both barbed diffusing current reactions

Ancient Spirit Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

is halved, it can’t take Reactions, and it can take either an action or a Bonus Action on its turn, not both. It repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on

action again until the start of its next turn.Ancient spirit dragons have outgrown the petty concerns of the current age. After centuries of studying the culture and beliefs of an ancient empire, a

Egg Hunter Adult

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

check.Multiattack. The egg hunter makes two Barbed Proboscis attacks, and it can use Torpor Spores if it's available. Barbed Proboscis. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit

","rollAction":"Barbed Proboscis"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Barbed Proboscis","rollDamageType":"piercing

Tortle

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Constitution saving throws. While in its shell, the tortle is prone, its speed is 0 and can’t increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can’t take reactions, and the only

from their native land without feeling homesick, often viewing their current companions as their family.

Whymsee (Kraken Priest Variant)

Monsters Locathah Rising

":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A strong current disperses the cloud, which otherwise disappears at the end of Whymsee's next turn. Shell

and can't increase, she has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can't take reactions, and the only action she can take is a bonus action to emerge.Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Zargon the Returner

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

permanently fouls the water for 10 miles from the place where the horn dissolved. The fouled water is unfit to drink, chokes aquatic wildlife, and withers plants.Multiattack. Zargon makes two Barbed

Tentacle attacks, one Bite attack, and one Gore attack. Barbed Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Barbed Tentacle"} to hit, reach 20 ft

Tortle Druid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’t take reactions, and the only action it can take is a bonus action to emerge. Spellcasting. The tortle casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save

long. Most tortles like to see how other folk live. A tortle can spend decades away from their native land without feeling homesick, often viewing their current companions as their family.

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

"} cold damage, and the target can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn. Chromatic Orb. Ranged Spell Attack: +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

own flaws. It’s appropriate for Auril to act as though she’s invincible while underestimating her mortal enemies, even in her current weakened state. Auril’s Three Forms In her

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

emotion and empathy. The same label serves as an apt depiction of lizardfolk. Lacking any internal emotional reactions, lizardfolk behave in a distant manner. They don’t mourn fallen comrades or

rage against their enemies. They simply observe and react as a situation warrants. Lizardfolk lack meaningful emotional ties to the past. They assess situations based on their current and future

Mask of the Dragon Queen

Magic Items Tyranny of Dragons

damage to a creature, it can’t take reactions until its next turn. Water Breathing (Black Dragon Mask;Black or Green Dragon Mask Only). You can breathe underwater. Winter’s Fury (White

Dragon Mask Only). While your current hit points are equal to or less than half your hit point maximum, you deal an extra 1d8 cold damage with your melee attacks.

Jabberwock

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Charisma saving throw. On a failed saving throw, the creature can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn, and it rolls a d4;{"diceNotation":"d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction

":"Confusing Burble"} to determine what it does during its current turn: 1–2. The creature does nothing. 3. The creature does nothing except use all its movement to move in a random direction. 4. The

Factol Skall

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

dead (as an action), dispel magic, speak with dead 1/day each: finger of death, plane shift (self only), project imageSkall can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Baleful

being hit by an attack, Skall teleports, along with any equipment he is wearing or carrying, up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space he can see.Skall is the current factol of the Heralds of Dust and the

Baernaloth

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

baernaloth teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.The baernaloth can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn

primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say, but most obsess over secrets and obscene lore regarding

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

), Tongues, Wind Walk (as an action) 1/day each: Gaseous Form, Major Image, Teleport, WishNafas can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Blowback. Immediately after a creature

: Downdraft. Nafas targets one creature he can see within 120 feet of himself. A downward current of air surrounds the target, reducing its flying speed (if any) to 0 feet until the end of its next turn

Egg Hunter Adult

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. The egg hunter makes two Barbed Proboscis attacks, and it can use Torpor Spores if it’s available. Barbed Proboscis. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) piercing

either an action or a bonus action on its turn but not both, and it can’t take reactions. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a

Ixitxachitl

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Languages Abyssal, Ixitxachitl Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Actions Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage. Reactions Barbed Tail. When a

amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. Reactions Barbed Tail. When a creature provokes an opportunity attack

The Infernal Hierarchy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

even Asmodeus fears. Archdevils. The archdevils include all the current and deposed rulers of the Nine Hells (see the Layers and Lords of the Nine Hells table), as well as the dukes and duchesses that

imps, chain devils, spined devils, bearded devils, barbed devils, and bone devils. Lemures. The lowest form of devil, lemures are the twisted and tormented souls of evil and corrupted mortals. A

Zargon's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. Zargon makes two Barbed Tentacle attacks, one Bite attack, and one Gore attack. Barbed Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) piercing damage. If the

Zargon’s commands and takes its turn immediately after Zargon’s. Only a Wish spell can reverse this transformation and restore the creature to life. Reactions Zargon can take up to three

Cold and Calculating

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Cold and Calculating Most humanoids describe cold-blooded people as lacking in emotion and empathy. The same label serves as an apt depiction of lizardfolk. Lacking any internal emotional reactions

to the past. They assess situations based on their current and future utility and importance. Nowhere does this come through as strongly as when lizardfolk deal with the dead. To a lizardfolk, a

Scout Captain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

) Piercing damage, plus 10 (3d6) Piercing damage if the attack was made with Advantage. Bonus Actions Aim. The scout has Advantage on the next attack roll it makes during the current turn

. Reactions Uncanny Dodge. Trigger: The scout is hit by an attack roll. Response: The scout halves the damage (round down) it takes from that attack.

