before blocking directly creatures ruled

Shield of the Cavalier

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

directly away from yourself. If the creature is your size or smaller, you can also knock it down, giving it the Prone condition. Protective Field. As a Reaction, when you or an ally you can see

appears, any creatures or objects not fully contained within it are pushed into the nearest unoccupied spaces outside it. The attack or area of effect that triggered the Reaction has no effect on creatures

Forcecage

Spells Player’s Handbook

barrier that prevents any matter from passing through it and blocking any spells cast into or out from the area. When you cast the spell, any creature that is completely inside the cage’s area is

trapped. Creatures only partially within the area, or those too large to fit inside it, are pushed away from the center of the area until they are completely outside it. A creature inside the cage can

Move Earth

Spells Player’s Handbook

these changes to complete. Because the terrain’s transformation occurs slowly, creatures in the area can’t usually be trapped or injured by the ground’s movement. At the end of every

structures shift to accommodate the new terrain. If the way you shape the terrain would make a structure unstable, it might collapse. Similarly, this spell doesn’t directly affect plant growth. The moved earth carries any plants along with it.

Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion

Spells Player’s Handbook

their attire. They are invulnerable and obey your commands. Each servant can perform tasks that a human could perform, but they can’t attack or take any action that would directly harm another

creature. Thus the servants can fetch things, clean, mend, fold clothes, light fires, serve food, pour wine, and so on. The servants can’t leave the dwelling. When the spell ends, any creatures or

Calimemnon Crystal

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Memnon, who once ruled and warred over what is now Calimshan. When viewed by a creature with Truesight, the normally beautiful diamond is a grotesque sight: trapped within the gemstone are more than a

six rays of volatile energy from the crystal at one or more creatures within 60 feet. You can aim the rays at one target or at several. For each ray, choose one of the following effects: Damage Ray

Gibberling

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. Loud and shrill, their exasperating nonsense distracts even the most focused creatures. Swarm of Gibberlings;Gibberling swarms are heard long before they are seen. The first gibberlings were spawned

in the jungles of the Gaping Maw, a layer of the Abyss ruled by the demon lord Demogorgon. The Prince of Demons’ influence instilled in gibberlings a hive-mind-like nature, protecting them from

Forcecage Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

barrier that prevents any matter from passing through it and blocking any spells cast into or out from the area. When you cast the spell, any creature that is completely inside the cage's area is

trapped. Creatures only partially within the area, or those too large to fit inside the area, are pushed away from the center of the area until they are completely outside the area. A creature inside the

Dire Corby

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

corbies range across the Underdark, stripping the tunnels and caverns they traverse of all living things. Even the mightiest creatures of the Underdark hide within fortified lairs or step aside from a dire

corby flock, knowing of how these creatures’ bizarre song disrupts, disorients, and ultimately overwhelms their prey. Flocks of Doom. Dire corbies wander the Underdark in vast flocks, following

Piercer (Ice variant)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Drop. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Drop"} to hit, one creature directly underneath

","rollAction":"Drop","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Miss: The ice piercer takes half the normal falling damage for the distance fallen. Auril the Frostmaiden has transformed icicles into creatures that

Maw Demon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the spew.Maw demons share the ceaseless hunger for carnage and mortal flesh of their master, Yeenoghu. After a maw demon rests for 8 hours, anything devoured by it is transported directly into the

;t command the demons, which simply accompany the war band and attack whatever creatures the gnolls fall upon. Because maw demons are indiscriminate in their hunger, their stomachs contain all manner

Harmonium Captain

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Dictate"}. The captain verbally commands up to three creatures it can see within 60 feet of itself. This magical command must be to undertake an action or to refrain from taking actions (for

command. The effect ends early if the target takes damage or if it successfully completes the command. A target automatically succeeds on its saving throw if the command is directly harmful to itself

Swarm of Gibberlings

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

focused creatures. Gibberling swarms are heard long before they are seen. The first gibberlings were spawned in the jungles of the Gaping Maw, a layer of the Abyss ruled by the demon lord Demogorgon

Scion of Stronmaus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

vaguely giant-shaped form consisting of air, water, and ice whirling in fury. If the cradle is destroyed, the scion of Stronmaus inside it awakens. Among the mightiest creatures of all giantkind, the

’s not particularly interested in Humanoids or other little creatures—either in conversing with them or in protecting them from harm it might cause. If the scion is threatened, it unleashes

Gazer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creature that is Medium or smaller, it must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be moved up to 30 feet directly away from the gazer. If the target is an object weighing 10 pounds or less that

follows its creator like a devoted, aggressive puppy, and sometimes small packs of these creatures patrol their master’s lair for vermin to kill and lone creatures to harass. A gazer can’t

Spring Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

playful eladrin beguile other creatures to fill them with the joy of spring. Their antics can lead other creatures into danger and make mischief for them. If an autumn eladrin invites you over for

Eladrin Eladrin dwell in the verdant splendor of the Feywild. They are related to the elves found on the Material Plane. But while other elves can temper their wild impulses, eladrin are ruled by

Tomb Tapper

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

free to catch the weapon.The Netherese arcanists who created these creatures called them “thaluud,” which means “faceless.” Wrought from the fusion of magic and elemental earth, each of these sexless

nonhuman spellcasting creatures. Tomb tappers can dig through earth and rock with their claws or use their metal sledgehammers to shatter rock when needed. They absorb water through their skin and crush rock

Command Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

undead, if it doesn't understand your language, or if your command is directly harmful to it. Some typical commands and their effects follow. You might issue a command other than one described here

aloft, it flies the minimum distance needed to remain in the air. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can affect one additional creature for each slot level above 1st. The creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when you target them.

Mud Hulk

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

creatures of living mud. A mud hulk vaguely resembles its ancestors, but its body consists of wet mud that constantly sloughs off around it, creating thick pools of the stuff everywhere the creature

goes. It retains the hunger of a hill giant, enveloping anything even vaguely edible and directly absorbing it into its body. When threatened, it hurls masses of mud at its enemies to make sure they stay in place long enough for the mud hulk to consume them.Acid

Move Earth Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

, creatures in the area can’t usually be trapped or injured by the ground’s movement. This spell can’t manipulate natural stone or stone construction. Rocks and structures shift to

accommodate the new terrain. If the way you shape the terrain would make a structure unstable, it might collapse. Similarly, this spell doesn’t directly affect plant growth. The moved earth carries any plants along with it.

Kelubar Demodand

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

farastu minions—rather than fight directly. Demodands Demodands, also called gehreleths, are Fiends from the Tarterian Depths of Carceri. Cast into the prison plane long ago for forgotten

transgressions, these bitter, wicked creatures have appointed themselves the jailers of the plane. Demodands viciously defend the few known portals that lead out of Carceri and ruthlessly torment other

Martial Arts Adept

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 10 feet directly away from the adept. Dart. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dart"} to

the arms that make them look as though they were made of marble or granite 2 Colorful dragon scales 3 Collage of playful Elemental or Fey creatures 4 Constellations on the palm of

Winter Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

ruled by emotion—and due to their magical nature, they undergo physical changes to match their changes in temperament. Eladrin have spent centuries in the Feywild, and most of them have become Fey

creatures as a result—those presented here are of the Fey variety. Some are still Humanoid, however, similar in that respect to their other elven kin. The magic flowing through eladrin responds

High Fae Kindguard

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

inhuman, high fae are the oldest creatures in Eldraine, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the untamed wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless

of Eldraine. They draw power from motes of light found throughout the wilds, and they use their innate illusory magic to power and embellish their various weapons. The high fae are ruled by Talion

