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Returning 35 results for 'Gorgon'.
Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature and the gorgon moved 20+ feet straight toward it immediately before the hit, the target has the Prone condition
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Trampling Charge. If the gorgon moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a gore attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone. If the target is prone, the gorgon can make one attack with its hooves against it as a bonus action.Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Monster Manual
Flame Aura. At the end of each of the gorgon’s turns, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the gorgon takes 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
":"Flame Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage.
Illumination. The gorgon sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet.Multiattack. The gorgon makes two Gore attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Gorgon Few creatures that encounter a gorgon live to tell about it. Its body is covered in iron plates, and its nostrils fume with green vapor. Horrific Structure. A gorgon’s iron plates range from
steely black to gleaming silver, but this natural armor in no way hinders its movement or mobility. The oils of its body lubricate the armor. A sick or inactive gorgon gathers rust like fungus or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gorgon Most gorgons are iron bulls wreathed in clouds of petrifying gas. Their metal plates vary in sheen and color, from sleek silver to pitted black. The oldest gorgons might be covered in rust
believe these creations have natural origins and territories. Most such gorgons continue to follow age-old commands, guarding sites long fallen to ruin. Gorgon Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 19
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Brazen Gorgon Followers of the exiled archdevil Moloch altered the process of creating gorgons to craft their own diabolical guardians called brazen gorgons. These gorgons are hollow, bull-like
blasphemous sites dedicated to Moloch, other archdevils, or bloodthirsty gods. Brazen Gorgon Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 19 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 161 (17d10 + 68)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
7. Gorgon Maze As they follow the path, the characters are drawn into a maze within the larger maze of the magical garden. The curving path you follow suddenly twists to reveal a proper maze cut out
of the surrounding hedges. Moments later, the pounding of hooves rings out, and a gorgon charges out of the greenery toward you.
This area is ringed by unbroken hedge walls that make it impossible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
7. Gorgon Maze As they follow the path, the characters are drawn into a maze within the larger maze of the magical garden. The curving path you follow suddenly twists to reveal a proper maze cut out
of the surrounding hedges. Moments later, the pounding of hooves rings out, and a gorgon charges out of the greenery toward you.
This area is ringed by unbroken hedge walls that make it impossible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
4. Gorgon Mud Pool Three fossilized stone giants stand in alcoves along the south wall of this cave, the floor of which gently slopes down to a 70-foot-wide, 20-foot-deep pool of gorgon mud (see
its tremorsense to detect intruders. As soon as a character passes by, the giant emerges from the wall and tries to shove that character into the pool of gorgon mud on its first turn in combat. It
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
medusas of Ravnica, often called gorgons, are a monstrous race of creatures that appear superficially similar to human women. In place of hair, a gorgon has a writhing mass of black, serpentine
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
(Karrnath); Cannith West, Aundair Enclave (near Fairhaven, Aundair); Cannith South, Cannith Tower (Sharn, Breland)
House Cannith dominates all forms of manufacturing, both mystical and mundane. Gorgon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gorgons Bull-like Guardians with Petrifying Breath Habitat: Forest, Grassland, Hill; Treasure: Any Kai Carpenter A gorgon petrifies victims with its deadly breath, then tramples them to pieces
under their iron hooves, gorgons exhale gouts of noxious gas. Gorgons are created by magic-users to serve as guardians. The process for creating a gorgon is labor intensive and dangerous, with one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Construct Animated Armor
Animated Broom
Animated Flying Sword
Animated Rug of Smothering
Brazen Gorgon
Clay Golem
Colossus
Flesh Golem
Gorgon
Helmed Horror
Homunculus
Iron Golem
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
CR 9 Abominable Yeti
Bone Devil
Brazen Gorgon
Clay Golem
Cloud Giant
Fire Giant
Glabrezu
Gray Slaad
Nycaloth
Treant
Young Blue Dragon
Young Silver Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gorgon
Half-Dragon
Hill Giant
Mezzoloth
Night Hag
Otyugh
Pixie Wonderbringer
Red Slaad
Revenant
Roper
Sahuagin Baron
Salamander
Shambling Mound
Triceratops
Troll
Umber Hulk
Unicorn
Vampire Spawn
Water Elemental
Werebear
Wraith
Xorn
Young Remorhaz
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Giant shark
Gladiator
Gorgon
Green hag (in coven)
Half-red dragon veteran
Hill giant
Mezzoloth
Night hag
Otyugh
Red slaad
Revenant
Roper
Sahuagin baron
Salamander
Shambling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
: “The gorgon’s breath.” These words could refer to a literal gorgon, perhaps one magically altered or infused with radiant energy so its breath restores health, brings the dead back to life, or animates
objects. Or they could refer to House Cannith, whose symbol is a gorgon. (Members of the Chamber, in particular, believe that mortals’ dragonmarks appeared on flesh in order to involve these people in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
daggers. The room seems otherwise deserted.
