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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
ground ripples and bursts over the monster, revealing itself as a wave of countless spiders. The tiny arachnids swarm the larger horror, girding it in skittering bodies.
Fighting Arasta as a mythic
count 20 (losing initiative ties), Arasta can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects. She can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row.
Arasta learns about any creature
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
.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Hythonia can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects. She can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
moldering wood boards, propped up just enough to block a dark tunnel leading below the surface.
The boards blocking the entrance to the catacombs can be moved easily, revealing a sloping tunnel (area N1).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
prominent citizens have been kidnapped in the past several days. May I count on your help in rescuing them?”
Lord Neverember describes the kidnap victims as follows: Eldon Keyward is a highly
of the victims ends at a specific place: Hallix Mausoleum in Neverdeath Graveyard. The priests worry that their inability to see inside this mausoleum means that an unknown opponent is blocking their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Introduction Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. The vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village
, revealing the angular muscles of his face and hands. He has a look of power—and of madness. His once handsome face is contorted by a tragedy darker than the night itself. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Sapphire 13 M Once the gems are sorted by type and alphabetized, characters can count into the alphabet by how many of each are in the room to reveal the words “in her palm.” When a character speaks this phrase aloud, the statue’s folded hands open, revealing the previously hidden diamond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
you now!” Have the characters roll initiative. Any attack or spell that hits “Strahd” passes through, revealing that he is an illusion. On initiative count 0, the illusory vampire chuckles and melts away like a wax doll in a bonfire, leaving no trace behind, and the glyph disappears.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit.
Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for other members of their tribe, but they are rarely affectionate with each other. Two kobolds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
placed to be phosphorescent mushrooms.
The lights are proper lamps flanking two massive stone gates blocking the tunnel. Before you get a chance to examine the intricate carvings on the gates
’ surface, a harsh voice hisses from a slit on the cavern wall that was not therebefore.
“State your names and business!” the voice orders in Dwarvish. Other similar slits open, revealing the tips of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
trained to act alone and rely on their own resources. When they get into scrapes, they don’t count on fellow Harpers to rescue them. Sometimes Harper agents must band together to face world-threatening
foes, at which point the deep friendships between them forge the kind of fighting force needed to overthrow tyranny and eradicate evil. Harper scouts engaged in charting and blocking off Underdark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
) with the characters, Astarion recognizes two Vampire Wardens from Cazador’s palace. The wardens are blocking the public exit to Rat’s Run. Certain that someone from the palace wants to kidnap him
. If the characters fight the wardens downstairs, the two Speaker Devils lurking upstairs hear the fray. The devils head downstairs and join the fight on Initiative count 0 of the second round (losing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, revealing a 1-foot-wide pipe that runs down its throat. Initiative. The trap acts on initiative count 20 and initiative count 10. Active Elements. The trap fills the room with poison and other deadly
. Trigger. This trap activates as soon as a non-undead creature enters the hallway, and it remains active while any non-undead creature is within the hall. Initiative. The trap acts on initiative count 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
visitors in grand style. Though this court is often surrounded by clouds, the dragon can clear them away with a moment’s thought, revealing a breathtaking view of the surrounding region. Majestic Temple
it can see within 120 feet of it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be restrained until initiative count 20 on the next round. Creatures that have resistance to cold damage have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
trap room deals damage to every creature in the area. On initiative count 20 (losing ties), each creature in the area takes 5 (1d10) radiant damage. Talons Pedestal The silver orb, which is 1 foot in
silver orb is a valuable art object worth 500 gp. Oversized Key This gold key is 4 feet long and weighs 100 pounds. One round after it is removed from the sword stand, it comes to life, revealing itself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
two exits, including an adamantine portcullis blocking a passage to the north. Set into a metal plate above the portcullis is a row of five red crystals shaped like drops of blood.
The adamantine
: Waves of heat assail you as the door opens, revealing an iron road leading to a basalt citadel surrounded by the charred remains of defeated armies. Prisoners scream from iron gibbets that festoon the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
feet ahead of you, blocking the path. Each has several black-feathered arrows sticking out of it. The woods press close to the trail here, with a steep embankment and dense thickets on either side.
If
determine who acts first, second, third, and so on. Keep track of everyone’s initiative count on a piece of paper. When the time comes for the goblins to act, two of them rush forward and make melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, revealing a stone-tiled foyer with a 40-foot-high ceiling. The area contains the following features: Braziers. The foyer is heated and dimly lit by two 6-foot-tall, 6-foot-wide stone braziers filled with
that lacks the Healing Touch action option. Unless he is incapacitated, Fazrian can take one of the following lair actions on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties) while on the Terminus Level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, overlooking the magma lake far below. Its huge sliding doors stand open, revealing dark furnaces and silent machinery. A raised loading dock allows access to the dangling buckets of the Slagline, which
, and green copper. Its heavy iron gauntlets are clenched into fists, and the ominous helm that forms its head turns slowly from side to side.
