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Player’s Handbook
, a creature can block your ability to reach it again with this spell for 8 hours. If you try to send another message during that time, you learn that you are blocked, and the spell fails.
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
opportunity attacks, and if the direction rolled is blocked, the target doesn’t move.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
saving throw, or it is covered with corrosive sap and takes 5 acid damage at the start of each of its turns. Dousing the target with water reduces the acid damage by 1 point per pint or flask of water
used.
Red Blossom. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Red Blossom"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
feet of it and can use an action to pinpoint the location of any creature, object, or area in that range that bears magic. This sense penetrates barriers but is blocked by a thin sheet of lead.
Tunneler
bite attack against it.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6);{"diceNotation":"3d10+6
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
one Bite attack, one Claw attack, one Mace attack, and one Tail attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d8+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"cold
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
attacks.
Wand of Orcus. Melee Weapon Attack: +19;{"diceNotation":"1d20+19", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Wand of Orcus"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d8 + 11);{"diceNotation":"3d8+11
", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tail"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
37. Portcullis This tunnel is blocked by a rusty iron portcullis that can be forcibly lifted with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. Otherwise, the portcullis can be raised or lowered by
turning a wooden wheel half-embedded in the east wall of area 38. (The wheel is beyond the reach of someone east of the portcullis.) The floor around the portcullis is submerged under 2 feet of murky water.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
speed is at least 5 feet. Roll a d4 for the direction: 1, north; 2, south; 3, east; or 4, west. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks, and if the direction rolled is blocked, the target
doesn’t move. The spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
it can see within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, or it is covered with corrosive sap and takes 5 acid damage at the start of each of its turns. Dousing the
target with water reduces the acid damage by 1 point per pint or flask of water used.
Red Blossom. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 2 (1d4) piercing damage, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
creature), the target has Half Cover. If three or four of those lines are blocked but the attack or effect can still reach the target (such as when the target is behind an arrow slit), the target has
Three-Quarters Cover if four or more lines are blocked but the attack or effect can still reach the target. Diagonal Movement The Player’s Handbook presents a simple method for counting movement and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
different plane than you, there is a 5 percent chance that the message doesn’t arrive. You know if the delivery fails. Upon receiving your message, a creature can block your ability to reach it again
with this spell for 8 hours. If you try to send another message during that time, you learn that you are blocked, and the spell fails.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
different plane than you, there is a 5 percent chance that the message doesn’t arrive. You know if the delivery fails. Upon receiving your message, a creature can block your ability to reach it again
with this spell for 8 hours. If you try to send another message during that time, you learn that you are blocked, and the spell fails.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
rubble.
Four derro raiders (see appendix B) and four zombies attempt to clear a collapsed passage. They hope to eventually reach a tunnel leading down to the Underdark (see area D10) blocked by
black marble statue lie shattered on the floor. In the northeast corner of the room, four derro use hammers to clear rubble from a blocked passage. Four zombies accompany them, clawing mindlessly at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
magic. This sense penetrates barriers but is blocked by a thin sheet of lead.
Tunneler. The tomb tapper can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and leaves a 10-foot-wide, 20-foot-tall
the same creature with both claws, it can pull that creature within 5 feet of its mouth and make a bite attack against it.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
target occupies. If one or two of those lines are blocked by an obstacle (including another creature), the target has half cover. If three or four of those lines are blocked but the attack can still reach
target has half cover if up to three lines are blocked by an obstacle, and three-quarters cover if four or more lines are blocked but the attack can still reach the target. Optional Rule: Flanking If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
attack, one Claw attack, one Mace attack, and one Tail attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) fire damage. The target must succeed on a DC 22
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) cold damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Troglodyte Lair Approximately half way between Araj and the worm nursery, the characters’ route is blocked by a looming battle between two factions of a troglodyte tribe. A foul stench and a
random encounters) to the distance they must travel before they reach the purple worm nursery. If the characters simply watch the standoff unfold, see “Resolving the Standoff” later in this section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
passage to area 8a is blocked by an invisible wall of force that is generated from area 16c.
The mind flayers gained control of two scaladar (see appendix A) and implanted duergar brains in them
within reach of the diamond can use an action to take it. Without the diamond, the generator shuts down and the walls of force in area 8 disappear. The device can’t function without the diamond (or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
18. Corridor Protected by Fear Gas If the characters travel south from the secret door, they reach a landing at the top of a stairway. Stairs descend to the west. The corridor that extends past the
down. The way is blocked by thick webbing that fills the area from steps to ceiling.
