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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
Virulent Miasma (1/Day). The plague spreader releases toxic gas in a 30-foot-radius sphere
":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies and rises as a zombie (see its stat block in the Monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Murgaxor Attacks After Murgaxor’s image vanishes, the cracked orb releases a cloud of mist that transforms into an entity composed of equal parts noxious wind and crackling green energy. This
creature uses the air elemental stat block, except its Slam attack deals necrotic damage instead of bludgeoning damage. The creature fights until destroyed. When reduced to 0 hit points, the creature is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. The mold smells like rotting corpses and occasionally releases clouds of harmless spores. As characters move through areas with alien growth, tiny eyeballs emerge from the mold to scrutinize them
character. (Roll a d10 and consult the beholder stat block to determine which ray it produces.) After making this attack, the eyestalk quickly disappears back into the mold.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
symbol) 6 Moved (cart, stone block) Trap Damage Severity d6 Damage Severity 1–2 Setback 3–5 Dangerous 6 Deadly Trap Effects d100 Effect 01–04 Magic missiles shoot from a statue or object 05
–07 Collapsing staircase creates a ramp that deposits characters into a pit at its lower end 08–10 Ceiling block falls, or entire ceiling collapses 11–12 Ceiling lowers slowly in locked room 13–14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
one or more of these traits to the minion’s stat block. Explosive Minion. When the minion dies, it releases a burst of energy in a 5-foot-radius sphere. Each creature in that area takes 1d8 damage of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
process by which two owlbears are fueling the creation of a new creature—a two-headed owlbear nicknamed Bear-Bear (see appendix B for its stat block). If the lizardfolk shamans are attacked, they
releases the restraints on the tables, freeing all the creatures in this area. Anyone attempting to disrupt the controls or the wires must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (2d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
triggers a pressure plate (see “The Ruins: General Features” at the beginning of the adventure) that releases a set of horizontal bars—closing off the archway and trapping the interloper. The character can
instead take 10 minutes to remove the plate from the floor, requiring the same sort of check as for an attempt to block the plate from moving. A failed check in this case means another 10 minutes of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
block) fades into view above the crater, a spectral knight with distorted, screaming features. Mara shouts before attacking, attempting to bargain with the force in the amber monolith: “You foul thing
! Take these lives and release me!” Amber Monolith. The amber monolith is a rough block of solid amber 8 feet tall, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet thick. Within drifts a smoky wisp, the last lingering vestige of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, the dial can be easily removed from its spoke inside the stone block. However, removing the dial releases a corrosive gas trapped within the block. The gas escapes through tiny holes hidden behind
35. I’jin’s Tomb Characters can reach this area via area 18, by lowering the stone block in the east wall (area 35A), or by slipping between the teeth of the jackal visage at area 29. 35A. Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
releases the pseudodragon and the ant swarm (use the swarm of insects stat block), which attack the nearest creatures until destroyed. Treasure The table is, in fact, crafted from four dryads, all
he wants to learn as much about his rival’s machinations as he can. See appendix B for his stat block.
Thessalar
Grand Experiments If the characters poke around the room while speaking with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Encounter 1–4 1d4 cultists of Rakdos 5–9 2d4 giant rats 10–11 1 gray ooze 12–14 1 kraul warrior (see chapter 6 for the stat block) 15–18 1 swarm of insects (centipedes) 19–20 1d4 zombies covered in fungus
The tracks end at another maintenance shaft in the ceiling of the tunnel. A cord dangles down from the shaft; pulling on it releases a folding ladder that can easily be climbed. The shaft terminates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the elephant Ophelia addresses hundreds of gathered animals nightly. Characters seeking Ophelia find her here. Ophelia uses the elephant stat block, with the following changes: Ophelia is lawful good
-toothed tiger stat block with the following changes: Ebonclaw is lawful neutral. He has an Intelligence of 12 and a Charisma of 12. He speaks Common. Talking with Ebonclaw Ebonclaw is arrogant and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
to automatically cross a sunbeam, which awakens Grandfather Oak. This corrupted treant has several myconids grafted onto its body. Grandfather Oak uses the treant stat block with the following change
trees, dealing 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. Arboreal fungus releases a cloud of toxic spores in the area. The character must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or take 3 (1d6) poison damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Poison and Psychic damage. When a puffball is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it explodes and releases a cloud of sickening spores in a 10-foot Emanation (see appendix A) originating from it. Each creature in
block, except she’s a Lawful Good Celestial and can speak Common, Elvish, and Sylvan. Uni is frantically struggling to escape the Net, but she’s too tangled in it to do so alone. As an action, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
giant crane (use the pteranodon stat block) previously hidden by the fog emerges and takes flight. The giant crane poses no threat, but its sudden movement alerts a band of brigands lurking nearby. After
the gourd. (Give each player a minute or so to think about what the character’s memory could be and then to note it on their character sheet, as a matter of record.) Removing the stopper releases all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
). He uses the assassin stat block with the following changes: He is neutral evil, and can speak and understand Common and Giant Owl. Andras has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on
button recognizable as one of the missing components of the Infernal Machine. Removing this component deactivates the controls and releases the restraints on the tables, freeing Francache, Big Gadai
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
friendly but humorless groundskeeper of Phaulkonmere, a compound located one block south of Kolat Towers (see chapter 8). Phaulkonmere is owned by the Tarm and Phaulkon noble families. Melannor
of encountering six skeletons, but there’s no sign of the necromancer who animated them. Once the skeletons are destroyed, no further encounters occur. After a tenday, Sir Ambrose releases the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
notices the trip wire and the stone block in the ceiling above it that is poised to fall when it is triggered. A character who searches carefully and who makes a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception
Strength (Athletics) check to climb out of the pit because of the slick slime and moss growing on its sides. D. False Door with Overhead Block A false door is installed in the wall in these locations. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
7. The Sepulcher of Tloques-Popolocas (Tloh-kays Poh-poh-LOH-kahs, master of the outsiders) Once the stone entrance block (area 5) is pushed out of the way, the characters have enough space to get
painstaking process in the narrow space takes 5 minutes, and if the check fails by 5 or more, the sphere breaks at the end of the attempt. Sleep Gas. If the glass sphere breaks, it releases green, swirling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
with this flaw has disadvantage on all attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws until the behavior changes to match the flaw. Voiding a Contract Voiding an infernal contract releases all
carved into the poor wretch’s skin. To enter the contract, the devil and the character who made the deal carves their names into the wretch, who is then promptly banished. Use the commoner stat block to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the X, which marks a pressure plate in the floor. Any weight in excess of 40 pounds placed on the X releases a 10-foot-square stone block from the hatch overhead. Creatures below the block when it
P53b). Stone Block Trap. A character who searches the room for traps and succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the outline of a 10-foot-square hatch in the ceiling. It is directly above
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
faulty well is a 10-foot-high gelatinous cylinder (use the gelatinous cube stat block) that’s blocking the normal flow of water. The creature’s presence has also contaminated the water above it
Bavlorna stuffs dead creatures and stitches them together to create chimeric horrors. Crate. Bavlorna’s name is scrawled on one side of the crate. Lifting the lid releases a harmless swarm of flies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
undoes the straps.
