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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant: Grung Poison”). They also use this venom to poison their weapons.
Variant: Grung Poison
A creature poisoned by a grung can suffer an
jumps. If the creature is flying, it can’t take any actions or reactions unless it lands.
Orange Grung. The poisoned creature is frightened of its allies.
Purple Grung. The poisoned creature
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
secrete a substance that is harmless to them but poisonous to other creatures, and sometimes that substance has a special effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant: Grung Poison&rdquo
charmed by the grung and can speak Grung.
Green Grung. The poisoned creature can’t move except to climb or make standing jumps. If the creature is flying, it can’t take any actions or reactions
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
gold. All grungs secrete a substance that is harmless to them but poisonous to other creatures, and sometimes that substance has a special effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant
actions or reactions unless it lands.
Orange Grung. The poisoned creature is frightened of its allies.
Purple Grung. The poisoned creature feels a desperate need to soak itself in liquid or mud. It
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Council of Five. The ghost has a trait based on who it is, as shown below:
Enezesku: Enfeebling Ray. Enezesku’s Innate Spellcasting trait includes ray of enfeeblement, which he can cast at
saving throw or bow until the end of its next turn. Until this bow ends, the target can’t take actions or reactions, and its speed is 0 and can’t be increased.
Indentured Spirits (Costs 3
Lizardfolk
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
emotion and empathy. The same label serves as an apt depiction of lizardfolk.
Lacking any internal emotional reactions, lizardfolk behave in a distant manner. They don’t mourn fallen comrades or
rage against their enemies. They simply observe and react as a situation warrants.
Lizardfolk lack meaningful emotional ties to the past. They assess situations based on their current and future
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Cold and Calculating Most humanoids describe cold-blooded people as lacking in emotion and empathy. The same label serves as an apt depiction of lizardfolk. Lacking any internal emotional reactions
to the past. They assess situations based on their current and future utility and importance. Nowhere does this come through as strongly as when lizardfolk deal with the dead. To a lizardfolk, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Event-Based Adventures In an event-based adventure, the focus is on what the characters and villains do and what happens as a result. The question of where those things happen is of secondary
importance. Building an event-based adventure is more work than building a location-based one, but the process can be simplified by following a number of straightforward steps. Several steps include tables
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage and is weakened until the end of its next turn. A weakened creature has disadvantage on Strength-based ability checks and Strength saving throws, and the
from the ceiling, giving the place a warm, cozy glow. (The lanterns might be magical or maintained by minions.) The floors are covered with plush sand-colored carpets.
Hoard Chamber. A small chamber in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Intrigue Intrigue adventures are event-based adventures that revolve around power struggles. Intrigues are common in the courts of the nobility, but power struggles can play out just as easily in
the event-based goals discussed earlier in this section lend themselves to intrigue adventures. For example, if the adventurers must uncover a conspiracy, negotiate a peace treaty, or secure aid from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
trapped. If the chest is moved or if the hasp is not opened properly, six clay pots drop from concealed niches in the ceiling. Roll a d6 to determine how many pots shatter on the floor. The pots
into nightmarish, frog-like monstrosities. While affected, the creature cannot take reactions and must roll a die at the start of each of its turns. If the die result is odd, the creature must use its
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage and is weakened until the end of its next turn. A weakened creature has disadvantage on Strength-based ability checks and Strength saving throws, and the creature
state but are hung with the dragon’s collection of nautical paintings, mirrors, and sun-colored tapestries. Numerous gold-and-glass hanging lanterns are suspended from the ceiling, giving the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
trapped. If the chest is moved or if the hasp is not opened properly, six clay pots drop from concealed niches in the ceiling. Roll a d6 to determine how many pots shatter on the floor. The pots
into nightmarish, frog-like monstrosities. While affected, the creature cannot take reactions and must roll a die at the start of each of its turns. If the die result is odd, the creature must use its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the duergar magically increases in size, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. While enlarged, the duergar is Large, doubles its damage dice on Strength-based
if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar wears or carries is invisible with it.
Reactions
Scouring Instruction. When an ally that the duergar can see makes a d20 roll, the duergar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Features The nexus has the following features: Ceiling. The ceiling is 30 feet high.
Light. The nexus’s elemental pools cast Bright Light.
Obsidian Construction. The nexus is made from obsidian bedrock
based on its pool’s associated element instead of Bludgeoning damage, as indicated in the Para-elemental Pools table below. Each minion also has Resistance to the same damage type that its weapons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
20. Queen of Dragons Chamber A roaring fireplace churns out heat and light at one end of this spacious, 30-foot-high chamber, the ceiling of which is buttressed by ten wooden pillars carved as
black dragons are circling above the Mere of Dead Men, the red dragon is near Waterdeep, and the green dragon is clearly rampaging among the High Forest elves, based on the mountains in the background
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
20. Queen of Dragons Chamber A roaring fireplace churns out heat and light at one end of this spacious, 30-foot-high chamber, the ceiling of which is buttressed by ten wooden pillars carved as
dragons are circling above the Mere of Dead Men, the red dragon is near Waterdeep, and the green dragon is clearly rampaging among the High Forest elves, based on the mountains in the background. Tiamat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the 20-foot-high ceiling.
Orc Bones. Near the base of each pillar are the skeletal remains of two orcs. (Adventurers killed and robbed these four orcs long ago, leaving nothing of value.)
One of
academy on level 9, for spell theft and for being a suspected agent of the Arcane Brotherhood (a society of renegade wizards based in Luskan). Halaster killed the tiefling as a precaution and hung
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
see whatever is in front of it, but nothing behind it. It can’t speak, and its movement is limited to harmless flapping. It can’t use its Antimagic Cone trait or take any actions or reactions
. Embedded in the wall next to the door is a brass panel with four brass buttons arranged in a diamond formation. (A similar panel appears inside the chamber.)
