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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
by amassing powerful arms and armor.
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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Give me a storied helmet or scimitar
over a pile of gold any day.
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No creature can outsmart my defenses—if they do, they obviously cheated.
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Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how&mdash
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
condition (escape DC 13) as its shadow wraps around it. Once the target escapes the grapple, its shadow returns to normal.
Spellcasting. Sion casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the
’s shadow.”
Sion’s sorcery allows him to step in and out of shadows and create shadowy duplicates of himself. He can even exercise limited control over others’ shadows, causing
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
returns as a spectral cloud. While this Undead seems to be merely a thick cloud or fog bank, observers can sometimes spot a shadowy bipedal figure lurking within. At the heart of the cloud, the figure
cloud giant undergoes a ritual in which its heart is transplanted into a cloud, causing the giant’s body to dissolve and its spirit to animate the cloud.Poison, ThunderCold, Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
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No
creature can outsmart my defenses—if they do, they obviously cheated.
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Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
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I
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
"} necrotic damage. Hit or Miss: The spear magically returns to the shadar-kai’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.
Spellcasting. The shadar-kai casts one of the following spells, requiring no
the heart, causing those nearby to feel the approach of death. If detected, gloom weavers use their shadow magic to reduce enemies to ghastly corpses.
Shadar-kai
In the gloom of the Shadowfell live
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
assume a wraithlike form. The skull then emits a terrifying howl that can slay the weak-hearted and leave others trembling with fear. Left alone, it sinks back down and returns to the empty peace of
its existence.
Few liches seek to become demiliches, for it means an end to the existence they hoped to preserve by becoming undead. However, time can erode the lich’s reason and memory, causing
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No creature can outsmart my defenses—if
who will undoubtedly terrorize the area if they win.
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A sapphire dragon’s lair is so well protected that its inner defenses have never been tested. The dragon spreads rumors of the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
defenses.
Emerald Dragon Lair Features
The emerald dragon lair shown in map 5.8 is a series of ancient vaults situated beneath a city built in the caldera of a dormant volcano. The vaults fell into disuse
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond.
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An
(and more paranoid) dragons employing several layers of such defenses.
Emerald Dragon Lair Features
The emerald dragon lair shown in map 5.8 is a series of ancient vaults situated beneath a city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
DC 16), except that it is permanent and typically covers an area that is 60 feet in diameter and 60 feet high. Every 1d4 rounds, the effect is suppressed for 1d4 rounds and normal gravity returns, causing creatures and objects to fall.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
DC 16), except that it is permanent and typically covers an area that is 60 feet in diameter and 60 feet high. Every 1d4 rounds, the effect is suppressed for 1d4 rounds and normal gravity returns, causing creatures and objects to fall.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
DC 16), except that it is permanent and typically covers an area that is 60 feet in diameter and 60 feet high. Every 1d4 rounds, the effect is suppressed for 1d4 rounds and normal gravity returns, causing creatures and objects to fall.
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Faster, Purple Worm! Everybody Dies, Vol. 1
through the dungeon’s defenses, Krag returns numerous times with status updates. After every increasingly worried update, Krag runs off to inform the rest of the dungeon. Krag Updates
“He’s killed the
Return Visits At any time during the planning stage, you can have the characters receive a return visit from either Krag or Banger. Krag Returns As the adventurer Vashon Dumiay slashes his way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Wards Numerous magical defenses protect the library. The most innocuous include wards to protect the library’s books from mold, weevils, and other threats. Other protections are more dramatic, as
collection is magically protected against theft. Any such work that is removed from the keep disappears and immediately returns to its proper place in the library. This ward also has a flaw that the Avowed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Wards Numerous magical defenses protect the library. The most innocuous include wards to protect the library’s books from mold, weevils, and other threats. Other protections are more dramatic, as
collection is magically protected against theft. Any such work that is removed from the keep disappears and immediately returns to its proper place in the library. This ward also has a flaw that the Avowed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Wards Numerous magical defenses protect the library. The most innocuous include wards to protect the library’s books from mold, weevils, and other threats. Other protections are more dramatic, as
collection is magically protected against theft. Any such work that is removed from the keep disappears and immediately returns to its proper place in the library. This ward also has a flaw that the Avowed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
treasures as you see fit, with an eye towards your home campaign and your particular players. If time permits, the giants organize traps, ambushes, and last-ditch defenses against continuing forays into
from within. The characters have been warned to expect guards at the great doors to the steading, but none are visible. (If the party returns to the stronghold after an initial foray, there will be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
treasures as you see fit, with an eye towards your home campaign and your particular players. If time permits, the giants organize traps, ambushes, and last-ditch defenses against continuing forays into
from within. The characters have been warned to expect guards at the great doors to the steading, but none are visible. (If the party returns to the stronghold after an initial foray, there will be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
General Features Paliset Hall has the following features throughout: Architectural Anomalies. Unstable energy leaking from the shard solitaire is affecting Paliset Hall, causing areas to warp in
