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Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
restrained until it escapes the net. Any creature can use its action to make a DC 17 Strength check to free itself or another creature in the net, ending the effect on a success. Dealing 15 slashing damage to
brute strength and skill in battle.
Some adult frost giants are skilled hunters who construct and hurl nets weighted down with fragments of metal or bone.Cold
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
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 fierce devotion to the
citadels.
Although the Silver Void is their home, astral elves often venture into Wildspace systems and place their ships and citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons
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
do this for several reasons. Proximity to a star allows the astral elves to forge pacts with solar dragons and to collect starlight, which the elves use to grow crystals and repair their ships. Most
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, drink, or sleep.
The magic that animates an object is dispelled when the construct drops to 0 hit points. An animated object reduced to 0 hit points becomes inanimate and is too damaged to be of much use
contained in a cavity in the stump, beneath the rotted floorboards of the hut. The floorboards can be ripped up with a successful DC 14 Strength check or smashed by dealing 10 damage to them. Once the
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
, and githyanki. When dealing with others, astral elves customarily cover their faces with ornate visors, becoming faceless extensions of their gods. Their fierce devotion to the pantheon of elven
the Silver Void is their home, astral elves often venture into Wildspace systems and place their ships and citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons. Proximity to a
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
visitors. Over the eons, astral elves have clashed with numerous invaders, including psurlons, mind flayers, and githyanki. When dealing with others, astral elves customarily cover their faces with
their ships and citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons. Proximity to a star allows the astral elves to forge pacts with solar dragons and to collect starlight, which the
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
eons, astral elves have clashed with numerous invaders, including psurlons, mind flayers, and githyanki. When dealing with others, astral elves customarily cover their faces with ornate visors, becoming
citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons. Proximity to a star allows the astral elves to forge pacts with solar dragons and to collect starlight, which the elves use to grow
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
expect things of you when they know your surname and what it means. Your reasons for taking up adventuring likely involve your family in some way: Are you the family rebel, who prefers delving in
wonderful and important person in the world.
2
The common folk love me for my kindness and generosity.
3
No one could doubt by looking at my regal bearing that I am a cut above the unwashed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Frost Giants Some adult frost giants are skilled hunters who construct and hurl nets weighted down with fragments of metal or bone. This ability is represented by the following action option
Strength check to free itself or another creature in the net, ending the effect on a success. Dealing 15 slashing damage to the net (AC 12) destroys the net and frees the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Dealing with Wealth Characters accumulate wealth over the course of their adventures—sometimes, a lot of wealth! These riches might come slowly over a long adventuring career or in a sudden stroke of
ensuring your characters develop strong personal reasons to continue to adventure, even if they begin their adventuring careers in the pursuit of wealth. Perhaps they want revenge on a despicable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
build specialized workshops for those purposes. Arcane Workshop Adventures Characters might find their way to an arcane workshop for a variety of reasons. Some possibilities are outlined in the Arcane
artificers finish making the item. 2 Petition the ranking artificer for access to the workshop’s specialized library. 3 Use the workshop to create a crucial magic item. 4 Locate a stolen construct that has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Snow Golem A snow golem is a mass of snow brought to life through magic. Nonmagical weapons pass through its snowy form without dealing any appreciable damage to it, though heat is its doom. Snow
Golem
Medium construct, unaligned
Armor Class 8
Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 10 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
6 (−2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
1 (−5)
WIS
6 (−2)
CHA
1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
attack those who speak a supposed command word. Deadly tapestries, furs, and similar items also use this stat block. Animated Rug of Smothering Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 12 Initiative +4 (14
DC 13) instead of dealing damage. Until the grapple ends, the target has the Blinded and Restrained conditions, is suffocating, and takes 10 (2d6 + 3) Bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
dark.)
Animated Ballistae. Parked in front of the door to area 22a are two animated ballistae.
Each animated ballista is a Large wood-and-iron construct with AC 15, 50 hit points, a walking speed
magic bolt of fire (+6 to hit) at a target it can perceive, dealing 16 (3d10) fire damage on a hit, but it can’t attack any creature directly above it. Treat each ballista as a monster with a challenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Lorinda’s Powers and Dominion Lorinda is a green hag of extreme age. In her true form, she carries her darling family—three grim dolls she calls Laveeda, Leticia, and Laoirse. When dealing with the
figure wearing a cloak of moth wings and bearing a branch burning with torches. Using her control of the land as Tepest’s Darklord, Mother brings bounty to fields and flocks, or curses farms with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
clashed with 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
this for several reasons. Proximity to a star allows the astral elves to forge pacts with solar dragons and to collect starlight, which the elves use to grow crystals and repair their ships. Most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
wearing ritual garb to pass.
2 Cast Slow on and aid in apprehending anyone who touches a city’s prized relic.
3 Destroy a dam or bridge at the command of one bearing a ruler’s medallion
Stone Golems
Stone Golem Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 18 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 220 (21d10 + 105)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 22 +6 +6
Dex 9 −1 −1
Con 20 +5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Emridy Meadows. A character with the Wayfarer background might know Miklos as a generous man who gives away food and sometimes even lodging to people in need. Reasons to Visit. Adventurers might
visit the Black Dragon Inn for one of the following reasons: Eavesdropper’s Paradise. Many clandestine meetings occur at the Black Dragon. Adventurers eavesdropping on private conversations might overhear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
different spell, choose a damage-dealing evocation or conjuration spell from the wizard spell list of up to 5th level. Then consult the Living Spell Customization table to see which stat block to customize
fireball with Spell Mimicry. Living Burning Hands Medium construct, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 15 (2d8 + 6)
Speed 25 ft., fly 25 ft. (hover)
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Animated Objects Animated Armor Medium Construct, Unaligned
AC 18 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 25 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 14 +2 +2
Dex 11 +0 +0
Con
ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) Bludgeoning damage.