The metallic bull’s head is a gorgon, and the trophies are all real, though not valuable except as curiosities. Treasure The tapestry here is worth about 400
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
daggers. The room seems otherwise deserted. The metallic bull’s head is a gorgon, and the trophies are all real, though not valuable except as curiosities. Treasure The tapestry here is worth about 400 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
following: Stalagma. Stalagma Steelshadow, a female adult steel dragon in duergar form, is mounted on a gorgon near the bend in the mine track. (If Valtagar Steelshadow escaped from area 15, he is
riding behind Stalagma on the gorgon.)
Xorn. Three xorn under Stalagma’s command are gathered around a broken mine cart filled with coins.
Stalagma is Valtagar Steelshadow’s beloved mate, and only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
without first exploring area T7 attract the attention of the gorgon lairing there, causing the creature to charge out of area T7 and attack them. The stench of decay wafts from this unlit cave. Inside
in area T3E, and the gorgon in area T7. The fungi here are used in Murgaxor’s alchemical concoctions and poisons. Creatures foolish enough to eat the fungi must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Enclave (near Fairhaven, Aundair); Cannith South, Cannith Tower (Sharn, Breland) House Cannith dominates all forms of manufacturing, both mystical and mundane. Gorgon-marked Cannith forgeholds use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
crawler
2. Chimera
3. Fire elemental
4. Gelatinous cube
5. Gorgon
6. Hook horror
7. Manticore
8. Otyugh
9. Owlbear
10. Wyvern
When the polymorphed creature drops to 0 hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Grassland Encounters (Levels 1–5) d100 Encounter 01 1 hobgoblin captain with 1d4 + 1 hobgoblins 02 1 chimera 03 1 gorgon 04 1d2 couatls 05 1 ankylosaurus 06 1 weretiger 07 1d3 allosauruses 08–09
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
happen in the upper towers. Daask might release a gorgon into the streets. The necromancers of the Emerald Claw could test a necrotic weapon or a new form of undead. A pack of wererats could take root
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Hippopotamus, Lizardfolk Sovereign, Wereboar, Weretiger 5 Gorgon, Pixie Wonderbringer, Revenant, Shambling Mound, Troll, Unicorn, Werebear 6 Drider, Hobgoblin Warlord, Satyr Revelmaster 7 Centaur
Warden, Giant Ape, Graveyard Revenant, Grick Ancient, Oni, Primeval Owlbear, Tree Blight, Yuan-ti Abomination 8 Gnoll Demoniac, Young Green Dragon 9 Brazen Gorgon, Treant 10 Dire Worg, Guardian Naga
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
through the illusion into a chute that slants toward the south and plunges the creature into the pool of gorgon mud in area 4. Prodding the floor reveals the illusion, which can be dispelled (DC 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Undercity Medusa The medusas of Ravnica, often called gorgons, are a monstrous race of creatures that appear superficially similar to human women. In place of hair, a gorgon has a writhing mass of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
96 1 yuan-ti malison with 1d6 + 1 yuan-ti purebloods 97 1d3 weretigers 98 1 gorgon or 1 unicorn 99 1 shambling mound 00 1 yuan-ti abomination
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, werewolf, yuan-ti malison 3 (700 XP) Banshee, couatl, gnoll fang of Yeenoghu, wereboar, weretiger 4 (1,100 XP) Gorgon, revenant, shambling mound, troll, unicorn, werebear 5 (1,800 XP) Giant ape, grick
, rhinoceros 2 (450 XP) Ankylosaurus, hobgoblin captain, manticore, phase spider, veteran 3 (700 XP) Couatl, elephant, gnoll fang of Yeenoghu, wereboar, weretiger 4 (1,100 XP) Bulette, gorgon, triceratops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
, elephant, ettin, sea hag (in coven) 5 Bulette, drow elite warrior, giant crocodile, giant shark, gorgon, green hag (in coven), hill giant, shambling mound, troll, unicorn 6 Chimera, cyclops, galeb duhr
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
creative exercise, you could also allow each player to add a physical detail to the place or to describe one of the location's NPCs—the stuffed gorgon head over the hearth, another regular among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
become deadly monsters. Stories tell of an enormous gorgon golem, of razor-winged swarms of silver songbirds, and many other equally strange things. Making and the Glass Plateau Many people believe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
turn.
Guiding Light. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 4 version).
Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Gorgon Large Construct
; PB +3)
Actions
Gore. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 5 ft. Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5) Piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature and the gorgon moved 20+ feet straight toward it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
specific NPCs as contacts. You might decide that the barkeep at the Wretched Gorgon and a guard stationed at the western gate are the character’s allied contacts. Assigning specific NPCs gives the