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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
Animate Objects
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
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+5 to hit, 2d6 + 1 damage
Large
50
10
14
10
+6 to hit, 2d10 + 2 damage
Huge
80
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+8 to hit, 2d12 + 4 damage
An animated object is a construct with AC, hit points
speed is 0. It has blindsight with a radius of 30 feet and is blind beyond that distance. When the animated object drops to 0 hit points, it reverts to its original object form, and any remaining
Warforged
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
as a new species. Warforged are made from wood and metal, but they can feel pain and emotion. Built as weapons, they must now find a purpose beyond war. A warforged can be a steadfast ally, a cold
-hearted killer, or a visionary in search of meaning.
Living Steel and Stone
Warforged are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. Root-like cords infused with alchemical fluids serve as
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Underdark and beyond.
Like other dwarves, duergar typically have a life span of 350 years.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a
creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves
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
Chult, where he also met his wife, Alisanda. The ring halts its wearer’s natural aging and has allowed Artus to survive well beyond his natural lifespan. The ring also defies magical attempts to
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
blossom into hard feelings, loud arguments, and head-butting contests, but they rarely escalate beyond that.
Creating Your Character
When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your
game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Homunculus Shaping a mixture of clay, ash, mandrake root, and blood, one can channel rare ritual magic to create a faithful, squirrel-sized companion. A homunculus is a construct that acts as an
construct senses is known to its master, even over great distances, provided both are on the same plane. Functioning as a spy, a scout, an emissary, or a messenger, a homunculus is an invaluable servant for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
)
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 10
Languages understands Common and Druidic but doesn’t speak
Challenge 7
Multiattack. The blight makes one Branch attack and one Grasping Root attack.
Branch. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Grasping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Create Homunculus 6th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (clay, ash, and mandrake root, all of which the spell consumes, and a jewel-encrusted dagger worth at
drip your blood on the spell’s other components and touch them, transforming them into a special construct called a homunculus. The statistics of the homunculus are in the Monster Manual. It is your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
rocker is thick with moss. A rictus grin is painted on its face. Near a protruding root is a painted wooden box three feet on a side. A crank protrudes from one side of it, causing it to resemble an
correctly intuits that a horn once protruded from this depression. The rocking horse used to be a unicorn named Elidon until the hags of the Hourglass Coven turned it into an obedient Construct. If a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Living Steel and Stone Warforged are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. Root-like cords infused with alchemical fluids serve as their muscles, wrapped around a framework of steel
ridge. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was designed. Although they were manufactured, warforged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 10
Languages understands Common and Druidic but doesn’t speak
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
False Appearance. If the blight is
) check to discern that the blight is animate.
Siege Monster. The blight deals double damage to objects and structures.
Actions
Multiattack. The blight makes one Branch attack and one Grasping Root
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Chapter 4: Destruction’s Light Xardorok Sunblight’s merciless construct slices through Ten-Towns with its radiant beam. Ten-Towns won’t survive the attack of Xardorok’s dragon without the characters
chasing after the dragon, they have a good chance of catching up to it before too many Ten-Towns settlements are lost. The point of this chapter, beyond pitting the characters against a formidable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
11. Smithy Characters who listen at the doors to this room hear loud hammering from beyond. The 30-foot-high room is warm and contains the following features: Fire Giant. In the middle of the room, a
once if a fight breaks out. Hrossk’s job is to recast hot iron into body parts for the giant construct in area 15. Without Hrossk, Emberosa lacks the metalsmithing skills needed to finish work on Mecha
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
02
Balance*
03
Beast
04
Book
05
Bridge
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Campfire
07
Cavern
08
Celestial
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Comet*
10
Construct
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Corpse
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Crossroads
13
, while leaving your hands free.
Celestial. You sprout a pair of softly luminescent, feathered wings from your back and gain a flying speed of 30 feet.
