5e Templates
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Templates
Templates are modifications that can be applied to existing monsters. Some templates require you to recalculate the monster's CR, per "Creating a Monster" (DMG p. 273)
| Name | Summary | Recalculate CR? |
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| Arachnicid Beast | Half Spider Half Beast | <!-yes or no - after this template is applied, should the monster's CR be recalculated?--> |
| Astrovarg | A spacefaring variant of wolf or other pack hunter. | yes |
| Atrophic One | A Being corrupted by the forgotten shard or flesh of a long lost or dead God. | yes |
| Awakened Animal | Animals that have had their intelligence awakened and increased to near-human levels because of exposure to magic. | yes |
| Banshee | A sentient, disembodied specter of the original creature | yes |
| Boss | An alternate way to make singular, challenging enemies for your PCs to fight | yes |
| Celestial Creature | Celestial creatures dwell on the upper planes, the realms of good, although they resemble beings found on the Material Plane. They are more regal and more beautiful than their earthly counterparts. | yes |
| Ceremorphous | Creatures warped through the reproduction of Illithids | no |
| Chosen of the Ooze | A creature whose mind has been corrupted by an oozing insanity. | yes |
| Clockwork Construct | A construct made from clockwork and animated with magic. | yes |
| Corrupted | ||
| Cursed Monster | Creatures imbued with a dark energy to curse adventurers. | yes |
| Demizen | yes | |
| Dire | A beast that is stronger than the norm for its kind. | yes |
| Dread Golem | A golem made with the spirit of a dead humanoid. | yes |
| Elemental Creature (Air) | An elemental creature originating from the elemental plane of air. | yes |
| Elemental Creature (Earth) | An elemental creature originating from the elemental plane of earth. | yes |
| Elemental Creature (Fire) | An elemental creature originating from the elemental plane of fire. | yes |
| Elemental Creature (Ice) | An elemental creature originating from the elemental plane of ice. | yes |
| Elemental Creature (Storm) | An elemental creature originating from the elemental plane of storms. | yes |
| Elemental Creature (Water) | An elemental creature originating from the elemental plane of water. | yes |
| Feral | yes | |
| Fey Knight's Fairy | A Fey that has been brought into the service of a Fey knight. | yes |
| Fey Touched | A creature of whom one parent is some sort of fey being. | yes |
| Fiendish Creature | Fiendish creatures dwell on the lower planes, the realms of evil, although they resemble beings found on the Material Plane. They are more fearsome in appearance than their earthly counterparts. | yes |
| Foo Animal | Celestial relatives of the beasts of the Material Planes, found dwelling in the Upper Planes and Astral Plane. | yes |
| Giant Creature | A creature that is larger and stronger than normal. | yes |
| Giant Golem | A golem made larger than usual for its kind. | yes |
| Golden Monster | Touched with radiant magic, a golden monster is unusually fast, resilient, and powerful. | yes |
| Great Elemental | An elemental of great power. | yes |
| Great Master | A creature that has reached the epitome of power for its kind. | yes |
| Great Undead | A frighteningly powerful undead creature. | yes |
| Half-Celestial | A creature blessed by radiant good. | yes |
| Half-Fiend | A creature tainted by terrible evil. | yes |
| Hollowed Carrier | A mindless necrotic worm-infested undead version of the base creature | yes |
| Kaiju | A creature enlarged to gargantuan proportions. | yes |
| Lesser Shadowfallen | ||
| Lesser Vampire | Cursed undead humanoids that feed on the blood of the living. | No. Usable by PCs as well. |
| Master | A creature that has become stronger than the norm for its kind. | yes |
| Melancha | What would once have been a mere ghost, is now something else entirely by the virtue of a desolate soul. | Yes |
| Metagaming Creature | A creature that has learned the secrets of metagaming. | yes |
| Minion | Meant to replicate the 4e minion monster role, minions focus on quantity over quality. | yes |
| Mob of Creatures | A group of creatures who move and act as a (semi)-coordinated unit. | yes |
| Needsbalance | horribly overpowered what the hell man | <!-yes or no - after this template is applied, should the monster's CR be recalculated?--> |
| Pseudo immortal | ||
| Pseudonatural Creature | Pseudonatural creatures dwell between the stars, beyond the planes as we know them, or nestled in far realms of insanity. When summoned to the Material Plane they often take the form of and emulate the abilities of familiar creatures, though such a creature is more gruesome in appearance than its normal earthly counterparts. | yes |
| Radiant Shardling | A shardling that has been empowered by the forces of good. | yes |
| Raid Boss | Raid Bosses for D&D, WoW is only coming closer to being a reality in D&D | No |
| Reduced-Threat Monster | A less powerful version of a normal monster. | yes |
| Shadowfallen | A creature corrupted by the Shadowfell. The creature becomes a literal shadow of its former self. | yes |
| Skeleton | An animated, skeletal shell of the original creature. | yes |
| Sped-Up | A creature who possesses unearthly speed. | yes |
| Tainted Shardling | A shardling that has been corrupted by darkness. | yes |
| Time-Tortured | A creature that has known an eternity of suffering. | yes |
| UNKILLABLE | Unkillable | yes |
| Vampire | Cursed undead humanoids that feed on the blood of the living. | yes |
| War Golem | A golem built for the express purposes of battle. | yes |
| Wight | A sentient creature that has transformed into an undead wight | yes |
| Winged Creature | A creature with wings, either magical or mundane in origin. | yes and no |
| Worm That Walks | A being made up entirely of worms that once feasted on corpses imbued with evil magic. | yes |
| Young Creature | A creature who is considered young in the eyes of its kin, either due to age or an apparent lack of maturity. | yes |
| Zarikytonic Creature | A creature infested by a vile magical parasite. | yes |
| Zombie | A creature that has been raised from the dead as a zombie through necromancy. | no |
Templates with one or many improving, reviewing, or removing templates present. Please help work on the problem presented on the template.
Templates that are works in progress.
