before being drowning creature relatively

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose. A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature

that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to digest its contents and gain its

Nereid

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

next turn. Drowning Kiss (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Drowning Kiss"}. The nereid touches one creature it can see within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed

, ends the invisibility as a bonus action, or dies. Mantle Dependent. The nereid wears a mantle of silky cloth the color of sea foam, which holds the creature’s spirit. The mantle has an AC and

Kelpie

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

);{"diceNotation":"2d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 12). Drowning

drowning, the target can repeat the saving throw. A charmed target can also repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns. If the saving throw is successful, the effect ends on it. A target

Scorpion Ship

Equipment

. The ship’s two claws are relatively inefficient in combat, but a claw that grabs a creature can quickly take it out of action.

Fensir Skirmisher

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

);{"diceNotation":"2d12+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Magic Stone", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 13

splashes all creatures in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the fensir can see within 60 feet of itself. Each non-fensir creature in that area must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or

Book of Exalted Deeds Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

a creature of good alignment that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to

digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. An evil creature that tries to read

Ythryn Mythallar

Magic Items Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

hold. The largest mythallars are 150 feet in diameter. The Ythryn mythallar is a relatively small device—a mere 50 feet in diameter. To attune to this mythallar, a creature must finish a short

;s Guide. If a ninth creature tries to attune to the mythallar, nothing happens. All creatures attuned to the Ythryn mythallar can sense when the device is being used. A creature attuned to the device

Young Solar Dragon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

creature in the sphere must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10);{"diceNotation":"8d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Photonic Breath","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant

batter the offending ships to flinders. Solar dragons are territorial carnivores, and they behave accordingly. A young solar dragon might lay claim to an asteroid belt, where food is relatively

Fensir Devourer

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Death Curse. When the fensir starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate, it releases a curse on those around it. Each creature within 30 feet of the fensir when it dies must

succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving throw or be cursed for the next 24 hours. While cursed in this way, an affected creature gains no benefit from finishing a short or long rest. At the end of every hour

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

that, avoiding offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife

despite the rise and fall of empires. Many halflings live among other races, where the halflings’ hard work and loyal outlook offer them abundant rewards and creature comforts. Some halfling

Solar Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

creature in the sphere must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Photonic Breath","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage

batter the offending ships to flinders. Solar dragons are territorial carnivores, and they behave accordingly. A young solar dragon might lay claim to an asteroid belt, where food is relatively plentiful

Adult Solar Dragon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

180 feet of itself, then blossoms into a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on that point. Each creature in the sphere must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw, taking 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10

, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of

Yakfolk Warrior

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

), water (drowning), or air (throwing the victims off a great height). Sacrifices ensure the Forgotten God’s benevolence. The Forgotten God enabled the yakfolk to enslave dao for a time. It is

weapon is its ability to magically crawl under another creature’s skin, control its body, and suppress its mind. The yakfolk use this ability to spy on enemies, rob them, murder their leaders, and kidnap their young.

Yakfolk Priest

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

(immolation), earth (live burial), water (drowning), or air (throwing the victims off a great height). Sacrifices ensure the Forgotten God’s benevolence. The Forgotten God enabled the yakfolk to

’s most frightening weapon is its ability to magically crawl under another creature’s skin, control its body, and suppress its mind. The yakfolk use this ability to spy on enemies, rob them, murder their leaders, and kidnap their young.

Ancient Solar Dragon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

240 feet of itself, then blossoms into a 40-foot-radius sphere centered on that point. Each creature in the sphere must make a DC 23 Constitution saving throw, taking 66 (12d10);{"diceNotation

, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Infernal Despair. Each creature within 30 feet of Hutijin that isn’t a devil makes saving throws with disadvantage. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Hutijin fails a saving throw, he can choose

. Each creature within 30 feet of him that isn’t a devil must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of him for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

", "rollAction":"Nightmare Breath"}. The dragon exhales a cloud of spores in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (4d10

creature takes half as much damage with no additional effects. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Making their lairs

Zargon the Returner

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d8+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Barbed Tentacle", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature

, it has the grappled condition (escape DC 20), and Zargon can pull the creature up to 20 feet straight toward itself. Zargon has six tentacles, each of which can grapple one creature. Zargon can move

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

cloud of spores in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage

", "rollAction":"Nightmare Breath", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage, and it is frightened of the dragon for 1 minute. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage with no additional

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Breath"}. The dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 23 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature

successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated. Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tail", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone

. Change Shape. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0

Travel between Systems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

Travel between Systems A creature or ship that wants to travel from one Wildspace system to another must cross the Astral Sea unless it has some other magical means of traveling from one world in the

a course from one Wildspace system to another. Fortunately for travelers, the nature of the Astral Sea makes such journeys relatively easy, as discussed in the next section.

