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Monster Manual
", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.
Animate Trees (1/Day). The treant magically animates up to two trees it can see within 60 feet of itself. Each tree uses the Treant stat block, except it has
tree remains animate for 1 day or until it dies, the treant dies, or it is more than 120 feet from the treant. The tree then takes root if possible.Bludgeoning, PiercingFire
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
animate.Multiattack. The wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing makes one Bite attack and two Root Tentacle attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.
Root Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Root
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
required). The wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing has four root tentacles, each of which can grapple one target.
Bonus Actions
Completely Harmless Lure. The wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing can change the color, texture
attack and two Root Tentacle attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) acid damage.
Root Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
wall and begins to slide into the corridor. Have the players roll initiative. On each initiative count, the block slides 6 inches to the west, until at initiative count 1, it completely blocks the
across the stone, and the trap is triggered. Sliding Block Trap. If the paving stones shift when someone moves across them, a 10-foot-thick block of stone emerges from the midpoint of the eastern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
hovering over the lake.
Big Barkless is a tree blight, a carnivorous, ambulatory Plant of menacing disposition (see the accompanying stat block). While it remains motionless, it easily passes for a dead
) 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->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
them, read: A ten-foot-deep, empty pit completely fills the passageway and extends so far as to make jumping across it impossible for most creatures.
Spike Trap. The characters might deduce that
block didn’t work—unless the check fails by 5 or more, in which case the job seems solid but fails when someone walks on the plate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
experiment to infuse piscine traits into a soldier or the result of someone drinking from a spring tainted by demon’s blood; the merrow’s stat block remains the same. But those different origin stories suggest
completely different paths for adventurers to follow when investigating the creature and ensuring nothing like it ever returns to be a menace again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
in the garden. Animal Pens. The pens contain seven goats, five adult pigs (use the boar stat block), and a Small piglet (noncombatant) named Oink, who is beloved by Philomena (see area L4). Compost
earlier took a cutting from the shambling mound’s root stem, binding it to her service. If a character uses a speak with plants spell to communicate with the shambling mound, it tells the character that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
the opening, the skeletons to animate (see below), and the pit to begin filling with water. It takes 5 rounds to completely fill a pit, leaving no air space at the top. After one hour, the slab opens
(use the minotaur skeleton stat block, but treat its greataxe attack as a claws attack and its gore attack as a mandibles attack). The third looks like it contains the skeleton of a large wolf-headed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
form of the obedient army that unquestioningly enacts her every whim. The Falcon’s Talons. Vladeska’s military forces are both completely overwhelming and entirely outnumbered. As an occupying force
, though, they’re fighting a losing battle against foes whose numbers only grow. And every time a Talon falls, Lekar’s final defeat grows closer. Talon soldiers use the guard stat block, while commanders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
from a gaping hole in the east wall. Crushed beneath a fallen block in the center of the room are humanoid remains. Elsewhere around the floor are the chewed and decayed corpses of baboons. Through a
room because of their fear of the snake.) Treasure. The bones crushed beneath the fallen block belonged to two humans. This block can be moved by the combined effort of up to three characters with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
). The treant magically animates up to two trees it can see within 60 feet of itself. Each tree uses the Treant stat block, except it has Intelligence and Charisma scores of 1, it can’t speak, and it
lacks this action. The tree takes its turn immediately after the treant on the same Initiative count, and it obeys the treant. A tree remains animate for 1 day or until it dies, the treant dies, or it is more than 120 feet from the treant. The tree then takes root if possible.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
area might be completely underground, or a cavern near the surface with holes in the ceiling to let in some sunlight. Root Cellars Much as humans do in their dwellings, kobolds set aside rooms with
deadfalls, which the kobolds set up either to kill intruders or to block off key areas of the warren as invaders approach those places. Since the tribe is continually migrating and expanding its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Player’s Handbook, equipping NPCs with magic items, and swapping armor, weapons, and spells. If you want to take an NPC stat block and adapt it for a specific monster race, apply the ability modifiers
languages it knew in life * See the Player’s Handbook for descriptions of this race’s features, none of which alter the NPC’s challenge rating. Creating NPCs from Scratch If you need completely new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Witherbloom Faculty This section describes noteworthy members of the Witherbloom faculty. Some of them use a Witherbloom-specific stat block from chapter 7. Deep in the bayou of Sedgemoor
, Widdershins Hall is the heart of Witherbloom College Lisette, Dean of the Root Dean Lissette (neutral good human Witherbloom professor of growth) is a world-class healer and herbalist; it’s even said she once
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
oversized jack-in-the-box.
The rocking horse is actually a flying rocking horse (see the accompanying stat block) that Granny Nightshade uses to soar across Prismeer. The horse is positioned so that it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
L2. Goblin Market The characters can enter this area from the eastern root bridge or by traversing the adjoining woodland. Three stalls selling candy are situated in this clearing, lit by windows
automatically fail the saving throw against it. The new form is a butterfly (use the bat stat block, but omit its darkvision, Echolocation trait, and Bite attack).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
envelope need not be spherical; for example, a block of wood 1 foot by 2 feet by 3 feet is surrounded by a more-or-less rectangular envelope of air 3 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet. The air envelope around a
air envelope around a body or ship can be fresh, foul, or deadly. Air can change from one quality to another over time. Fresh air is completely breathable. Under normal circumstances, the air envelope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to its leafy canopy, peering at you suspiciously.
