bad border diffusing cold related

Half-Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

Resistances. Damage type chosen for the Draconic Origin trait below. Draconic Origin. The half-dragon is related to a type of dragon associated with one of the following damage types (DM’s

choice): Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Poison. This choice affects other aspects of the stat block.Multiattack. The half-dragon makes two Claw attacks. Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation

Ghost

Monsters Monster Manual

components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability. The ghost is visible on the Material Plane while on the Border Ethereal and vice versa, but it can’t affect or be affected by anything on

for 24 hours. Success: The target is immune to this ghost’s Possession for 24 hours.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Piercing, Slashing, Thunder

Rime Hulk

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Burst", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.Multiattack. The rime hulk makes two Slam attacks. Slam. Melee Weapon

", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Trail of Frost (Recharge 5–6

Cloud Giant Ghost

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Spellcasting. The ghost casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting

"}. The ghost emits a dreadful howl that summons a cold, biting wind. This wind engulfs up to three creatures of the ghost’s choice that it can see within 60 feet of it. Each target is pulled up

Goliath Giant-Kin

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

":"damage", "rollAction":"Spear", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.Goliaths are Humanoids distantly related to giants. Infused with the supernatural

’s giant community: cold;{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Giant's Strikes (Cold)", "rollDamageType":"cold"} (frost giant), fire;{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage

Winter Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cold. Eladrin Eladrin dwell in the verdant splendor of the Feywild. They are related to the elves found on the Material Plane. But while other elves can temper their wild impulses, eladrin are

);{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Longsword","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

Leonin

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

need in their shimmering homeland and knowing the treachery of strangers. Still, some leonin wonder what lies beyond Oreskos’s border mountains and seek to test themselves in a wider world

adversaries—incredibly clever and well-prepared to play a long game but ultimately doomed to lose their games. 4 I’m certain every bad thing that happens can ultimately be blamed on the

Guard Drake

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

chromatic dragon’s scales creates a guard drake that resembles a wingless, stunted version of that type of dragon, with unique abilities related to that type. Each has the special features described

of 30 feet and resistance to fire damage. White Guard Drake. The drake has a burrowing speed of 20 feet, a climbing speed of 30 feet, and resistance to cold damage.

Olhydra

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"freezing cloud","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Regional Effects Olhydra’s presence in an elemental node creates a number of widespread effects

— 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

Spell Scroll Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

produce an area of harmless cold. 5 The caster suffers a minor but bizarre effect related to the spell. Such effects last only as long as the original spell’s duration, or 1d10 minutes for

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Etherealness. The ghost enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border

who come upon Nass’s frozen remains also find her spellbook and the orb she stole from Vellynne. Familiar. Nass’s magical familiar, a white arctic weasel acclimated to cold weather named

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

aarakocra. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few aarakocra can withstand. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop

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

Howling Iceberg

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

through which perpetual winds howl. It was created by frost giant cultists of the demon lord Kostchtchie around a sliver of ice from the Frostfell, the Plane of Ice that forms the border between the

Elemental Planes of Air and Water. The iceberg never melts, and its perpetual winds blow from the planes, carrying the biting cold of the Frostfell and the torturous howls of Pandemonium.

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized

considered an adult. Most succumb to violence, accidents, or disease by age 20, but a kobold can live for up to 120 years — a longevity they attribute to being distantly related to dragons. A female can

4. Kobolds' Den

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold. The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but

4. Kobolds' Den

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold. The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but

Rime Hulk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

the Frostfell, the “plane of ice” that forms the border between the Elemental Planes of Air and Water. Others lurk in isolated rifts in enormous polar glaciers. Smaller and weaker than their

Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 85 (9d10 + 36) Speed 30 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 10 (+0) CON 18 (+4) INT 8 (−1) WIS 9 (−1) CHA 6 (−2) Damage Immunities cold

Testing Phase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Testing Phase On the day of the Exam, each character makes two ability checks related to parts of the test: Slaad Facts. Choosing the correct multiple choice answers to questions about red, blue

fireballs and magical flames at its foes. Death slaadi are rumored to have a stench so bad it can be deadly. In reality, they can cast the cloudkill spell. Inexperienced scholars and adventurers

Good Wolf, Bad Wolf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Good Wolf, Bad Wolf When the characters first approach the outskirts of Dougan’s Hole or shortly after they first leave town, they encounter two winter wolves named Koran and Kanan. Here’s how the

encounter plays out: Koran acts as the “good” wolf while his brother plays the “bad” wolf. This act has worked before on the dim-witted locals; the wolves assume the characters will be fooled just as

Para-elemental Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

the Frostfell, forms the border between the Plane of Air and the Plane of Water. This plane is a seemingly endless glacier swept by constant, raging blizzards. Frozen caverns twist through the Plane of

Ice, home to yetis, remorhazes, white dragons, and other creatures of cold. The inhabitants of the plane engage in a never-ending battle to prove their strength and ensure their survival. The

The Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

first rings the bell. As the silver bell is struck, the world fades away. Grey mist swirls into view and the temperature drops to a soul-chilling cold. Your companions and the tower you just stood in

mysterious of all, a spiral staircase rises from an archway in the wall that wasn’t present before. Anyone who rings the bell enters the Border Ethereal as though affected by an etherealness spell. The