Light. A crystal dome in the ceiling sheds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
monster might be based on a real-world creature or a monster from myth, in which case its name might be obvious. If you need to invent a name, keep in mind that the best names either reflect the
determine your monster’s Armor Class in one of two ways. Use the Table. You can choose an appropriate AC based on the monster’s expected challenge rating, as shown in the Monster Statistics by Challenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
supports keeping an unstable section of a ceiling in place. The trip wire is 3 inches off the ground and stretches between two support beams. The DC to spot the trip wire is 10. A successful DC 15
, the trap triggers. Anyone who inspects the beams can easily determine that they are merely wedged in place. As an action, a character can knock over a beam, causing the trap to trigger. The ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
through the ceiling to reach the surface. Secret Doors. Concealed passages connect a number of the tunnels and chambers of the lair. Their secret doors are magical in nature, with the stone at a
creature it can see within 120 feet of it. If the target fails a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, its speed is halved, and it can’t use reactions or bonus actions until the end of its next turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Cerulean Hall Blue crystal pillars reach toward this gaming hall’s ceiling. All is quiet except for the clinking of coins and shuffling of cards. Walking between tables is a lean, blue-scaled devil
the Cerulean Hall The Cerulean Hall is home to games of strategy and intellect, such as dragonchess and three-dragon ante. The room is divided into three sections based on skill: an amateur players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, 15 feet below the ceiling and 60 feet above the pit floor. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals auras of abjuration and transmutation around each platform. Each disk is wide enough that
addition, the winds cause creatures in the room to suffer disadvantage on all Strength-based skill checks, including checks made to jump to and from the floating platforms and checks made to climb the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
16. Central Cavern This 180-foot-diameter spherical cavern has a domed ceiling and a bowl-shaped floor. Along its perimeter are stone ledges (area 16a) that don’t quite encircle the chamber. Any
be other creatures and objects that are unaffected as well, based solely on the Mad Mage’s whims. 16a. Ledges These ledges are 90 feet above the cavern floor and safe to traverse. 16b. Cavern Floor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
here, scribing strange writing into the ice of the walls, or onto weathered parchment and stone tablets. A few toads transfer parchments and tablets into and out of floor-to-ceiling cubbyholes cut
claws. They also maintain rough maps of the Sea of Moving Ice based on reports from the Ice Hunter villagers. At regular intervals, their temporary records are transferred to more permanent form. See
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
deals 78 (12d12) force damage instead.
Reactions
Preemptive Strike. The living spell makes a melee attack against a creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of the living spell.
Living
move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. The living spell can’t detach from a solid surface, such as a wall, ceiling, or floor. If it has no surface to attach to, the living
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
catch ground-based creatures, a beholder creates or positions certain traps so that they’re effective against flying intruders. Practically any kind of trap could be a feature of a beholder’s lair. A
be empty, be filled with mud (causing anything trapped in it to eventually drown), or have spikes at the bottom. Door Trap. In a seldom-used cavern with a high ceiling, a beholder might erect a wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
here, scribing strange writing into the ice of the walls, or onto weathered parchment and stone tablets. A few toads transfer parchments and tablets into and out of floor-to-ceiling cubbyholes cut
claws. They also maintain rough maps of the Sea of Moving Ice based on reports from the Ice Hunter villagers. At regular intervals, their temporary records are transferred to more permanent form. See
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
55. Unkh’s Tomb Four marble columns support the ceiling of this grand tomb. Twin staircases ascend to an upper gallery, where a carving in the form of a giant maze adorns the wall. On the floor of
ceiling, and when you look up, you see a distorted view of the room you left behind.
Characters standing near the wall carving can see characters trapped in the maze but can’t hear them. Similarly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of old age, his walking speed is 20 feet. He is also deaf, can’t see farther than 20 feet, and can’t take reactions. The characters must move at least 10 feet into the room before Ertgard notices them
down the stairs and takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. G7. Throne Room This semicircular room has a forest of icicles hanging from its ceiling, some of them as much as eight feet long. Against the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of the surface and the deep come into conflict. In such cases, tritons prove skilled at sabotaging ocean-going vessels, employing water-based magic, and otherwise whipping up the fury of the sea. Few
Frost (Cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 60 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (3d8) cold damage, and the target’s speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of the triton’s next turn.
Reactions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
the death tyrant dies or moves its lair elsewhere, these effects end immediately. A cluster of tiny lights descended from a dark crevice in the ceiling. These motes cast an eerie glow on the great
. Failure: 18 (4d8) Necrotic damage. Until the end of the target’s next turn, the target can’t take Reactions; its Speed is halved; and it can take either an action or a Bonus Action on its turn, not both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
itself. The creature must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or fall 100 feet upward. If the falling creature encounters a solid object (such as a ceiling) in this fall, it strikes the object just as
will: detect magic, divination, sending
1/day each: banishment, forcecage
Teleport. The archaic teleports to an unoccupied space that it can see within 120 feet of itself.
Reactions
Spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
50 feet, and the cavern’s domed ceiling is 30 feet higher than the water’s surface. The walls are coated with slime but have abundant handholds. A successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check is
magically enslaved by the aboleth. While enslaved, the kuo-toa remain in constant telepathic contact with the aboleth, but they can’t take reactions. Whenever an enslaved kuo-toa takes damage, it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the pools.
4 Capture people and creatures for the priests to use in their experiments.
5 Cure the pools of a contamination.
6 Create a poison based on notes provided to you by one of
convince a priest to help you make it.
Healing Pools Map The healing pools shown in map 4.12 are located in an underground cavern, accessible through a wide hole in the cavern’s ceiling that leads to