High Fae Impostor

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

mischievous manipulators who delight in disguising themselves with magic to vex other creatures. Their reasons for deception vary, ranging from harmless pranks to malicious infiltration. When a high fae

other means of deception at their disposal. High Fae Ageless and inhuman, high fae are the oldest creatures in Eldraine, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no

High Fae Mage

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Negotiate Life"}. The high fae enacts a magical bargain, siphoning energy from its opponents to heal its wounds. The high fae targets up to three creatures it can see

even the great Gadwick himself seem little more than a clumsy apprentice.” —Chulane, Teller of Tales High Fae Ageless and inhuman, high fae are the oldest creatures in Eldraine

Magnificent Mansion Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

perform any task a normal human servant could perform, but they can’t attack or take any action that would directly harm another creature. Thus the servants can fetch things, clean, mend, fold

removed from the mansion. When the spell ends, any creatures or objects left inside the extradimensional space are expelled into the open spaces nearest to the entrance.

Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

perform any task a normal human servant could perform, but they can’t attack or take any action that would directly harm another creature. Thus the servants can fetch things, clean, mend, fold

removed from the mansion. When the spell ends, any creatures or objects left inside the extradimensional space are expelled into the open spaces nearest to the entrance.

Cradle of the Storm Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Lightning Barrage"}. The cradle hurls multiple magical lightning bolts at up to two creatures it can see within 500 feet of itself. Each target must make a DC 22

inside it awakens. Among the mightiest creatures of all giantkind, the scion stands 80 feet tall. It often finds some relief in waking and being freed from its troubling dreams, so it doesn’t

Summer Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

can temper their wild impulses, eladrin are ruled by emotion—and due to their magical nature, they undergo physical changes to match their changes in temperament. Eladrin have spent centuries in

the Feywild, and most of them have become Fey creatures as a result—those presented here are of the Fey variety. Some are still Humanoid, however, similar in that respect to their other elven kin

Scion of Memnor

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

creatures who live beneath this cloud often display superstitious and duplicitous behavior, almost unconsciously leaving gifts for “rain spirits” while playing mischievous pranks on each

made from magically dense clouds. It tends to regard other creatures as toys rather than serious threats, and it uses its illusion magic to manipulate creatures into fighting each other. If seriously

Sapphire Sentinel

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Slow"}. The golem targets one or more creatures it can see within 10 feet of it. Each target must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw against this magic. On a

, impressive statues. Like other golems, they are nearly impervious to spells and ordinary weapons. The golem remains a noncombatant unless it is directly attacked. The Sapphire The sapphire is inside the

Ivana's Whisper (Inhaled)

Equipment

spell created by Ivana the next time they sleep. This poison is nonmagical, and Ivana doesn’t directly communicate with those affected during the dream. Rather, she creates the illusion of

within gift bouquets, allowing it to convey her message later. Inhaled. These poisons are powders or gases that take effect when inhaled. Blowing the powder or releasing the gas subjects creatures in a

Dragonflesh Abomination

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

providing it with a caustic breath weapon. Its body is in a constant state of growth and change, allowing it to quickly heal from its wounds. These creatures are most often found in abandoned dragon

their former selves remaining. In the most extreme cases, the resulting abomination holds no remnant of the person it once was and is utterly ruled by a dragon’s lust for treasure.

Cradle of the Cloud Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

; 10 feet away from the vortex in a random direction.Thunderclap. Immediately after taking damage, the cradle unleashes a thunderclap in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. All other creatures

a constantly overcast sky. Sapient creatures who live beneath this cloud often display superstitious and duplicitous behavior, almost unconsciously leaving gifts for “rain spirits” while

Cradle of the Frost Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

creatures standing on it. Regional Effects The region surrounding a scion of Thrym is altered by the giant’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Biting Chill. Extreme cold

envelops the land within 6 miles of the scion (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide for rules on extreme cold). If the climate in the area already features extreme cold, the cold is numbing—creatures

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