being both down ceilings remains

Piercer Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

False Appearance. While the piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down

on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Drop. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Drop"} to hit, one creature directly underneath the

Roper Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

False Appearance. While the roper remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal cave formation, such as a stalagmite. Grasping Tendrils. The roper can have up to six tendrils at a time

. A tendril can also be broken if a creature takes an action and succeeds on a DC 15 Strength check against it. Spider Climb. The roper can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings

Cube of Force Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

long as the barrier remains. Face Charges Effect 1 1 Gases, wind, and fog can't pass through the barrier. 2 2 Nonliving matter can't pass through the barrier. Walls, floors

, and ceilings can pass through at your discretion. 3 3 Living matter can't pass through the barrier. 4 4 Spell effects can't pass through the barrier. 5 5 Nothing can pass through

Piercer (Ice variant)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including

upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Drop. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Drop"} to hit, one creature directly underneath

Juvenile Mimic

Monsters Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

False Appearance (Object Form Only). While the mimic remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary object. Spider Climb. The mimic can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down

on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing

Corpse Flower Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Corpses. When first encountered, a corpse flower contains the corpses of 1d6 + 3;{"diceNotation":"1d6+3","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Corpses"} humanoids. A corpse flower can hold the remains of

up to nine dead humanoids. These remains have total cover against attacks and other effects outside the corpse flower. If the corpse flower dies, the corpses within it can be pulled free. While it has

Corpse Flower

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

remains of up to nine Humanoids. These remains have total cover against attacks and other effects outside the corpse flower. If the corpse flower dies, the corpses within it can be pulled free. Spider

Climb. The corpse flower can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Stench of Death. Each creature that starts its turn within 10 feet of

Trapper Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

False Appearance. While the trapper is attached to a ceiling, floor, or wall and remains motionless, it is almost indistinguishable from an ordinary section of ceiling, floor, or wall. A creature

on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Smother. One Large or smaller creature within 5 feet of the trapper must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be grappled (escape DC 14

Yochlol (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

. Spider Climb. The yochlol can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Innate Spellcasting. The yochlol’s spellcasting ability is

summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can’t summon other demons. It remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Slithering Tracker Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

takes only half the damage dealt to it, and the creature it is grappling takes the other half. False Appearance. While the slithering tracker remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a puddle

down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Watery Stealth. While underwater, the slithering tracker has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide, and it can take the Hide

Chasme (summoner variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

chasme has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Spider Climb. The chasme can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an

appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can’t summon other demons. It remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning

Molten Magma Roper

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

False Appearance. While the roper remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal cave formation, such as a stalagmite. Grasping Tendrils. The roper can have up to six tendrils at a time

. A tendril can also be broken if a creature takes an action and succeeds on a DC 15 Strength check against it. Spider Climb. The roper can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings

Trapper

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Smother. One Large or smaller creature within 10 feet of the trapper must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity

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

Ruin Spider

Monsters The Book of Many Things

ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web. Web Walker. The

remains in one place for a long time. Ruin spiders arise when the magic of the deck transforms giant spiders into even more dangerous monsters whose acidic venom disintegrates everything it touches

Vampirate

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Explode","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Spider Climb. The vampirate can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings

has one or more Shadow;shadows aboard—the Undead remains of some of the vampirates’ victims.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonRadiant

Vampirate Mage

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Explode","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Spider Climb. The mage can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing

they’re not sleeping or marauding, a crew of vampirates whiles away the hours by drinking rum and singing grim chanteys. A ship crewed by vampirates usually has one or more Shadow;shadows aboard—the Undead remains of some of the vampirates’ victims.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonRadiant

Necrichor

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the necrichor fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. Unless its lifeless remains are splashed with Holy Water (flask);holy water or

points and appearing in the place it died or in the nearest unoccupied space. Spider Climb. The necrichor can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an

Slithering Tracker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3

’s body, killing it. Yet the subject’s mind lives on in the puddle that issues forth from the remains, and so too does its insatiable need for retribution. A slithering tracker tastes the

Vampirate Captain

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Explode","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Spider Climb. The captain can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without

crewed by vampirates usually has one or more Shadow;shadows aboard—the Undead remains of some of the vampirates’ victims.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonRadiant

Farastu Demodand

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

. Magic Resistance. The farastu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Spider Climb. The farastu can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings

unoccupied space within 60 feet of the farastu, acts as an ally of the farastu, and can’t summon other demodands. It remains for 1 minute, until it or the farastu dies, or until the farastu dismisses

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Spider Climb. Juiblex can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Multiattack

as it remains in the slimy area or until it breaks free. The restrained creature, or another creature that can reach it, can use its action to try to break free and must succeed on a DC 21 Strength

Occupied Mansion Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Occupied Mansion Features The interior of the occupied mansion has the following features: Ceilings. The ceilings are 10 feet high. Doors. The doors to each room are unlocked, except for the door in

the kitchen (area O6) leading to the pantry (area O7). Lighting. Torches, candles, and fireplaces shed bright light throughout the mansion’s interior. Rubble. Portions of the mansion have collapsed. The rubble that remains is impassible.

