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Coral

Monsters Misplaced Monsters: Volume One

lives in the ocean and in the clouds. Cookies are her favorite snack. She has the power to bolster other creatures, and she can bestow upon animals the ability to speak for a short time. When she is

cookies are delicious but confer no benefits. 3–4: Sparkle Burst. The bubbles transform into glitter that swirls around the target before bursting outward. Each creature within 5 feet of the

Carrion Stalker

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

zombies. The embedded carrion stalkers ride along in their freshly animated conveyances, bursting forth once they detect living creatures nearby. This destroys the zombie, but unleashes a new horror

Choldrith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Web"} to hit, range 30/60 ft., one Large or smaller creature. Hit: The target is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained target can make a DC 11 Strength check, bursting the webbing

spiderlike creatures originally created to serve Lolth. They rule colonies of chitine;chitines and lead them into battle in Lolth’s war against her enemies. When devotees of Lolth created the first

Regaining Control of the Helm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse

Artificer for more on crew stations). The Recluse, however, is unique in that the airship is powered not only by a captive air elemental, but also the spirit of a long-dead previous captain who

ship’s tilted orientation, creatures inside the ship must climb to access other areas of the ship. A creature without a Climb Speed that attempts to climb inside the ship must succeed on a DC 11 Strength

Plotting the Course

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse

Plotting the Course Korth is approximately 960 miles away from where the Recluse was attacked. The characters must navigate their airship to its intended destination if they have any hopes of

airship’s journey by 1d4 days. Another crew member can take the Help action to assist this check if they spend the entirety of the shift assisting the pilot. Supplies The Recluse has lost all but 100

11. Recluse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

11. Recluse A drider lives here. The sea hags in area 10 use it to guard the “front door” of their lair. 11a. Petrified Prince Maw. This yawning cave resembles the maw of some great fish. Natural

petrified creatures hidden inside them. The creatures include several drow, kuo-toa, and troglodytes, as well as a few dwarf miners and human pirates. All of them are locked in poses of combat, with expressions of fear on their faces.

Testing Phase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, green, gray, and death slaadi requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Defusing Slaad Confrontations. Writing short essays about commonly accepted ways to keep slaadi calm during

sometimes assume that “slaad” is a misspelling or mispronunciation. Calling these creatures “salads” is frowned upon. Frogs are common on campus and are often kept as pets

Across the Fungal Fields

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

behind this strange sensation. Then you feel the ground beneath you shift as something moves — a number of a thick, spiky tendrils bursting from the ground. Two fungal creatures resembling otyughs

rise up and attack the characters. Created by Araumycos to perfectly duplicate the abilities, traits, and actions of otyughs, these creatures are plants rather than aberrations. They attack until slain

Campaign Theme

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

creatures of unknown realms far removed from mortal concerns. As heroes confront this evil, they must face the selfish, cold tendencies of their own kind as well. A campaign featuring troubled heroes who

confront not only the savagery of the bestial creatures of the world, but also the beast within — the rage and fury that lies in their own hearts. A campaign exploring the insatiable thirst for power

Exotic Fungi

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

explodes when lit, bursting into a cloud of fiery spores. Creatures within 10 feet of an exploding torchstalk take 3 (1d6) fire damage.

a 15-foot-radius cloud of poisonous spores. Creatures in the area must succeed at a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned. While poisoned in this way, the creature is under the effect of a

Recluse

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

Recluse Though most giants are social creatures, some live alone by choice or circumstance. They establish lairs in remote places, or they tend ancient ruins or enclaves that were more recently

decades as other creatures crowd too close to the giant’s dwelling. 3 Adventurers are hired to deal with a rampaging wild beast, but they discover the beast has a collar. The beast’s owner is a giant who

Medusa

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

Medusa Snake-Haired Recluse with a Petrifying Gaze Habitat: Desert; Treasure: Any With their hair of living snakes and their infamous petrifying gazes, medusas are hubristic creatures that inhabit

