{
"name": "Creating a Monster Stat Block; Monster Features",
"page": 275,
"rows": [
[
"Aggressive",
"{@creature Orc}",
"Increase the monster's effective per-round damage output by 2."
],
[
"Ambusher",
"{@creature Doppelganger}",
"Increase the monster's effective attack bonus by 1."
],
[
"Amorphous",
"{@creature Black pudding}",
"—"
],
[
"Amphibious",
"{@creature Kuo-toa}",
"—"
],
[
"Angelic Weapons",
"{@creature Deva}",
"Increase the monster's effective per-round damage by the amount noted in the trait."
],
[
"Antimagic Susceptibility",
"{@creature Flying sword}",
"—"
],
[
"Avoidance",
"{@creature Demilich}",
"Increase the monster's effective AC by 1."
],
[
"Blind Senses",
"{@creature Grimlock}",
"—"
],
[
"Blood Frenzy",
"{@creature Sahuagin}",
"Increase the monster's effective attack bonus by 4."
],
[
"Breath Weapon",
"{@creature Ancient black dragon}",
"For the purpose of determining effective damage output, assume the breath weapon hits two targets, and that each target fails its saving throw."
],
[
"Brute",
"{@creature Bugbear}",
"Increase the monster's effective per-round damage by the amount noted in the trait."
],
[
"Chameleon Skin",
"{@creature Troglodyte}",
"—"
],
[
"Change Shape",
"{@creature Ancient brass dragon}",
"—"
],
[
"Charge",
"{@creature Centaur}",
"Increase the monster's damage on one attack by the amount noted in the trait."
],
[
"Charm",
"{@creature Vampire}",
"—"
],
[
"Constrict",
"{@creature Constrictor snake}",
"Increase the monster's effective AC by 1."
],
[
"Damage Absorption",
"{@creature Flesh golem}",
"—"
],
[
"Damage Transfer",
"{@creature Cloaker}",
"Double the monster's effective hit points. Add one-third of the monster's hit points to its per-round damage."
],
[
"Death Burst",
"{@creature Magmin}",
"Increase the monster's effective damage output for 1 round by the amount noted in the trait, and assume it affects two creatures."
],
[
"Devil Sight",
"{@creature Barbed devil}",
"—"
],
[
"Dive",
"{@creature Aarakocra}",
"Increase the monster's effective damage on one attack by the amount noted in the trait."
],
[
"Echolocation",
"{@creature Hook horror}",
"—"
],
[
"Elemental Body",
"{@creature Azer}",
"Increase the monster's effective per-round damage by the amount noted in the trait."
],
[
"Enlarge",
"{@creature Duergar}",
"Increase the monster's effective per-round damage by the amount noted in the trait."
],
[
"Etherealness",
"{@creature Night hag}",
"—"
],
[
"False Appearance",
"{@creature Gargoyle}",
"—"
],
[
"Fey Ancestry",
"{@creature Drow}",
"—"
],
[
"Fiendish Blessing",
"{@creature Cambion}",
"Apply the monster's Charisma modifier to its actual AC."
],
[
"Flyby",
"{@creature Peryton}",
"—"
],
[
"Frightful Presence",
"{@creature Ancient black dragon}",
"Increase the monster's effective hit points by 25% if the monster is meant to face characters of 10th level or lower."
],
[
"Grappler",
"{@creature Mimic}",
"—"
],
[
"Hold Breath",
"{@creature Lizardfolk}",
"—"
],
[
"Horrifying Visage",
"{@creature Banshee}",
"See Frightful Presence."
],
[
"Illumination",
"{@creature Flameskull}",
"—"
],
[
"Illusory Appearance",
"{@creature Green hag}",
"—"
],
[
"Immutable Form",
"{@creature Iron golem}",
"—"
],
[
"Incorporeal Movement",
"{@creature Ghost}",
"—"
],
[
"Innate Spellcasting",
"{@creature Djinni}",
"See step 13 under \"Creating a Monster Stat Block.\""
],
[
"Inscrutable",
"{@creature Androsphinx}",
"—"
],
[
"Invisibility",
"{@creature Imp}",
"—"
],
[
"Keen Senses",
"{@creature Hell hound}",
"—"
],
[
"Labyrinthine Recall",
"{@creature Minotaur}",
"—"
],
[
"Leadership",
"{@creature Hobgoblin captain}",
"—"
],
[
"Legendary Resistance",
"{@creature Ancient black dragon}",
"Each per-day use of this trait increases the monster's effective hit points based on the expected challenge rating: 1-4, 10 hp: 5-10, 20 hp: 11 or higher, 30 hp."
],
[
"Life Drain",
"{@creature Wight}",
"—"
],
[
"Light Sensitivity",
"{@creature Shadow demon}",
"—"
],
[
"Magic Resistance",
"{@creature Balor}",
"Increase the monster's effective AC by 2."
