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Zargon the Returner

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

can’t be targeted by divination magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors. Slimy Demise. When Zargon dies, its body dissolves into foul slime, leaving only its horn behind. Zargon re

save, it takes half as much damage.Zargon the Returner is an elder evil—an undying abomination from eons past with an insatiable appetite. A tentacled, slime-covered horror with a cyclopic red

Eldritch Lich

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

. That parasite bestows undeath upon the spellcaster and causes strange tentacles to sprout from the body. The parasite’s mouth is visible on the lich’s torso, and the parasite guards the

, the Night Serpent 4 Ghaunadaur 5 Zargon, the Returner 6 That Which Lurks Necrotic, Poison

Quadrone

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

Quadrone Astute combatants, quadrones serve as artillery and field officers in the regiments of modron armies. Quadrone Medium construct, lawful neutral Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit

. Disintegration. If the quadrone dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind its weapons and anything else it was carrying. Actions Multiattack. The quadrone makes two fist attacks or four

D9. Proving Grounds

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

challenge the monarch for the right to rule. The grounds are 20 feet in diameter. Combatants are shackled by one wrist or ankle to a 10-foot length of chain attached to the tree. Each chain has AC 19

combat is a procedure by which wrongs can be redressed in the Soggy Court. It can also be invoked as a vote of no confidence in the current monarch. A trial always has two combatants: the accused and

Melee Attacks

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

, or other body parts. A few spells also involve melee attacks. Reach A creature has a 5-foot reach and can thus attack targets within 5 feet when making a melee attack. Certain creatures have melee

attacks with a reach greater than 5 feet, as noted in their descriptions. Opportunity Attacks Combatants watch for enemies to drop their guard. If you move heedlessly past your foes, you put yourself in

Melee Attacks

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

, or other body parts. A few spells also involve melee attacks. Reach A creature has a 5-foot reach and can thus attack targets within 5 feet when making a melee attack. Certain creatures have melee

attacks with a reach greater than 5 feet, as noted in their descriptions. Opportunity Attacks Combatants watch for enemies to drop their guard. If you move heedlessly past your foes, you put yourself in

Death Knight

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

Death Knight Death knights are deadly combatants and domineering commanders with grim histories. Some strive to end the curses that doom them to undeath, though their selfish souls eternally shackle

atones for its evil, it gains a new body in 1d10 days, reviving with all its Hit Points. The new body appears in a location significant to the death knight. Actions Multiattack. The death knight makes

Nyx

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

there within an ancient, knotted wood. Mystic Sea This body of mist and water hides endless secrets within its depths—both literal secrets that manifest from mortal minds and unimagined concepts not yet

as throngs of legendary combatants. In the midst of this riot rise the palatial war-tents of Mogis and Iroas, who lead the endless battle. Kruphix claims the borders of the Tovian Fields as his

Action Options

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

) check. If it wins the contest, the smaller creature successfully moves into the target creature’s space and clings to its body. While in the target’s space, the smaller creature moves with the target and

makes it easier for melee combatants to harry each other with opportunity attacks. When a creature makes a melee attack, it can also mark its target. Until the end of the attacker’s next turn, any

Zargon's Lair

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

the region’s typical climate. If Zargon dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days. Zargon the Returner Huge Aberration, Lawful Evil Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 253 (22d12

Zargon dies, its body dissolves into foul slime, leaving only its horn behind. Zargon re-forms in 1d10 days, regrowing from the horn. The horn is immune to all damage and can be destroyed only by

Eldritch Lich

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures

Old One to implant a Far Realm parasite in the lich. That parasite bestows undeath upon the spellcaster and causes strange tentacles to sprout from the body. The parasite’s mouth is visible on the

Old Ones table to determine which entity gave an eldritch lich its parasite. Great Old Ones d6 Form 1 Cthulhu 2 Tharizdun, the Chained God 3 Dendar, the Night Serpent 4 Ghaunadaur 5 Zargon, the Returner 6 That Which Lurks