Getting the Quest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

herself, but she’s nervous about venturing out into the extreme cold and has other research-related chores to attend to. Elusive Elementals There are no chwingas in the adventurers’ starting town, but

. You wouldn’t be standing around in this cold otherwise.” The speaker is Dannika Graysteel (lawful neutral half-elf acolyte), a scholar who thinks that wee elemental spirits known as chwingas might be

Ghost Trap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

the grounds and many of the castle’s rooms. The fog is a side effect of the ritual. As long as Gremorly’s ritual remains in effect, the keep remains cold, foggy, and inhospitable. Trapped Ghosts Three

the ghosts is difficult, as they remain on the Border Ethereal and can’t affect—or be affected by—anything on the Material Plane. The ghosts defend themselves if the characters attack them.

Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

nearly lost an eye during one especially brutal practice session. 4 Your master seemed goodhearted while tutoring you, but betrayed your monastery in the end. 5 Your master was cold and distant. You

suspect that the two of you might be related. 6 Your master was kind and generous, never critical of your progress. Nevertheless, you feel you never fully lived up to the expectations placed on you.

Bad Dreams

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Bad Dreams The characters’ sleep in the slave pen is troubled and fitful, filled with strange dreams and disturbing images. Dark shadows seem to move and reach out toward them as the characters

crawling masses of maggots or insects. At least one or more of the characters should wake in a cold sweat from these nightmares after every rest, feeling as though something is out there in the dark

Goliath Giant-Kin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Goliath Giant-Kin Goliaths are Humanoids distantly related to giants. Infused with the supernatural essence of their ancestors’ mountainous home, goliaths have the strength and fortitude to garner a

) INT 10 (+0) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 12 (+1) Skills Athletics +6, Perception +3, Survival +3 Damage Resistances cold Senses passive Perception 13 Languages Common, Giant Challenge 3

6. Meat Locker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

the dragon eggs hatch and the ravenous hatchlings emerge. The carcasses range from very fresh to several months old. The meat is only cold, not frozen, so the older items are slowly going bad. The

wall. The leather comes from a variety of local animals and is badly cured. The curtain is several layers thick with no gaps, so you can’t see through it at all. This cavern is naturally cold. It

6. Meat Locker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

the dragon eggs hatch and the ravenous hatchlings emerge. The carcasses range from very fresh to several months old. The meat is only cold, not frozen, so the older items are slowly going bad. The smell

wall. The leather comes from a variety of local animals and is badly cured. The curtain is several layers thick with no gaps, so you can’t see through it at all. This cavern is naturally cold. It hovers

Hags

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

place, and gives it an iron token that it can use to confide in her. Over time, “Granny” convinces the child that it’s okay to have bad thoughts and do bad deeds — starting with breaking things or

wandering outside without permission, then graduating to pushing someone down the stairs or setting a house on fire. Sooner or later, the child’s family and community become terrified of the “bad seed” and

Winter Encounter Chain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

areas that are not heavily trod. Extreme Cold. A character exposed to the cold must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw at the end of each encounter in the chain or gain one level of exhaustion

. Characters who have resistance or immunity to cold automatically succeed on the saving throw, as do those wearing cold weather gear (thick coats, gloves, hats, and the like). MODIFYING ENCOUNTERS

Lords' Alliance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

cold and rain, waiting for battle while hunger gnaws at their bellies? Many wish to reap the rewards of a good harvest, but few care to remove the stones and till the fields for planting. “The Lords

’ Alliance fights the things that the shopkeeper in his bed has never even heard of. We remove threats before the town mayor even knows about it. We make bad things go away. That’s what we’re good at.” Rameel Jos

Chapter 8: The Village of Krezk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Chapter 8: The Village of Krezk The fortified village of Krezk lies near the edge of Strahd’s domain, and the wall of mist that marks the border is clearly visible above the treeline. Yet even here

wood to keep them warm on cold nights, and they draw water from a blessed pool. They have chickens, hares, and small pigs, as well as gardens of beets and turnips. The only thing they depend on from

Devilish Work Crew

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

takes the group to the Tower of Urm. Abyssal Chicken Tiny fiend (demon), chaotic evil Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 10 (3d4 + 3) Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (see Bad Flier below

) STR 6 (−2) DEX 14 (+2) CON 13 (+1) INT 4 (−3) WIS 9 (−1) CHA 5 (−3) Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning Damage Immunities poison Condition

Special Calendar Days

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Day as a marking of the midpoint of the cold season, with hard times still ahead, but some of the worst days now past. Greengrass. The traditional beginning of spring, Greengrass is celebrated by the

and speedy growing season. Midsummer. The midpoint of summer is a day of feasting, carousing, betrothals, and basking in the pleasant weather. Storms on Midsummer night are seen as bad omens and signs

Half-Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Blindsight 10 ft., Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 15 Languages Common, Draconic CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3) Traits Draconic Origin. The half-dragon is related to a type of dragon associated

with one of the following damage types (DM’s choice): Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Poison. This choice affects other aspects of the stat block. Actions Multiattack. The half-dragon makes two

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