before base dealing cast root

Githyanki Knight

Monsters Monster Manual

Multiattack. The githyanki makes three Silver Sword attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Telekinesis if available. Silver Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation

with the Astral Projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body instead of dealing damage. Spellcasting. The githyanki casts one of the following

Bigby's Hand

Spells Player’s Handbook

your own hand. The hand is an object that has AC 20 and Hit Points equal to your Hit Point maximum. If it drops to 0 Hit Points, the spell ends. The hand doesn’t occupy its space. When you cast

equal to your spell save DC. While the hand grapples the target, you can take a Bonus Action to cause the hand to crush it, dealing Bludgeoning damage to the target equal to 4d6 plus your

Modify Memory

Spells Player’s Handbook

modified memories to take root. Its mind fills in any gaps in the details of your description. If the spell ends before you finish describing the modified memories, the creature’s memory isn

might deem a modified memory too nonsensical to affect a creature. A Remove Curse or Greater Restoration spell cast on the target restores the creature’s true memory. Using a Higher-Level

Teleport

Spells Player’s Handbook

six months, such as a book from a wizard’s library. “Very familiar” is a place you have visited often, a place you have carefully studied, or a place you can see when you cast the

. Each teleporting creature (or the target object) takes 3d10 Force damage, and the DM rerolls on the table to see where you wind up (multiple mishaps can occur, dealing damage each time). Similar

Tree Blight

Monsters Curse of Strahd

);{"diceNotation":"1d6+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Grasping Root","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its turns. The root has AC 15 and can be severed by dealing 6

Branch attack and one Grasping Root attack. Branch. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Branch"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6

Mandrake Root

Equipment

Combat Utility Whimsy 8 5 2 This hardy root is difficult to process and is often boiled for hours before being used medicinally. Once softened the crimson root can be used in a number of balms and elixirs. It is often found in shady areas near the base of shrubs and trees.

Yggdrasti

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

use of Lightning Discharge. Unusual Nature. The yggdrasti doesn’t require air or sleep.Multiattack. The yggdrasti makes two Root attacks and uses Lightning Discharge (if available). Root. Melee

Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Root"} to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Root

Cradle of the Hill Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

by dealing 15 or more slashing damage to it on one attack. Cutting the root doesn’t hurt the cradle but ends the grapple. Rolling Hills (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge

in any combination and one Grasping Root attack. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 33 (4d12

Baba Lysaga's Creeping Hut

Monsters Curse of Strahd

roots. It can replace one of these attacks with a rock attack. Root. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Root"} to hit, reach 60 ft., one target. Hit: 30

(4d10 + 8);{"diceNotation":"4d10+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Root","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to

Turlang

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

takes a bonus action to turn it back into an inanimate tree. The tree then takes root if possible. Spellcasting. Turlang casts one of the following spells, requiring no material spell components and

, pass without trace, speak with animals 1/day each: commune with nature (cast as 1 action), conjure woodland beings, hallucinatory terrain (cast as 1 action)A xenophobic, moss-covered treant named Turlang.Bludgeoning, PiercingFire

Delayed Blast Fireball Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes fire damage equal to the total accumulated damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The spell's base damage is 12d6

solid object, the spell ends, and the bead explodes. The fire damages objects in the area and ignites flammable objects that aren't being worn or carried. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell

Lucent Destroyer

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

’t have the loading property. The base of the weapon is emblazoned with the light rune. Additionally, while attuned to the weapon, you can cast dancing lights from the musket at will. Invoking

the Rune. As an action, you can invoke the weapon’s rune to cast the sunbeam spell (save DC 17) with it. Once the rune has been invoked, it can’t be invoked again until the next dawn.

Trident of Henchantment

magic-items

A jasper effigy of a chicken’s head rests at the top of this trident, and an egg-shaped amethyst is fixed to its base. It is a strange weapon, but is highly coveted by farmers and livestock

owners. This magic weapon has 4 charges, and regains 1d4 expended charges at dawn. When you use the Attack action with this weapon, you can immediately expend 1 of its charges to cast the Polymorph

Githyanki Knight Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

"} to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible) 3/day each: jump, misty step, nondetection (self only

target in an astral body (as with the astral projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a bipedal form. This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is

, and when not called on to take action, they root themselves in the earth and silently take sustenance from it. Like trees, wood woads need only sunlight, air, and nutrients from the earth to go on

Alkilith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

demonic nature of the alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through

door around which it can take root, stretching its body around the opening and anchoring itself with a sticky secretion. If left undisturbed, the opening becomes attuned to the Abyss and eventually

Intelligent Black Pudding

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty drops to −5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical ammunition made of metal or wood that

hits the pudding is destroyed after dealing damage. The pudding can eat through 2-inch-thick, nonmagical wood or metal in 1 round. Spider Climb. The pudding can climb difficult surfaces, including