Relic Sloth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 15). The relic sloth can grapple no more than two targets at a time. Reactions Slow but Sturdy

. When the relic sloth is subjected to an effect that would move it out of its current space or knock it prone, it is neither moved nor knocked prone.

Oak Truestrike

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

deaths, but he spends each new life accounting for the previous life in a karmic-ledger kind of way. His current incarnation embraces the good side. Mostly. Except for that occasional toxic bitterness. Oh

target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage. Reactions Return the Favor (3/day). When Oak takes damage from a melee weapon attack, he can make a hooked dagger attack.

Amnizu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

. Summon Devil (1/Day). The amnizu summons 2d4 bearded devils or 1d4 barbed devils. A summoned devil appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of the amnizu, acts as an ally of the amnizu, and can’t

the target is stunned for the full minute, it forgets everything it sensed, experienced, and learned during the last 5 hours. Reactions Instinctive Charm. When a creature within 60 feet of the

Amnizu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

devils: Summon Devil (1/Day). The amnizu summons 2d4 bearded devils or 1d4 barbed devils (both appear in the Monster Manual). A summoned devil appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of the

: dominate monster 1/day: feeblemind Reactions Instinctive Charm. When a creature within 60 feet of the amnizu makes an attack roll against it, and another creature is within the attack’s range, the

Amnizu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

other devils. Summon Devil (1/Day). The amnizu summons 2d4 bearded devils or 1d4 barbed devils. A summoned devil appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of the amnizu, acts as an ally of the

. If the target is stunned for the full minute, it forgets everything it sensed, experienced, and learned during the last 5 hours. Reactions Instinctive Charm. When a creature within 60 feet of the

Tortles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

tortles like to see how other folk live. A tortle can spend decades away from their native land without feeling homesick, often viewing their current companions as their family. Tortle The generic tortle

saving throws, it can’t take reactions, and the only action it can take is a bonus action to emerge. Tortle Druid Many tortles view the world as a place of wonder. They live for the chance to hear a

Kruphix as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

might end with the adventurers convincing him that his current actions don’t serve the balance among the gods. Kruphix’s mind isn’t easily changed, though, and the adventurers might need to produce

status quo rather than overturn it, so his schemes often begin as reactions to the activities of another god. The Kruphix’s Divine Schemes table presents a few examples of how Kruphix’s inflexible

Whymsee

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

Constitution saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A strong current disperses the cloud, which otherwise disappears at the end of Whymsee's

prone, her speed is 0 and can’t increase, she has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can’t take reactions, and the only action she can take is a bonus action to emerge.

Doric

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery

her current hit points, her hit point maximum, this bonus action, her alignment, and her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Reactions Fiery Rebuke (3/Day). When Doric is damaged by a

City Guard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Towers, Master Armorer), others bestowed as needed in wartime (the Lords’ Hand and the Lords’ Champion) Warden of Waterdeep The current Warden of Waterdeep is Elminster, who answers to the Open Lord

. Reactions Feather Fall. The rider wears a magic ring with which it can cast the feather fall spell on itself once as a reaction to falling. After the spell is cast, the ring becomes nonmagical

Factol Skall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

Factol Skall Hinchel Or Skall is the current factol of the Heralds of Dust and the only leader the faction has ever had. A popular Duster legend holds that other than the Lady of Pain herself, Skall

: animate dead (as an action), dispel magic, speak with dead 1/day each: finger of death, plane shift (self only), project image Reactions Skall can take up to three reactions per round but only one

Ice Devil (Gelugon)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

for their archdevil masters. Resembling a giant bipedal insect, an ice devil has clawed hands and feet, powerful mandibles, and a long tail covered in razor-sharp spikes. Some carry barbed spears

on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, or for 1 minute, its speed is reduced by 10 feet; it can take either an action or a bonus action on each of its turns, not both; and it can’t take reactions. The

Living Portent

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

within 30 feet of itself. The target’s hit point maximum and current hit points increase by 7 (1d8 + 3), and it gains a prophecy die, a d8. Once during each of the creature’s turns, when it fails an

its game statistics (other than its size and Brilliance trait). The transformation ends if the living portent is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it. Reactions Price of

Baernaloth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

posit that these enigmatic yugoloths were created by a primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say

. Reactions The baernaloth can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Afflict Despair. When a creature that the baernaloth can see within 60 feet of itself hits with an attack

Alabaster Racetrack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

of which nightmare wins the race; the rakshasa merely enjoys tempting mortals with offers to cheat and observing their reactions. If the characters accept Uvashar’s deal, Uvashar gives the characters

barbed devil jockey attends to each one. Characters must succeed on a DC 22 Dexterity (Stealth) check each time they enter or exit the stables to avoid being noticed and attacked by the pit fiend

Gnolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

they fire arrows with viciously barbed heads. Even when a hunter doesn’t kill their target with their first shot, the arrow strike brings so much pain that the victim is hobbled in its attempt to run

turn, the gnoll moves up to half its speed and makes one Bite attack. Reactions Vengeful Strike. In response to a gnoll being reduced to 0 hit points within 30 feet of the witherling, the witherling makes one Bite or Spiked Club attack.

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