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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Can damage be reduced to 0 by Resistance or another form of damage reduction? Yes, it is possible to reduce damage to 0 but no lower.
Monsters
Monster Manual
the spider knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1
Piercing damage plus 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage.
Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage
, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webs, and the spider knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same
Monsters
Monster Manual
it knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} , reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3
);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite
Monsters
Monster Manual
, and the ettercap knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.Multiattack. The ettercap makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation
":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 2
Spells
Player’s Handbook
A frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, it takes 1d8 Cold damage, and its Speed is reduced by 10 feet until
the start of your next turn.
Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Monsters
Monster Manual
Claw action.
The tome has AC 17; HP 35; and Immunity to Necrotic, Poison, and Psychic damage. The tome regains all its Hit Points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit
5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d4+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Banishing Claw", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 19 (3d12);{"diceNotation":"3d12", "rollType
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or be touched by it, taking 8d10 Force damage. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage is obliterated, leaving its possessions behind but no other
that passes through it. Artifacts are the exception. Unless an Artifact is susceptible to damage from a Sphere of Annihilation, it passes through the sphere unscathed. Anything else that touches the
Equipment
15 Dexterity saving throw or take 1 Piercing damage and have its Speed reduced to 0 until the start of its next turn. It takes 10 minutes to recover the Caltrops.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Strength saving throw or take 5d10 Bludgeoning damage. A creature can take this damage only once per round. At the end of the turn, the wall’s height is reduced by 50 feet, and the damage the wall
appears, each creature in its area makes a Strength saving throw, taking 6d10 Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
At the start of each of your turns after
Spells
Player’s Handbook
contact with the object takes 2d8 Fire damage when you cast the spell. Until the spell ends, you can take a Bonus Action on each of your later turns to deal this damage again if the object is within range
.
If a creature is holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can. If it doesn’t drop the
Equipment
Contact Poison
A creature subjected to Oil of Taggit must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or have the Poisoned condition for 24 hours. The creature also has the Unconscious condition while Poisoned in this way. It wakes up if it takes damage.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
spell, the hound starts barking loudly. The hound has Truesight with a range of 30 feet.
At the start of each of your turns, the hound attempts to bite one enemy within 5 feet of it. That enemy must
succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 4d8 Force damage.
On your later turns, you can take a Magic action to move the hound up to 30 feet.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You unleash virulent magic on a creature you can see within range. The target makes a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 14d6 Necrotic damage, and its Hit Point maximum is reduced
by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage it took. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage only. This spell can’t reduce a target’s Hit Point maximum below 1.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
An aura radiates from you in a 30-foot Emanation for the duration. While in the aura, you and your allies have Resistance to Necrotic damage, and your Hit Point maximums can’t be reduced. If an ally with 0 Hit Points starts its turn in the aura, that ally regains 1 Hit Point.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You mentally contact a demigod, the spirit of a long-dead sage, or some other knowledgeable entity from another plane. Contacting this otherworldly intelligence can break your mind. When you cast
question). If a one-word answer would be misleading, the DM might instead offer a short phrase as an answer.
On a failed save, you take 6d6 Psychic damage and have the Incapacitated condition until you finish a Long Rest. A Greater Restoration spell cast on you ends this effect.
Feats
Player’s Handbook
Reduction. When you’re hit by an attack while you’re wearing Heavy armor, any Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage dealt to you by that attack is reduced by an amount equal to your Proficiency Bonus.
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Heavy Armor Training)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Constitution or Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Damage
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
against the ground to create an intense seismic disturbance in a 50-foot-radius circle centered on the point of impact. Structures in contact with the ground in that area take 50 Bludgeoning damage
While you are attuned to this magic weapon, your Strength is 20 unless your Strength is already equal to or greater than that score. The weapon deals an extra 1d8 Thunder damage to any creature it
Monsters
Monster Manual
ability checks and attack rolls.
Web Walker. The drider ignores movement restrictions caused by webs, and the drider knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.Multiattack
: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Foreleg", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.
Poison Burst. Ranged Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6
Monsters
Monster Manual
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage
. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition. The target dies if it is reduced to 0 Hit Points by this attack. Its body is then absorbed into the mouther, leaving only
Spells
Player’s Handbook
. The tremor deals 50 Bludgeoning damage to any structure in contact with the ground in the area when you cast the spell and at the end of each of your turns until the spell ends. If a structure drops to
12d6 Bludgeoning damage, has the Prone condition, and is buried in the rubble, requiring a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check as an action to escape. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
that tries to read from the book takes 24d6 Radiant damage. This damage ignores Resistance and Immunity, and it can’t be reduced or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by
this damage disappears in a flash and is destroyed, leaving its possessions behind. The book then vanishes, and the creature’s Attunement to it ends.
Benefits granted by the Book of Exalted Deeds
Monsters
Monster Manual
any damage. Any nonmagical weapon takes a cumulative −1 penalty to attack rolls immediately after dealing damage to the pudding and coming into contact with it. The weapon is destroyed if the
);{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Corrosive Form", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage. Nonmagical ammunition is destroyed immediately after hitting the pudding and dealing
Monsters
Monster Manual
dealing any damage. Any nonmagical weapon takes a cumulative −1 penalty to attack rolls immediately after dealing damage to the ooze and coming into contact with it. The weapon is destroyed if
Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Pseudopod"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d8 + 1);{"diceNotation":"2d8+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Pseudopod", "rollDamageType
Equipment
immobile object, such as a tree or a spike driven into the ground. A creature that steps on the plate must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 1d4 Piercing damage and have its Speed reduced
make a DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach on a success. Each failed check deals 1 Piercing damage to the trapped creature.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
saving throws. The target’s attacks with its reduced weapons or Unarmed Strikes deal 1d4 less damage on a hit (this can’t reduce the damage below 1).
deal an extra 1d4 damage on a hit.
Reduce. The target’s size decreases by one category—from Medium to Small, for example. The target also has Disadvantage on Strength checks and Strength
Monsters
Monster Manual
condition. Failure: 6 (1d4 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d4+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage
", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains Hit Points
Monsters
Monster Manual
);{"diceNotation":"3d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Umbral Dagger", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. If the target is reduced to 0 Hit Points by this attack, the target becomes Stable but
":"Umbral Dagger"}, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Umbral Dagger", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 7 (3d4
Monsters
Monster Manual
"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.
Amphibious. The archelon can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The archelon makes two Bite attacks.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite
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Monster Manual
);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite
). Immediately after dealing damage to a creature that is already Bloodied, the gnoll moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Bite attack.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
spell save DC, each creature in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the spirit. Failure: 2d10 plus this spell’s level Fire damage. Success: Half damage.
Devil’s Sight (Devil Only). Magical
makes a number of attacks equal to half this spell’s level (round down).
Bite (Demon Only). Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d12 + 3 + the spell
Monsters
Monster Manual
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"2d4+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.Poison
Monsters
Monster Manual
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite
", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d4+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite
", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage.