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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
or worn take 35 (10d6);{"diceNotation":"10d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Trumpet of Blasting","rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage.
Trumpet of Sparkles. Creatures in the cone must make a
creatures or objects within it, even if the spell is cast using a higher level spell slot. Such a spell can target creatures and objects within the barrier, but the spell has no effect on them. Similarly
Monsters
The Tortle Package
geonid can’t see and relies on its tremorsense to detect other creatures nearby.
Dark Lairs. Geonids live in natural tunnels and caves. They feed primarily on lizards, rats, slugs, and other
. The geonid touches a stone object or surface and knows what types of creatures have been within 10 feet of that stone in the past 24 hours. The geonid can also determine the number of creatures of
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, the result is a gnome squidling—a deformed mind flayer with weak, spindly limbs and oversized tentacles. It relies on levitation to keep its body aloft and uses its tentacles like legs, to
propel it along whatever surface it’s floating above. Most mind flayers destroy squidlings on sight, so it’s rare to see one or more of these creatures.
Squidlings eat brains for sustenance, just like other mind flayers do, and they don’t care where the brains come from.
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shortsword", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage.
Disorienting Words. Edgin magically taunts up to three creatures he can see within
relies on charisma first—rather than magic or muscle—to escape trouble. Once a member of the Harpers, a spy organization dedicated to protecting Faerûn’s common folk, Edgin has
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. When the vortex enters a creature’s space for the first time on a turn, the creature must make the same saving throw as when the vortex first appeared. Creatures restrained by the vortex move
Nafas can see ends its turn, Nafas exhales forceful winds in a 30-foot cone. Large or smaller creatures in that area must succeed on a DC 22 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 15 feet away from him
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Boiling Aura","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Being underwater doesn't grant resistance against this damage.Dragon turtles are mighty creatures whose inherent
the surrounding water—and any creatures in it. And even if an enemy wears down the dragon turtle’s defenses, magical storms manifest to shield the dragon turtle and strike at foes
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
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Beast Masters and Slave Drivers
Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Horn of Blasting Wondrous item, rare You can use an action to speak the horn’s command word and then blow the horn, which emits a thunderous blast in a 30-foot cone that is audible 600 feet away
much damage and isn’t deafened. Creatures and objects made of glass or crystal have disadvantage on the saving throw and take 10d6 thunder damage instead of 5d6. Each use of the horn’s magic has a 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Actions This part of the stat block specifies what the ship can do on its turn, using its special actions rather than the actions used by creatures. It even relies on its actions to move; it doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
DC 17) while you are scrying with the crystal ball, targeting creatures you can see within 30 feet of the spell’s sensor. You don’t need to concentrate on this detect thoughts to maintain it during
its duration, but it ends if scrying ends. Crystal Ball of Telepathy. While scrying with the crystal ball, you can communicate telepathically with creatures you can see within 30 feet of the spell’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Horn of Blasting Wondrous item, rare You can use an action to speak the horn’s command word and then blow the horn, which emits a thunderous blast in a 30-foot cone that is audible 600 feet away
much damage and isn’t deafened. Creatures and objects made of glass or crystal have disadvantage on the saving throw and take 10d6 thunder damage instead of 5d6. Each use of the horn’s magic has a 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
check that relies on hearing. Most of the plane’s inhabitants are creatures that were banished to the plane with no hope of escape, and many of them have been driven mad by the incessant winds or forced
nonmagical open flames such as torches and campfires. It also makes conversation possible only by yelling, and even then, only to a maximum distance of 10 feet. Creatures have disadvantage on any ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
the bottom of its shell. A geonid can draw its limbs into its shell and close the opening. When it does so, the creature looks like a small boulder. In this state, the geonid can’t see and relies on
its tremorsense to detect other creatures nearby. Dark Lairs. Geonids live in natural tunnels and caves. They feed primarily on lizards, rats, slugs, and other vermin, as well as on cave lichen and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ability check that relies on hearing. Most of the plane’s inhabitants are creatures that were banished to the plane with no hope of escape, and the incessant winds have driven many to delirium and
extinguishes nonmagical open flames such as torches and campfires. It also makes conversation possible only by yelling, and even then only to a maximum distance of 10 feet. Creatures have disadvantage on any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
(commoner) creates incredible works of art whose subjects come to life and wreak havoc.
4 An archmage who controls lightning rises to power, blasting those who oppose her to smithereens.
5 A
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Keranos’s Monsters Keranos is associated with creatures that act as extensions of his volatile temper or his sudden, blinding insights. Adventures that bring characters into conflict with Keranos’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
intelligence, an initially friendly but ultimately evil supercomputer named Aphelion (see the “Artificial Antagonist” section). Weakened by time and the menagerie of hostile creatures aboard the ship—some
, the computer relies on the characters to clear the way. Once the characters deal with the behemoth, they must contend with Aphelion to safeguard the scientist from the supercomputer’s mechanical clutches.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