Construct. A homunculus appears in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Living Steel and Stone Warforged are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. Root-like cords infused with alchemical fluids serve as their muscles, wrapped around a framework of steel
brow ridge. A sigil is engraved into the center of the forehead; this is unique to each warforged. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Twig Blight Twig blights can root in soil, which they do when living prey are scarce. While rooted, they resemble woody shrubs. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s
)
WIS
8 (−1)
CHA
3 (−4)
Skills Stealth +3
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Violet Fungus Violet fungi are giant purplish mushrooms that use root-like feelers to creep across cavern floors. They use the four stalks protruding from their central mass to lash out at prey
1 (−5)
WIS
3 (−4)
CHA
1 (−5)
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened, frightened
Senses blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 6
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
blinded, deafened, exhaustion
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Lightning Absorption. Whenever the shambling mound is
shambling mound to seek out new sources of food.
The Weed that Walks. The instinct that drives a shambling mound is its central root-stem, buried somewhere inside its ponderous form. The rest of a
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
claims the stone without getting bitten. On a failed save, the creature is bitten for 10 (3d6) piercing damage and fails to obtain the gem. Baba Lysaga’s Creeping Hut
Gargantuan construct
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ancestors. They dispatch hunting parties to the Material Plane to root out and slaughter illithids wherever they can find them. After centuries of hunting, they have grown very skilled at it. Every mind
suitable spot, its followers construct a new lair while it transforms into an elder brain. Although a creature as arrogant and ambitious as an elder brain might resent an ulitharid’s rise, it understands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
gold and iron lay just beyond where the clan had explored. The next strike of a pick, they said, could reveal wealth beyond imagining. This obsession took root and spread throughout the clan. Soon, all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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
, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Cold Absorption. Whenever the golem is subjected to cold damage, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Rare suits of animated armor are able to carry on an actual conversation. Animated Armor
Medium construct, unaligned
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 25 ft
, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Antimagic Susceptibility
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, maces, spears, and even self-loading crossbows are also known to exist in animated object form. Flying Sword
Small construct, unaligned
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 17 (5d6)
Speed 0
, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 7
Languages —
Challenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
common structures of the domain and the magic that helped create them is clearly beyond the reach of mere mortals to create or destroy. Dark Fantasy Adventure Sites d8 Adventure Site
1 An
fractured mind-scape of a powerful but dormant sentient weapon
6 A massive construct-cathedral built to exact the ultimate expression of faith and sacrifice
7 A palace where the nonhumanoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Nature. An animated table doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Animated Table Large construct, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 39 (6d10 + 6)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
18 (+4
, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Antimagic Susceptibility. The table is incapacitated while in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
grinder’s arms tear through millennia-old bedrock with ease, leading some Lorehold mages to fear that the grinders destroy more history than they unearth. Ruin Grinder
Large Construct, Unaligned
Armor
1 (−5)
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 10
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
feet and is blind beyond this distance. It can’t be blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, or poisoned, and it can’t right itself if knocked prone. As an action, it can fire a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
construct, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 4 (1d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
2(−4)
DEX
10(+0)
CON
11(+0)
INT
1(−5)
WIS
10(+0)
CHA
1(−5)
Skills Perception
+2, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, unconscious
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
-Powered Constructs. A scarecrow is animated by the bound spirit of a slain evil creature, granting it purpose and mobility. It is this uncanny presence from beyond death that allows a scarecrow to
last commands, seeks revenge for its creator’s death, or destroys itself. Construct Nature. A scarecrow doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Scarecrow
Medium construct, chaotic evil
Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Helmed Horror This construct possesses intelligence, the ability to reason and adjust its tactics, and an unswerving devotion to its maker that persists even after its maker’s demise. Resembling an
, or otherwise take active measures to improve its defensive position. Constructed Nature. A helmed horror doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Helmed Horror
Medium construct, neutral
Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing
Damage Immunities lightning
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened, exhaustion
Senses blindsight 120 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception
Discharge.
Unusual Nature. The yggdrasti doesn’t require air or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The yggdrasti makes two Root attacks and uses Lightning Discharge (if available).
Root. Melee Weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-Towns in search of a rare crystal known as chardalyn. With it, they’re building a mighty construct that will lay waste to Ten-Towns if nothing is done to stop it.
“Our militia captured one of the
validate the information that the speaker has already imparted. The speaker has little to offer the characters as recompense beyond hospitality and friendship. If the characters insist on a more tangible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
, deafened
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 9
Languages understands Common but can’t speak
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3
can root in soil and resemble woody shrubs while rooted. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and






