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Piercer (Ice variant)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including

ground below. A piercer is the larval form of a roper, and the two creatures often attack in tandem. A rock-like shell encases a piercer's body, giving it the look and texture of a stalactite. That

Trapper

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

with its body, making them look like irregularities in the surface. The creature might instead attach itself to a nearby wall or a ceiling, using the remnants as bait; any creature that stops to

False Appearance. If the trapper is motionless on a floor, wall, or ceiling at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the trapper

Dolgrim

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

":"piercing"} piercing damage.Dolgrims are squat, deformed things. Warped by the daelkyr, a dolgrim is essentially two goblins crushed into one creature, their misshapen body boasting four arms and a pair of

, and undertaking missions advancing the inscrutable schemes of their malevolent masters. But great hordes of dolgrims remain clustered in Khyber with the daelkyr, dreaming of the day when they will be released into Eberron to feast and destroy.

Catoblepas

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

tail is a club that can rattle body and soul if it strikes true, leaving a victim unable to act while the catoblepas feasts on its body. Blighted Territory A catoblepas’s nature as a creature of

the creature has such a feared reputation that stories about it are ingrained in the popular culture. Any rumor of a catoblepas taking up residence nearby is taken to be a bad omen, even if the rumor is

Reborn

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

alongside complex designs for clockwork organs. 6 You were released after being petrified for generations. Your memories have faded, though, and your body isn’t what it once was. 7 Your

Memories table to inspire its details. Lost Memories d6 Memory 1 You recall a physically painful moment. What mark or scar on your body does it relate to? 2 A memory brings

Docent

Magic Items Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

A docent is a small metal sphere, about 2 inches across, studded with dragonshards. To attune to a docent, you must embed the item somewhere on your body, such as your chest or your eye socket

attached to. One of the simple functions of a docent is to serve as a translator. The docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your docent, it might refuse to assist you.

Barghest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

trapped in the barghest for 24 hours, after which time it is digested and the person is incapable of being revived. If the barghest dies before the soul is digested, the soul is released. While a soul

opportunity arises, until they reach adulthood and are capable of seeking out stronger prey. A barghest avoids contact with large, open fires. Any conflagration larger than its body acts as a gateway to

Tomb Guardian

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Spiked Gauntlets","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.A flesh golem is a grisly assortment of humanoid body parts stitched and bolted

are stitched together by tomb dwarves and bolted into suits of armor. Once complete, these shambling golems are released into the tomb to hunt intruders.Lightning, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine

Astral Dreadnought

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

diameter with a ceiling 100 feet high. Like a stomach, it contains the remains of past meals. The dreadnought can’t be harmed from within the demiplane. If the dreadnought dies, the demiplane

the dreadnought dies, its demiplane vanishes, and its contents are released into the Astral Plane.Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Memory Web

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

can continue to feed on a corpse’s memories for days after its death. If a memory web is slain, any memories it consumed over the last day are discharged from its body in a telepathic deluge

seeds that might be released by a slain memory web. Memory Web Memories d4 Memory 1 The location of a powerful magic item 2 A secret betrayal by a beloved public figure

Skabatha Nightshade

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

. Personality Trait. “When dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.” Ideal. “Children are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits

eyelashes. Underneath her makeup, her flesh is textured like rotten bark and infested with wood lice and fungus. The windup key sticking out of her back is a part of her body and no easier to remove than one

Olhydra

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

(Costs 3 Actions). Olhydra transforms her watery body into acid. This effect lasts until Olhydra’s next turn. Any creature that comes into contact with Olhydra or hits her with a melee attack

— bad weather, strong tides, and increasing aggression from dangerous sea life. Violent downpours become frequent within 10 miles of the lair. A downpour occurs once every 2d12;{"diceNotation

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Juiblex’s body, and the corpse is obliterated after 1 minute. Eject Slime (Recharge 5–6). Juiblex spews out a corrosive slime, targeting one creature that it can see within 60 feet of it

flesh-and-blood creatures form Juiblex’s extended physical body, while the demon lord slowly digests and savors their identities over time.Juiblex’s Lair Juiblex’s principal lair is

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, oddities, and castoffs of the multiverse in a massive, ever-growing collection. The first morkoths arose in the Astral Plane when the petrified body of a deity of greed and strife collided with a

remnant of celestial matter imbued with life-giving magic. The collision released a storm of chaotic energy and sent countless islands spinning away into the void. Within some of them, bits of the god&rsquo

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the air is cool and slightly damp. Glowing Crystals. Large clusters of glowing amethyst crystals grow out from the walls and ceiling, casting dim light in a 30-foot radius. Chimneys. Two chimneys

connect the main caves to the three chambers above. Each chimney appears to continue up through the ceiling of the upper level and down through the floor of the lower level, but the dragon’s

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of

or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss, or featuring larger

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s body, where the corpse is dissolved after 1 minute. Eject Slime (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Eject Slime"}. Juiblex spews out a corrosive slime

of the following lair actions; it can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row: Green Slime. A green slime (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) appears on a spot on the ceiling that

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge

that allow them to escape or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

powerful snakelike tails for their lower body, snakes for hair, and a petrifying gaze. The first hierophant medusa was transformed by the power of the Euryale card when that individual was inspired by

martyrs’ remains until the martyrs are called back to life to oppose a world-changing foe. 2 Gather the lost shards of a dead god’s petrified body, and reunite them on the altar in the