Rampaging Giant

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

connects with a duergar soldier, whose broken body flies through the air and crashes near you with a sickening crunch. A stone giant from Cairngorm Cavern has succumbed to a demonic curse that has caused

different combatants to maneuver. The giant moves in the characters’ direction and lashes out. Two duergar guards and two duergar xarrorn (see appendix C) respond to the giant’s roaring, racing in to join

Smuggler

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

body of a dead whale being pulled behind a fishing boat. When you delivered the goods, the corpse suddenly exploded, sending whale meat and whiskey bottles for half a mile. 2 Cart and Sword. You drove a

cart filled with stolen art through the middle of a battlefield while singing sea shanties to confuse the combatants. 3 The Recruit. You enlisted in another nation’s navy for the purpose of smuggling

Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

, initiative is rolled as normal. Then, the first round of combat starts, and the unsurprised combatants act in initiative order. A surprised creature can’t move or take an action or a reaction until its

sides. What happens with surprise when a third group of combatants sneaks up, hidden from the melee, and ambushes? The surprise rule is relevant only when a combat is starting. Any ambushes during the

Eternal Flame Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

try to douse the power of elemental fire. Melee combatants who draw too close face fires that can dance across the flamewrath’s skin and burn attackers. Flamewrath Medium humanoid (human), chaotic

fire shield burns for 10 minutes after the flamewrath dies, consuming its body. Actions Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4

Warlock Subclasses

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

succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or take 2d10 Psychic damage. Level 10: Beguiling Defenses Your patron teaches you how to guard your mind and body. You are immune to the

, the Returner; Hadar, the Dark Hunger; or Great Cthulhu. Or you might invoke several entities without yoking yourself to one. The motives of these beings are incomprehensible, and the Great Old One

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

longer immune to being charmed. Augmentation Chambers The magic of these chambers allows Thayans to bestow glimmers of intelligence into living oozes, making them obedient and more capable combatants

creature moves within 10 feet of the pillar, the creature feels its body soften. Whenever a creature starts its turn within 10 feet of the pillar, the creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

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

warehouse a risky place to have a fight. At the end of each round in which weapon damage or the movement of combatants might accidentally disturb a pile of crates, or if any effect deals damage in an area

appearance, but he must spend as much time as possible in a hot, wet environment to maintain his physical form. Otherwise, he develops lesions as the aboleth’s magic causes his body to rot away. After a few

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

a rotten body into the back of a wooden wagon. “If ye need a ride to the Mortuary, there’s room in the back!” he laughs. 7 A thieving musteval guardinal (see Morte’s Planar Parade) snatches a bag

bloodstained amphitheater where spectators place bets and combatants test their mettle. The current heavyweight champion is a bloodthirsty cyclops named Akra. In addition to the typical variety of cheap

Fortress Level 3

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

urging the combatants as they fight. From the north they hear an occasional scream from the locathah undergoing torture and the raucous noise of the torturers enjoying their pastime. This long room has

floor. The characters experience some difficulty in opening this door, even with the bar removed. This is because the giant eel (Borgas’s companion) died in the confined space, and its body partially

Gibbet Crossing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

north. Against the south wall, a marble altar has a noticeable indentation. Near the altar is a monocular creature with a body that resembles melted yellow wax. The yochlol Zuluthl was summoned by the

combatants. While Qunbraxel fights, the mind flayer telepathically berates the characters with dire warnings and predictions such as the following: “The ritual will devastate Phandalin! You bear witness to

Lambent Zenith Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

hostile, Lysan and Zastra shout for help and attack the characters. After all combatants have taken a turn, all five sailors in the upper crew quarters (area Z2) join the fight. Talking with Lysan and

to an end a few months ago when the ship collided with the body of a dying god. Strange Magic. The ship’s prow was outfitted with “fancy magic stuff” beyond the githyanki’s understanding. This magic

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