25. Scrying Pool Behind the secret door, water fills a carved stone font.
Withers uses this font to speak to creatures outside the tomb and contact his tomb guardian. A detect magic spell or
through it. The guardian relies on darkvision to see, so images in the pool are in black and white. The images fade and the scrying effect ends if no character gazes into the water. Unless one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Hollyphant Hollyphants are gentle, stalwart creatures native to the Upper Planes. Good-aligned deities and angels use them as messengers and helpers. Hollyphants treasure friendship and honesty. A
bear witness to an evil act without punishing the malefactor. Its pearlescent tusks are far from formidable, but it can unleash trumpet blasts from its trunk that can deafen creatures or engulf evildoers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
staircase, Nafas hears the wishes of creatures across the multiverse but cannot act on them. Moved by their stories but barred by circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living
provoked, the scope of his retribution is limited only by his imagination. Though the genie typically reserves the Wish spell for creatures he deems worthy of its gifts, he isn’t above leveraging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
and defeat the creatures inside. If they do so, they can claim the Demon Grinder for themselves. The Demon Grinder is driven by the warlord Raggadragga, a wereboar with 120 hit points. He leads the
he uses to fuel the Demon Grinder. He also carries a circlet of blasting, which he can don and use to make ranged attacks. The other members of the Goreguts Gang have no treasure. The warlords of Avernus conquer the hellish wastelands in infernal war machines powered by souls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
him from freely conferring such gifts to deserving recipients outside the staircase. Moved by the whims of yearning creatures on other planes but trapped within the Infinite Staircase, Nafas relies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
sustain all life in the multiverse. Clerics who tap into this domain are masters of healing, using that life force to cure many hurts. Existence itself relies on the positive energy associated with this
Holy Symbol and expend a use of your Channel Divinity to evoke healing energy that can restore a number of Hit Points equal to five times your Cleric level. Choose Bloodied creatures within 30 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
25. Creature Storage Halaster uses these chambers as a storage facility for creatures that he has captured and petrified. He restores them to flesh using the elven magic in area 25a. 25a. Caryatids
language only. It knows that the caryatids can restore petrified creatures to flesh, having seen them in action, and it has heard Halaster speak the command phrase to activate the caryatids. Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, halve them. Roll once on the Special Creatures table to see which special creature is part of the war band and in what numbers. The Shared Physical Trait and Notable Behavior or Tactics tables add some
Gnoll flesh gnawers 2d4 Warriors (common gnolls) 6d6 Hyenas 4d6 War Band Leadership d6 Leader Number Appearing Modifier 1 Flind Double 2–4 Gnoll pack lord None 5–6 None Halve Special Creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
Edgin Darvis Edgin Darvis has a talent for improvisation and strategy. He’s a musician and tale-teller who relies on charisma first—rather than magic or muscle—to escape trouble. Once a member of the
magically taunts up to three creatures he can see within 60 feet of himself. Each creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 10 (3d6) psychic damage and have disadvantage on the next
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon turtle can take one of the following lair actions; the dragon turtle can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row: Blasting Current
dragon turtle’s choice. On a success, the creature is moved 10 feet instead. Entangling Kelp. Strands of spectral kelp reach out to ensnare creatures in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
as my family’s ambassador to the court, and this sort of thing is second nature to me now.” This simple system relies heavily on players developing their characters’ histories. Don’t let it result in
creatures sneaking up. If a character has the Expertise feature, the player can apply its benefit to personality traits related to ability checks, instead of to skills or tools. If a character would gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of your turn. SWASHBUCKLERS AND TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING
The Swashbuckler relies on a good understanding of the D&D rules to realize its
; you don’t need advantage on your attack roll to use Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5 feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and you don’t have disadvantage on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
whips behind it. Opportunistic Predators. When hunting, cloakers glide through the shadows at a safe distance behind groups of other creatures traversing the Underdark. They follow parties of humanoids to
, enveloping and devouring their victims. While it feeds, a cloaker uses its swift, whiplike tail for defense, although it rarely takes a stand against dangerous foes or groups of creatures. As an added
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
evading creatures that rely on darkvision. While in darkness, you are invisible to any creature that relies on darkvision to see you in that darkness. Iron Mind By 7th level, you have honed your ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
The Elder Brain Mind flayers use telepathy to communicate with each other and with other creatures. Among their own kind, they form a network of minds. Each mind flayer is an individual node of the
elder brain and the rest of the illithids in the colony learn of it immediately. The colony relies on a collective memory, composed from the knowledge, experiences, and skills of all of its members
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
passengers or cargo, and has AC 11, hp 20, and damage threshold 0. Swimming Swimming in the Darklake is a poor choice given the number of dangerous creatures inhabiting it. Check for a creature
mount for a creature smaller than it. Water-breathing (or nonbreathing) creatures can swim underwater or even walk across the bottom of shallow sections of the Darklake, but need darkvision or a source
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
Wave Weapon (trident), legendary (requires attunement by a creature that worships a god of the sea) This trident is an exquisite weapon engraved with images of waves, shells, and sea creatures
the table below. Spell or Item Charges Lost Disintegrate 1d12 Horn of blasting 1d10 Passwall 1d6 Prismatic spray 1d20 Wall of fire 1d4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
revolutionary stance meant to upset the ordning. A mighty frost giant warrior, not content to rule only frost giants and lesser creatures, could attempt to subjugate fire or cloud giants. Such revolutionaries
same crafting skill. These efforts rarely have any lasting impact, but some have managed to upset the ordning at a local level for a few centuries. Because their sense of the ordning relies on physical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
can also cast invisibility to observe silently from hiding, and relies on its true form when it wants to intimidate other creatures. Although cruel by nature, Kleve takes no action to harm anyone