before building dealing creatures ready

Energy Bow

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

appears nocked and ready to fire. An arrow produced by this weapon deals Force damage instead of Piercing damage on a hit, and it disappears after it hits or misses its target. Until it disappears, the

ranged attack against a creature, you can try to restrain the target instead of dealing damage to it. If the arrow hits, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or have the Restrained

Net Legacy

Equipment

has no effect on creatures that are formless, or creatures that are Huge or larger. A creature can use its action to make a DC 10 Strength check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach on a

success. Dealing 5 slashing damage to the net (AC 10) also frees the creature without harming it, ending the effect and destroying the net. When you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to

Ammunition of Slaying

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This magic ammunition is meant to slay creatures of a particular type, which the DM chooses or determines randomly by rolling on the table below. If a creature of that type takes damage from the

ammunition, the creature makes a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking an extra 6d10 Force damage on a failed save or half as much extra damage on a successful one. After dealing its extra damage to a

Wave

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Held in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Wave is engraved with images of waves, shells, and sea creatures. You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. When

you roll a 20 on the d20 for an attack roll with this weapon, the target takes an extra 21 Necrotic damage. While holding Wave, you gain the following benefits: Combat Ready. You have Advantage on

Teleport

Spells Player’s Handbook

This spell instantly transports you and up to eight willing creatures that you can see within range, or a single object that you can see within range, to a destination you select. If you target an

. Each teleporting creature (or the target object) takes 3d10 Force damage, and the DM rerolls on the table to see where you wind up (multiple mishaps can occur, dealing damage each time). Similar

Tome of the Dragon

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

number of creatures conducting the ritual. During the ritual, you and any assistants must work without interruption, resting no more than 8 hours per day. If you are a Dragon, the cost of supplies and

the ritual’s duration are halved. When the ritual is complete, the tome explodes with violet light, dealing (12d6) Necrotic;{"diceNotation":"12d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":" (Necrotic

Gunpowder, Keg Legacy

Equipment

fire to a container full of gunpowder can cause it to explode, dealing fire damage to creatures within 10 feet of it (3d6 for a powder horn, 7d6 for a keg). A successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw

Swarmkeeper

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

force in battle, as well as helpful company for the ranger. Some Swarmkeepers are outcasts or hermits, keeping to themselves and their attendant swarms rather than dealing with the discomfort of others

. Other Swarmkeepers enjoy building vibrant communities that work for the mutual benefit of all those they consider part of their swarm. A Swarmkeeper’s swarm and spells are reflections of the

Gunpowder, Powder Horn Legacy

Equipment

fire to a container full of gunpowder can cause it to explode, dealing fire damage to creatures within 10 feet of it (3d6 for a powder horn, 7d6 for a keg). A successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw

Avatar of Death Legacy

Monsters Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Incorporeal Movement. The avatar can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incorporeal

spectral scythe through a creature within 5 feet of it, dealing 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Reaping Scythe","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 4

Baba Lysaga's Creeping Hut

Monsters Curse of Strahd

attacks with its flailing and stomping roots. It can also use its roots to fling large rocks. Hut Interior. The hut is a 15-foot-square, ramshackle wooden building with a gently sloping thatch roof. Its

contained in a cavity in the stump, beneath the rotted floorboards of the hut. The floorboards can be ripped up with a successful DC 14 Strength check or smashed by dealing 10 damage to them. Once the

Ooze Master

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. Any nonmagical weapon that hits the Ooze Master corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls. If its

penalty drops to −5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical ammunition that hits the Ooze Master is destroyed after dealing damage. The Ooze Master can eat through 2-inch-thick, nonmagical wood or metal in

Poltergeist Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Incorporeal Movement. The poltergeist can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction

path (+4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit"} to hit) and dealing 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage on a hit.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Swarmkeeper (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

force in battle, as well as helpful company for the ranger. Some Swarmkeepers are outcasts or hermits, keeping to themselves and their attendant swarms rather than dealing with the discomfort of others

. Other Swarmkeepers enjoy building vibrant communities that work for the mutual benefit of all those they consider part of their swarm. A Swarmkeeper’s swarm and spells are reflections of the

Assassin Bug

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

infested areas, guards patrol with burning brands and flaming swords, ready to set suspect dwellings ablaze. Fire is an effective destroyer of assassin bug maggots, and wild creatures observed running

of druids (possibly in service to Malar or Talos) who cultivated the first of these creatures. However, it remains unknown whether their intent was to create a benign means of breaking down monstrous

Frost Giant (variant)

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

restrained until it escapes the net. Any creature can use its action to make a DC 17 Strength check to free itself or another creature in the net, ending the effect on a success. Dealing 15 slashing damage to

the net (AC 12) destroys the net and frees the target.Frost giants are creatures of ice and snow, with hair and beards of pale white or light blue, and flesh as blue as glacial ice. They respect only

Sweettooth Horror

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

control, that time has long since passed. “I smell frosting. Ready your weapons!” —Greta, scourge of Sweettooth Horrors of Sweettooth Village In addition to the Sweettooth horror

described here, creatures found in and around Sweettooth Village might include gingerbrute;gingerbrutes as well as variations of oozes from the Monster Manual. For example, a black pudding might have

Spiderdragon

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

most numerous in Underdark areas that Lolth’s faithful claim as their own. Lolth worshipers might employ spiderdragons as guards or treat them as venerated guests. The creatures aren’t as

powerful as their black dragon progenitors, though, and they often drain the enclaves’ resources with their selfish demands. Uninterested in building lairs, spiderdragons weave powerful webs and

