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Dungeon Master’s Guide
ammunition, the creature makes a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking an extra 6d10 Force damage on a failed save or half as much extra damage on a successful one.
After dealing its extra damage to a
creature, the ammunition becomes nonmagical.
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Aberrations
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Beasts
16–20
Celestials
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Constructs
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Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of the staff's charges, dealing an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff of Striking","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage for each expended charge.
Fiery
Defense to bolster his low Armor Class whenever possible, and his challenge rating is a reflection of the likelihood that he will use Fiery Explosion as often as he can. If one or more of his allies
Lich
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Basic Rules (2014)
.
Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses
, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb the lich’s work.
A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative
Beholder
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Monster Manual (2014)
minute. The target awakens if it takes damage or another creature takes an action to wake it. This ray has no effect on constructs and undead.
Petrification Ray. The targeted creature must make a
closing to melee range. A beholder encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 14 (11,500 XP).
Lair Actions
When fighting inside its lair, a beholder can invoke the ambient magic to take lair
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and traps.
Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy
recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb the lich’s work.
A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
actions (see below) while astride the palanquin. When encountered on the palanquin, Malaxxix’s challenge rating is 19 (22,000 XP).
The Unborn Palanquin
The Unborn Palanquin is a wormlike
hear an incessant scraping sound in their minds.
Grinding Gears. Constructs within 1 mile of the palanquin move sluggishly. Constructs’ speeds are halved, and they have disadvantage on Dexterity
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb the lich’s work.
A lich encountered in
its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Exethanter can take a lair action to cause one of the following magical effects
Death Tyrant
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Monster Manual (2014)
asleep and remain unconscious for 1 minute. The target awakens if it takes damage or another creature takes an action to wake it. This ray has no effect on constructs and undead.
Petrification Ray
it contains more trappings of death and decay. A death tyrant encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 15 (13,000 XP).
Lair Actions
When fighting inside its lair, a death tyrant can invoke
Valindra Shadowmantle
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Tomb of Annihilation
reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb
the lich’s work.
A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the lich can take a lair action to cause
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than her own, or back into her true form. She reverts to her true form if she dies. Any equipment she is wearing or
Khatesh understand what forces they are dealing with, or recognize the danger inherent in her gifts.
The Queen of Shadows. An entity of shadow, Sul Khatesh can assume any form. Her favored shape is a twelve
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
have a magic staff or wand, as well as one or more potions and scrolls. Giving an NPC a potent damage-dealing magic item could alter its challenge rating. Magic items, as well as adjusting a creature’s challenge rating, are described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
speed of 25 feet and the Lucky trait. Adding racial traits to an NPC doesn’t alter its challenge rating. For more on racial traits, see the Player’s Handbook. Spell Swaps. One way to customize an NPC
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Magic Items The more powerful an NPC, the more likely it has one or more magic items in its possession. An archmage, for example, might have a magic staff or wand, as well as one or more potions and scrolls. Giving an NPC a potent damage-dealing magic item could alter its challenge rating.
and the Lucky trait. Adding racial traits to an NPC doesn't alter its challenge rating. For more on racial traits, see the Player's Handbook. Spell Swaps One way to customize an NPC spellcaster is to
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
medusa rising up anew, the last of her shed skin dropping away, revealing glistening, unscarred scales.
Fighting Hythonia as a mythic encounter is equivalent to taking on two challenge rating 17
:
Hythonia briefly animates creatures that have been petrified by her gaze. Each statue attacks one creature within 5 feet of it, with a +11 bonus to hit and dealing 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Ages ago, the serene god Rao created a tool to shield his fledgling faithful against the evils of the Lower Planes. Yet, as eons passed, mortals developed their own methods of dealing with
within 1 mile of you. Any fiend with a challenge rating of 19 or higher is unaffected. Each banished fiend is sent back to its home plane and can’t return to the plane the Crook of Rao banished it
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
on a successful one. After dealing its extra damage to a creature, the ammunition becomes nonmagical. Conceptopolis Amulet of Proof Against Detection and Location,
Ammunition of Slaying (Arrow
), Amulet of Health
1d100 Creature Type
01–10 Aberrations
11–15 Beasts
16–20 Celestials
21–25 Constructs
26–35 Dragons
36–45 Elementals
46–50 Humanoids
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
on a successful one. After dealing its extra damage to a creature, the ammunition becomes nonmagical. 1d100 Creature Type 01–10 Aberrations 11–15 Beasts 16–20 Celestials 21–25 Constructs 26–35
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
palanquin. When encountered on the palanquin, Malaxxix’s challenge rating is 19 (22,000 XP). The Unborn Palanquin The Unborn Palanquin is a wormlike leviathan of screeching gears made up of hundreds of
hours within 1 mile of the palanquin hear an incessant scraping sound in their minds. Grinding Gears. Constructs within 1 mile of the palanquin move sluggishly. Constructs’ speeds are halved, and they
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially magic items and artworks
magical mobility, using flight and teleportation to navigate obstacles in their lairs.