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

ceiling, casting dim light in a 30-foot radius. Chimneys. Two chimneys connect the main caves to the three chambers above. Each chimney appears to continue up through the ceiling of the upper level and

, requiring no spell components and targeting any body of water in that region. If the dragon dies, the populations of aquatic life near the lair return to normal levels over the course of 1d10

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

. This allows the ceiling to slowly descend, clicking loudly. If the sacred statue is destroyed the two black crystals explode, releasing two allips, as the eidolon is itself released from the

statue. EXPLORATION If the adventurers investigate they notice the tops of the statues are oddly flattened, as they were built to have a descending ceiling rest upon them. SOCIAL Once released from

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

while learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods. The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the

everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should

L10. Cupboards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

L10. Cupboards The doors in this chamber are closed but not locked. When the characters enter for the first time, read: Moths cluster around a lantern that hangs from the ceiling in the middle of a

, silent and unmoving. She is a Small ghoul with 17 (5d6) hit points. Moths that live in the cupboard have encased Sowpig’s body in silk. Opening the cupboard door releases a swarm of moths, which is

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

changes in the prevailing winds that they regarded as a bad omen. Unlike the aarakocra of other worlds on the Material Plane, the aarakocra of the Realms rarely travel to the Elemental Plane of Air

the Wind Dukes long ago to defeat the Queen of Chaos’s monstrous champion, Miska the Wolf-Spider. When plunged into Miska’s body, the chaos in his blood sundered the rod and scattered its

T6. Hovering Stone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

that maintains an invisible floor-to-ceiling cylinder that is 10 feet wide. Visible to detect magic (transmutation school), the column enables objects placed and left in it to float where released. The

Reborn Origins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. 5 You awoke in an abandoned laboratory alongside complex designs for clockwork organs. 6 You were released after being petrified for generations. Your memories have faded, though, and your

body isn’t what it once was. 7 Your body hosts a possessing spirit that shares its memories and replaces your missing appendages with phantasmal limbs. 8 In public, you pass as an unremarkable individual, but you can feel the itchy straw stuffing inside you.

L1. Entry Cave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

L1. Entry Cave The cave mouth opens into darkness from which a breezes blows, carrying the faint odor of death. Inside is a natural cave, its floor and ceiling uneven. The passage leads to the west

, narrowing as it proceeds. A body is sprawled on the floor 60 feet into the passage. When the characters get close enough to take a good look at the body, read the following: The corpse of a human

10. Arcane Display

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, its body is destroyed as its soul is released into the afterlife. Treasure. The shield is worth 7,500 gp and can be used as an ordinary shield, but battle damage might reduce its value as an art object at your discretion.

this hall are as follows: Chandeliers. Radiant crystal chandeliers levitate near the ceiling. Paintings. Paintings line the walls. They come in many sizes and have gilded frames. The hall contains

30. Hideous Transmutation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

30. Hideous Transmutation Carrion Ogre. Lying on the floor in the middle of the room, held down with chains, is a creature that has the body of an ogre and the head of a carrion crawler. Body Parts

. The ogre’s severed head and the carrion crawler’s decapitated body lie discarded in the northern corner of the room, where they have begun to putrefy and emit a dreadful stench. Key Ring. Hanging

22. Stables

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

carrion crawler eggs to the hydra in area 21a. The carrion crawlers are not treated well. If released, they are as likely to attack the bullywugs as they are the characters. Wood scraps gathered from

throughout the level have been used to fence off this dry area from floor to ceiling. The gaps between the slats are just wide enough for a melee weapon or a carrion crawler’s tentacle attack. A simple loop of rope keeps the gate closed.

4. Loathsome Limbs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

(Medicine) check can identify the body parts as belonging to three separate trolls, which were torn apart and partially devoured by the behir. The tracks on the ceiling belong to the behir and fade out halfway to area 14.

, sticky blood across the floor. Bloody Trail. A trail of large, bloody claw marks meanders around the stalactites on the ceiling, then exits to the southwest. When the characters pass through this area

11. Trobriand's Workshop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

won’t leave it under any circumstances. Secret Door. The walls, floor, and ceiling are covered in 5-foot-square steel tiles. One tile conceals a secret door in the east wall at floor level. 11c

. Trobriand’s Body The body of a frail man in dark robes lies atop a stone slab near the south wall. The man has long, wavy hair and a thick beard the color of iron, and he wears a metal ring on the

40. Lynnorax's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

40. Lynnorax’s Lair Ceiling. This room has a 40-foot-high, domed ceiling. Dracolich. Lynnorax, an adult blue dracolich, faces the double door to the east and exhales lightning in that direction as

soon as it sees intruders. Pillars. The four pillars that buttress the ceiling are carved out of black crystal and inscribed with arcane runes. Lynnorax fights without fear, knowing that its

61. Control Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

experimentation. Blue Dial. This dial can be turned to the left or right, and it snaps back to center if released. The blue dial determines which wall crystal is lit. Currently, the crystal under

Crawlway” above), the slime does not accumulate in the room and instead pours into the crawlspace. The lever’s locking mechanism can be released with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check made by a

11. Smithy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

once if a fight breaks out. Hrossk’s job is to recast hot iron into body parts for the giant construct in area 15. Without Hrossk, Emberosa lacks the metalsmithing skills needed to finish work on Mecha

action. If released, the beetles attack indiscriminately. The iron fragments littering the floor include curved sheets of outer plating, as well as internal gears, cogs, spindles, bars, and pipes. These pieces are waiting to be attached to the construct in area 15.

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