Eladrin Legacy

Species Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

be hungry today and have food for tomorrow. 3 Life is full of dangers, but you are ready for them. 4 A penny spent is a penny lost forever. d4 Winter Flaw 1

Everything dies eventually. Why bother building anything that is supposedly meant to last? 2 Nothing matters to you, and you allow others to guide your actions. 3 Your needs come first. In

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

put to use when building forts to contain their offspring. Although they spend a considerable portion of their lives in isolation, tortles are social creatures that like to form meaningful

Yondalla relate to tortles most of all. Tortles believe that night and day watch over them and other creatures. The moon is the eye of night that watches over them in darkness, and the sun is the

Blindheim

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

turns. All creatures that can see the blindheim have disadvantage on attack rolls while in the area of bright light and within 15 feet of the blindheim. Creatures with the Sunlight Sensitivity trait that

","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage and be blinded until the end of the blindheim's next turn. Creatures with the Sunlight Sensitivity trait have disadvantage on this saving throw.These frog-like

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

at once ready to perform its duty. The one who performed the ritual sets the wood woad to its task, and the creature follows those orders unceasingly. A wood woad has a hole where its heart would be

might die. If it is freed from its specific duties, a wood woad might roam to find another place of natural beauty or fey influence to watch over. Wood woads are drawn to creatures that have close ties

Vampire Spawn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

., one creature. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Instead of dealing damage, the vampire can grapple the

grand yet defensible location for its lair, such as a castle, fortified manor, or walled abbey. It hides its coffin in an underground crypt or vault guarded by vampire spawn or other loyal creatures

Prismatic Wall Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

occupied by a creature, the spell fails, and your action and the spell slot are wasted. The wall sheds bright light out to a range of 100 feet and dim light for an additional 100 feet. You and creatures

damage on a successful one. While this layer is in place, nonmagical ranged attacks can't pass through the wall. The layer can be destroyed by dealing at least 25 cold damage to it. 2. Orange. The

Tree Blight

Monsters Curse of Strahd

);{"diceNotation":"1d6+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Grasping Root","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its turns. The root has AC 15 and can be severed by dealing 6

or more slashing damage to it on one attack. Cutting the root doesn’t hurt the blight but ends the grapple.Blights (as described in the Monster Manual) are evil, ambulatory plant creatures, and

Githyanki Supreme Commander Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

in an astral body (as with the astral projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.Parry. The githyanki adds 5 to

within 30 feet of it. It also becomes insubstantial until the start of its next turn. While insubstantial, it can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. If it ends

Isperia

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage after each attack it makes against Isperia before the start of her next turn. Supreme Legal Authority. Isperia chooses up to three creatures she can see within

90 feet of her. Each target must succeed on a DC 23 Intelligence saving throw or Isperia chooses an action for that target: Attack, magic;Cast a Spell, Dash, Disengage, Dodge, Help, Hide, Ready

Goliath Werebear

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

snow. Elders invoke her name to keep young goliaths from wandering too far from home before they’re ready. Adult goliaths sometimes encounter this legendary individual in their travels to the far

, Oyaminartok is not a monster but a force of good in the region, and she passes her curse only to goliaths whose hearts are pure. Oyaminartok and others of her kind try to help creatures they come across, for

Maw of Yeenoghu

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

", "rollAction":"Gorging Charge"}. The maw moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks and can move through the spaces of Large or smaller creatures. Each time the maw enters

relief, but the teeth quickly regrow. Cunning maws use this phenomenon as a ready supply of weaponry, throwing clusters of teeth at their foes. A maw of Yeenoghu charges at its prey on all fours with its mouth wide open, scraping the ground like a plow.

Witherbloom Professor of Growth

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

nature through their magic. They brew infusions of plants, fungi, and insects or other minuscule creatures that thrum with the essence of life, using these infusions to fuel their magic instead of using

the philosophy from different directions, with one methodology focusing on decay and the other dealing with growth.Poison

Atropal

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

Magic Resistance. The atropal has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Negative Energy Aura. Creatures within 30 feet of the atropal can't regain hit points, and any

the atropal is struck by a vorpal sword, the wielder can cut the atropal's umbilical cord instead of dealing damage. If its umbilical cord is cut, the atropal loses this feature. Turn Resistance Aura

Witchlight Watch

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

carnival are magically whisked about until everything is packed up and ready for travel, or unpacked and assembled. The watch has no effect on creatures, which can move about freely and safely while the

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

to ask for help getting home. 6 A topaz dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching one treasure hunter who escaped the dragon’s clutches

creatures. 8 I secretly enjoy conversing with lesser beings, although I usually do so only to find their weaknesses. Topaz Dragon Ideals d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll

Astral Elf Warrior

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Long ago, some elves ventured to the Astral Plane to be closer to their gods. There, they ceased to age and could exist indefinitely without sustenance. Astral elves were among the first creatures to

numerous invaders, including psurlons, mind flayers, and githyanki. When dealing with others, astral elves customarily cover their faces with ornate visors, becoming faceless extensions of their gods

Drow Mother of Rebellion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

mother is almost never encountered alone. She is typically accompanied by a drow favored consort and a drow house captain. Other Underdark creatures might also be in the priestess’s presence

, providing protection or advice.A Matron Mother’s Lair The palace of a drow matron mother is her home and fortress. Sigils throughout the building allow the matron mother to use the following

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