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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
animate.Multiattack. The wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing makes one Bite attack and two Root Tentacle attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.
Root Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Root
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Grolantor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body crumbles to dirt and moss. The scion instantly appears in the space the
in any combination and one Grasping Root attack.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 33 (4d12
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
door around which it can take root, stretching its body around the opening and anchoring itself with a sticky secretion. If left undisturbed, the opening becomes attuned to the Abyss and eventually
demonic nature of the alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
damage, and the barkburr attaches to the target. While the barkburr is attached, it can’t make Poison Barb attacks, and the target has the restrained condition as its body begins to transform into
absorbed into the tree’s bark.Barkburrs are animate, poisonous Plants that spontaneously grow from trees when a spark of nature’s magic takes root in the wood. They appear as limpet-like knots
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Any hollow or crook will do, but often a special cavity is carved out of the trunk. The tree is bathed and watered with the blood of the sacrificed victim, and the body is buried among the tree’s
roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a bipedal form.
This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
infest its body. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Any effect that cures disease or removes the poisoned condition
they root among filth. The crawlers then spread these grubs, potentially infecting whole sewers, graveyards, or battlefields with carrion stalkers. In return, carrion stalkers avoid preying on carrion crawlers.
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
-hearted killer, or a visionary in search of meaning.
Living Steel and Stone
Warforged are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. Root-like cords infused with alchemical fluids serve as
deeper meaning.
The typical warforged has a sexless body shape. Some warforged ignore the concept of gender entirely, while others adopt a gender identity.
The more a warforged develops its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of a dragon can result in its power taking root in a character, whether that person is the dragon’s chosen heir or the dragon’s killer. The result of this investiture can vary widely in power and
character’s hair (or a streak of it) changes color to match the color of the dragon’s scales.
3 A mark like a stylized dragon eye or claw appears on the body.
4 Patches of scales appear on the character’s body, typically on the neck, shoulders, or forearms.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
flowers, rootlike tentacles, and a fleshy growth atop its body that it uses to lure prey toward its fang-filled maw. Wolves-in-sheep’s-clothing can reshape their lures to mimic the appearance of
attack and two Root Tentacle attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) acid damage.
Root Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
shambling mound’s body shrugs off the effects of cold and fire. Lightning reinvigorates the root-stem, strengthening the shambling mound and bolstering its consumptive drive.
Despite its monstrous form
shambling mound to seek out new sources of food.
The Weed that Walks. The instinct that drives a shambling mound is its central root-stem, buried somewhere inside its ponderous form. The rest of a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
2
I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it may arise.
3
What
, requiring no spell components and targeting any body of water in that region.
If the dragon dies, the populations of aquatic life near the lair return to normal levels over the course of 1d10
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
I am never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
2
I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption
miles of the lair is a conduit for the dragon’s psionic presence. As an action, the dragon can cast the clairvoyance spell, requiring no spell components and targeting any body of water in that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
which it can take root, stretching its body around the opening and anchoring itself with a sticky secretion. If left undisturbed, the opening becomes attuned to the Abyss and eventually becomes a portal
alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through which even nastier demons can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Living Steel and Stone Warforged are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. Root-like cords infused with alchemical fluids serve as their muscles, wrapped around a framework of steel
humanoids. A warforged can focus its mind on its body as it rests, adjusting its shape and form to assume one of a few defensive postures. A warforged who expects heavy combat might focus on durability, while during a time of peace they might be content to adopt a lighter, less aggressive form.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Twig Blight Twig blights can root in soil, which they do when living prey are scarce. While rooted, they resemble woody shrubs. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s
branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs. Twig blights seek out campsites and watering holes, rooting there to set up ambushes for potential victims coming to drink
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through which even nastier demons can
invade. The appearance of an alkilith in the world heralds a great wrongness and an imminent catastrophe. An alkilith searches for an aperture such as a window or a door around which it can take root
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
use magic and blessed weapons to protect the just and root out wickedness across the Multiverse. These angels act where they can against overwhelming evil, but to avoid the attention of the Lower
120 ft.
CR 16 (XP 15,000; PB +5)
Traits
Divine Awareness. The planetar knows if it hears a lie.
Exalted Restoration. If the planetar dies outside Mount Celestia, its body disappears, and it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Barkburr Barkburrs are animate, poisonous Plants that spontaneously grow from trees when a spark of nature’s magic takes root in the wood. They appear as limpet-like knots of bark and wood
has the restrained condition as its body begins to transform into wood.
