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Returning 35 results for 'aboleth'.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Amphibious. The aboleth can breathe air and water.
Eldritch Restoration. If destroyed, the aboleth gains a new body in 5d10;{"diceNotation":"5d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Eldritch
Restoration"} days, reviving with all its Hit Points in the Far Realm or another location chosen by the DM.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the aboleth fails a saving throw, it can choose
Aboleth
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Amphibious. The aboleth can breathe air and water.
Mucous Cloud. While underwater, the aboleth is surrounded by transformative mucus. A creature that touches the aboleth or that hits it with a melee
. The diseased creature can breathe only underwater.
Probing Telepathy. If a creature communicates telepathically with the aboleth, the aboleth learns the creature’s greatest desires if the
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Amphibious. The aboleth can breathe air and water.
Mucous Cloud. While underwater, the aboleth is surrounded by transformative mucus. A creature that touches the aboleth or that hits it with a melee
. The diseased creature can breathe only underwater.
Probing Telepathy. If a creature communicates telepathically with the aboleth, the aboleth learns the creature's greatest desires if the aboleth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Aboleth Before the coming of the gods, aboleths lurked in primordial oceans and underground lakes. They reached out with their minds and seized control of the burgeoning life-forms of the mortal
creatures and know their desires. An aboleth uses this knowledge to gain a creature’s loyalty, promising to fulfill such wants in exchange for obedience. Within its lair, the aboleth can further use its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Aboleth Illuun the aboleth, along with its pet chuuls and enslaved troglodytes, has taken over the lake cavern (area 16) and pushed the kuo-toa out. Its presence has tainted the underground river
, killing off fish and other river dwellers that provide sustenance to the kuo-toa. Illuun plans to take over the entire level as a step toward gaining control of Undermountain and then Waterdeep. The aboleth rarely leaves its watery lair and relies on its servants to capture new slaves.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Aboleth Ageless Alien Mastermind Habitat: Underdark, Underwater; Treasure: Relics Kev Walker A gnome cultist consults an all-knowing aboleth In aquatic abysses, aboleths dream of dead empires and
power. Aboleths’ alien goals and methods are often mysterious to other creatures. Roll on or choose a result from the Aboleth Schemes table to inspire an aboleth’s schemes. Aboleth Schemes 1d6 The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Aboleth Lairs Aboleths usually dwell in submerged ruins and caverns. They keep air-filled spaces for their terrestrial servants and to hold treasures that would be damaged by water. The region
containing an aboleth’s lair is warped by it, creating the following effects: Foul Water. Water sources within 1 mile of the lair are supernaturally fouled. Creatures other than the aboleth and its allies
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
The Stone of Golorr is a glossy, greenish-gray stone that fits in the palm of your hand. The stone is actually an aboleth named Golorr, transformed by magic into an object.
Random Properties. The
legend lore spell.
By using the stone to cast legend lore, you communicate directly with the aboleth, and it shares its knowledge with you. The aboleth can’t lie to you, but the information it
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Abolethic Vassal. The skum is permanently charmed by its aboleth master.
Amphibious. The skum can breathe air and water.
Psychic Conditioning. The skum is immune to the frightened and charmed
conditions unless they are from effects created by an aboleth.
Water Dependency. The skum takes 6 (1d12);{"diceNotation":"1d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Water Dependency","rollDamageType":"acid
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
from the world, storm giants sometimes stray into the orbit of such creatures, perhaps while seeking insight into some omen, vision, or prophecy. Kraken;Krakens, aboleth;aboleths, and Great Old Ones
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
dreams of freeing itself from its aboleth tenders and wreaking its own foul will upon the seas.A Kraken’s Lair
A kraken lives in dark depths, usually a sunken rift or a cavern filled with detritus
Aberrant Mind
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You once suffered the dominating powers of an aboleth, leaving a psychic splinter in your mind.
4
You were implanted with a mind flayer tadpole, but the ceremorphosis never completed. And
Young Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth flesh.
6
I might be willing to exert myself to take out a mind flayer. Those disgusting creatures must be stopped.
7
I dream of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
An Aboleth’s Lair Aboleths lair in subterranean lakes or the rocky depths of the ocean, often surrounded by the ruins of an ancient, fallen aboleth city. An aboleth spends most of its existence
underwater, surfacing occasionally to treat with visitors or worshipers. Lair Actions When fighting inside its lair, an aboleth can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
three kuo-toa and four troglodytes.
Aboleth Projection. As the characters make their way along the tunnel leading west, an aboleth crawls out of the water and confronts them. This aboleth is a magical
projection created by Illuun to intimidate the characters.
Illuun the aboleth can sense the characters’ presence and creates a magical projection of itself to interact with them. The projection
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monsters (A) Aboleth Large Aberration, Lawful Evil
AC 17 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 150 (20d10 + 40)
Speed 10 ft., Swim 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 21 +5 +5
Dex 9 −1 +3
Perception 20
Languages Deep Speech; telepathy 120 ft.
CR 10 (XP 5,900, or 7,200 in lair; PB +4)
Traits
Amphibious. The aboleth can breathe air and water.