Constructing Your Deck

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

helps the characters fight the other creatures in an encounter. The friend might be the sole survivor of another adventuring party, a solitary traveler or recluse, or a benevolent monster like a flumph

one of the most powerful monsters, and you can include multiple copies of weaker monsters so they’re more likely to be encountered. Groups. A group is a collection of creatures that might be

The Abyss

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

twisted black trees. Tombs, mausoleums, gravestones, and sarcophagi litter the landscape. Undead swarm across the plane, bursting from their tombs and graves to tear apart any creatures foolish enough

is topped with an enormous fanged skull. The spires constitute the fortress of Abysm, where few creatures can venture without their minds being crushed. Thanatos. If Orcus had his way, all planes would

Carrion Stalker

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

. The embedded carrion stalkers ride along in their freshly animated conveyances, bursting forth once they detect living creatures nearby. This destroys the zombie, but unleashes a new horror. Carrion

Khyber

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

world; the portals to the worlds within defy natural law. These connections impact the world in a number of ways. Dark forces can rise anywhere in the world, bursting out of a previously unknown portal

the alien daelkyr. Some cults of the Dragon Below believe that paradise awaits them in the Vale of the Inner Sun, but such cultists also consider gibbering mouthers and mind flayers to be creatures of beauty. Wondrous treasures might wait in the worlds below amid hordes of demons and aberrations.

Coral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Misplaced Monsters: Volume One

Coral Created by Kenzie C. Coral – Illustration by: Kenzie C. Coral lives in the ocean and in the clouds. Cookies are her favorite snack. She has the power to bolster other creatures, and she can

target before bursting outward. Each creature within 5 feet of the target must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or have the blinded condition until the start of Coral’s next turn. 5–6

Random Encounters

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

, while a 2–6 indicates the area is dark. The twisting tunnels of the Wormwrithings give creatures the opportunity to surprise the characters (see “Noticing Threats” in chapter 2). Wormwrithings

cloister of flumphs floats through the tunnels. These peaceful creatures have been disturbed by the powerful thoughts of the demon lords. They warn the characters that these evil thoughts have polluted

Island Theme

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

after the table to determine related details and story hooks. Island Theme d6 Theme 1 Alien 2 Cursed 3 Hostile 4 Sanctum 5 Welcoming 6 Wild Alien Alien islands are inhabited by isolated creatures

1d4 hours after death. The specter is obsessed with killing its former friends. 2 Creatures that aren’t inhabitants of the island must succeed on a Constitution saving throw at the end of each hour

Choldrith

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

Choldrith Choldriths are monstrous spiderlike creatures originally created to serve Lolth. They rule colonies of chitines (in this book) and lead them into battle in Lolth’s war against her enemies

that they sometimes created choldriths instead of chitines. At first, these devotees were unaware that the new creatures, which they dubbed choldriths, were signs of Lolth’s wrath. Instead, they were

Eladrin

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

, an eladrin might shift to autumn if filled with contentment, another eladrin could change to winter if plunged into sorrow, still another might be bursting with joy and become an eladrin of spring

+ your Charisma modifier: Autumn. Immediately after you use your Fey Step, up to two creatures of your choice that you can see within 10 feet of you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be

Abyss

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

, bursting from their tombs and graves to tear apart any creatures foolish enough to journey here. Orcus rules Thanatos from a vast palace known as Everlost, crafted of obsidian and bone. Set in a

fanged skull. The spires constitute the fortress of Abysm, where echoes of Demogorgon’s turbulent thoughts resound through the halls, tearing at the minds of creatures who dare to enter. Layer 113

Chitines

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

creatures with both humanoid and spider traits, which their creators dubbed chitines. The dark elves’ intention was to create slaves dedicated first of all to the drow and, by association with them, to

that was more spider than elf, resembling Lolth in her spider form, and more cunning than a chitine, that the drow dubbed a choldrith. At first, the drow were unaware that the new creatures were signs

