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The Book of Many Things
Dream Breath. Once troublemakers come to, Pazrodine politely but firmly asks them to leave the market. Those who object are flown out in her clutches.
If anyone comes to visit Pazrodine at her
;s challenge rating is 22 (41,000 XP) when she’s encountered in Seelie Market.
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties) while in her lair, Pazrodine can take one of the following lair
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
must be modeled after a beast with a challenge rating of 2 or less. The ice creature has the same statistics as the beast it models, with the following changes: the creature is a construct with
idea where the city is. However, he has a powerful artifact in his possession and a good heart. If the characters explain why they’ve come to Chult, Artus puts aside his personal quest and
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say, but most obsess over secrets and obscene lore regarding
hovering at death’s door.
The challenge rating of a baernaloth is 18 (20,000 XP) when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace
blinds and secret passages throughout their lairs, allowing them to move easily—and potentially unnoticed.
The challenge rating of a legendary crystal dragon increases by 1 when it’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to
areas for their hoards. They use their burrowing ability to dig blinds and secret passages throughout their lairs, allowing them to move easily—and potentially unnoticed.
The challenge rating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. If your monster uses different attack bonuses or save DCs, use the ones that will come up the most often. Average Challenge Rating. The monster’s final challenge rating is the average of its defensive
Creating Quick Monster Stats If all you need are simple stats for a monster of a particular challenge rating, follow the steps here. If you want to create something more akin to the monster stat
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
stone to come and go.
The challenge rating of a legendary sapphire dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hit points do not decrease thanks to its Regeneration trait. If the characters come to the troglodytes’ aid, the fearful troglodytes disengage from combat on their next turn, flee through the secret
makes an additional three claw attacks as part of its Multiattack action. In its wounded state, the troll has a challenge rating of 6 (2,300 XP). If it regains all its hit points, its challenge rating becomes 8 (3,900 XP).
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
things up, insisting that visitors come to the Border Ethereal for a meeting or sleeping in the middle of a heavily trafficked forest on the Material Plane.
Moonstone dragons navigate their
Plane, and the Ethereal Plane.
The challenge rating of a legendary moonstone dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
storage. Occasionally, though, a whimsical moonstone dragon delights in shaking things up, insisting that visitors come to the Border Ethereal for a meeting or sleeping in the middle of a heavily
magic portals, often splitting their time between the Feywild, the Material Plane, and the Ethereal Plane.
The challenge rating of a legendary moonstone dragon increases by 1 when it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, you can come up with different options for building the encounter. Multiple Monsters: 1st–5th Level Character Level — — — — — — — — Challenge Rating — — — — — — — — 1/8 1/4 1/2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 1:2
more of an art than a science. In addition to assessing monsters by challenge rating, it’s important to look at how certain monsters might stack up against your group. Hit points, attacks, and saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
distinct and real, even if they differ from your own. Before creating a character, ask your DM and the rest of the group the aforementioned questions, along with any others that come to mind. Chapter
4 encourages DMs to facilitate pregame discussions to make sure the entire group agrees on content, boundaries, and tools to keep the terror fun. Think of this as establishing a film-like rating and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Monsters Power-hungry humanoids see Elemental Evil as a principle deserving of worship and form cults around the destructive magic Elemental Evil offers. Evil creatures that come from the elemental
Challenge Rating Monster Challenge Howling Hatred initiate 1/8 Crushing Wave reaver 1/2 Sacred Stone monk 1/2 Feathergale knight 1 Crushing Wave priest 2 Black Earth guard 2 Eternal Flame guardian 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
2,400 4,900 7,300 10,900 20th 2,800 5,700 8,500 12,700 CHALLENGE RATING
When putting together an encounter or adventure, especially at lower levels, exercise caution when using monsters whose
challenge rating is higher than the party’s average level. Such a creature might deal enough damage with a single action to take out adventurers of a lower level. For example, an ogre has a challenge rating
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
Topaz dragons often come into conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw
their homes. They keep the interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry.
The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
; the adjusted value’s only purpose is to help you accurately assess the encounter’s difficulty.
When making this calculation, don’t count any monsters whose challenge rating is significantly below
the average challenge rating of the other monsters in the group unless you think the weak monsters significantly contribute to the difficulty of the encounter.
Number of Monsters Multiplier
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
features:
Lava Tubes. When the volcano is quiet, the dragon uses the lava tubes to come and go from the lair.
Great Hall. The emerald dragon resides in a grand rectangular hall near the center of the
, often using illusion magic and subtle construction around the natural features of their lairs to conceal their central hoard chambers from mundane and magical sight.
The challenge rating of a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
come into conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and
interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry.
The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
had subsided, the dragon moved in.
The lair has the following features:
Lava Tubes. When the volcano is quiet, the dragon uses the lava tubes to come and go from the lair.
Great Hall. The emerald
from mundane and magical sight.
The challenge rating of a legendary emerald dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
other unseen by intruders. The most secure lairs might feature no accessible entrances or exits at all, with the dragon relying on tunneling or shaping stone to come and go.