Temple Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Temple Features Unless otherwise specified, the temple has the following features. Ceilings The temple’s passages and rooms are 20 feet high everywhere except area T13, where the ceiling is 30 feet

marked on Map: Temple of Orcus is Difficult Terrain. Skeletal Remains The skeletal remains of the original cultists are marked on Map: Temple of Orcus. Searching a cultist’s remains requires a Search

Temple Features

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

Temple Features The features described below are common throughout Talhundereth. Dwarven Construction The temple’s stone remains strong despite millennia of neglect. Surviving furnishings, such as

throughout the temple are made of 2-inch-thick slabs of stone with simple handles a few feet from the floor. They open and close easily on ancient hinges. Doors are unlocked unless otherwise specified. Ceilings Ceilings throughout the temple are 12 feet high unless the text states otherwise.

Shipwreck Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Shipwreck Features The wreck of Compass Rose is located at the northern end of a long spur of sharp rocks and dragon bones jutting from the ocean waves, about 2½ miles from the cloister. It remains

grow on walls throughout the wreck. Ceilings. The ceilings in the ship are 8 feet high. Doors. The doorways are 6 feet high, and the doors are in the same waterlogged condition as the walls. Light

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

its next turn. Juiblex dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Spider Climb. Juiblex can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without

remains in the slimy area or until it breaks free. The restrained creature, or another creature who can reach it, can use its action to try to break free and must succeed on a DC 21 Strength check

The Walking Castle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

beyond. While the castle has been forgotten by most githzerai scholars in Limbo, it remains the home of Zaythir, a sage who seeks to glean multiversal truths from mystical planar forces. Iedcaru has

currently immobile. Those who climb the stairs reach area W1. Walking Castle Features The castle has the following features: Ceilings. Ceilings in the castle are 30 feet high on the first floor and 15

Exploring This Level

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

shaft into area 3b. Muiral’s Gauntlet has architectural features commonly found in drow fortresses. Its 20-foot-wide, 30-foot-high corridors have arched ceilings bridged at regular intervals by web-like

latticework arches serving as buttresses and rafters. Many of these “web arches” are cracked and broken. Shattered pieces of these arches lie scattered across the floor, as well as the remains of

4. Caught in the Tentacles

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

4. Caught in the Tentacles Ceilings. The central portion of this chamber has a domed ceiling 20 feet high. Wings to the east and west have 15-foot-high arched ceilings. Crevasse. Orange light and

head between the tentacles. A humanoid that places its head between the tentacles is no longer charmed but is stunned and remains so until another creature separates it from the statue or until the

Piercer

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

Piercer Clinging to the ceilings of caverns and large subterranean passages, piercers blend in perfectly with natural rock, dropping in silence to impale unsuspecting foes on the ground below. A

, slug-like upper body that lets the piercer move across cavern walls and ceilings to position itself for prey. With its eye and mouth closed, the piercer is difficult to distinguish from ordinary

Cube of Force

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

the cube, you can’t move any closer to that object as long as the barrier remains. Cube of Force Faces Face Charges Effect 1 1 Gases, wind, and fog can’t pass through the barrier. 2 2 Nonliving

matter can’t pass through the barrier. Walls, floors, and ceilings can pass through at your discretion. 3 3 Living matter can’t pass through the barrier. 4 4 Spell effects can’t pass through the barrier

Starglass Waypoint Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

; the door remains unlocked for 1 minute. Once opened, such a door can be propped open to keep it from locking again. Levels and Elevators The outpost has an upper level and a lower level; the Astral

crystal sconces affixed to the walls light all locations in the complex with Bright Light. A creature can turn a sconce on or off by tapping it. Walls, Floors, and Ceilings The walls, floors, and

Illithinoch Features

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

Illithinoch Features The features described below are common throughout Illithinoch. Ceilings Ceilings throughout Illithinoch are 14 feet high. Doors Illithinoch’s heavy stone doors lack handles or

clear. Incapacitated Characters The infected elder brain at Illithinoch’s center (area X15) remains aware of the characters moving throughout the stronghold due to its Creature Sense ability. If a

Cube of Force

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

the cube, you can’t move any closer to that object as long as the barrier remains. Cube of Force Faces Face Charges Effect 1 1 Gases, wind, and fog can’t pass through the barrier. 2 2 Nonliving

matter can’t pass through the barrier. Walls, floors, and ceilings can pass through at your discretion. 3 3 Living matter can’t pass through the barrier. 4 4 Spell effects can’t pass through the barrier

The Ruins: General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

The Ruins: General Features The walls inside the ruins are constructed of blocks of unmortared stone covered by stucco. The ceilings are of the same material, supported by corbel arches. Ceilings

. Most of the hallways have 20-foot ceilings. Some rooms have ceilings of 20 to 40 feet in height. Doors. Doors are made of beaten bronze or slabs of stone. While heavy, they can be opened without a check

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