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Returning 35 results for 'Quicksand'.
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Player’s Handbook
This spell grants the ability to move across any liquid surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
This spell grants the ability to move across any liquid surface--such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava--as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take
Spells
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
takes 4d8 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Transmute Mud to Rock. Nonmagical mud or quicksand in the area no more than 10 feet deep transforms into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
level of exhaustion. Creatures with resistance or immunity to cold damage automatically succeed on the saving throw, as do creatures that are naturally adapted to living in ice-cold water. Quicksand A
quicksand pit covers the ground in roughly a 10-foot-square area and is usually 10 feet deep. When a creature enters the area, it sinks 1d4 + 1 feet into the quicksand and becomes restrained. At the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
4. Silt Pit The giants avoid this cave, since they know it contains a 40-foot-deep pit of silt, more commonly known to adventurers as quicksand. A character who prods the floor or otherwise searches
for traps detects the natural hazard with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. The characters can avoid the pit by staying within 5 feet of the walls. If a character falls into the pit, resolve the outcome using the quicksand rules in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
being vulnerable to fire to approximate the extra damage done by the swamp gas. Quicksand and Alligators As the party loses the trail for a moment, they stumble into a dangerous part of the marsh with
a 10-foot square, 20-foot deep pit of quicksand. Unless the character doing the tracking succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Nature) check, they lead the party into it. When a creature enters the area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up to ten willing creatures you can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Giant lizards (2 per character) 6 Giant spiders (1 per character) 7–8 Lizardfolk (3 per 2 characters) 9 Quicksand 10 Shambling mound 11 Will-o’-wisps (3) 12 Yuan-ti hunting party (see below
cultists themselves. Quicksand. A creature that steps into the quicksand must succeed on a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw or sink into the quicksand and be restrained. On its turn, as part of its movement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Giant lizards (2 per character) 6 Giant spiders (1 per character) 7–8 Lizardfolk (3 per 2 characters) 9 Quicksand 10 Shambling mound 11 Will-o’-wisps (3) 12 Yuan-ti hunting party (see below) Bullywugs
cultists themselves. Quicksand. A creature that steps into the quicksand must succeed on a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw or sink into the quicksand and be restrained. On its turn, as part of its movement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up to ten willing creatures you can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
time the party fails at one of these ability checks, roll on the Mere Encounters table below. Mere Encounters 2d6 Event (see below for details)
2-3 Yuan-ti Scouts
4-5 Pit of Snakes
6-8 Quicksand and Alligators
9-10 Troll Brawl
11-12 Hydra Wranglers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
ability to move across any liquid surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
an uncanny resemblance to tools used in performing lobotomies. The Playas. These former lakes have been reduced to quicksand-riddled purple worm feeding grounds. Seething. This region is devoid of life, and its land crumbles away into the Mists.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
is removed. Probing the silt will reveal its depth to be about 18 to 24 inches and its consistency as tenacious as quicksand. The silt can be scooped out of the stairwell, but it is semi-liquid and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
pit, placing it into sacks the sivak draconian can fly out through the cavern’s open top. If a draconian spots the characters, they attack while shouting to alert the others. Quicksand. Much of the
sandy lair contains 15 feet of quicksand (see map 5.5), which the draconians are already aware of. A character who prods the floor or searches for hazards discerns the pit’s dangers with a successful DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
soft enough that characters can sink into it with no warning. Use the quicksand rules in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for such areas. Creatures that fail to escape become food for Araumycos.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
damned — move in the thousands like living lakes of groaning flesh in their agonizing search for food. Bone fields, quicksand, bubbling tar pits, lakes of lava, canyons of wailing souls, and salt flats made from the tears of the damned all await those who wander the hellscape.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
characters can avoid the quicksand, sinkholes, and other natural hazards of the environment. If at least half the group succeeds, the successful characters are able to guide their companions out of danger. Otherwise, the group stumbles into one of these hazards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
pool of thick, magical mud is treated as quicksand (see the “Wilderness Hazards” section in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide), and it also can petrify creatures that become immersed in it. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
quicksand, sinkholes, and other natural hazards of the environment. If at least half the group succeeds, the successful characters are able to guide their companions out of danger. Otherwise, the group stumbles into one of these hazards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
) 14 11–16 22 (4d10) 16 17–20 55 (10d10) 18 Quicksand Pit Nuisance Hazard (Levels 1–4) A quicksand pit is 10 feet deep and covers the ground in a 10-foot square. A creature that enters the area sinks
1d4 + 1 feet into the quicksand and has the Restrained condition. At the start of each of the creature’s turns, it sinks another 1d4 feet. As long as the creature isn’t completely submerged in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
illusion for what it is. A creature that enters the oasis steps into a quicksand pit (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide). 3 A dust storm rises on the wind. The storm lasts 1 hour, during which time the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
rain forest and one another, all while being pursued by the Darklord. Treacherous quicksand and other deadly hazards cover the terrain, and populations of stealthy werepanthers support the Darklord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, punctuated with treks across the brutal deserts—landscapes fraught with hazards such as extreme heat, quicksand, and sandstorms whipped up by strong winds, all detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. In the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
make a DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) group check. If the group check is successful, the characters spot and avoid the hazard. On a failed check, the character who had the lowest check result sinks into a pit of sucking mud, which is 10 feet deep (use the quicksand rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
grants the ability to move across any liquid surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, heavy rain obscures vision and creates quicksand pits (see “Environmental Effects” and “Hazards” in chapter 3). The front rank of the party might fall into a quicksand pit while two Giant Crocodiles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
successful one. Transmute Mud to Rock. Nonmagical mud or quicksand in the area no more than 10 feet deep transforms into soft stone for the spell’s duration. Any creature in the mud when it transforms must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
slime.* 6 Quicksand* or pools covered in thin ice.* *See the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Will-o’-Wisp Tiny Undead, Chaotic Evil
AC 19 Initiative +9 (19)
HP 27 (11d4)
Speed 5 ft., Fly 50 ft. (hover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
successful one. Transmute Mud to Rock. Nonmagical mud or quicksand in the area no more than 10 feet deep transforms into soft stone for the spell’s duration. Any creature in the mud when it transforms must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
layer of vast bogs and quicksand. Cathrys The stench of decay hangs over fetid jungles and scarlet plains. Minethys Stinging sand blows in unending storms, hiding the ruins of the ancient city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
release the antimagic entity within. The Playas Former lakes, the Playas are now quicksand-riddled Purple Worm feeding grounds. Ramulai Mines near the village of Ramulai yield rare magical elements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
the forest below in near-constant shadow. Quicksand, common along this route, acts with deadly swiftness. Poison’s Taste People say the lake called Poison’s Taste is filled with the venom of a giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
wastelands, identify signs that owlbears live nearby, predict the weather, or avoid quicksand and other natural hazards. Other Wisdom Checks The DM might call for a Wisdom check when you try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
through water, mud, and quicksand with ease. Horrifying Cacophony. When a gibbering mouther senses prey, its mouths begin to murmur and chatter, each with a different voice: deep or shrill, wailing or