The challenge rating of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
know its cantrips. In its current condition, the lich has a challenge rating of 10 (5,900 XP). A greater restoration spell restores the lich’s memory and all of its spells. Another casting of the spell
have come seeking knowledge and power. If it is inclined to help them, it tells them how the amber sarcophagi work (as explained in the “Amber Sarcophagi” sidebar). The lich has no alliance with or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd and his thirst for vengeance that those feelings fueled the spirits of many of his fellow knights—including Godfrey—to come back as revenants as well. Vladimir continued to wage the hopeless
) slashing damage on a hit. Against Strahd, Vladimir deals an extra 14 (4d6) slashing damage with the weapon. Vladimir has a challenge rating of 7 (2,900 XP). Vladimir Horngaard’s Traits Ideal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
from one end to the other unseen by intruders. The most secure lairs might feature no accessible entrances or exits at all, with the dragon relying on tunneling or shaping stone to come and go. The
challenge rating of a legendary sapphire dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can take one of the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the difficulty of such an encounter, consider the carnival to be one additional creature of challenge rating 3. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the carnival takes a lair
The carnival exerts a powerful influence over those who come close to the festivities: When a creature that is outside the carnival sees or hears it, the creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
one is the ancient. He is one of us!”
She kneels before Javor, and her fellows follow her lead. “We come to see you avenged, ancient one,” she says.
Javor nods with grim approval. He says, “You
. She has a challenge rating of 3. Padraich wields a maul that deals 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage on a hit. The two berserkers ride warhorses. Anyone native to the area knows Uthgardt of the Elk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
good for one hit only, whether the poison takes effect or not. She has a challenge rating of 5 (1,800 XP). Bregan D’aerthe Spy See “Duthcloim” for more information. Drow Foot Patrol This patrol
answers arouse suspicion or come across as insolent, the drow attack. Slave Abuse The characters see a drow noble flogging one of a handful of slaves (commoners of any race) while 1d4 bugbear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Lulu the Hollyphant Lulu is a hollyphant (see Appendix C for her stat block) who has lost most of her memories, as well as her Innate Spellcasting trait. (This has no effect on her challenge rating
things long forgotten. For the remainder of the adventure, Lulu can regain lost memories whenever you wish. Ideally, these memories come back to her one at a time at moments when her friendship with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
masterminds that harvest entire races for their own twisted ends. Four tentacles snake from their octopus-like heads, flexing in hungry anticipation when sentient creatures come near. In eons past, illithids
peers and usually shunned. A mind flayer arcanist has a challenge rating of 8 (3,900 XP) and the following trait.
Spellcasting. The mind flayer is a 10th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
easternmost tunnel branch opens into the back wall of a giant dormitory (area 8). Tunnel Intersections. The first time one or more party members reach a tunnel intersection, four ice spiders come
ice spider queen, a giant spider with the following changes: It has 44 hit points and a challenge rating of 2 (450 XP). It has resistance to cold damage. Any creature that starts its turn within 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Treat them as giant wolf spiders with a challenge rating of 1/2 (100 XP), resistance to cold, fire, and lightning damage, and immunity to poison damage. They are also immune to the poisoned condition
, the two have likely undergone their wererat transformation at least once. When the decision is made to go to Blingdenstone, the twins might come clean about leaving home because of their curse, or they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
good heart. If the characters explain why they’ve come to Chult, Artus puts aside his personal quest and offers to help them find Omu and destroy the Soulmonger. The first time a situation forces Artus
-foot cube, and has the density and durability of metal or stone (Artus’s choice). The ice creature must be modeled after a beast with a challenge rating of 2 or less. The ice creature has the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a first encounter with the adventurers in order to come back and plague them again. What follows are some tactics to make sure that even the most resourceful characters can’t dispose of your villain
villain and improve its challenge rating to make it relevant to the higher-level characters. NPC Stat Blocks. Some of the stat blocks in the Monster Manual can reflect the same character at different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
characteristics to a group leader can make for a fun play experience. Adventuring. Characters can adventure with up to one skilled hireling at a time. An NPC with a challenge rating of roughly half the
hireling cost of 2 gp per day). Hiring crew can become a cooperative roleplaying activity. Potential crew might hear of Acquisitions Incorporated or the party’s exploits and come to interview with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
influence can manifest. You can add regional effects to make a particular dragon’s lair feel unique and wondrous. Adding regional effects to a dragon’s lair has no effect on the dragon’s challenge rating
their lairs, green dragons can’t be tracked near their lairs, brass dragons are aware of creatures that come near water in their territory, and gem dragons can use clairvoyance to observe particular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
griffons circle above you, shrieking at your approach. They descend until they’re a few hundred feet away but come no closer.
At the end of the entranceway is a ten-foot-tall barricade made of wood and
clouds. Sitting on the edge of this opening is a goliath who is talking gently to a griffon youngling that leans against her.
“Come no closer,” warns the goliath. “This youngling is afraid to fly