became breathe diffusing core remains

Iron Flask

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

on the save. Once trapped, a creature remains in the flask until released. The flask can hold only one creature at a time. A creature trapped in the flask doesn’t age and doesn’t need to

breathe, eat, or drink. You can take a Magic action to remove the flask’s stopper and release the creature in the flask. The creature then obeys your commands for 1 hour, understanding those

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

dracoliches, magically bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and

circle of the Cult of the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience. Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and megalomaniacal

the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience. Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as efficiently as he

Flesh Colossus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Berserk. If the core inside the colossus is destroyed, the colossus goes berserk. On each of its turns while berserk, the colossus attacks the nearest creature it can see. If no creature is near

enough to move to and attack, the colossus attacks an object. Once the colossus goes berserk, it remains berserk until it is destroyed. Immutable Form. The colossus is immune to any spell or effect that

Prophetess Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

can call on her spells and abilities in times of need, and remains in constant practice with Confessor, her maul. At her core, she believes that the gods help those who help themselves, and that

Cloaker Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Damage Transfer. While attached to a creature, the cloaker takes only half the damage dealt to it (rounded down), and that creature takes the other half. False Appearance. While the cloaker remains

Large or smaller, the cloaker attaches to it. If the cloaker has advantage against the target, the cloaker attaches to the target's head, and the target is blinded and unable to breathe while the cloaker

Kalka-Kylla

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Amphibious. Kalka-Kylla can breathe air and water. False Appearance. While Kalka-Kylla remains motionless and hidden in its shell, it is indistinguishable from a polished boulder. Shell. Kalka-Kylla

Saint Markovia's Thighbone

Magic Items Curse of Strahd

crumbles into dust once the battle concludes. As a youth, Markovia followed her heart and became a priest of the Morninglord soon after her eighteenth birthday. She proved to be a charismatic proselytizer

, and Strahd long afterward walked with a limp and a grimace of pain. It is said that he trapped Markovia in a crypt beneath his castle, and her remains linger there yet. The essence of Markovia&rsquo

Hulking Crab

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Amphibious. The crab can breathe air and water. Shell Camouflage. While the crab remains motionless with its eyestalks and pincers tucked close to its body, it resembles a natural formation or a

Slithering Tracker Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

takes only half the damage dealt to it, and the creature it is grappling takes the other half. False Appearance. While the slithering tracker remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a puddle

a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained and unable to breathe unless it can breathe water. In addition, the grappled target

Darkmantle Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Echolocation. The darkmantle can’t use its blindsight while deafened. False Appearance. While the darkmantle remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a cave formation such as a

the attack roll, it attaches by engulfing the target’s head, and the target is also blinded and unable to breathe while the darkmantle is attached in this way. While attached to the target, the

Axe of the Dwarvish Lords Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

dwarf clans and brought peace. His axe ended grudges and answered slights. The clans became allies, and they threw back their enemies and enjoyed an era of prosperity. This young dwarf is remembered

as the First King. When he became old, he passed the weapon, which had become his badge of office, to his heir. The rightful inheritors passed the axe on for many generations. Later, in a dark era

Animated Armor Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

’s spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute. False Appearance. While the drone remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal suit of armor.Multiattack. The drone makes two melee

must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be encased in the orb, which expands to a size just large enough to contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe

Kelpie

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Amphibious. The kelpie can breathe air and water. Seaweed Shape. The kelpie can use its action to reshape its body into the form of a humanoid or beast that is Small, Medium, or Large. Its

kelpie returns to its true form if it takes a bonus action to do so or if it dies. False Appearance. While the kelpie remains motionless in its true form, it is indistinguishable from normal

Derro

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

power that the dwarves became Aberrations. Derro tell their own stories of flight and survival in the Underdark, in which mind flayers aren’t always the enemy. They tell of two brothers, the

varies, depending on whatever foe the savants want to lead their people against, yet the essence of the story remains the same: a lesson of survival at any price and an example of how deceitfulness and cruelty can be virtues.

Boneless

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

attached, the target is blinded and is unable to breathe. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw at the start of each of the boneless’ turns or take 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4

DC 13 Strength check. When the boneless dies, it detaches from any creature it is attached to.Not all animate corpses shamble from their graves. Boneless are undead remains devoid of skeletons. Most

Helmed Horror Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesn’t age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use planar travel to enter or exit the

remains intact until the drone spends an action to end the effect or the drone is destroyed. A drone can have only one detention orb active at a time; if the drone creates a detention orb when it

Reduced-threat Darkmantle

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Echolocation. The darkmantle can't use its blindsight while deafened. False Appearance. While the darkmantle remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a cave formation such as a stalactite or

target. If the target is Medium or smaller and the darkmantle has advantage on the attack roll, it attaches by engulfing the target's head, and the target is also blinded and unable to breathe while

