before blades during cold revived

Glaive

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Heatsink. When Glaive takes cold damage, her Overdrive immediately recharges. Pack Tactics. Glaive has advantage on attack rolls if at least one ally is within 5 feet of the creature she’s

", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Self-Preservation"}.Since the Mournland’s earliest days, Glaive has wielded her namesake weapon in service to the Lord of Blades’ bloody conquest of the

Aurumach Rilmani

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

planes. Only when planar balance is under threat of total collapse do these elusive, gold-skinned beings leave the Outlands, manifesting gleaming blades to destroy those that threaten multiversal

overexerts itself on the Concordant Opposition. Rilmani are bipedal, with bodies of living metal that ranges in appearance from cold iron to brilliant gold. Most have smooth faces with few features, and

Narzugon Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Hellfire Lance"} hours. If the creature isn't revived before then, only a wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature's

Terrifying Command for 24 hours. Healing (1/Day). The narzugon, or one creature it touches, regains up to 100 hit points.Fire, PoisonAcid, Cold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Nightwalker Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

to this aura. Life Eater. A creature reduced to 0 hit points from damage dealt by the nightwalker dies and can't be revived by any means short of a wish spell.Multiattack. The nightwalker uses

hours.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Narzugon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creature isn’t revived before then, only a wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body can restore it to life. Constructs and devils are immune

mount. These steeds are bound by infernal tack and must respond to the summons and commands of the spurs’ wearer.Fire, PoisonAcid, Cold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Nightwalker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

be revived except by a wish spell. Unusual Nature. The nightwalker doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The nightwalker makes two Enervating Focus attacks, one of which can be

engage with the world, though; nightwalkers exist to make life extinct, and they prioritize anything associated with the trapped creature for destruction.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Morningstar","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ice Morningstar","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Ice Dart. Ranged Weapon

Dart","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ice Dart","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Cone of Cold (Recharges after a

Duergar Soulblade

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

invisible with it.Soulblades are duergar combatants whose mastery of psionics allows them to manifest blades of psychic energy to slice apart their foes. Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep

as cold and bare of ornamentation to the point of austerity, duergar see them as honoring the materials used and honest about their purpose.PoisonEnlarge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1

Scion of Stronmaus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Hailstone", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 26

elemental might like few other forces in the multiverse can muster: blades of lightning, boulder-sized hailstones, and a storm of churning elements. Regional Effects The region surrounding a scion

Cradle of the Storm Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

":"Spit Hailstone", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition. Lightning Barrage (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6

from harm it might cause. If the scion is threatened, it unleashes elemental might like few other forces in the multiverse can muster: blades of lightning, boulder-sized hailstones, and a storm of

Moonblade Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, some blades have faded from the world, their magic lost as family lines have become extinct. Other blades have vanished with their bearers during great quests. Thus, only a few of these weapons remain

type (such as dragon, fiend, or undead) with the moonblade, the target takes an extra 1d6 damage of one of these types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. 95–96 You can use a bonus

Gar Shatterkeel (Noncore)

Monsters Locathah Rising

), and doesn’t require Gar to maintain concentration. Gar Shatterkeel and any creatures he designates are immune to this effect. Up to five corpses that Gar can see within 60 feet rise up as drowned blade;drowned blades and attack anyone Gar directs them to on his turn. Cold

Blackiron Blades

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Blackiron Blades Smithy and outfitter This combination shop and smithy stands just north of the main square. Garn the Hammer (lawful good shield dwarf commoner) manufactures the cheapest blades in

Ten-Towns, while his sister Elza (lawful good shield dwarf commoner) sells adventuring supplies—including rations, cold weather gear, ice picks, and snowshoes—to fortune-seekers. Most of the veteran

Lord of Blades' Strike Squad

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Lord of Blades’ Strike Squad While the characters explore Landro, they’re pursued by a warforged named Glaive (see the accompanying stat block). Glaive is a high-ranking commander loyal to the Lord

of Blades. She has orders to find a ruined colossus suitable to transform into an outpost for the blades, and Landro fits this description perfectly. When she becomes aware of the party’s presence in

T6. Guard Tower Rooftop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

T6. Guard Tower Rooftop Ten-foot-tall, gold-plated statues stand atop the battlements, facing outward. Each one depicts a female human knight holding a lance. The cold wind stirs the snow, under

. The skeletons are the remains of four guards who held this post long ago. Characters who search the remains find tattered bits of cloth, broken longbows and arrows, rusted blades in ruined sheaths

4. Kobolds' Den

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold. The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but

most are tossing knucklebones, sharpening blades, sewing clothing, carving whalebone, or picking on each other. See “Random Encounters” (above) for guidelines on how the kobolds respond to intruders

Maurezhi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Deception +5 Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned

rest. The target dies if this reduces its Charisma to 0. It rises 24 hours later as a ghoul, unless it has been revived or its corpse has been destroyed. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach

4. Kobolds' Den

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold. The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but

most are tossing knucklebones, sharpening blades, sewing clothing, carving whalebone, or picking on each other. See “Random Encounters” (earlier in the chapter) for guidelines on how the kobolds