The steps down to the chamber at the end are filled with webs (as the spell) which can only be removed by magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M17. Prison Access to this area is blocked by a featureless stone door that can’t be opened magically, with thieves’ tools, or by force. Two rusty suits of armor sized for goblins and equipped with
a good, quiet houseguest. If Gleam is with the characters, she and Glister are reunited. The twins try not to get separated again; their goal is to reach the Fey Beacons (described earlier in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d8 + 11) bludgeoning damage plus 13 (2d12) necrotic damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8
rise as skeletons, zombies, or ghouls (all appear in the Monster Manual). These Undead obey his telepathic commands, which can reach anywhere in the lair. Regional Effects The region containing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
16). The earth cultists use this passage to enter and exit the tomb, and the Believers have disguised it to keep away the curious. Farther in, the tunnel is partially blocked with dusty canvas, broken
movements are fearsome signs of impending doom. Treasure Larrakh was part of the attack on the Mirabar delegation described in chapter 3. (News of the delegation’s disappearance doesn’t reach Red Larch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
attack against a random creature within reach. If no other creatures are within reach, the creature does nothing this turn. The spirits vanish 1 round after appearing. They reappear after 24 hours if
. If a creature fails this check by 5 or more, it gets stuck, is restrained, and risks drowning. A creature can free itself or a creature within reach by using an action to shift the rubble and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, accessible from only one or two other areas, giving the beholder control over the route that enemies must take to reach the sanctum where the owner of the place lies in wait. A beholder usually
stone wall. Most of these routes are blocked on both ends, preventing creatures from easily entering the lair through anywhere but the main entrance. The beholder, of course, can disintegrate these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Discipline. The fist of Bane has advantage on all ability checks and saving throws made during combat.
Actions
Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning
Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage, or 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage when used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Voice of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
a DC 14 Wisdom (Survival) check see that numerous aurumvorax claw marks lead from the southwest tunnel. If the characters head down that tunnel, they reach area G2 after 5 minutes of walking. If they
follow any other tunnel, they reach a dead end after 10 minutes and have a 50 percent chance of encountering two aurumvoraxes gnawing on a seam of gold ore. These aurumvoraxes fight to the death and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
trap, its movement is limited by the length of the chain (typically 3 feet). A creature can use its action to make a DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach
Psychic damage) also frees the target, ending the effect. Oil (1 SP) You can douse a creature, object, or space with Oil or use it as fuel, as detailed below. Dousing a Creature or an Object. When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
prefers to swim around them. They are Difficult Terrain for him to swim through. M33: Blocked and Submerged Tunnel This 10-foot-diameter tunnel is completely submerged and blocked by heavy boulders. As
midpoint of the staircase, a shallow niche in the south wall contains a wooden box that is actually a Folding Boat and a lit Hooded Lantern. Ronnom Daamos leaves these items here to help him reach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
(Athletics) check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach on a success. Each failed check deals 1 Piercing damage to the trapped creature. Ink (10 GP) Ink comes in a 1-ounce bottle, which
douse a creature, object, or space with Oil or use it as fuel, as detailed below. Dousing a Creature or an Object. When you take the Attack action, you can replace one of your attacks with throwing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check. To reach area 17 from this cave, a Medium or larger character must crouch down and then wade or crawl through the stream. Torches and lanterns are
attack as soon as two characters have entered the area, likely achieving surprise. Mud-and-Wattle Door. The troglodytes have blocked the southwest passage leading to the main warren (area 18) with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, roll a d8. Alternatively, you can allow the characters to reach the headquarters ship (see “On Board The Maverick” below) any time after they’ve returned from three other destinations. With the
Intelligence (Arcana) check made to read the portal’s magic reveals that the way forward is blocked except to those with experience using the portal network. The characters must pass through three other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
of the little dragon’s reach, harassing it. Another northern tunnel is also blocked with rubble. Only a tunnel to the east stands clear of debris.
Creatures. The two darkmantles understand that the
system’s side passages have been blocked by rubble. The limited zone that is still traversable leads the characters from the fissure to the lost shrine of destruction — and through a number of dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
easy for the characters to stay out of their reach and kill the fungus monsters with ranged attacks. The interesting part of this encounter is identifying the danger. One violet fungus moves and attacks
blocked by the enormous orange crystal, which is also the source of the light here. The heart of the problem is the tomb of the red dragon Sharruth, deep beneath the island. The presence of such a powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
a small creature with spindly limbs, matted fur, and wild eyes. The creature babbles, screeches, and shakes the bars, attempting to reach the lizards inside.
The svirfneblin keep two giant lizards
alcove is blocked by a metal door secured with a heavy lock.
The kagu-svirfneblin eat and sleep here. Obsessed with their work and the prophesied stone, the deep gnomes have little regard for their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
that isn’t blocked. She either moves to area V36 or attempts to flee via area V27. Proud to a fault, she would rather die than surrender or be taken prisoner — and she happily watches any of her sons
Candlekeep (see “Knights of the Shield”). V30. Barrier of Iron Bars This sewer tunnel slopes down gradually toward the south, channeling water and sewage into the city’s sewer system. The tunnel is blocked by