Shield Guardian. The construct blocking passage into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-radius sphere centered on the dragon; each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. Regional Effects Any
15 Charisma saving throw or find itself accidentally revealing the truth it was attempting to conceal. The first time a creature fails this saving throw, it is immune to this effect for 24 hours.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
peers through an observatory’s telescope. The clouds break, revealing the stars above. A creature casts a divination spell. On nights when I’m feeling especially lonely, I’ll search the sky for that
initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the knights deal 9 (2d8) force damage to each of the characters’ enemies. After the battle, the knights bow, then disappear. 8 Euryale. Natural vegetation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, revealing another room once hidden behind a secret door.
The small room is strewn with shattered pottery, a broken chest of empty drawers, and a moldering pile of clothes. A successful DC 12
east walls. The north statue depicts an elf man reclining on a bench. The south statue depicts an elf woman doing the same—but the statue has been pushed aside, revealing an open doorway behind it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
druids have tracked heavenly patterns since time immemorial, discovering secrets hidden amid the constellations. By revealing and understanding these secrets, the Circle of the Stars seeks to harness
cantrip. You have the guiding bolt spell prepared. It counts as a druid spell for you, and it doesn’t count against the number of spells you can have prepared. You can cast guiding bolt without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, you can transform, revealing the bestial power within you. Until the rage ends, you manifest a natural weapon. It counts as a simple melee weapon for you, and you add your Strength modifier to the
count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. You can also alter your form to help you adapt to your surroundings. When you finish a short or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
from within. With a click, the timer rotates and sand starts to trickle into its lower globe.
Count down slowly from 10, and let the players tell you what, if anything, their characters do in that
time. If the characters don’t pull the lever by the time you’ve finished your countdown, the lever and the sand timer retract as the door sinks into the floor, revealing area 5 beyond. The sand timer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
warped Test Market until its identity is discovered. Once caught, the Keymaster can be forced to open the inn’s basement door — revealing the dimensional caverns leading to the ritual site. Advancing to
blocking it out of the way. Characters attempting to hold the door become suddenly distracted, unable to remember why they were doing so. Characters who refuse to enter the inn feel oddly compelled to move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X34. X30. Eastern Elevator The elevator shaft terminates in this room. A large stone wheel
Klondorn, it tosses aside the miter, revealing its true form, and attacks. If reduced to 0 hit points, the devil vanishes in a cloud of black smoke and returns to the Nine Hells, leaving its hat of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
hezrou joins the fight on initiative count 20 of the second round (losing initiative ties). Six more troglodytes arrive on initiative count 0 of the third and fourth rounds. Treasure. The hezrou’s
in this cavern. Each round on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the pillars pulse with Abyssal energy. When this occurs, non-Fiends within 10 feet of one or more pillars must succeed on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
count as difficult terrain. Amid the muck and gravel on the northern bank hides a deadly predator, an amphisbaena (see chapter 6). The serpent has concealed itself as it watches for prey, the mud
examines the rock formation quickly realizes it’s a door. Opening or otherwise investigating the door knocks free the dirt encrusting it, revealing an ancient etching of a phoenix wearing a mask rising from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
her domain unbidden almost never go unnoticed, for Arasta can sense the slightest vibration along her web hair, and her children act as spies on her behalf. Lair Actions. On initiative count 20
trait: The nightmarish arachnid unleashes a shriek that sounds like a thousand spider carapaces scarring slate. In response, the ground ripples and bursts over the monster, revealing itself as a wave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Hythonia can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects. She can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Hythonia briefly
rippling coils precedes the 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
monodrones activate, so does the buzz saw of doom. On initiative count 0, the buzz saw moves up to 20 feet in a random direction on rollers, then makes a melee attack against a random creature within 5
, the door automatically opens into this area, revealing area 3 and activating the mechanical creatures in that area. 3. Recharging Station A buzzing sound and a deep hum rises suddenly as the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
perhaps you work as its direct agents, enacting its will. Whether you chose this arrangement or were tricked into it, you can count on the strange resources of your benefactor as long as you serve its
stores their secrets in a mind vault on the Astral Plane. That means they can’t be tricked or coerced into revealing anything, nor can their thoughts be read. You must find the vault and travel through the rival’s deadly memories to find the knowledge your patron desires.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
snowflake in the bottom middle of the frame causes the secret door to swing outward on hidden hinges, revealing a staircase to the storage cellar (area P18). A character who examines the painting or
, blocking a short staircase that climbs to a turret, is a ten-foot-tall marble statue of a reindeer.
The statue is a stone golem that guards the way to area P12. Zorhanna, her simulacrum, or someone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, stick out its tongue, or yawn, the face sticks out its tongue and says “aah,” revealing a gemstone the size of a hen’s egg on its tongue. “Truth.” If a character asks one of the faces which way to
swarm acts on the destroyed swarm’s initiative count. If the characters extinguish all light sources and cease attacking and making loud noises, the bats settle back into their roosts at the end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
secret door to swing inward, revealing a dusty room with several shelves. Lining the shelves are jars, most of which contain harmless liquids. Among these are six specimen jars, each containing one
roof has collapsed, revealing the sky. Perched atop the rubble is a hunched figure wrapped in a cloak. It gazes at the sky, unaware of you.
Zala Morphus The cloaked figure is Zala Morphus, a human