sudden shift in the architecture: a square window becomes circular, a wood panel turns to stone, and the like. Immediately after, the cracks vanish, and the architecture returns to normal. Ceilings and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
General Features Paliset Hall has the following features throughout: Architectural Anomalies. Unstable energy leaking from the shard solitaire is affecting Paliset Hall, causing areas to warp in
sudden shift in the architecture: a square window becomes circular, a wood panel turns to stone, and the like. Immediately after, the cracks vanish, and the architecture returns to normal. Ceilings and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
treasures as you see fit, with an eye towards your home campaign and your particular players. If time permits, the giants organize traps, ambushes, and last-ditch defenses against continuing forays into
from within. The characters have been warned to expect guards at the great doors to the steading, but none are visible. (If the party returns to the stronghold after an initial foray, there will be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
General Features Paliset Hall has the following features throughout: Architectural Anomalies. Unstable energy leaking from the shard solitaire is affecting Paliset Hall, causing areas to warp in
sudden shift in the architecture: a square window becomes circular, a wood panel turns to stone, and the like. Immediately after, the cracks vanish, and the architecture returns to normal. Ceilings and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
without engaging in any combat or causing any alert to be sounded. He is otherwise encountered when he enters the fight against the characters. Treasure If the characters can collect all the furniture
) becomes numb in 30 minutes, then becomes transparent 1 hour later. After another 2 hours, the affected area painfully returns to normal as the victim takes 27 (6d8) poison damage. If the saving throw is failed, the effect progresses as above but the victim takes 54 (12d8) poison damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
without engaging in any combat or causing any alert to be sounded. He is otherwise encountered when he enters the fight against the characters. Treasure If the characters can collect all the furniture
) becomes numb in 30 minutes, then becomes transparent 1 hour later. After another 2 hours, the affected area painfully returns to normal as the victim takes 27 (6d8) poison damage. If the saving throw is failed, the effect progresses as above but the victim takes 54 (12d8) poison damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
without engaging in any combat or causing any alert to be sounded. He is otherwise encountered when he enters the fight against the characters. Treasure If the characters can collect all the furniture
) becomes numb in 30 minutes, then becomes transparent 1 hour later. After another 2 hours, the affected area painfully returns to normal as the victim takes 27 (6d8) poison damage. If the saving throw is failed, the effect progresses as above but the victim takes 54 (12d8) poison damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
of Leilon were content to leave his tower and the monsters within alone. The Spellplague, a divine phenomenon that twisted Faerûn’s magic, corrupted the tower’s defenses. The creatures sealed within
were freed to attack Leilon, and the magic of the planar beacon was redirected back into the Material Plane, causing humanoids who looked upon it to become paralyzed. Leilon was quickly overrun and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horde soon begins overwhelming defenses nearby. Once the characters defeat a few zombies, roll 1d6 and consult the Zombie Siege Encounters table. The event rolled unfolds within sight of one of the
consult the “Concluding the Siege” section to guide the battle toward its climax. Zombie Siege Encounters d6s Encounter
1 Zombies rip apart a soldier, causing those nearby to freeze or flee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
powerful demon usually has an intent that goes beyond merely causing carnage, and a plan to achieve it. DEMONIC AMULETS: BLESSING AND CURSE
Some demon lords have a way of cheating death, but this great
. Such a site is usually protected with intricate traps, mindless servants, and other defenses that bring no risk of subversion or betrayal.
If an archdevil were ever to acquire a demonic amulet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
powerful demon usually has an intent that goes beyond merely causing carnage, and a plan to achieve it. DEMONIC AMULETS: BLESSING AND CURSE
Some demon lords have a way of cheating death, but this great
. Such a site is usually protected with intricate traps, mindless servants, and other defenses that bring no risk of subversion or betrayal.
If an archdevil were ever to acquire a demonic amulet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horde soon begins overwhelming defenses nearby. Once the characters defeat a few zombies, roll 1d6 and consult the Zombie Siege Encounters table. The event rolled unfolds within sight of one of the
consult the “Concluding the Siege” section to guide the battle toward its climax. Zombie Siege Encounters d6s Encounter
1 Zombies rip apart a soldier, causing those nearby to freeze or flee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
of Leilon were content to leave his tower and the monsters within alone. The Spellplague, a divine phenomenon that twisted Faerûn’s magic, corrupted the tower’s defenses. The creatures sealed within
were freed to attack Leilon, and the magic of the planar beacon was redirected back into the Material Plane, causing humanoids who looked upon it to become paralyzed. Leilon was quickly overrun and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
of Leilon were content to leave his tower and the monsters within alone. The Spellplague, a divine phenomenon that twisted Faerûn’s magic, corrupted the tower’s defenses. The creatures sealed within
were freed to attack Leilon, and the magic of the planar beacon was redirected back into the Material Plane, causing humanoids who looked upon it to become paralyzed. Leilon was quickly overrun and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horde soon begins overwhelming defenses nearby. Once the characters defeat a few zombies, roll 1d6 and consult the Zombie Siege Encounters table. The event rolled unfolds within sight of one of the
consult the “Concluding the Siege” section to guide the battle toward its climax. Zombie Siege Encounters d6s Encounter
1 Zombies rip apart a soldier, causing those nearby to freeze or flee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
powerful demon usually has an intent that goes beyond merely causing carnage, and a plan to achieve it. DEMONIC AMULETS: BLESSING AND CURSE
Some demon lords have a way of cheating death, but this great
. Such a site is usually protected with intricate traps, mindless servants, and other defenses that bring no risk of subversion or betrayal.
If an archdevil were ever to acquire a demonic amulet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
techniques while helping their mentors accomplish great works. Inferno masters have ambitious goals, such as causing massive volcanic eruptions, opening portals to burning planes, destroying Artifacts
(2d8 + 7) Piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) Fire damage. Hit or Miss: The trident magically returns to the salamander’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.
Inferno Blast (Recharge 5–6). Dexterity