before bristling diffusing closing reach

King Jhaeros

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

weapon attacks are magical.Multiattack. Jhaeros makes two slam attacks. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit

. Over the last year, however, Naevys watched with growing concern as Jhaeros became more withdrawn and secretive, closing Ghalasine to trade and failing to honor his alliances. Jhaeros has been

Yeth Hound

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

to its master, and the two can communicate telepathically with each other.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

run and torment them before closing in for the kill. Those that fight back discover that mundane weapons partially pass through yeth hounds as if they were made of fog, but magic weapons and silvered

Ancient Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Presence. It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 15 ft

","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 22

Adult Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Presence. It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft

","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13

Lorthuun

Monsters Out of the Abyss

cone faces and whether the cone is active. The area works against the beholder's own eye rays.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach

eye ray.A Beholder's Lair A beholder's central lair is typically a large, spacious cavern with high ceilings, where it can attack without fear of closing to melee range. A beholder encountered in its

Beholder Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Eye Rays. The beholder shoots three of the

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

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

one Bite attack, one Claw attack, one Mace attack, and one Tail attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d8+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"cold

Crystal Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d10+2", "rollType":"damage

their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back with fear or suspicion, and rippling

Young Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target

", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit

Sapphire Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

half its burrowing speed and can leave a 5-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft

’s lair. 4 Powerful infernal creatures have opened a portal in the middle of a city square. The key to closing the portal is a mythical holy weapon that happens to be the pride and joy of a

Claugiyliamatar

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d10+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one

Gallery of Angels

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

emerging through the floor of a large cavern. The ceiling arches sixty feet overhead, bristling with stalactites that drip water onto stalagmites rising from the uneven and broken floor. Here and there

between the stalagmites, several statues of winged humanoids are set in poses of suffering and anguish. Some cover their faces, while others claw at them. Others reach toward the ceiling, their faces

Claugiyliamatar (possessed)

Monsters Divine Contention

","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d10+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 10 (3d6

, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"4d6+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation

Young Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage

", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Debilitating

Manticore

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

tails bristling with detachable spikes. These monsters launch their tail spikes at their prey, skewering those on the ground or knocking flying creatures from the air. Despite their ravenous tendencies

. The manticore makes three attacks, using Rend or Tail Spike in any combination. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Slashing damage. Tail Spike. Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 100/200 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Piercing damage.

Using the Golden Vault

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

Oztocan’s history and can help you reach the tomb. Good luck, operatives.” Closing the music box causes the golden key to vanish. The shard of Xeluan and the lead tube remain.

to Oztocan with the shard, descend into Xeluan’s tomb, and return the shard to its rightful place. Once you reach Oztocan, contact a playwright named Leandro Sedhar. He knows vital information about

Manticore

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

Manticore A monster in every sense of the word, a manticore has a vaguely humanoid head, the body of a lion, and the wings of a dragon. A bristling mane stretches down the creature’s back, and its

to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage. Tail Spike. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 100/200 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage.

Odunos

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

. Those who would strike back against Odunos’s raiders must venture through mires corrupted by sucking bogs and necromatic horrors. Those who survive to reach the city find it heavily guarded, its

towers bristling with sleepless guards and abominations of unliving flesh. The Bothros A bottomless chasm yawns at the north edge of Odunos. Nothing that has fallen into its depths has ever been recovered

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8

":"thunder"} thunder damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d6

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType

Ancient Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d10+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d6+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType

Abominable Yeti

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

they might track trespassers for days. On sighting prey, abominable yetis fling boulders of ice and snow before closing to finish foes. In addition to their icy claws and gaze, they can exhale a blast

, using Claw or Ice Throw in any combination. Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +11, reach 5 ft. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Cold damage. Ice Throw. Ranged Attack Roll: +11, range 60/240

Mordenheim's Powers and Dominion

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

, such as by keeping it in cold storage or under the effect of a gentle repose spell. Closing the Borders. When Dr. Mordenheim closes Lamordia’s borders, temperatures across the domain drop below 0

degrees and driving snow scours the land (detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Those who reach the Mists find they function as detailed in “The Mists” at the start of this chapter.

