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Drowned Ascetic

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Bottom Treader. The drowned ascetic cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being

cloth, the drowned ascetic moves with alarming speed for an undead creature. This martial artist, rising from the ocean in Tammeraut's Fate, retains its fighting reflexes despite its rotting flesh.Poison

Deathlock Wight

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

to life or its body is destroyed. The deathlock can have no more than twelve zombies under its control at one time. Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit

with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock, a foul Undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron. An powerful necromancer might also discover the wicked methods of

Tlexolotl

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

. Pyroclasm (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Pyroclasm"}. Gouts of molten lava erupt from the tlexolotl’s body. Each creature in a 30-foot-radius

, rising only rarely to gorge itself on massive amounts of animal and plant life before returning to its slumber. Should a tlexolotl’s sleep be disturbed—whether by intruders in its volcanic

Devastation Orb

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

of heavy rain, rising 10 feet above its banks and inundating the surrounding area. The flood advances at a rate of 100 feet per round, moving away from the body of water where it began until it

the area of effect, the rules for heavy precipitation apply, as detailed in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. If there is a substantial body of water in the area, it floods after 2d10 hours

Quadrone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Quadrone Astute combatants, quadrones serve as artillery and field officers in the regiments of modron armies. Quadrone Medium construct, lawful neutral Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit

. Disintegration. If the quadrone dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind its weapons and anything else it was carrying. Actions Multiattack. The quadrone makes two fist attacks or four

D9. Proving Grounds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

challenge the monarch for the right to rule. The grounds are 20 feet in diameter. Combatants are shackled by one wrist or ankle to a 10-foot length of chain attached to the tree. Each chain has AC 19

combat is a procedure by which wrongs can be redressed in the Soggy Court. It can also be invoked as a vote of no confidence in the current monarch. A trial always has two combatants: the accused and

Melee Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

, or other body parts. A few spells also involve melee attacks. Reach A creature has a 5-foot reach and can thus attack targets within 5 feet when making a melee attack. Certain creatures have melee

attacks with a reach greater than 5 feet, as noted in their descriptions. Opportunity Attacks Combatants watch for enemies to drop their guard. If you move heedlessly past your foes, you put yourself in

Melee Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

, or other body parts. A few spells also involve melee attacks. Reach A creature has a 5-foot reach and can thus attack targets within 5 feet when making a melee attack. Certain creatures have melee

attacks with a reach greater than 5 feet, as noted in their descriptions. Opportunity Attacks Combatants watch for enemies to drop their guard. If you move heedlessly past your foes, you put yourself in

Nyx

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Nyx Nyx is an endless plane of existence where the powers of potentiality and belief hold sway. It is the realm of the gods, of belief given form, of dreams, and of rising and fading philosophies

there within an ancient, knotted wood. Mystic Sea This body of mist and water hides endless secrets within its depths—both literal secrets that manifest from mortal minds and unimagined concepts not yet

Drowned Ascetic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Drowned Ascetic Dressed in tattered robes, its fists wrapped in long ribbons of rotting cloth, the drowned ascetic moves with alarming speed for an undead creature. This martial artist, rising from

sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being underwater at a depth greater than 100 feet. Bound Together

Death Knight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Death Knight Death knights are deadly combatants and domineering commanders with grim histories. Some strive to end the curses that doom them to undeath, though their selfish souls eternally shackle

atones for its evil, it gains a new body in 1d10 days, reviving with all its Hit Points. The new body appears in a location significant to the death knight. Actions Multiattack. The death knight makes

Salamander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Salamander As salamanders age, they increase in size and status, rising to positions of power as cruel nobles among their kind. Nobles rule wandering bands of salamanders, which move across the

) Heated Body. A creature that touches the salamander or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 7 (2d6) fire damage. Heated Weapons. Any metal melee weapon the salamander wields