The challenge rating of a legendary amethyst dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane
their lairs.
The challenge rating of a legendary amethyst dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
magic bolt of fire (+6 to hit) at a target it can perceive, dealing 16 (3d10) fire damage on a hit, but it can’t attack any creature directly above it. Treat each ballista as a monster with a challenge
rating of 2 (450 XP). The ballistae can’t perceive (and thus they ignore) creatures that keep to the easternmost 60-foot section of the hallway. Once they detect intruders, however, the ballistae
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ability to maneuver underground. A sapphire dragon often refrains from striking immediately, preferring to assess intruders first in order to devise the most advantageous approach to dealing with them
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->Monster Manual (2014)
powerful guardians and traps. Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in
shadowy recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb the lich’s work. A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP). Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ogre, give it a Strength of 19 (+4 modifier). Step 6. Expected Challenge Rating Choose a challenge rating for your monster. See step 1 under “Creating Quick Monster Stats” for more information. You will
use the proficiency bonus in later steps, so jot it down now or remember it. Step 7. Armor Class A monster’s Armor Class has a direct bearing on its challenge rating, and vice versa. You can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
enemies everywhere, and lashes out at anyone it suspects of being a Zhentarim spy or assassin. Adventurers who attract its attention by dealing with known or suspected Black Network operatives are
beholder’s challenge rating. It wears a ring of invisibility on its fear ray eyestalk, a ring of mind shielding on its sleep ray eyestalk, and a ring of resistance (force) on its slowing ray eyestalk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
sending them on their way. The characters explore the island, dealing with horrifying undead, surviving clergy, brutal mercenaries, and living constructs in trapped tunnels. Once they have cleared the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
a good alignment is a horrifying rarity. Celestials include angels, couatls, and pegasi. Constructs are made, not born. Some are programmed by their creators to follow a simple set of instructions
, while others are imbued with sentience and capable of independent thought. Golems are the iconic constructs. Many creatures native to the outer plane of Mechanus, such as modrons, are constructs shaped
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sapphire dragon often refrains from striking immediately, preferring to assess intruders first in order to devise the most advantageous approach to dealing with them.
Sapphire dragons watch for signs of
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->Player's Handbook (2014)
level, or three times its level if the spell belongs to the School of Necromancy. You don’t gain this benefit for killing constructs or undead. Undead Thralls At 6th level, you add the animate dead spell
its weapon damage rolls. Inured to Undeath Beginning at 10th level, you have resistance to necrotic damage, and your hit point maximum can’t be reduced. You have spent so much time dealing with undead
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
enormous Constructs appear here (the flesh colossus and the runic colossus), as well as an Ooze that lives in giants’ bags—the aptly named bag jelly. Tables at the end of this chapter list all the creatures herein by giant kind, challenge rating, and creature type. Dmitry Burmak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
characters can gain leverage in the negotiations and get what they want or need. Use the 1-to-10 scale as a barometer for rating the overall success of the characters in dealing with the strange, intriguing
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
affected by unpredictable magic. Magic-users who fail in their attempts to bind elemental spirits to the bodies of Constructs might also accidentally create gray oozes.
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Gray Ooze
without expending extra movement to do so.
Corrosive Form. Nonmagical ammunition is destroyed immediately after hitting the ooze and dealing any damage. Any nonmagical weapon takes a cumulative −1 penalty
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
limbs to replace the one it lost. This can result in trolls with multiple arms. A four-armed troll uses the troll stat block, except that it is a challenge rating 6 monster (2,300 XP) and has the
, the troll rends the target, dealing an extra 2d6 slashing damage.
Treasure Trepsin keeps some items for himself. These include six ermine pelts (100 gp each), three fox pelts (25 gp each), and the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
creature’s next turn after the noise, that creature is subjected to an attack from falling rocks and earth (+5 to hit, dealing 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage on a hit). Creatures. Hidden in a pile of
Constrict attack. This ability increases its challenge rating to 3 (700 XP). If the snake is slain, the four baboons leap through the hole in the ceiling and down upon the party. (They remained outside the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
troll loses a limb, it regenerates two limbs to replace the one it lost. This can result in trolls with multiple arms. A four-armed troll uses the troll stat block, except that it is a challenge rating
two or more claws hit the same target, the troll rends the target, dealing an extra 2d6 slashing damage.
Treasure Trepsin keeps some items for himself. These include six ermine pelts (100 gp each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Dealing with the Companion The Companion that once warded Elturel against undead is powered by a planetar trapped inside it. Long thought of as Elturel’s savior, the Companion was also its undoing
wielded by an angel of challenge rating 15 or higher, or a good-aligned cleric or paladin of at least 10th level, the unchecked power reverberates through the sword and shatters it. Lulu knows that