Magical Phenomena

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

dies in the storm freezes solid. Creatures that are immune to cold damage are immune to the effects of the storm and can see normally within it. Thrym’s howl typically lasts 2d10 hours. Emotional

appear, and how they typically influence creatures: Boldness: Appears in battlefields and echoing canyons, encouraging creatures to shout hidden truths and act out their greatest victories Doubt

Gods of the Orcs

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

Bahgtru’s followers prove which among them will eventually be worthy of Gruumsh’s unwavering gaze. The Sacred Bull. Orcs of Bahgtru sometimes enter battle astride aurochs, large creatures that resemble oxen

or cattle but are much more ferocious (see appendix A for their statistics). By doing so they honor the creatures as well as their deity, because legends tell that Bahgtru also rode a great bull into

Random Encounters in Hither

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

of the well. The will-o’-wisps are the spirits of creatures who owned the trinkets in life. If a character tries to take one or more of the trinkets, the will-o’-wisps turn visible, accuse the

. Anyone within 10 feet of a bursting bubble must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or suffer the gas’s magical effect for 1 hour. Roll on the Marsh Gas table below to determine the effect

Possible Visions

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

can feel the life in the cavern rotting away, bursting with infection. A mushroom grows in the center of the cave, ever larger and taller, pustules forming and seeping as its stem thickens and its cap

mad kuo-toa. You see a kuo-toa swimming in the gloomy depths of a dark, subterranean lake, uncertain. It turns left and right, trying to find something, even as it’s surrounded by a fanged creatures

Arcane Archer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. The psychic damage increases to 4d6 when you reach 18th level in this class. Bursting Arrow. You imbue your arrow with force energy drawn from the school of evocation. The energy detonates after

your attack. Immediately after the arrow hits the creature, the target and all other creatures within 10 feet of it take 2d6 force damage each. The force damage increases to 4d6 when you reach 18th level

Creature Encounters

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

Brilliance 18 Spore servants 19–20 Traders Ambushers One or more creatures attempt to ambush the party as it makes its way through the Underdark. Roll a d20 and consult the table to determine what the

crevice or fissure 10–15 1d4 orogs perching on ledges 16–17 1d6 piercers masquerading as stalactites 18–20 1 umber hulk bursting out of a nearby wall If the ambush occurs in the monster’s lair, there is

Adventuring Gear

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

) check as an action. Bursting the Chain requires a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check as an action. Chest (5 GP) A Chest holds up to 12 cubic feet of contents. Climber’s Kit (25 GP) A

(Sleight of Hand) check as an action. Bursting them requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check as an action. Each set of Manacles comes with a key. Without the key, a creature can use Thieves

Expanded Ziggurat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

: Ceilings. Corridors have 15-foot-high ceilings, and rooms have 20-foot-high ceilings. Doors. Translucent membranes curtain the entrances to each area. Creatures that pass through a membrane are

four beds. If a creature disturbs a cocoon or moves within 10 feet of it, the cocoon bursts. Each creature within 10 feet of a bursting cocoon must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 9

Adventuring Gear

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

requires the creature to make a successful DC 18 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check as an action. Bursting the Chain requires a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check as an action. Chest (5 GP) A Chest holds

Manacles are attached to a chain or hook that is fixed in place. Escaping the Manacles requires a successful DC 20 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check as an action. Bursting them requires a successful DC

Brimstone Hold Locations

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

up or down as an action from the first floors of the adjoining towers. Lifting the bars from within the central yard of area B2 requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check, while bursting

navigate its 20-foot elevation above the yard. A steel chain ladder coiled in a corner of the efreeti’s mouth can be lowered to allow access for non-flying creatures. Above the carved efreeti face, a

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

. Klauth spends many waking hours scrying Faerûn with his spells, and he probably knows more about the deeds and whereabouts of surface-world creatures in the North and along the Sword Coast than any

other being alive today. Old Snarl obeys strange whims that prompt him to perform acts of kindness for creatures he doesn’t think can harm him. Such a whim leads him to give the adventurers a gift to

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