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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dogfolk | <!-yes or no - after this template is applied, should the monster's CR be recalculated?--> | |
| 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 |
| Foo Animal | Celestial relatives of the beasts of the Material Planes, found dwelling in the Upper Planes and Astral Plane. | 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 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 |
| Metagaming Creature | A creature that has learned the secrets of metagaming. | yes |
| Mob of Creatures | A group of creatures who move and act as a (semi)-coordinated unit. | yes |
| Needsbalance | <!-yes or no - after this template is applied, should the monster's CR be recalculated?--> | |
| Radiant Shardling | A shardling that has been empowered by the forces of good. | 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 |
| 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.
