balor better diffusing cunning restrained

Oblex Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, the oblex—a slime capable of assaulting the minds of other creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The sharper the mind, the better the meal, so

Stone Cursed Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Cunning Opportunist. The stone cursed has advantage on the attack rolls of opportunity attacks. False Appearance. While the stone cursed remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal

","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage if the attack roll had advantage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, or it begins to turn to stone and is restrained

Trapper

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, the target is restrained, blinded, and deprived of air. The trapper can smother only one creature at a time.A trapper is a manta-like creature that usually lurks in subterranean environments. It can

cunning enough to change its color to match and then conceal itself under a thin layer of vegetation or actual snow. A trapper that lurks on the floor of its hunting grounds can cover any remains there

Blue Greatwyrm

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

is a Huge or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 20) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled this way at a time. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack

devoured many of his echoes before withdrawing to a planar lair in the Outlands. The red greatwyrm Ashardalon worked with a balor to ritually drain the power of his echoes, then infused their power into

Black Greatwyrm

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

is a Huge or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 20) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled this way at a time. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack

many of his echoes before withdrawing to a planar lair in the Outlands. The red greatwyrm Ashardalon worked with a balor to ritually drain the power of his echoes, then infused their power into himself

Citadel Spider

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Web Bomb", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage and have the restrained condition until the start of the spider’s next

", "rollAction":"Absorb Blow"}. “Citadel spiders aren’t smart, but for sheer battlefield power and versatility, they can’t be beat.” —Camlash, Balor General of Lolth

Green Greatwyrm

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

is a Huge or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 20) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled this way at a time. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack

many of his echoes before withdrawing to a planar lair in the Outlands. The red greatwyrm Ashardalon worked with a balor to ritually drain the power of his echoes, then infused their power into

Mage Hunter

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tail", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the hunter can

’t make a Tail attack against another target. Mage Tracker (Sentry Form Only). The hunter emits a pulse of energy that helps it better locate its magical quarry. Each creature within 120 feet

Quavilithku Spyder-Fiend

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

art objects—the more beautiful, the better. The arms hanging below their wolf heads are physically frail but useful for employing tools of destruction or sabotage. Spyder-Fiends Demonic

brutal killing is their favorite pursuit. They spin durable webs and are ingenious in how they employ their webs against prey. Spyder-fiends are organized into a hierarchy based on might and cunning

Red Greatwyrm

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

is a Huge or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 20) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled this way at a time. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack

many of his echoes before withdrawing to a planar lair in the Outlands. The red greatwyrm Ashardalon worked with a balor to ritually drain the power of his echoes, then infused their power into himself

White Greatwyrm

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

is a Huge or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 20) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled this way at a time. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack

many of his echoes before withdrawing to a planar lair in the Outlands. The red greatwyrm Ashardalon worked with a balor to ritually drain the power of his echoes, then infused their power into himself

Underworld Cerberus

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. On a failed save, a creature is also restrained by the hardening rock. A creature can make a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check as an

deep in the Underworld. Terrifying and cunning, they guard portals between the wards of the Underworld, Erebos’s greatest treasures, and noteworthy souls who might attempt to escape the realm of

Kakkuu Spyder-Fiend

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

creature. Hit: The target has the grappled condition (escape DC 13). While grappled, the target also has the restrained condition. A web snare grappling a creature can be attacked and destroyed (AC 10

is their favorite pursuit. They spin durable webs and are ingenious in how they employ their webs against prey. Spyder-fiends are organized into a hierarchy based on might and cunning, with higher

Hellfire Engine

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the hellfire engine remains in the prone creature’s space, the creature is also restrained until it’s no longer in the same space as the hellfire engine

. While restrained in this way, the creature, or another creature within 5 feet of it, can make a DC 18 Strength check. On a success, the creature is shunted to an unoccupied space of its choice within 5

Urchin Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

recuperate. You’ve survived despite all odds, and did so through cunning, strength, speed, or some combination of each. You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but

securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate circumstances and embark on a better life? Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of

Korred

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

their hooves and clubs. Korreds typically flee from other creatures but become aggressive when they feel insulted or are annoyed by the sounds of mining. No one knows the ways of stone and earth better

creature that the korred can see. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or become grappled by the rope (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained. The korred can

Emerald Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), minor illusionEmerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding

create illusions, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations. Creating an Emerald Dragon Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals

Adult Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

flayers created a special breed of Ooze, the oblex—a slime capable of assaulting the minds of other creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The

sharper the mind, the better the meal, so oblexes hunt targets more likely to be intelligent, such as wizards and other spellcasters. When suitable fare comes within reach, an oblex draws its body up to

Malaxxix

Monsters The Book of Many Things

", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, and the target has the restrained condition for 1 minute. The restrained target can make a DC 20 Strength saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the

effect on itself on a success. Only one creature can be restrained by the whip at a time. Mezzoloth Vortex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Mezzoloth Vortex

Hoard Mimic

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

restrained. Ability checks made to escape this grapple have disadvantage. Caustic Mist (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Caustic Mist"}. The mimic sprays a fine

true form if it dies.Kin to the common mimic described in the Monster Manual, hoard mimics are among the oldest and most cunning of their kind. A hoard mimic’s massive, amorphous form and shape

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the yuan-ti can’t constrict another target. Scimitar (Yuan-ti Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit

are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they

Maw of Yeenoghu

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

grapple ends, the target has the restrained condition. The maw can have only one creature grappled in this way at a time.Fanged Rebuke. In response to taking damage, the maw makes one Bite attack

relief, but the teeth quickly regrow. Cunning maws use this phenomenon as a ready supply of weaponry, throwing clusters of teeth at their foes. A maw of Yeenoghu charges at its prey on all fours with its mouth wide open, scraping the ground like a plow.

Stone Cursed

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Cunning Opportunist. The stone cursed has advantage on the attack rolls of opportunity attack;opportunity attacks. False Appearance. If the stone cursed is motionless at the start of combat, it has

"} slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, or it begins to turn to stone and is restrained until the end of its next turn, when it must

Elder Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The sharper the mind, the better the meal, so oblexes hunt targets more likely to be intelligent, such as wizards and other spellcasters. When

Urchin - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

elements, and endured sickness without the advantage of medicine or a place to recuperate. You’ve survived despite all odds, and did so through cunning, strength, speed, or some combination of each

circumstances and embark on a better life? Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of Hand, StealthTool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, thieves’ toolsEquipment: A small knife, a map of the city you grew up

Young Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

hand is invisible), minor illusion 1/day each: detect thoughts, invisibility, silent imageEmerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding psionic power to

spells that create illusions, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations. Creating an Emerald Dragon Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon

Otherworldly Corrupter

Monsters The Book of Many Things

. The corrupter regains all spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Cunning. The corrupter escapes nonmagical restraints and ends the grappled and restrained conditions on itself, then moves

must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or have the grappled condition (escape DC 15) and the restrained condition until it escapes or the snare holding it is destroyed. Each snare has AC 11, 10

Adult Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Wing Attack","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.The most cunning and

saving throw or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt away when

Claugiyliamatar (possessed)

Monsters Divine Contention

up to half its flying speed.The most cunning and treacherous of true dragons, green dragons use misdirection and trickery to get the upper hand against their enemies. A green dragon is recognized by

underground city known as Southkrypt. For centuries, Kryptgarden Forest has been the home and hunting ground of the ancient female green dragon Claugiyliamatar, better known to many as Old Gnawbone. She

Ancient Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

":"2d6+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Wing Attack","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.The most cunning

Strength saving throw or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt

Enchanting Infiltrator

Monsters The Book of Many Things

actions at the start of its turn. Cunning. The infiltrator escapes nonmagical restraints and ends the grappled condition on itself, then moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attack

condition (escape DC 15) and the restrained condition until it escapes or the snare holding it is destroyed. Each snare has AC 11, 10 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Traps. Traps

Other Demons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Other Demons Demons of sufficient cunning and power can bestow boons, using the boons’ recipients as pawns. A demon can grant a special trait based on its type, as shown below. Balor Fiery Soul. This

Other Demons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Other Demons Demons of sufficient cunning and power can bestow boons, using the boons’ recipients as pawns. A demon can grant a special trait based on its type, as shown below. Balor Fiery Soul. This

Prisoner 13

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

knocked prone. River Tattoo. Prisoner 13 magically ends any effects causing the grappled or restrained conditions on herself. If she is bound with nonmagical restraints, she slips out of them.Readiness

steal away most of the clan’s gold, leaving only a pittance. Prisoner 13 is a cunning schemer, ruthless and patient. She listens and watches, absorbing every detail she can, and shares as

Other Demons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Other Demons Demons of sufficient cunning and power can bestow boons, using the boons’ recipients as pawns. A demon can grant a special trait based on its type, as shown below. Balor Fiery Soul. This

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