],
[
"Magic Weapons",
"{@creature Balor}",
"—"
],
[
"Martial Advantage",
"{@creature Hobgoblin}",
"Increase the effective damage of one attack per round by the amount gained from this trait."
],
[
"Mimicry",
"{@creature Kenku}",
"—"
],
[
"Nimble Escape",
"{@creature Goblin}",
"Increase the monster's effective AC and effective attack bonus by 4 (assuming the monster hides every round)."
],
[
"Otherworldly Perception",
"{@creature Kuo-toa}",
"—"
],
[
"Pack Tactics",
"{@creature Kobold}",
"Increase the monster's effective attack bonus by 1."
],
[
"Parry",
"{@creature Hobgoblin warlord}",
"Increase the monster's effective AC by 1."
],
[
"Possession",
"{@creature Ghost}",
"Double the monster's effective hit points."
],
[
"Pounce",
"{@creature Tiger}",
"Increase the monster's effective damage for 1 round by the amount it deals with the bonus action gained from this trait."
],
[
"Psychic Defense",
"{@creature Githzerai monk}",
"Apply the monster's Wisdom modifier to its actual AC if the monster isn't wearing armor or wielding a shield."
],
[
"Rampage",
"{@creature Gnoll}",
"Increase the monster's effective per-round damage by 2."
],
[
"Reactive",
"{@creature Marilith}",
"—"
],
[
"Read Thoughts",
"{@creature Doppelganger}",
"—"
],
[
"Reckless",
"{@creature Minotaur}",
"—"
],
[
"Redirect Attack",
"{@creature Goblin boss}",
"—"
],
[
"Reel",
"{@creature Roper}",
"—"
],
[
"Regeneration",
"{@creature Troll}",
"Increase the monster's effective hit points by 3 × the number of hit points the monster regenerates each round."
],
[
"Rejuvenation",
"{@creature Lich}",
"—"
],
[
"Relentless",
"{@creature Wereboar}",
"Increase the monster's effective hit points based on the expected challenge rating: 1-4, 7 hp: 5-10, 14 hp: 11-16, 21 hp: 17 or higher, 28 hp."
],
[
"Shadow Stealth",
"{@creature Shadow demon}",
"Increase the monster's effective AC by 4."
],
[
"Shapechanger",
"{@creature Wererat}",
"—"
],
[
"Siege Monster",
"{@creature Earth elemental}",
"—"
],
[
"Slippery",
"{@creature Kuo-toa}",
"—"
],
[
"Spellcasting",
"{@creature Lich}",
"See step 13 under \"Creating a Monster Stat Block.\""
],
[
"Spider Climb",
"{@creature Ettercap}",
"—"
],
[
"Standing Leap",
"{@creature Bullywug}",
"—"
],
[
"Steadfast",
"{@creature Bearded devil}",
"—"
],
[
"Stench",
"{@creature Troglodyte}",
"Increase the monster's effective AC by 1."
],
[
"Sunlight Sensitivity",
"{@creature Kobold}",
"—"
],
[
"Superior Invisibility",
"{@creature Faerie dragon (violet)||Faerie dragon}",
"Increase the monster's effective AC by 2."
],
[
"Sure-Footed",
"{@creature Dao}",
"—"
],
[
"Surprise Attack",
"{@creature Bugbear}",
"Increase the monster's effective damage for 1 round by the amount noted in the trait."
],
[
"Swallow",
"{@creature Behir}",
"Assume the monster swallows one creature and deals 2 rounds of acid damage to it."
],
[
"Teleport",
"{@creature Balor}",
"—"
],
[
"Terrain Camouflage",
"{@creature Bullywug}",
"—"
],
[
"Tunneler",
"{@creature Umber hulk}",
"—"
],
[
"Turn Immunity",
"{@creature Revenant}",
"—"
],
[
"Turn Resistance",
"{@creature Lich}",
"—"
],
[
"Two Heads",
"{@creature Ettin}",
"—"
],
[
"Undead Fortitude",
"{@creature Zombie}",
"Increase the monster's effective hit points based on the expected challenge rating: 1-4, 7 hp: 5-10, 14 hp: 11-16, 21 hp: 17 or higher, 28 hp."
],
[
"Web",
"{@creature Giant spider}",
"Increase the monster's effective AC by 1."
],
[
"Web Sense",
"{@creature Giant spider}",
"—"
],
[
"Web Walker",
"{@creature Giant spider}",
"—"
],
[
"Wounded Fury",
"{@creature Quaggoth}",
"Increase the monster's damage for 1 round by the amount noted in the trait."
]
],
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"caption": "Monster Features",
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"name": "Dungeon Master's Workshop",
"index": 9,
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