An attached barkburr can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its movement on its turn. A creature that can reach the barkburr
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
bathed and watered with the blood of the sacrificed victim, and the body is buried among the tree’s roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows
into a bipedal form. This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is at once ready to perform its duty. The one who performed the ritual sets the wood woad to its task
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
do, but often a special cavity is carved out of the trunk. The tree is then bathed and watered with the blood of the sacrificed victim, and the body is buried among the tree’s roots. After three days
, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a humanoid form. This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is at once ready to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
can root in soil and resemble woody shrubs while rooted. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
stalkers also enjoy symbiotic relationships with carrion crawlers. Carrion crawlers won’t devour bodies infested by carrion stalkers, but they often pick up stalker larvae as they root among filth. The
Constitution saving throw or be poisoned. A creature poisoned in this way takes 7 (2d6) poison damage at the start of each of its turns as larvae infest its body. The creature can repeat the saving throw at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
selection is available at any given time. Shae Lias, Upper Northedge The Winding Root A marketplace and gallery that showcases the work of elven artisans, including sculptures, textiles, and fine
clothing. Shae Lias, Upper Northedge The Veil of Flesh This studio deals in Aereni body art and alteration, such as tattoos and cosmetic transmutation. Shae Lias, Upper Northedge Coldflame Keep A garrison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Through telepathically shared dreams, corruption has taken root deep within the colony, warping the myconids’ normally placid and peaceful nature into something restive and rapturous. A few realize what is
at the end of every 24 hours, ending the infection on a success. On a failure, the infected creature’s body is slowly taken over by fungal growth, and after three such failed saves, the creature dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the place where it died 1d12 months later, unless the ground where it took root is sown with salt or soaked with poison.
Unusual Nature. The plant doesn’t require sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The
dissolved and its body repurposed into a podling duplicate. Podlings are near-perfect mimics of the creatures they replace. Despite having the knowledge of those they mimic, podlings frequently miss the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
vines by attacking their root in the center of the room. Treat the root as an immobile, Medium object with AC 15 and 100 hit points. When the root is reduced to 0 hit points, the vines release spores
a displacer beast, but one with far too many tentacles and limbs. The yellowed skeleton of a tiny dragon with a second head, all its flesh rotted away. Its body is curled up in an unnatural position
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Grim. Loyal and tempestuous, she leaps into the fray with a thunderous cry. The one-armed warrior’s face and body bear the scars of countless duels, and the gnarled haft of her trusty battleaxe is
root and use it to conquer untold worlds. 4 A sea hag in the Sacred Well tells one of the characters they will die at the hand of Gzemnid in five days.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the dark elves came to realize their mistake — choldriths belonged to Lolth, body and soul. They whispered to the chitines of their adoration of the Spider Queen and their enmity of the drow, and the
seeds of a rebellion took root and grew. The chitines and choldriths rose up against their would-be masters; soon afterward most of the creatures were free, and a number of the drow who helped breed and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
strangely furnished living quarters include a bed, a chair, and a table. Sitting on the chair is a woman with a snake’s head and a human’s body. She strokes a snake coiled on her lap and grins at you
forgoes any conversation. She tells the characters she’ll savor killing them as retribution and begins combat. L4: Root Cellar Thick roots and dry, brittle twigs jut from the earthen walls of this cavern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Bonus +7
Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Grolantor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body crumbles to dirt and moss. The scion instantly appears in the
or Spit Rock attacks in any combination and one Grasping Root attack.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 33 (4d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
Spit Rock. Ranged
Equipment
root in the triggering creature. All other creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pulled up to 20 feet towards the
is affected by Flesh to Stone (spell save DC 15). Instead of transforming into stone, it slowly turns into solid delerium crystal. If it is wholly transformed into delerium, its body is equivalent in
Equipment
force takes root in the triggering creature. All other creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pulled up to 20 feet
triggering creature is affected by Flesh to Stone (spell save DC 15). Instead of transforming into stone, it slowly turns into solid delerium crystal. If it is wholly transformed into delerium, its body is
Equipment
webbing which acts like the Web spell. The webs and eldritch crawlers remain until destroyed, or until the crawlers successfully obtain suitable prey.
49–50
A powerful magnetic force takes root
affected by Flesh to Stone (spell save DC 15). Instead of transforming into stone, it slowly turns into solid delerium crystal. If it is wholly transformed into delerium, its body is equivalent in value
Equipment
takes root in the triggering creature. All other creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pulled up to 20 feet towards the
creature is affected by Flesh to Stone (spell save DC 15). Instead of transforming into stone, it slowly turns into solid delerium crystal. If it is wholly transformed into delerium, its body is equivalent
Equipment
takes root in the triggering creature. All other creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pulled up to 20 feet towards the
is affected by Flesh to Stone (spell save DC 15). Instead of transforming into stone, it slowly turns into solid delerium crystal. If it is wholly transformed into delerium, its body is equivalent in