Lacedon Ghoul

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Lacedon Ghoul Lacedons are loose-skinned, aquatic ghouls. They often arise from the corpses of greedy pirates, those who starved on deserted islands, or scoundrels who met their end by drowning

the target’s Speed decreases by 5 feet until the start of the ghoul’s next turn. Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) Slashing damage. If the target is a creature that isn’t an

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tail", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 17 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Change Shape

. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points

16. Spectral Bridge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

16. Spectral Bridge A 120-foot-long, 10-foot-wide bridge of wispy magical energy spans the lava-filled chasm, connecting areas 9 and 17. This bridge provides a relatively safe means of crossing the

. Normally, it is solid and safe to walk on — but any section of the bridge within 10 feet of a magic item becomes insubstantial. A creature or object passes through an insubstantial section of the

Kelpie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 12). Drowning Hypnosis. The kelpie

feet. It doesn’t avoid opportunity attacks. Before moving into damaging terrain, such as lava or a pit, and whenever it takes damage from a source other than the kelpie or drowning, the target can

3. The Boneyard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

obvious that wasn’t the source of their demise. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Medicine) check allows a character to recognize that these sailors died by drowning. Development When he arrived, Gar

relative seclusion.” Gar’s intent, of course, is to use the blood from the young creature in a much larger ritual, to animate what will certainly be a terrifying army of undead to assault the coastline

Zargon the Returner

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

into amorphous servants. No one knows Zargon’s true origin. The creature was one of the first inhabitants of the Nine Hells, predating even the arrival of Asmodeus, the plane’s foremost ruler. Long

accidentally dug through to the Returner’s prison. Zargon emerged, devouring many of the city’s inhabitants and drowning many more in its slime. The city soon fell. Those who survived Zargon’s rampage

Threats by Air

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

upend the rowboat. Manticores (one per two characters, excluding sidekicks) follow from their perches in the cliff face. Talos is Angry The water and air, which have been relatively peaceful until now

water find the rough waves treacherous. Creatures without a swim speed must succeed on a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check to take an action without going under. On a failed check, or if the creature

V4: Ysgardian Wildfire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

V4: Ysgardian Wildfire Following the river toward its source is relatively easy—until you find the valley blocked by a raging wildfire. The forest grew close to the water here, and blazing trees have

the fire instead. For every hour a creature spends in the air above the wildfire, it makes a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature gains 1 Exhaustion level from exposure to

Astral Plane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

perhaps a little more solid than air, but instead of gagging or drowning on the stuff she seemed perfectly acclimated to it. An electric thrill raced through her limbs as she found herself mesmerized by

, though, a creature’s walking speed (in feet) is equal to 3 × its Intelligence score. The smarter a creature is, the easier it can control its movement by act of will.

Summarizing Travel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the usual chance of the encounter being a terrain encounter, a creature encounter, or both (as described under “Random Encounters”). For example, if roll a result of 4, you would tell the players

piercers, and you can do the same. This additional storytelling aspect adds color and background to the journey while keeping the pace relatively brisk.

The Sky

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

The Sky Flying characters can move from one place to another in a relatively straight line, ignoring terrain and monsters that can’t fly or that lack ranged attacks. Flying by spell or magic item

works the same as travel on foot, as described in the Player’s Handbook. A creature that serves as a flying mount must rest 1 hour for every 3 hours it flies, and it can’t fly for more than 9 hours per

Scorpion Ship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

ship’s two claws are relatively inefficient in combat, but a claw that grabs a creature can quickly take it out of action. Scorpion Ship Summary Armor Class: 19 (metal) Cargo: 12 tons Hit Points: 250

. Hit: 11 (2d10) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it is also grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the creature takes 11 (2d10) bludgeoning damage at the

Incubus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

. 2 Being chased through the wilderness. 3 Being devoured by animals or monsters. 4 Falling, drowning, or suffocating. 5 A ruinous public embarrassment. 6 A shadowy intruder

, Hypnotic Pattern Bonus Actions Nightmare (Recharge 6). Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature the incubus can see within 60 feet. Failure: If the target has 20 Hit Points or fewer, it has the

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