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Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Spider Climb. The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice
poison. The toxin transforms the old neogi into a bloated mass of flesh. Younger neogi lay their eggs atop it, and when the hatchlings emerge, they devour the old neogi and one another until only a
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
harp resizes to suit you.
Stalwart Song. Whenever you make a Charisma check while attuned to the harp, you can treat a roll of 9 or lower on the die as a 10.
Feast of Plenty. If you spend 10 minutes
speaking, singing, and playing by itself.
Whenever you attempt to attune to the harp, you must first make either a DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check or a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
check. On its turn, the carrion stalker can detach itself from the target by using 5 feet of movement. When it dies, the carrion stalker detaches from any creature it is attached to.
Larval Burst (1
.
Carrion stalkers also enjoy symbiotic relationships with carrion crawler;carrion crawlers. Carrion crawlers won’t devour bodies infested by carrion stalkers, but they often pick up stalker larvae as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
like a cackling demon skull decorates the front of the lid. Encircling the keyhole, a tiny inscription in Common reads, “I devour all but the greatest thieves.” The chest is locked and doesn’t appear to
be trapped. However, a detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of evocation magic around it. Picking the lock requires a successful DC 22 Dexterity check made using thieves’ tools. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Dastard recently became the lair of a sea hag named Myldryd Urchinspine. The vile hag lurks in the boat’s dark interior, ready to devour anyone who drops in uninvited. The sandy floor of her lair is
(Perception) check. The check is made with disadvantage if the wreckage is underwater. Myldryd’s chest contains three trinkets (determined randomly by rolling on the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Ochre Jelly Ochre jellies are yellowish blobs that can slip through narrow cracks in pursuit of creatures to devour. Their digestive enzymes dissolve flesh quickly but have no effect on other
without squeezing.
Spider Climb. The jelly can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
of Limbo
Unpredictable slaadi devour and multiply across the Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo. These toad-like, extraplanar beings embody the endless potentiality of their home plane of existence
the slaad isn’t imprisoned. An Incapacitated slaad’s control gem can be removed by spending 1 minute and succeeding on a DC 20 Wisdom (Medicine) check. Failing this check deals 22 (4d10) Piercing damage to the slaad.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ochre Jelly Ochre jellies are yellowish blobs that can slide under doors and through narrow cracks in pursuit of creatures to devour. They have enough bestial cunning to avoid large groups of enemies
difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
doesn’t want the monstrous shapechanger to devour them. Korboz hopes the creature will tire of eating gnomes and leave. Providing Korboz with evidence of the mimic’s demise restores his sanity. GNOMENGARDE
rusty iron handles and hinges. A locked door can be opened with a successful DC 10 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A locked door can be forced open as an action with a successful DC 15 Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
transforms the old neogi into a bloated mass of flesh. Younger neogi lay their eggs atop it, and when the hatchlings emerge, they devour the old neogi and one another until only a few of the strongest
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Spider Climb. The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Swarm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
area G8, but it will devour more gnomes once its hunger returns unless it is dealt with. It can move around and adopt other disguises as needed, though its forms are limited to Medium objects such as
one of the rare varieties that can carry on simple conversations in Common. Characters who corner the talking mimic can negotiate with it, and can compel it to leave Gnomengarde with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
11. Rezmir’s Chamber The door is always locked and Rezmir holds the key. A knock spell is the easiest way to get in, but a character can also unlock the door with a DC 25 Dexterity check made using
chest’s padlock can be picked using thieves’ tools with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. However, the lock is rigged with a poison needle trap that triggers if the check fails by 5 or more. The needle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
11. Rezmir’s Chamber The door is always locked and Rezmir holds the key. A knock spell is the easiest way to get in, but a character can also unlock the door with a DC 25 Dexterity check made using
picked using thieves’ tools with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. However, the lock is rigged with a poison needle trap that triggers if the check fails by 5 or more. The needle can be found with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
sprites. They rarely devour other sapient creatures swiftly, preferring to cocoon their captives and terrorize them for days. Ettercaps avoid fire, which can quickly burn through their webs and the dead
ability check.