This chamber is the workspace of Teocín, a cult fanatic dedicated to Pazuzu. As soon as the characters enter, Teocín releases the two ghouls on the tables and joins them as they
to turn these skeletons into guardians. If a character approaches within 10 feet of the altar, the two skeletons animate and attack. They both use the allosaurus stat block, with these changes: They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
feet high. Windfall (see her stat block earlier in this chapter) is hostile to trespassers in the sanctum. The crystalline object floating between the stalagmite and stalactite is the final piece of the
to leave the casino at once. Otherwise, Tiamat releases Windfall from her magical restraints, instructs the tiefling to eradicate the party, and leaves to commune with her other champions. Only after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
one aarakocra spelljammer (use the mage stat block, but give this aarakocra a flying speed of 50 feet). Dock 2. The Remora, a lamprey ship, has a crew of twelve aartuk weedlings, three aartuk
mirror and releases some of them during the “Arena Battles” event later in this chapter: one braxat,* two b’rohgs,* two hook horrors, one megapede,* one brown scavver,* one gray scavver,* three space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
block the exit. The rest watch the fight with glee, rushing to join the fight if three or more champions are slain or the characters rush past the sahuagin guarding the exit. An intrusion into the
18 Strength (Athletics) check. Net Trap. Installed in the ceiling of the short corridor leading south from area 58 to area 60 is a large net trap. The net falls when a creature in area 58 releases
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
three Brelish soldiers who were transformed by the strange magic of the Day of Mourning. Use the fomorian stat block for each soldier, except they are Large instead of Huge. The cowardly soldiers make
the items in this room with 1 minute of work. Repair Paste. The steel vat contains magical paste specially formulated for strengthening Constructs. Turning the knob on the attached faucet releases a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
block of ice. Although the beast is positioned within the icy block as though rearing up to strike, severe wounds indicate that it died before being frozen.
This dead remorhaz is one of Challidax’s
, Poison, and Psychic damage. Breaking them releases the corpses within. Two of the bodies possess silver armbands worth 300 GP each, and another holds a Berserker Axe. The bodies’ other gear is worthless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
necromancy magic. Necklace Trap. The first time a creature touches the necklace, it releases a burst of deathly energy in a 5-foot-radius sphere. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22
is grateful to the characters and, in return, suppresses the mirage, revealing the room’s exits. Bobbing Spirit Lights. There are 1d8 bobbing spirit lights (each uses the will-o’-wisp stat block and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
the entrance stairs to the stone wall behind the east statue. Statue Trap. The obvious exits to the northeast and northwest are false doors that open onto blank stone. Pulling on either door releases
wight, an undead monster that thirsts for life essence. Two of the piles of bones are ogre skeletons (use the ogre stat block; give it the undead creature type, vulnerability to bludgeoning damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
. The Red Wizard has a glyph key attuned to this zone. White Gate. The eastern corridor holds a white gate that leads to the Clay Golem Kilns. 88. Black Prison A large stone block on the floor between
same amount of necrotic damage at the end of each minute it remains in the cage. Doors. If the 800-pound stone block holding these doors open is removed, they magically slam shut. It takes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, held in place by a block under the wheels.
The cart’s metal box is still solid, but one of the axles is broken and the other screeches horribly. The supply shed (area 3) contains the parts and
later, the second mechanism releases a 5-foot-diameter stone sphere that drops into the cave (marked T on the map) and rolls into the wooden claw across the tunnel mouth, which is demolished by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
thing. Yanking the string from Feenia’s grasp releases the goblin child from the pact but also ages her 10 years for every bow that is attached to the kite. The most she can age is 50 years—enough to
stat block, except they are Fey rather than Undead. The shadows can’t leave Yon but otherwise try to follow the characters wherever they go, making spooky and threatening gestures but without causing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
figures are sculpted along the room’s upper reaches, looking down on the floor below. To the north, heavy curtains block a matching pair of archways. Between the archways is a cracked but ornately carved
healing, a scroll of silence, and a scroll of revivify. Awarding Experience Points Divide 700 XP equally among the characters if the party defeats the owlbear or releases it. 14. King’s Quarters Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
stand, causing it to shatter on the floor. Reducing a tablet to 0 hit points also shatters it. Shattering a tablet releases a hostile spirit of elemental air (use the invisible stalker stat block