Maurezhi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

) Skills Deception +5 Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities charmed

short or long rest. The target dies if this reduces its Charisma to 0. It rises 24 hours later as a ghoul (see the Monster Manual), unless it has been revived or its corpse has been destroyed. Claw

Blue Slaad

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

Blue Slaad Almost as numerous as red slaadi, blue slaadi are muscular brutes with vicious blades extending from the backs of their claws. These claws carry a magical curse called chaos phage, which

18 +4 +4 Ability Score Mod Save Int 7 −2 −2 Wis 7 −2 −2 Cha 9 −1 −1 Skills Perception +1 Resistances Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder Senses Darkvision

Adventure Synopsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

come to the Stone Tooth in search of a reputed cache of Durgeddin’s superior blades and find the stronghold inhabited by dangerous monsters. The complex consists of the following five sections: The

most dangerous denizen of the caverns under the Stone Tooth lairs in the cold, still waters of the Black Lake. Nightscale, a young black dragon, discovered a passage into the lake through an

Marilith

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

Marilith Demon of Cruelty and Viciousness Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Armaments Mariliths are six-armed, serpentlike demons that wield lethal, Abyss-forged blades. With these cursed weapons

Wis 16 +3 +8 Cha 20 +5 +10 Skills Perception +8 Resistances Cold, Fire, Lightning Immunities Poison; Poisoned Senses Truesight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 18 Languages

Narzugon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

acid, cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered Damage Immunities fire, poison Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned Senses darkvision

Styx as a lemure in Avernus in 1d4 hours. If the creature isn’t revived before then, only a wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body can restore it

9. Ice Spider Tunnels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

crawling out of the darkness and attack. Use the giant spider statistics, with the following changes: Ice spiders have resistance to cold damage. While restrained in an ice spider’s web, a creature takes 1

cold damage at the start of each of its turns. The web lacks immunity to bludgeoning damage. 9A. Larder This natural cave has a 30-foot-high ceiling supported by five rocky columns. The floor is flat

Barghest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Deception +4, Intimidation +4, Perception +5, Stealth +4 Damage Resistances cold, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities acid, poison Condition

the barghest for 24 hours, after which time it is digested and the person is incapable of being revived. If the barghest dies before the soul is digested, the soul is released. While a soul is trapped

Nightwalker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

) DEX 19(+4) CON 24(+7) INT 6(-2) WIS 9(-1) CHA 8(-1) Saving Throws Con +13 Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and

reduced to 0 hit points from damage dealt by the nightwalker dies and can’t be revived by any means short of a wish spell. Actions Multiattack. The nightwalker uses Enervating Focus twice, or it

Chain Devil (Kyton)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

inanimate chains nearby, which sprout hooks, blades, and spikes to eviscerate enemies. Chain devils act as sadistic jailers and torturers in the infernal realms, relishing pain and living to inflict it on

14 (+2) Saving Throws Con +7, Wis +4, Cha +5 Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered Damage Immunities fire, poison Condition

Grim Champion of Desolation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned, stunned

., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage plus 33 (6d10) cold damage, and the champion regains 10 hit points. Hollow Void. The champion summons a hungering rift around a creature it can see within

Nightwalker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities necrotic, poison Condition Immunities exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed

hit points by the nightwalker and can’t be revived except by a wish spell. Unusual Nature. The nightwalker doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Actions Multiattack. The nightwalker makes

Moonblade

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

is a moonblade. In ancient times, nearly all elven noble houses claimed one such blade. Over the centuries, some blades have faded from the world, their magic lost as family lines have become extinct

. Other blades have vanished with their bearers during great quests. Thus, only a few of these weapons remain. A moonblade passes down from parent to child. The sword chooses its bearer and remains

Grim Champion of Bloodshed

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

(+5) Saving Throws Str +12, Dex +7, Con +10 Skills Athletics +12, Intimidation +11, Perception +9 Damage Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks

) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) fire damage. Blade Storm (Recharge 5–6). The champion conjures a churning storm of spectral blades that fills a 20-foot cube centered on a point it can see within 120

Frost Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Athletics +9, Perception +3 Damage Immunities cold Senses passive Perception 13 Languages Giant Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Actions Multiattack. The giant makes two greataxe attacks. Greataxe. Melee

sword blades to wooden hafts to make giant-sized spears. The greatest battle trophies come from conquered dragons, and the greatest frost giant jarls wear armor of dragon scales or wield picks and mauls made of a dragon’s teeth or claws.

Narzugon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

) CHA 19 (+4) Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +8, Cha +9 Skills Perception +12 Damage Resistances acid, cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered

rises from the River Styx as a lemure (see the Monster Manual) in Avernus in 1d4 hours. If the creature isn’t revived before then, only a wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on

Narzugon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Resistances acid, cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered Damage Immunities fire, poison Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned Senses

River Styx as a lemure in Avernus in 1d4 hours. If the creature isn’t revived before then, only a wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body can

Auril the Frostmaiden

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Auril the Frostmaiden Auril the Frostmaiden is a neutral evil lesser god of cold indifference who embodies winter’s cruelty. (For information on what defines a lesser god, see the “Divine Rank

Auril’s frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner

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