanoid-sha
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enemies to flee. Once it has sent i
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War Party (EL 7): A greenspawn zeal
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Like worgs, guulvorgs are baleful w
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attacks, hoping to push foes off th
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Sample EncountersA forest haunt wai
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Taunting haunts are roleplaying cha
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HOBGOBLINHobgoblin duskblade and sp
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granted by their torturous upbringi
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to place each hobgoblin within his
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elying on her cloud of foresight to
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When it comes to love, jaebrins are
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KUO-TOA EXALTED WHIPA red flush suf
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Keen Sight (Ex) As the crazed kuo-t
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Madness on an individual scale pose
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to what follows when four young, re
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SAMPLE ENCOUNTERMerchurions are rar
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Mind flayers of Thoon have a vastly
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SHADOW FLAYERIn the shadows, you se
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Shadow flayers have a natural rival
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of heritage. Unlike the other follo
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Special Qualities: A Thoon thrall r
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Abilities Str 30, Dex 10, Con 26, I
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Feats —Skills Listen +1, Spot +1A
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Strategies and TacticsA stormcloud
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they’re getting in the way of a m
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utterly confident in its abilities.
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Eberron (the Inspired, the dragons,
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about sentient humanoids, consuming
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their kind or to remain among their
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Type: Animal and vermin base creatu
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SAMPLE ENCOUNTERRuin chanters are s
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chanter masters create them to guar
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A harridan has little interest in t
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SAMPLE ENCOUNTERSRylkar colonies ar
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RYLKARTYPICAL TREASUREThough rylkar
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that foe. The sanguineous drinkers
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Slinger scorpions cannot attack in
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ut these constructs are passive unt
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Like drow, shaedlings are a true ra
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abilities on foes whose will is wea
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ECOLOGYSiege beetles require ample
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Bone Shard (Su) A skull lord’s sp
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Though a bonespur is of limited int
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difficult for foes to follow, such
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Typical Physical Characteristics:Wh
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attacks of opportunity and does not
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tied to Juiblex or are of potential
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any enemies not affected by its ind
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of the plane. They are sometimes ca
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If a Thrym hound eats voraciously f
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arcane spellcaster level of 5th, an
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driving the colony to conquer popul
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SOCIETYTirbanas are disciplined and
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1. River (EL 1-2): The river moves
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Environment: Bladerager trolls are
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Tusk terrors mate seasonally. A pai
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turlemoi are happy to acquiesce to
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Lashemoi are the drudge workers, lo
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Environment: Ushemoi preferforests
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vampire or spawn is under the Black
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THE RED WIDOWFrom out of nowhere, a
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Widow, the vampire cornered her in
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and they are forced to scramble for
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Skills Vinespawns have a +8 racial
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ECOLOGYVivisectors do notconsume th
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The Wild Hunt sends the bravest her
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IMPROVED TOUGHNESSA creature that h
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overcoming damage reduction. When i
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The DR entry starts by denoting amo
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Fast Healing (Ex): A creature that
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Incorporeal Subtype: Some creatures
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—8-sided Hit Dice; good Reflex an
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—Not subject to flanking.—Some
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Creature SizesSize AC/Attack Grappl
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Swarms do not threaten creatures, a
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