behind before directly close replace

Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion

Spells Player’s Handbook

cast the spell can enter the extradimensional dwelling as long as the door remains open. You can open or close it (no action required) if you are within 30 feet of it. While closed, the door is

their attire. They are invulnerable and obey your commands. Each servant can perform tasks that a human could perform, but they can’t attack or take any action that would directly harm another

Portable Hole

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

can’t be used to create open passages. Any creature inside an open Portable Hole can exit the hole by climbing out of it. You can take a Magic action to close a Portable Hole by taking hold of

where the one item was placed inside the other. Any creature within 10 feet of the gate and not behind Total Cover is sucked through it and deposited in a random location on the Astral Plane. The gate then closes. The gate is one-way only and can’t be reopened.

Blob of Annihilation

Monsters Monster Manual

Astral Implosion. If the blob is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it implodes and ejects any creatures and objects engulfed by it into the Astral Sea. The blob itself vanishes, leaving behind a layer of

effects.Multiattack. The blob makes two Pseudopod attacks and uses Engulf. It can replace one attack with a use of Restraining Glob. Pseudopod. Melee Attack Roll: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

and become entombed in a state of suspended animation in an extradimensional sphere. Everything you’re wearing and carrying disappears with you except for Artifacts, which stay behind in the space

drawing this card, you can ask a question in meditation and mentally receive a truthful answer to that question. Skull. An Avatar of Death appears in an unoccupied space as close to you as possible

Cultist of Bhaal

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Blood-Soaked Resolve. While Bloodied, the cultist has Advantage on saving throws.Multiattack. The cultist makes three Cursed Blade attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with a use of

follow their paths of tyranny, murder, and necromancy. More than any other gods, the Dead Three directly influence Faerûn—and particularly the city of Baldur’s Gate—in malign

Cultist of Bane

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Oppressive Burst in any combination. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Dominate Person, if available. Gauntlet. Melee Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType

attack roll. Response: The cultist makes one Gauntlet or Oppressive Burst attack against the triggering creature.Cultists of Bane sow strife, either by directly bullying others or by abusing existing

Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Magic Resistance. Manshoon has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. Manshoon makes three Arcane Burst attacks. He can replace two attacks with a use of

clandestine coup. It’s widely believed he’s turned his attentions elsewhere, but another Manshoon clone lurks in that city, manipulating the Zhentarim behind the scenes to amass

Septon Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

the septon dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind anything it was carrying.Multiattack. The septon makes four Tentacle attacks and uses Lightning Network or Spellcasting. Tentacle

from the rank directly above it and in turn acts as the superior to the rank directly below it, passing down commands from paragons of law to the lowliest monodrone. While most modrons are the lower

Nonaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

the nonaton dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind anything it was carrying.Multiattack. The nonaton makes three Arm attacks and uses Pillar of Truth or Spellcasting. Arm. Melee Weapon

dutifully obeys commands from the rank directly above it and in turn acts as the superior to the rank directly below it, passing down commands from paragons of law to the lowliest monodrone. While most

Octon Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

octon dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind anything it was carrying.Multiattack. The octon makes three Tentacle attacks. Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8

obeys commands from the rank directly above it and in turn acts as the superior to the rank directly below it, passing down commands from paragons of law to the lowliest monodrone. While most modrons

Decaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

the decaton dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind anything it was carrying.Multiattack. The decaton makes three Tentacle attacks. Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation

. Each modron dutifully obeys commands from the rank directly above it and in turn acts as the superior to the rank directly below it, passing down commands from paragons of law to the lowliest monodrone

Murder Comet

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

murder comet looks like a screaming stone head wreathed in flame. It trails fire behind it as it flies through Wildspace, either singly or in a posse with other murder comets, looking for ships, crews

Wildspace without need for air, sleep, or sustenance. The murder comet’s face takes on the appearance of its creator’s, and its statistics change as follows: Replace the comet’s

Hexton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

hexton dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind anything it was carrying. Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the hexton fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack

rank directly above it and in turn acts as the superior to the rank directly below it, passing down commands from paragons of law to the lowliest monodrone. While most modrons are the lower-ranked

Drow Favored Consort

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes three Scimitar or Arcane Eruption attacks. The drow can replace one of the attacks with a use of

. Combining the roles of advisor, protector, and beloved, some favored consorts are content with a supporting role, while more ambitious consorts aspire to be the power behind the throne—or even to

Magnificent Mansion Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

any creature you designate when you cast the spell can enter the extradimensional dwelling as long as the portal remains open. You can open or close the portal if you are within 30 feet of it. While

perform any task a normal human servant could perform, but they can’t attack or take any action that would directly harm another creature. Thus the servants can fetch things, clean, mend, fold

Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

any creature you designate when you cast the spell can enter the extradimensional dwelling as long as the portal remains open. You can open or close the portal if you are within 30 feet of it. While

perform any task a normal human servant could perform, but they can’t attack or take any action that would directly harm another creature. Thus the servants can fetch things, clean, mend, fold

Encephalon Cluster

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

effects.Multiattack. The cluster makes two Slam attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Spawn Progeny if available. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit

become a gorging menace that can overrun an entire mind flayer colony. Encephalons When an illithid colony lays its eggs dangerously close to a Far Realm rift, an egg sac has a chance to mutate into

Young Kruthik

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

packs and nest in sprawling subterranean warrens. They are attracted to sources of heat, such as dwarven forges and pools of molten lava, and carve out lairs as close to such locations as possible

