better blinded diffusing cover rule

Giant Frog

Monsters Monster Manual

swallowed, the target isn’t Grappled but has the Blinded and Restrained conditions, and it has Total Cover against attacks and other effects outside the frog. While swallowing the target, the frog can

Giant Toad

Monsters Monster Manual

condition (escape DC 12). Swallow. The toad swallows a Medium or smaller target it is grapple;grappling. While swallowed, the target isn’t Grappled but has the Blinded and Restrained

conditions, and it has Total Cover against attacks and other effects outside the toad. In addition, the target takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Swallow", "rollDamageType

Purple Worm

Monsters Monster Manual

condition ends. A swallowed creature has the Blinded and Restrained conditions, has Total Cover against attacks and other effects outside the worm, and takes 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6", "rollType

Behir

Monsters Monster Manual

. While swallowed, a creature has the Blinded and Restrained conditions, has Total Cover against attacks and other effects outside the behir, and takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage

Remorhaz

Monsters Monster Manual

ends. A swallowed creature has the Blinded and Restrained conditions, it has Total Cover against attacks and other effects outside the remorhaz, and it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType

Kraken

Monsters Monster Manual

. A swallowed creature has the Restrained condition, has Total Cover against attacks and other effects outside the kraken, and takes 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

. Toxic Ink. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 15-foot Emanation originating from the kraken while it is underwater. Failure: The target has the Blinded and Poisoned conditions

Tarrasque

Monsters Monster Manual

creature Grappled by the tarrasque (it can have up to six creatures swallowed at a time). Failure: The target is swallowed, and the Grappled condition ends. A swallowed creature has the Blinded and

Restrained conditions and can’t teleport, it has Total Cover against attacks and other effects outside the tarrasque, and it takes 56 (16d6);{"diceNotation":"16d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Elemental Cataclysm

Monsters Monster Manual

cloud have the Blinded and Deafened conditions and can’t cast spells with a Verbal component. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature that enters the cloud for the first time on a turn or

target has the Restrained condition, has Total Cover, and is suffocating. As an action, a buried creature or another creature within 5 feet of it can make a DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. On a

Moonblade

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

cause the Moonblade to flash brightly. Each other creature that is within 30 feet of you and not behind Total Cover must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have the Blinded condition for 1

Giant Toad Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the toad, and it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6

Giant Frog Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

against a Small or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks

Path of the Ancestral Guardian (XGtE)

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

barbarian who follows this path rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and calls on these guardian spirits for aid. Barbarians who draw on their ancestral guardians can better fight to protect

their tribes and their allies. In order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate their ancestors’ deeds

Trapper

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, the target is restrained, blinded, and deprived of air. The trapper can smother only one creature at a time.A trapper is a manta-like creature that usually lurks in subterranean environments. It can

cunning enough to change its color to match and then conceal itself under a thin layer of vegetation or actual snow. A trapper that lurks on the floor of its hunting grounds can cover any remains there

Mantrap

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

","rollAction":"Engulf"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one Medium or smaller creature. Hit: The target is trapped inside the mantrap’s leafy jaws. While trapped in this way, the target is blinded and restrained, has

total cover from attacks and other effects outside the mantrap, and takes 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Engulf","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of

Remorhaz Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

attack against a Medium or smaller creature it is grappling. If the attack hits, that creature takes the bite's damage and is swallowed, and the grapple ends. While swallowed, the creature is blinded and

restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the remorhaz, and it takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Swallow","rollDamageType":"acid

Purple Worm Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the worm, and it takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite

Regisaur

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

the regisaur. Hit: The regisaur swallows the target, and the grapple ends. A swallowed creature has the blinded and restrained conditions, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside

that turn or regurgitate the creature, which falls in a space within 5 feet of the regisaur and has the prone condition; the creature no longer has the blinded and restrained conditions.

Path of the Ancestral Guardian

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

barbarian who follows this path rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and calls on these guardian spirits for aid. Barbarians who draw on their ancestral guardians can better fight to protect

their tribes and their allies. In order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate their ancestors’ deeds

Purple Wormling

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be swallowed by the wormling. A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the wormling, and it

Giant Subterranean Lizard

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

":"piercing"} piercing damage, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the lizard, and it

Necrotic Centipede

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

ends. While swallowed, the creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the necrotic centipede, and it takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6

Behir Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

behir makes one bite attack against a Medium or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is also swallowed, and the grapple ends. While swallowed, the target is blinded and

restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the behir, and it takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Swallow","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid

Giant Ice Toad

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

":"damage","rollAction":"Swallow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against

Reduced-threat Remorhaz

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

and is swallowed, and the grapple ends. While swallowed, the creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the remorhaz, and it takes 21 (6d6

Whirling Chandelier

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

. Blazing Vortex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Blazing Vortex"}. Each creature within 20 feet of the chandelier and not behind total cover must succeed on a DC

14 Constitution saving throw or take 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Blazing Vortex", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage and have the blinded condition until the

Skyswimmer

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or be swallowed by the skyswimmer. A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total

cover against attacks and other effects outside the skyswimmer, and it takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of the

Young Purple Worm

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the worm, and it takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite

Draconic Transformation

Spells Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

of 30 feet. Within that range, you can effectively see anything that isn’t behind total cover, even if you’re blinded or in darkness. Moreover, you can see an invisible creature, unless the

Neothelid Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be swallowed by the neothelid. A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, if the creature can see the light, is blinded until the end of its next turn.If the saving throw is successful, the creature takes half the damage and isn't blinded.Multiattack. The darkling elder

. The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every

Juvenile Eldritch Horror

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

. While swallowed, the target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the eldritch horror, and it takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage

Bakunawa

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 17 Strength saving throw or be swallowed by the bakunawa. A swallowed creature is blinded

and restrained, and it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the bakunawa. At the start of each of the bakunawa’s turns, each swallowed creature takes 10 (3d6

Leucrotta

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cover up the stink of death. The first leucrottas came into being alongside some gnolls during the rampages of Yeenoghu on the Material Plane. While many of the hyenas that ate Yeenoghu’s

like doing their own killing, since leucrottas are meticulous in their cruelty and able to draw out kills for better and longer sport. And when there are no victims to be had, a leucrotta can mimic the

Oath of Conquest

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

to consort with the powers of the Nine Hells, valuing the rule of law over the balm of mercy. The archdevil Bel, warlord of Avernus, counts many of these paladins — called hell knights &mdash

; as his most ardent supporters. Hell knights cover their armor with trophies taken from fallen enemies, a grim warning to any who dare oppose them and the decrees of their lords. These knights are often

Oath of Conquest (XGtE)

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

to consort with the powers of the Nine Hells, valuing the rule of law over the balm of mercy. The archdevil Bel, warlord of Avernus, counts many of these paladins — called hell knights &mdash

; as his most ardent supporters. Hell knights cover their armor with trophies taken from fallen enemies, a grim warning to any who dare oppose them and the decrees of their lords. These knights are often

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