Action Options

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

) check. If it wins the contest, the smaller creature successfully moves into the target creature’s space and clings to its body. While in the target’s space, the smaller creature moves with the target and

makes it easier for melee combatants to harry each other with opportunity attacks. When a creature makes a melee attack, it can also mark its target. Until the end of the attacker’s next turn, any

The Overlook (Area L12)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

, which you can describe to the players as follows: Beneath a fifteen-foot-high crystal dome is a chamber containing a ten-foot-square, three-dimensional projection of Little Lockford. Rising from the

block at the end of the adventure) is next to the console. She has attached an experimental jet pack to her body, giving her a flying speed of 30 feet and the ability to hover. She accuses the characters

Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

, goddess of sunlight and honor LG Light, War Rising sun Dol Dorn, god of strength at arms CG War Longsword crossed over a shield Kol Korran, god of trade and wealth N Trickery Nine-sided gold coin

nature’s wrath NE Tempest Bundle of five sharpened bones The Fury, goddess of wrath and frenzy NE War Winged wyrm with woman’s head and upper body The Keeper, god of greed and death NE Death Dragonshard

Gathered Whispers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Gathered Whispers You are haunted by spiritual beings, whether the souls of the departed or entities from another plane. Their voices endlessly whisper, taunt, or cajole, sometimes rising to

killed linger around me. 5 An alien intelligence intrudes upon my thoughts. 6 A sibling I don’t have shares my body. Spirit Whispers. You learn the message cantrip if you don’t already

Shambling Mound

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

shambling mound’s body shrugs off the effects of cold and fire. Lightning reinvigorates the root-stem, strengthening the shambling mound and bolstering its consumptive drive. Despite its monstrous form

, the shambling mound is a living plant that requires air and nourishment. Although it doesn’t sleep the way an animal does, it can lie dormant for days on end before rising to hunt for food. A

March to Nowhere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the tunnel below your position. Twelve of the creatures are identical. Each has a round body, spindly arms and legs, a pair of fluttering wings rising above its arms, and a single eye staring out over

a wide, smiling mouth. At the column’s head stands a creature that looks like an inverted pyramid held up by six legs. It scuttles like a crab. On each side of its body, an eye is set above a mouth

Rampaging Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

connects with a duergar soldier, whose broken body flies through the air and crashes near you with a sickening crunch. A stone giant from Cairngorm Cavern has succumbed to a demonic curse that has caused

different combatants to maneuver. The giant moves in the characters’ direction and lashes out. Two duergar guards and two duergar xarrorn (see appendix C) respond to the giant’s roaring, racing in to join

Crystal Caves Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Ghost Orchid Tepui. Pool. The pool is the source of the tainted mist. Air from deeper in the cavern blows the mist rising from the pool outside. Any creature that enters the pool must succeed on a DC 18

removed, the poison mist ceases rising from the water. Snake’s Skin. Partially submerged in the pool is a 100-foot-long, opalescent skin shed by the gigantic anaconda Chimagua. The skin has AC 15, hp

Smuggler

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

body of a dead whale being pulled behind a fishing boat. When you delivered the goods, the corpse suddenly exploded, sending whale meat and whiskey bottles for half a mile. 2 Cart and Sword. You drove a

cart filled with stolen art through the middle of a battlefield while singing sea shanties to confuse the combatants. 3 The Recruit. You enlisted in another nation’s navy for the purpose of smuggling

Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

, initiative is rolled as normal. Then, the first round of combat starts, and the unsurprised combatants act in initiative order. A surprised creature can’t move or take an action or a reaction until its

sides. What happens with surprise when a third group of combatants sneaks up, hidden from the melee, and ambushes? The surprise rule is relevant only when a combat is starting. Any ambushes during the

Caves of Hunger Locations (H22-H31)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

pool, causing it to give off steam. The water is not hot enough to deal damage. Without the body heat of a remorhaz to keep the water warm, a pool’s surface freezes over in 1 hour. After 24 hours, the

placed in a heated pool for a period of 4d6 days. Treasure. An undamaged remorhaz egg can be sold to an interested buyer in Bryn Shander for up to 500 gp. A remorhaz uses its body heat to warm the