. As they burrow through the earth, they leave behind tunnels—evidence that is often the first clue to the nearby presence of a kruthik hive. Kruthiks also make use of preexisting underground

Sapphire Sentinel

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

, impressive statues. Like other golems, they are nearly impervious to spells and ordinary weapons. The golem remains a noncombatant unless it is directly attacked. The Sapphire The sapphire is inside the

golem’s chest, hidden behind an 9-inch-diameter stone disk. The outer surface of the disk is inscribed with a blue circle that has eight golden beams radiating from it like the rays of the sun

Bodak

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

lord’s symbol on their chest over the heart. Orcus’s power flays body, mind, and soul, leaving behind a sentient husk that consumes life energy near it. Most bodaks come into being in

recall anything a bodak sees or hears. If he so chooses, he can speak through a bodak to address his enemies and followers directly. A bodak retains vague impressions of its past life. It seeks out its

Hexblood

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

unusual crown, often called an eldercross or a witch’s turn. This living, garland-like part of a hexblood’s body extends from their temples and wraps behind the head, serving as a visible

with a hag. You are the result of that arrangement. 2 Fey kidnappers swapped you and your parents’ child. 3 A coven of hags lost one of its members. You were created to replace the

Ancient Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

continues down its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull.The forest-loving green dragons sometimes compete for territory with black dragons in marshy woods and with white dragons in subarctic

breath. The moss-covered trees grow close together except where winding pathways trace their way like a maze into the heart of the forest. The light that reaches the forest floor carries an emerald

Adult Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull.The forest-loving green dragons sometimes compete for territory with black dragons in marshy woods and with white dragons in subarctic taiga

. The moss-covered trees grow close together except where winding pathways trace their way like a maze into the heart of the forest. The light that reaches the forest floor carries an emerald green cast

Flail Snail

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

earth that is prized for its multihued shell. It may seem harmless, but if a creature big enough to be a threat approaches too close, the snail flashes a scintillating light and attacks with its mace

and other large mineral deposits. It leaves behind a shimmering trail that quickly solidifies into a thin and nearly transparent layer. This glassy residue can be harvested and cut to form window

Kruthik Hive Lord

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

forges and pools of molten lava, and carve out lairs as close to such locations as possible. As they burrow through the earth, they leave behind tunnels—evidence that is often the first clue to

Trapper

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

territory. It remains motionless as it waits for prey to come close. When a target is within its reach, it peels itself away from the surface and wraps around its prey, crushing, smothering, and then

digesting it. Only a scattering of bones, metal, treasure, and other indigestible bits is left behind. A trapper’s ability to alter the color and texture of its outer side enables it to blend in with

Adult Kruthik

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

lairs as close to such locations as possible. As they burrow through the earth, they leave behind tunnels—evidence that is often the first clue to the nearby presence of a kruthik hive

Fractine

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

creature trapped in its demiplane, that creature is released when the fractine splits, reappearing in an unoccupied space as close to the new fractines as possible.A fractine is a bizarre, two

of itself behind. The destruction of a fractine is accompanied by a loud sound reminiscent of shattering glass. A fractine attacks by falling on its targets, dealing damage as it passes through them

Banderhobb

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creature or object if it is within 1 mile of the banderhobb.Multiattack. The banderhobb makes one Bite attack and one Tongue attack. It can replace one attack with a use of Shadow Step. Bite. Melee Weapon

, it leaves behind only tarry goo and wisps of shadow. Legends tell of an ominous tower in the Shadowfell where the shadows sometimes reform and banderhobbs roam.Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the banderhobb takes the Hide action.

Titivilus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Teleport. Assault (Costs 2 Actions). Titivilus makes one Silver Sword attack, or he uses Frightful Word.Dispater, the gloomy Lord of Dis, rules from his iron palace, seeming to hide behind its

to the tasks he needs performed and recruits them directly or through intermediaries, expending them later as his plans require.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Crab Folk

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, but looted cheap, bulky trade goods while leaving valuable smaller treasures behind. Frustrated by her servants, the hag wove a spell to adapt them to the coastal terrain while planting in their

claim the metal. Brutal Raiders. Each year, when the warm summer gives way to the chill of autumn, the crab folk look to the sky for omens. In ancient days, the green hag kept close watch on the fishing

Ygorl, Lord of Entropy

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Stone upon Limbo. A powerful being suffused with entropic power, Ygorl delights in the act of unmaking and bringing chaos to any ecosystem it visits. Lesser slaadi follow close behind the lord of

Dimir Operative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

journals or hidden away in someone’s mind. Even you might not be aware of all the reasons behind the missions you carry out. Sometimes a mission’s sole purpose is to conceal the

motivation behind another strike performed in a different part of the city, or simply to spread fear. As part of your covert work for House Dimir, you maintain a false identity as a member of another guild

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

top of the map) provides the main access to the lair by way of two sections of relatively thin crystal walls. The dragon can use a lair action to open or close passages through these walls throughout

caverns hold the bulk of the dragon’s hoard, particularly art objects that are impressive but not irreplaceable. Sleeping Chamber. At the heart of the lair, protected behind more thin crystal walls

Centaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

freedom to travel. As much as they can, centaurs run — in wide plazas, spacious parks, and expanses of rubble and ruin. They race the wind, hooves thundering and tails streaming behind them

the Gruul and the Selesnya they are voices of memory and history, preserving old ways and keeping alive the legends of ancestral heroes. They feel a close kinship with wild animals, perhaps because of

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