Web Walker. The ettercap ignores movement restrictions caused by webs, and the ettercap knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Actions
Multiattack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
set web snares to catch sprites and pixies, which they hungrily devour, and will encase a dryad’s tree in webbing in a vain attempt to trap the dryad. Otherwise timid fey will sometimes approach
ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the ettercap knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
thieves’ tools and a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. A character can also free Portia by snapping her chains with a successful DC 30 Strength (Athletics) check. Portia sank into madness and despair
after she was forced to watch Umbraxakar devour the corpses of her slain companions one by one. She stays close to her rescuers, serving as a loyal follower until she is safely out of Undermountain or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
dwell in far-flung locations on the Material Plane, as well as in the Astral Plane and the Ethereal Plane. They left their home world long ago to conquer and devour creatures in other realms. During
, and when the hatchlings emerge, they devour the old neogi and one another until only a few of the strongest newborns are left. The surviving neogi hatchlings begin their lives under the control of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
succeeding on a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check can see through the illusion. If the illusion is detected, all the characters see the gibbering mouthers in their true forms as both creatures
(Insight) check confirms that they are not themselves, as they display slightly warped personalities. The four attack when they or the gibbering mouthers are discovered (use their guard or commoner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
stalkers also enjoy symbiotic relationships with carrion crawlers. Carrion crawlers won’t devour bodies infested by carrion stalkers, but they often pick up stalker larvae as they root among filth. The
, doing so with a successful DC 11 Strength check. On its turn, the carrion stalker can detach itself from the target by using 5 feet of movement. When it dies, the carrion stalker detaches from any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
seep out of the tree and begin consuming the remains. Each black pudding can devour one gnome corpse in 2 rounds or one human corpse in 4 rounds. The puddings ignore creatures that leave them alone
, configuration, defenses, and leaders. No ability check is needed to follow the monks’ tracks back the way they came, since the wheelbarrow leaves a deep furrow in the earth. Characters who follow these tracks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
whelk can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d8
. Nesting inside the cistern at the top of the pipe is a monster resembling a 30-foot-long centipede that exudes necrotic sludge. If it hears one of the hatches open, it slinks down the pipe to devour any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
from this side. Characters who study the arch and succeed on a DC 17 Intelligence (Arcana) check can sense that the archway will remain open for a short time only, perhaps as long as an hour. The statues
. Treasure The dead cloud giant wears a +2 breastplate that resizes to fit its wearer and has an opal of the ild rune (see appendix B) clutched in its frozen right hand. The ghost doesn’t object if one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
as in the Feywild, the Shadowfell, and the Astral and Ethereal Planes. They invaded the world long ago from a remote location on the Material Plane, abandoning their home to conquer and devour
, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the same winged serpent with its fanged mouth open. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the statues as depictions of Sseth, a yuan-ti deity. Flickering torches
Kuketh can be summoned from area 20 to devour them. 19b. Narthex A 10-foot-tall statue of a winged serpent stands at the entrance of the temple between two submerged stone ramps. The ramps are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
outer reaches of the forest periodically, while several wood elf clans dwell at its edge. The two forces are generally successful at keeping the monsters of the Dreadwood in check, but at times a
travelers. Middle Reaches. Inside the outer fringe, the forest takes on an increasingly sinister character. Even on the brightest days, the thick canopy of greenery threatens to devour the sunlight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
not locked. A character can use an action to try to wrench open the doors, doing so with a successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. The noise is loud enough to alert the creatures in area N2
cargo hold, the flesh golem tries to beat the characters unconscious. The squidlings are compelled to try to devour the brains of unconscious characters, avoiding combat otherwise. The heavy chains and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
skeletal creatures lying on the floor, each one wearing a shiny ring set with a large gemstone. The lock on the door can be opened by a character who succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity check while using
thieves’ tools, or the door can be forced by someone who makes a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. The three creatures are wights that spring to attack anyone who enters the cell. The rings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
successful DC 15 Wisdom (Deception or Persuasion) check to convince the patrol not to attack the party. If Grin Ousstyl is with the party, he quietly suggests that the characters offer the drow a bribe of
Devour Intellect attack against party members in the rear of the marching order. MENZOBERRANZAN: GENERAL FEATURES
The following features can be found throughout the City of Spiders.
Light. Most streets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
connect each level of a tower, and the trapdoor in the roof can be bolted shut from below. Breaking through a bolted trapdoor requires a successful DC 27 Strength (Athletics) check. Each tower contains
try to pull itself out of the webs, doing so with a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. Each 10-foot-square section of webs has AC 10, 10 hit points, vulnerability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
weapon. If this encounter occurs on the Sea of Moving Ice, the characters see the dragon erupt from the water nearby with a dead walrus in her mouth; then she flies back to the Reghed Glacier to devour
. Convincing a neutral awakened beast to travel with the party requires an offering of food or shelter accompanied by a successful DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) group check. If the group check succeeds, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the characters have made other arrangements, the ferry returns shortly after sunrise the next day. A character who makes a successful DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check notices humanoid tracks leading
from the waterline to the hermitage. A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Survival) check also notes distinct tracks returning to the waterline (the trail left by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
characters can sneak past the troglodytes with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Stealth) group check. Characters carrying a light source have disadvantage on this check. If combat breaks out here, the
worth 50 gp each, and a sealed scroll tube with a Spell Scroll of Raise Dead. Adrián Ibarra Lugo A spirit of hunger emerges from a wall of calcified corpses to devour the souls of the living G3: Great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
blocked by a 10-foot-diameter, circular iron grate that Tiny creatures can slip through. Forcing open the grate while fighting off the current requires a successful DC 30 Strength (Athletics) check. 12c
have been broken by dominate monster spells cast on them repeatedly by the illithids over many months. These drooling, gibbering, malnourished thralls won’t attack illithids or creatures in their company. All other creatures are attacked on sight. The starving ettins hungrily devour any kills.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
traps can’t be disabled, but a character who comes within 5 feet of one of the rubies and examines it can make a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check. On a success, the character deduces that the
Wisdom (Perception) check spots a small, spider-shaped carving in the rock—a hint of this shrine’s purpose. Makubli and Torkner. Both Makubli and Torkner operate along the well-traveled route between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
warns in a deep, dire tone, “Turn back—this is not the way!” A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a gemstone in its mouth
one of the faces without first asking the face to open its mouth must make a DC 17 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. On a failed check, the creature takes 11 (2d10) bludgeoning damage as the mouth