Inner Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Candlekeep dispel it. Great Library The Avowed transported the towers of the Great Library piecemeal from other locations and painstakingly reassembled them, creating a skyline of bristling spires

heights vary, ranging from as low as ten feet to as high as one hundred feet in the tallest towers. The Avowed use floating disks, each one large enough to hold three Medium creatures, to reach the

Godefroy's Powers and Dominion

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

the bizarre device called the Apparatus might allow him to escape his torment and reach a more peaceful afterlife. Godefroy’s servants have spent centuries abducting magical geniuses, possessing them

, hostage. Closing the Borders. When Godefroy wishes to close his domain, fog rolls in off the sea and blankets the land. Everything in the domain that’s outdoors is heavily obscured by the fog (see the

Tarrasque

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

slumbered in secret, rising every few ages to usher in eras of destruction. The tarrasque is a bipedal, prehistoric Monstrosity that stands over seventy feet tall. Bristling with horns and spikes

, reach 15 ft. Hit: 36 (4d12 + 10) Piercing damage, and the target has the Grappled condition (escape DC 20). Until the grapple ends, the target has the Restrained condition and can’t teleport. Claw

Hutijin

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

eradicate mention of his name and destroy those who have learned of him, but the summonings still occur. When called from his post, he negotiates as quickly as he can, usually closing a deal with

attack, one Claw attack, one Mace attack, and one Tail attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) fire damage. The target must succeed on a DC 22

Yeth Hound

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

causes most creatures to flee in terror. They chase those who run and torment them before closing in for the kill. Those that fight back discover that mundane weapons partially pass through yeth

communicate telepathically with each other. Actions Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage, plus 14 (4d6) psychic damage if the target is frightened

Adult Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6);{"diceNotation

"} thunder damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"1d8+6","rollType

Hutijin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

he can, usually closing a deal with little cost to the summoner. However, once the deal has been struck, Hutijin repays the interruption with death. What price would you put on your life? How much

. Hutijin makes four attacks: one with his bite, one with his claw, one with his mace, and one with his tail. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) piercing

The Mists

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

. Others are limited in their ability to affect their borders. For each domain, specifics appear in the “Closing the Borders” portion of the section on that domain’s Darklord. If a domain’s borders are

holding the talisman and focusing on its domain of origin, a creature in the Mists can reach that domain after 2d6 hours of travel. Any creatures that willingly follow the creature with the Mist

Arkhan's Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

to the players: A dark tower looms on the horizon, its black spire rising hundreds of feet, its ramparts bristling with charred skulls mounted on iron spikes. The tower’s apex splits into five

seeing 7th level (1 slot): divine word, regenerate Actions Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5) piercing damage. +1 Maul. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to

Starting the Adventure

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

-traveled road only a mile or so from the polis’s edge. At your current rate, you—along with a loose crowd of other travelers—should reach the polis outskirts just before dark. Not everyone’s moving at

mask. The rider barely manages to stay in the saddle, his body bristling with cruel black arrows. Blind with panic, the horse plows on, threatening to trample travelers in its path. Before it can

M17. Prison

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

the halberds from the suits of armor (or weapons of their own) to wedge open the mouth, preventing it from closing until these obstructions are removed. No ability check is needed to accomplish this. If

a good, quiet houseguest. If Gleam is with the characters, she and Glister are reunited. The twins try not to get separated again; their goal is to reach the Fey Beacons (described earlier in the

Elk and Tiger

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

shoulders.” Tiger Tribe Ambush When the characters reach the glacial wall, read: The Reghed Glacier rises hundreds of feet into the sky. The foot of the glacier is still a half-mile away. Suddenly, nearly

ambush, give her a woolly rhinoceros companion. Twenty tribal warriors make up the rest of the ambushing force. Before closing to melee range, they hurl spears at the characters. Elk Tribe Reaction

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