before both dominant creature rigors

Bodytaker Plant

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Vine Lash","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). Until the grapple ends, the target is restrained

. The plant has four vines, each of which can grapple one target. Entrapping Pod. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one Medium or smaller creature grappled by the plant. Hit: 22 (4d8 + 4

Girallon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creature. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType

of several individuals and their offspring, usually led by a dominant adult that also tends to be the oldest member of the group. When on the hunt away from their lair, girallons use roars and body

Blackstaff

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

can communicate telepathically with any creature that is holding it. Personality. The staff has the spirits of all previous Blackstaffs trapped within it. Its creator, Khelben Arunsun, is the dominant

deactivated or if the staff is broken. Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a magical effect that you touch

Chamber Contents

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

this table, refer to “Dungeon Dressing” later in this appendix for additional items and elements to fill rooms. In the Dungeon Chamber Contents table, a “dominant inhabitant” is a creature that

d100 Contents 01–08 Monster (dominant inhabitant) 09–15 Monster (dominant inhabitant) with treasure 16–27 Monster (pet or allied creature) 28–33 Monster (pet or allied creature) guarding treasure 34

65. Underground Lake

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

twinkling in the murk. The cavern ceiling is 20 feet above the foul surface of the lake, which is 20 feet deep. Any creature that drinks the water is poisoned until it regurgitates the liquid, which

crossbows. Lurker in the Lake An aboleth named G’lyh’rul (guh-LEE-rool) lives in the lake. When Acererak enslaved it, the aboleth lost its mind and developed a split personality. Its dominant aspect

Girallon

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

individuals and their offspring, usually led by a dominant adult that also tends to be the oldest member of the group. When on the hunt away from their lair, girallons use roars and body language to

, because the creature could revert to its predatory nature at any time. Girallon Large Monstrosity, Unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21) Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft. STR 18

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

while learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods. The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the

; their loyalty by turning them into slaves. If a tribe is defeated and driven from its lair, the survivors might come under the sway of a strong but dimwitted creature, such as a hill giant or an ogre

Bodytaker Plant

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

Bodytaker Plant Whether hailing from the stars or sprouting from hidden depths, the malicious vegetation known as bodytaker plants seek to become the dominant form of life wherever they appear. These

plant makes three Vine Lash attacks. Vine Lash. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15

Blackstaff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

walking statue becomes inanimate if deactivated or if the staff is broken. Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a

magical effect that you touch with the tip of the staff. If the target is an unwilling creature or an object in the possession of such a creature, you must hit the creature with a melee attack using

Girallon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

its speed toward a hostile creature that it can see. Keen Smell. The girallon has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Actions Multiattack. The girallon makes five attacks

: one with its bite and four with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft

Entémoch's Boon

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

cave is lined with stalagmites and stalactites, but the dominant feature is the summoning circle at its center. The circle was once used by the svirfneblin to summon Entémoch, a prince of elemental

, the eggs hatch in 1d4 + 1 months. An infant basilisk that emerges imprints on the first creature it sees. It thereafter follows that creature around like its parent, demanding to be fed. If the

Birth of a Beholder

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

dormant but its mind never stops working. The creature is fully aware, even though to an outside observer it might appear oblivious of its surroundings. Sometimes a beholder’s dreams are dominated by

, or it could take the form of a different variety of beholder, such as a death kiss or a gazer (see “Beholder-Kin”). It might also be a truly unique creature, such as could be spawned only from the

Forests of Slaughter

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

Powerful illusion magic suffuses the trees in this zone. When an intruder ends its turn in an area of trees, the creature must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature becomes unable

for 1 minute to see creatures hostile to itself. The creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a successful save. 46. Hook Horror Nest The turf

Xvarts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

fled to the Material Plane. One of the treasures he stole was the Infinity Spindle, a crystalline shard from the early days of the multiverse that could transform even a creature as low as Raxivort into

and wide to spread news of what the spindle could do and the puny, pathetic creature that claimed its ownership. Soon enough, Raxivort was pursued by a variety of enemies, all eager to claim the Spindle

Life in the Tribe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods. The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the depths of the

its lair, the survivors might come under the sway of a strong but dimwitted creature, such as a hill giant or an ogre. It is also not unheard of for an exceptionally strong and charismatic evil human

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

circumstances: Soon after the party first enters the region When a creature loses more than half its hit points When a creature casts a spell of 1st level or higher When a creature activates a magic item

When a creature makes an exceptionally loud noise or otherwise attracts attention When the party spends at least 30 minutes in the same region Blessed Radiance The grace of the Upper Planes touches this

Predator Pools

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

feet above the floor, these magic water globes are 15 feet in diameter. Red Wizards use them to hold aquatic creatures for transport through the black gates. As an action, a creature that is within 5

of the globe while within 100 feet of it. Another creature that qualifies as a controller can gain control of a globe by winning a contest of Intelligence checks against the current controller. A

Centaur

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

both hunting and combat. Often a band is led by the strongest and most dominant warrior, called the charger. However, some bands elevate a tactician or strategist to this venerated position. The

size modifier) Speed. Your base walking speed is 40 feet. Fey. Your creature type is fey, rather than humanoid. Charge. If you move at least 30 feet straight toward a target and then hit it with a

Giantkind Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

for hill giants). Pick a Giant, Any Giant If you’d like to randomly determine the kind of giants that are dominant in a location, roll on the Giantkind Encounters table. You could also roll twice and

death giant reaper* (attitude: 1d6) stalking a creature to offer its soul to the Raven Queen 5 1 stone giant (attitude: 1d12) negotiating with 1 death giant reaper* (attitude: 1d8) 6 1

World-Shaking Events

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

presaged this event, or a series of signs and omens. Describe the omen in detail. Describe or name the creature that warned the populace about the oncoming disaster. Who listened? Who were the lucky

, Overthrow Dissatisfied with the current order, a person or group of people overturns the dominant regime and takes over — or fails to take over. Regardless of the result, a revolution (even an attempted

Tour of the Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

creature that succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Nature) check as an action can alter a 20-by-20-foot square of terrain in some way. For example, they might choose to turn the earth to mud, cause stony spikes

is sour and stunted, animals are stillborn or deformed, and a malaise hangs in the air. 3 On nights during the month of Sypheros, when the Shadow Moon is dominant in the sky, horrific monsters stalk

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