Animated Flying Sword Small Construct, Unaligned
AC 17 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 14 (4d6)
Speed 5 ft., Fly 50 ft. (hover)
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Fey Curses Curses are common punishments among archfey and other powerful Fey creatures. An adventurer might be cursed for any number of reasons, a few of which are listed below: Offending a powerful
looks like you. Your statistics are the same, but you are a Construct with vulnerability to fire damage, and you don’t require air, food, or drink. Items worn or carried by you are unaffected. 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Keeping Combat Moving Sometimes even the best-planned combat encounter can turn into a slog, where no one’s moving and neither side is hitting or dealing much damage to the other. When that happens
changing a battle’s terrain to introduce a new element and give combatants reasons to move around. Perhaps a powerful attack or an explosive spell topples a column, shatters a wall, or breaks up the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
victims of these monsters’ wrath. Goristros resemble hunched, primeval minotaurs bearing the scars of Abyssal wars or wounds from mighty war machines. Their appearance reflects that of their creator
without expending extra movement to do so.
Corrosive Form. Nonmagical ammunition is destroyed immediately after hitting the ooze and dealing any damage. Any nonmagical weapon takes a cumulative −1 penalty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Something Fishy in Town After dealing with the members of the Cult of Talos, the characters should be in a hurry to get to Leilon and see what is happening. Approaching the Town. By following the
. At the center of the ruins, a tall tower, mostly collapsed, rests atop a bluff. The only intact stone building sits at the bottom of the bluff, its white façade bearing the mark of Lathander
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
require air, food, drink, or sleep. The magic that animates an object is dispelled when the construct drops to 0 hit points. An animated object reduced to 0 hit points becomes inanimate and is too
smashed by dealing 10 damage to them. Once the floorboards are out of the way, a creature can reach into the cavity and snatch the gem. But if someone attempts this while the hut is alive, the cavity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. The Social Contract of Adventures You must provide reasonably appealing reasons for characters to undertake the adventures you prepare. (See “Draw In the Players” in chapter 4 for advice on this
character for perfectly good (and nondisruptive) reasons, and sometimes a whole group decides it might be fun to play evil characters together. These are valid options, as long as everyone’s on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. The Social Contract of Adventures You must provide reasonably appealing reasons for characters to undertake the adventures you prepare. In exchange, the players should go along with those hooks
mind and make sure their plans square with the group’s expectations for your game. Sometimes a player wants to explore playing an evil character for perfectly good (and nondisruptive) reasons, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
trees, dealing 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. Arboreal fungus releases a cloud of toxic spores in the area. The character must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or take 3 (1d6) poison damage
be patrolling the area around the hag’s cottage, and will invite the characters to meet Banrion in gratitude for them dealing with the hag threat.
Offer of Help At some point, Mother Stag arrives on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
attack, it knocks the character unconscious instead of dealing a mortal wound. Unconscious characters are either tied up and questioned by Will or dragged to another part of the forest away from Little
Oak. If Little Oak is reduced to 0 hit points, the treant topples, destroying the Getaway Gang’s treehouse and dealing 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage to each creature inside it. Will of the Feywild Will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
use the proficiency bonus in later steps, so jot it down now or remember it. Step 7. Armor Class A monster’s Armor Class has a direct bearing on its challenge rating, and vice versa. You can
A monster’s hit points have a direct bearing on its challenge rating, and vice versa. You can determine your monster’s hit points in one of two ways. Use the Table. You can start with the monster’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
frost giant). At the behest of her lord, Jarl Storvald, Drufi led this expedition to retrieve the ring. Storvald wants it for reasons explained in the adventure Storm King’s Thunder. He believes that
dealing with frost giants. The giants’ next step will be to push farther south. At some point (determined by you), they’ll return to the Hvalspyd, sail south to Refuge Bay, and start the search afresh from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
any item bearing one of your infusions as a spellcasting focus. THE MAGIC OF ARTIFICE
As an artificer, you use tools when you cast your spells. When describing your spellcasting, think about how
Summon construct *
5th Level Animate objects
Bigby’s hand
Creation
Greater restoration
Skill empowerment **
Transmute rock **
Wall of stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
project image when dealing with her agents. Personality Trait. “Others need to know only what’s necessary to accomplish my goals.” Ideal. “Peace, efficiency, and the smooth running of the imperial machine
historian. Secretary Wei also presents a scroll bearing a contract for the characters to sign. The contract calls for an initial payment of 1,000 gp per character, plus an additional 1,000 gp per character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
60. Cog of Blood Five teak wardrobes stand against the ironclad walls of this chamber, each with a door bearing a carved image or scene. Puddles of gray slime cover parts of the floor. The room has
is opened, read: Enormous interlocking gears and cogs stretch as far as you can see. Suddenly, a spherical construct with spindly legs and small wings tumbles through the open doorway.
Opening the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
self-destructs, leaving no trace of itself behind. The destruction of a fractine is accompanied by a loud sound reminiscent of shattering glass. A fractine attacks by falling on its targets, dealing
Construct, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 110 (13d10 + 39)
Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
STR
1 (−5)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
16 (+3