Iron Flask Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

throw. Once trapped, a creature remains in the flask until released. The flask can hold only one creature at a time. A creature trapped in the flask doesn't need to breathe, eat, or drink and doesn't

Quadrone Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be encased in the orb, which expands to a size just large enough to contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink

up to 30 feet in any direction. A successful casting of the Dispel Magic spell on the orb (DC 15) destroys it. The orb otherwise remains intact until the drone spends an action to end the effect or

Ancient Black Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful

the dragon chooses within 120 feet of it. The cloud spreads around corners and remains until the dragon dismisses it as an action, uses this lair action again, or dies. The cloud is lightly obscured

Arrant Quill

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

spent alone with his thoughts in Wisteria Vale has led him to suspect that the Harpers were never going to find a cure, and that they were simply biding their time until he became complacent enough

and eliminate agents of tyranny. As long as Quill remains in Wisteria Vale, he is immune to all damage and automatically succeeds on all saving throws. This feature is suppressed if Quill wills it (no action required) or while he is within 15 feet of Renekor the beholder.

Wastrilith Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Amphibious. The wastrilith can breathe air and water. Corrupt Water. At the start of each of the wastrilith’s turns, exposed water within 30 feet of it is befouled. Underwater, this effect

lightly obscures the area until a current clears it away. Water in containers remains corrupted until it evaporates. A creature that consumes this foul water or swims in it must make a DC 18

Adult Black Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful

point the dragon chooses within 120 feet of it. The cloud spreads around corners and remains until the dragon dismisses it as an action, uses this lair action again, or dies. The cloud is lightly

Hag of the Fetid Gaze

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Amphibious. The hag can breathe air and water. Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring

decade ago, during a time when the boundaries between the planes thinned, the hags became aware of the magic spring controlled by Sylvarie—and decided to control and corrupt it for their own purposes

Smiler the Defiler

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

the Feywild in Avernus: a beautiful woodland glade in which to lose himself for a few hours while he meditates and plots. This eladrin adventurer from the Feywild became stranded in Avernus after his

. Smiler escaped and tears around Avernus on a Devil's Ride, looking for adventurers willing to help him get revenge on the warlords who ganged up on him. Mad Maggie remains his only ally, though he refuses to join her gang. Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Derro Savant

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’ psionic power that the dwarves became Aberrations. Derro tell their own stories of flight and survival in the Underdark, in which mind flayers aren’t always the enemy. They tell of two

this legend varies, depending on whatever foe the savants want to lead their people against, yet the essence of the story remains the same: a lesson of survival at any price and an example of how deceitfulness and cruelty can be virtues.

Slithering Tracker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained and unable to breathe unless it can breathe water. In

’s body, killing it. Yet the subject’s mind lives on in the puddle that issues forth from the remains, and so too does its insatiable need for retribution. A slithering tracker tastes the

Reborn

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

those of various undead or constructs. The Reborn Origins table provides suggestions for how your character became reborn. Reborn Origins d8 Origins 1 You were magically

perfectly preserved remains. Lamordia. You awoke amid the bizarre experiments of an amoral scientist. They consider you their finest creation or have a task for you to fulfill. Mordent. You emerged from the mysterious device known as the Apparatus, your body a lifeless shell and your past a mystery.

Morkoth Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Amphibious. The morkoth can breathe air and water. Spellcasting. The morkoth is an 11th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (save DC 17, +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType

core of the warren, where the pearly matter of the island is also located. Sections of the lair and its center might be kept dry to better protect and preserve collected objects and creatures, but most

Advanced Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

enough to contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesn’t age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use

) destroys it. The orb otherwise remains intact until the drone spends an action to end the effect or the drone is destroyed. A drone can have only one detention orb active at a time; if the drone

Nereid

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Amphibious. The nereid can breathe air and water. Aquatic Invisibility. If immersed in water, the nereid can make itself invisible as a bonus action. It remains invisible until it leaves the water

Bavlorna Blightstraw

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Amphibious. Bavlorna can breathe air and water. Boon of Immortality. Bavlorna is immune to any effect that would age her, and she can’t die from old age. Widdershins Allergy. If a creature

extraordinarily long, spindly limbs. She must submerge herself in a briny concoction for an hour each day, or her body will dry out until it locks up in a kind of living rictus, and she remains that way until

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious. The morkoth can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The morkoth makes either two Bite attacks and one Tentacles attack or three Bite attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation

fragments that make up the island’s core are also located. Sections of the lair and its center might be kept dry to better protect and preserve collected objects and creatures, but most of the lair

Sahuagin Wave Shaper

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Blood Frenzy. The wave shaper has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The wave shaper can breathe air and water, but it

(Athletics) check to do so. The first time each turn that an object enters the vortex, the object takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. This damage occurs each round it remains in the vortex.

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