Northwind, a Prismeer native, is a carefree treant sapling (see the accompanying stat block). Appendix D contains additional roleplaying notes for
block but has an Intelligence of 10 and speaks Common. Treant Sapling Large Plant, Typically Chaotic Good
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
17 (+3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
might block or bury objects or exits. Poisonous Gas. The lower levels of the ruins, including the rooms and passages of encounter areas 1 through 38, are filled with poisonous gas. The gas is an amber
rises up and out of the ruins if the doors to area 39 are opened. It takes one month for the lower levels to clear completely. If the doors are closed again, the lower chambers refill with gas in two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
servant, use the mummy lord stat block, but omit its lair actions and regional effects, and replace its sand-based effects with spore-based ones that are functionally identical. Use the vrock stat block
stat block, but omit its lair actions and regional effects). In the middle of the room, a mold-encrusted skeleton jerkily rises, wearing armor made of calcified lichen and covered in fungal growths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
friendly but humorless groundskeeper of Phaulkonmere, a compound located one block south of Kolat Towers (see chapter 8). Phaulkonmere is owned by the Tarm and Phaulkon noble families. Melannor
power in Waterdeep. Rumor has it a group of them are hiding in the Yawning Portal. Root them out and rid the city of them if you can.” The characters need to confront “Bonnie” the doppelganger and, with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
great lengths to block its enemy’s efforts or destroy its enemy’s followers. The Elder Elemental Eye. While the princes of Elemental Evil act independently of each other, there is a mysterious force
princes. Others hold that the Elder Elemental Eye is a binding force — a common fate, or perhaps a curse — that ties the princes together. Whenever one aspect of Elemental Evil takes root in the world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ritual site as quickly as possible). When the Keymaster’s true nature is discovered, it shifts to its natural form and engages the characters in combat. The Keymaster uses the doppelganger stat block with
are being used to anchor a complex ritual that will open a portal to the Far Realm. When the portal opens completely, an otherworldly army will emerge to destroy Red Larch, sweep across the Sword Coast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Hit: 28 (4d10 + 6) Piercing damage.
Animate Trees (1/Day). The treant magically animates up to two trees it can see within 60 feet of itself. Each tree uses the Treant stat block, except it has
animate for 1 day or until it dies, the treant dies, or it is more than 120 feet from the treant. The tree then takes root if possible.
Troll Large Giant, Chaotic Evil
AC 15 Initiative +1 (11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
with tempting or treacherous illusions.
5 Nyx Shard. The island is a manifestation of Nyx, a recreation of a land from the distant past or completely from fiction.
6 Idyllic. The island has
block). The curse lasts until the visitor leaves the isle or until it is broken by a spell like remove curse. Timeless Island. When characters leave the island after spending at least 1 day there, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
when the characters enter or if they are touched or spoken to. They react only if harmed, stolen from, or commanded by the soul shaker. Each uses the cultist stat block. Although the farmers are
the pantry’s floor opens to reveal a 10-foot-tall ladder descending into a darkened cold-storage cellar. The stench of something rotting rises from below. F7: Cellar and Tunnel Shelves bearing root
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
strong that even the airship’s wind wards don’t completely block it out. Make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw to avoid inhaling the ash. On a failed save, you have the Poisoned condition until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
P53b). Stone Block Trap. A character who searches the room for traps and succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the outline of a 10-foot-square hatch in the ceiling. It is directly above
the X, which marks a pressure plate in the floor. Any weight in excess of 40 pounds placed on the X releases a 10-foot-square stone block from the hatch overhead. Creatures below the block when it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
rows of dragon-carved marble columns march the length of the hall, most completely covered in luminescent fungus. The cobbled floor is cracked and stained, and on it sit many small wooden tables. The
completely into the tree. Once the victim is completely absorbed into the tree, it becomes the tree’s thrall, and is expelled over the course of 1 hour. The Gulthias Tree can have only four thralls at any one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
leading different directions. From one of them, a sleek puppy with a lolling tongue, a runny nose, and nervous eyes bounds into view.
The puppy is Nosey. Nosey uses the Blink Dog stat block, except
area C5. Grouch is completely loyal to Kelek and fights to the death. Treasure. King Gurgle wears a powdered white wig that is worth 30 GP once it is washed. He also carries a pouch containing three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the plateau. Through many switchbacks, it winds across the cliff face for 3 miles before reaching the top. The path width varies but averages 5 feet. Tumbled boulders and tangled roots block the path
tunnel leads from the hole to a cramped, completely flooded chamber. In the chamber is a tied sack made from human skin. It contains six onyx gemstones (50 gp each), a spell scroll of comprehend languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the cave-in. Mounds of broken rock block the tunnel, piled from ceiling to floor. The other parts of the cave-in were passable after the collapse, but this seems an impenetrable wall of earth
when summer melts the snow. When the full moon hangs in the night sky, the lake becomes a fey crossing. Anyone who completely submerges in the icy waters during this time surfaces in the Feywild.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
power of the Spawning Stone—the source of the vicious monsters called slaadi. The Dragon Army evacuated the ruin, but not completely. The evil cleric Belephaion, Lohezet’s peer, was fascinated with
mouths. These creatures use the kapak draconian stat block (see appendix B), but replace their Dagger attack with the following attack: Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
in an intricate dance. The far wall is almost completely covered by a map of the night sky, with a golden sunburst in the center above a closed door.
The cabinets are crowded with skulls, bones
creature that comes within its reach (use the accompanying animated chained library stat block). Fistandia’s most treasured knowledge is kept here. There are rare tomes on the sciences, arcana, and alchemy