Priests' Quarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

candles surrounding an open stone coffin. The body of a female kender lies in the coffin, her features placid and her hands folded over her heart. Lorry Wanwillow (chaotic evil, kender vampire; her

). Lorry recently escaped her prison when the temple rising broke apart the bricks sealing her crypt. Alstare is a jerk, but he knows a lot about the temple. He’s afraid of the black rose knight. A ghost

Mummy Lord

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, rising out of dust in close proximity to the canopic jar containing its heart. A mummy lord can be destroyed or prevented from re-forming by burning its heart to ashes. For this reason, a mummy lord

Resistance. The mummy lord has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Rejuvenation. A destroyed mummy lord gains a new body in 24 hours if its heart is intact

Delphi Mansion Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

body of one of Elra’s companions is missing (and can be found in area D27). If Elra is with the characters (see “Meeting Elra” earlier in this adventure), she mourns her dead companions and hopes there

spiral staircase descends 20 feet to area D27. The voice rising up the stairs is chanting in Deep Speech, calling to an entity named Krokulmar. D27: Ritual Room This location consists of two roughly

Random Encounters in Hither

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

distance. If they investigate, they come to an o’-well that is 10 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter. A steady geyser of water shoots from the well, rising to a height of 30 feet above the well. Characters

from inside the inn. As the inn passes by the characters, they catch the smell of hearty stew wafting from its open windows and see smoke rising in cottony puffs from its stone chimney. For the inn’s

Deathlocks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

warlock who fails to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock, a foul Undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron. An powerful necromancer might

control, unless the Humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. The deathlock can have no more than twelve zombies under its control at one time. Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit

Elemental Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

, rising 10 feet above its banks and inundating the surrounding area. The flood advances at a rate of 100 feet per round, moving away from the body of water where it began until it reaches the edge of

effect, the rules for heavy precipitation apply, as detailed in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. If there is a substantial body of water in the area, it floods after 2d10 hours of heavy rain

Eternal Flame Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

try to douse the power of elemental fire. Melee combatants who draw too close face fires that can dance across the flamewrath’s skin and burn attackers. Flamewrath Medium humanoid (human), chaotic

fire shield burns for 10 minutes after the flamewrath dies, consuming its body. Actions Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4

Curst

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

mistakes or counting down the days until they can exact vengeance on those who wronged them. Cracked, dried-up soil pervades the town and its rusted structures, rising as clouds of dust with every

brain three times the size of its body and cost the rat its fur. The Node hovers above the ground, held aloft by its own intellect. The rat swears vengeance against the Lady of Pain, promising untold

Court of Orestes Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

covering its body granting it advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. The amphisbaena targets the first creature to approach the stone slab. Once the serpent is dealt with, anyone who

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

Other Religious Systems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

initiation ritual. The foundation myth of a mystery cult is usually simple and often involves a god’s death and rising, or a journey to the underworld and a return. Mystery cults often revere sun and

footsteps in order to share the god’s ultimate fate. In the case of dying and rising gods, the symbolic death of the initiate represents the idea of death to the old life and rebirth into a transformed

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

longer immune to being charmed. Augmentation Chambers The magic of these chambers allows Thayans to bestow glimmers of intelligence into living oozes, making them obedient and more capable combatants

creature moves within 10 feet of the pillar, the creature feels its body soften. Whenever a creature starts its turn within 10 feet of the pillar, the creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving

Masters' Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

gargoyles even if no one is present. Body. Sprawled in front of one alcove, in a location where the characters see it only after entering the room, is the red-robed form of a male human. Vorja, a Red

process continues until eight of the creatures have manifested. Pillars of Blood. If a living humanoid creature touches a pillar, the part of its body that touched the pillar becomes stuck, and the

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