Dzaan

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

"} acid damage. Magic Missile (1st-Level Spell; Requires a Spell Slot). Dzaan creates three darts of magical force. Each dart unerringly strikes one creature Dzaan can see within 120 feet of it, dealing

whom they had spoken. After turning the tower into his secret base, Dzaan visited Easthaven to gather supplies. Although he took the precaution of adopting a magical disguise, members of the local

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

imitations with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check. Shared Spellcasting. While all three members of the Fetid Gaze are within 30 feet of one another, they can each cast the following spells from

Oddlewin

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Fortune Teller. Oddlewin can cast the Augury spell as a ritual, using cards as the material component. Nilbogism. Any creature that attempts to damage Oddlewin must first succeed on a DC 12 Charisma

one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will: Mage Hand, Tasha's Hideous LaughterReversal of Fortune. In response to another creature dealing

Imbued Wood Focus

Magic Items Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

An imbued wood focus is a rod, staff, or wand cut from a tree infused with extraplanar energy. If you're a spellcaster, you can use this as a spellcasting focus. When you cast a damage-dealing spell

Sanctum Amulet

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

A black opal pendant hangs at the base of this pearlescent chain. The sacred rune is inscribed on the back of the pendant. While wearing this item, you have resistance to necrotic damage

. Additionally, you can cast the spare the dying cantrip using either an action or a bonus action. Invoking the Rune. When a creature you can see within 60 feet of you is reduced to 0 hit points as a result of

Vampire Spawn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

., one creature. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Instead of dealing damage, the vampire can grapple the

increase in the populations of bats, rats, and wolves in the region. Plants within 500 feet of the lair wither, and their stems and branches become twisted and thorny. Shadows cast within 500 feet

Githyanki Supreme Commander Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible) 3/day each: jump, levitate (self only), misty step, nondetection

in an astral body (as with the astral projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.Parry. The githyanki adds 5 to

Witherbloom Professor of Decay

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Essence Transfer (1/Day). The professor can cast the animate dead spell, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability.Multiattack. The professor makes two Mortality Spear attacks. It can replace one of

philosophy from different directions, with one methodology focusing on decay and the other dealing with growth.Necrotic

Sahuagin Wave Shaper

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

cast the following spells, requiring only verbal components: At will: message 1/day: comprehend languagesMultiattack. The wave shaper makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws. Bite

at least 50 feet square and 25 feet deep, causing a whirlpool to form in the center of the area. The whirlpool forms a vortex that is 5 feet wide at the base, up to 50 feet wide at the top, 25 feet

Prismatic Wall Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

you designate at the time you cast the spell can pass through and remain near the wall without harm. If another creature that can see the wall moves to within 20 feet of it or starts its turn there

damage on a successful one. While this layer is in place, nonmagical ranged attacks can't pass through the wall. The layer can be destroyed by dealing at least 25 cold damage to it. 2. Orange. The

Turtle Dove Dagger

magic-items

From the tip of its thick steel blade to the base of its golden handle, each knife shimmers with a buzz of illusory energy. While wielding a pair of Turtle Dove Daggers, you can create an illusory

take an Attack or Magic action on your turn to attack or cast a spell as if you were in the illusion’s space, but you must use your own senses. As a Bonus Action, you can move the illusion up to

Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn

Magic Items Quests from the Infinite Staircase

fuel: powdered gemstones placed in the lantern’s base. The lantern can hold a maximum of 10,000 gp worth of powdered gems, and it contains 9,000 gp of fuel when found. Thereafter it attempts to

short or long rest. Once added, fuel can’t be removed from the lantern’s base. The lantern’s flame can’t be extinguished by any means other than running out of fuel. If the

Jim's Magic Missile

Spells Acquisitions Incorporated

Any apprentice wizard can cast a boring old magic missile. Sure, it always strikes its target. Yawn. Do away with the drudgery of your grandfather’s magic with this improved version of the

of you rolling damage twice for a critical hit. If the attack roll for any missile is a 1, all missiles miss their targets and blow up in your face, dealing 1 force damage per missile to you. At

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

Hourglass Coven are within 30 feet of one another, any one of them can use an action to cast one of the following spells, requiring no material components (spell save DC 14): detect thoughts, dispel

Tloques-Popolocas

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

with it, but nothing he's carrying does. He reverts to its true form if he dies. Innate Spellcasting. He can innately cast the hold person spell at will, requiring no components, but his target must be

., one creature. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Instead of dealing damage, Tloques-Popolocas can grapple

Astral Elf Warrior

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

numerous invaders, including psurlons, mind flayers, and githyanki. When dealing with others, astral elves customarily cover their faces with ornate visors, becoming faceless extensions of their gods

their weapons, just as they empower astral elf leaders with the ability to cast spells and summon solar dragons. Astral elves ply the Astral Sea and Wildspace in ships of their own design. These ships

Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially

never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse. 2 I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it

Modify Memory Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

memories to take root. Its mind fills in any gaps in the details of your description. If the spell ends before you have finished describing the modified memories, the creature's memory isn't altered

modified memory too nonsensical to affect a creature in a significant manner. A remove curse or greater restoration spell cast on the target restores the creature's true memory. At Higher Levels

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