Eldritch Restoration. If destroyed, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Kuo-toa The kuo-toa on this level were pushed out of the lake cavern (area 16) and away from their nesting caves (area 24) by the aboleth. They have taken refuge in areas 20 and 21 while the kuo-toa
archpriest, Noolgaloop, creates an idol of a new god. The archpriest hopes the god will come to life and destroy the aboleth. Noolgaloop is using random items and the body parts of various creatures
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
While the petty squabbles of other creatures bore and irritate me, I might hear out those who demonstrate an appreciation for the finer things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth
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An adult deep dragon craves the knowledge stored in an aboleth;aboleth's nearby lair.
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A spirit naga desperately wants to claim the key to a mysterious underground door from the hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Level 4: Twisted Caverns Designed for four 8th-level characters, this level of Undermountain contains enough XP to advance such a group halfway to 9th level. The Twisted Caverns feature an aboleth
, which is a legendary monster. Review the “Aboleth” entry in the Monster Manual before running this level of the dungeon to help you run the monster effectively.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
crossbows. Lurker in the Lake An aboleth named G’lyh’rul (guh-LEE-rool) lives in the lake. When Acererak enslaved it, the aboleth lost its mind and developed a split personality. Its dominant aspect
awaits the coming of the death god, which it believes heralds the fall of divinity. Until that day, the aboleth humbly obeys Withers (whom the creature refers to by his original name of Gorra) and attacks
Deep Dragon Wyrmling
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aboleth flesh.
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I might be willing to exert myself to take out a mind flayer. Those disgusting creatures must be stopped.
7
I dream of seeing the deepest places in the ocean.
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I find
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
serves as a mobile rookery for a flock of pteranodon;pteranodons and eats fish they drop.
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A young dragon turtle has been enslaved by an aboleth and forced to guard the creature’s lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
15. Fountain A low-walled marble fountain with a statue of an aboleth as its centerpiece dominates the room. Water spills from the aboleth’s mouth and splashes noisily into the stone basin. Drain
holes in the basin’s rim prevent overflow. Treasure A detect magic spell cast on the fountain reveals an aura of conjuration around the aboleth statue, contained within which is the source of the water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
16. Grotto of Madness Illuun the aboleth has turned this flooded cavern into a den. The cavern is also defended by three chuuls that are under the aboleth’s sway. The water varies in depth from 20 to
grotto, knowing that the insane fish folk would come to worship the petrified otyugh as a god. The kuo-toa named it Bulba-Slopp, and it served as their god until the aboleth came on the scene. After Bulba
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP) Aboleth
Death slaad
Deva
Guardian naga
Stone golem
Yochlol
Young gold dragon
Young red dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
19. Beachhead This slimy beach is littered with dead crabs and fish (killed by the aboleth-tainted water). Characters who search the beach also find two fishing nets left here by the kuo-toa.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
2: Pool A young aboleth named Th’kogga is contained in the 80-foot-deep pool of water here. Aware of the room’s controls but unsure how they operate, Th’kogga attempts to charm any creature that
systems. If these controls are tampered with, Th’kogga’s pool becomes unlivable; if forced to remain there, the aboleth dies in 2d4 days.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. If the chuuls are defeated, an aboleth enters the cavern from the northeast passage. This aboleth is a magical projection created by Illuun to frighten away invaders. (This projection is like the one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
clutches of Xanathar. The Stone of Golorr is actually an aboleth transformed by magic. In this inanimate state, the aboleth can read the mind of any creature that attunes to the stone, as well as
modify that creature’s memory. A creature attuned to the stone can also extract information from the aboleth, including lore about Neverember’s vault. Built long ago by dwarves, the vault is warded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in their earlier battle with Sgothgah, forcing it to retreat, and are in the process of dismantling the last of the magical wards set up by the renegade aboleth. As the characters approach Landgrave’s
Folly after either defeating Sgothgah, making a deal with the aboleth, or succumbing to its enslavement, the two aboleths from the Endless Nadir are arguing over what is to be done with the kraken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
CR 10 Aboleth
Cultist Hierophant
Cyclops Oracle
Death Slaad
Deva
Dire Worg
Guardian Naga
Haunting Revenant
Noble Prodigy
Performer Legend
Spy Master
Stone Golem
Warrior Commander
Yochlol
Young Gold Dragon
Young Red Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
experience painful — and potentially lethal — skin eruptions. Skum are bound to their aboleth master not just by their cursed state, but by a psychic bond that compels them to serve its every sinister
60 ft.
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Abolethic Vassal. The skum is permanently charmed by its aboleth master.
Amphibious. The skum can breathe air and water.
Psychic Conditioning. The skum is immune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
perseveres in the conflict between the aboleth and the kuo-toa. These drow control access to one of the magic gates on this level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Aberration Aboleth
Beholder
Blue Slaad
Chuul
Cloaker
Darkmantle
Death Slaad
Flumph
Gibbering Mouther
Githyanki Dracomancer
Githyanki Knight
Githyanki Soldier
Githzerai Monk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
What Dwells Here? Control of this level is contested between an aboleth and a tribe of kuo-toa. The drow of House Auvryndar watch this conflict intently, waiting to see who comes out on top before making any push of their own. Various other Underdark species vie for a place in these caverns.