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Dungeon Master’s Guide
creature’s stat block. The creature vanishes at the next dawn or when it is reduced to 0 Hit Points.
The creature is Friendly to you and your allies, and it acts immediately after you on your
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Rust Bag of Tricks
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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
15-foot cube. The troll takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Venom Spray", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, which can’t be reduced in any way. Each
case for dire troll;dire trolls.
Vaprak the Destroyer
Although trolls are rarely devout and seldom ponder spiritual questions, some fear and venerate the entity known as Vaprak the Destroyer
Bag of Tricks
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
bag's color. See the Monsters Listing for the creature's statistics. The creature vanishes at the next dawn or when it is reduced to 0 hit points.
The creature is friendly to you and your companions
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Rust Bag of Tricks
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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if
its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.
A Humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie (see the Monster Manual) under the deathlock’s control, unless the Humanoid is restored
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
is reduced to 0 until the end of its next turn.
Destiny Curse (Costs 2 Actions). The hag magically curses a creature it can see within 60 feet of itself. The creature must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving
attuned depends on the plane where the hag dwells—hopeful and prosperous in the Feywild or dire and doomed in the Shadowfell.
Fate hags carry gleaming magical shears they use to snip strands of
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
reduced by 10 feet until the start of the triton’s next turn.Frigid Shield. When a creature the triton can see targets the triton with an attack, the triton gains 10 temporary hit points. If the
ally, using it to defend their people or enact Thassa’s wishes. While dire threats from the land might bring them to coastal shallows, most masters of waves keep to the ocean’s depths
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Platinum Brilliance (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the aspect would be reduced to 0 hit points, his current hit point total instead resets to 500 hit points, he recharges his Breath
pray to Bahamut to uphold honor and justice, or when they need courage to face a great threat. In the most dire situations, a powerful follower of Bahamut who makes a tremendous sacrifice—a vast
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and Strahd regains hit points equal to that amount. The
reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the dire wolf sleeps in the middle of the room. The gladiator and the berserkers fight to the death. The dire wolf flees the temple (heading east, through areas X4 and X2) if reduced to fewer than
X15. Southwest Annex This room contains a gladiator (CE female human), five berserkers (CE male and female humans), and one dire wolf. The gladiator and the berserkers are bloodthirsty mountain folk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. See the Monster Manual for the creature’s stat block. The creature vanishes at the next dawn or when it is reduced to 0 Hit Points. The creature is Friendly to you and your allies, and it acts
Creature 1 Weasel 2 Giant Rat 3 Badger 4 Boar 5 Panther 6 Giant Badger 7 Dire Wolf 8 Giant Elk Rust Bag of Tricks 1d8 Creature 1 Rat 2 Owl 3 Mastiff 4 Goat 5 Giant Goat 6 Giant Boar 7 Lion 8 Brown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
consulting the table that corresponds to the bag’s color. See the Monster Manual for the creature’s statistics. The creature vanishes at the next dawn or when it is reduced to 0 hit points. The creature is
until the next dawn. Gray Bag of Tricks d8 Creature 1 Weasel 2 Giant rat 3 Badger 4 Boar 5 Panther 6 Giant badger 7 Dire wolf 8 Giant elk Rust Bag of Tricks d8 Creature 1 Rat 2 Owl 3 Mastiff 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
consulting the table that corresponds to the bag’s color. See the Monster Manual for the creature’s statistics. The creature vanishes at the next dawn or when it is reduced to 0 hit points. The creature is
until the next dawn. Gray Bag of Tricks d8 Creature 1 Weasel 2 Giant rat 3 Badger 4 Boar 5 Panther 6 Giant badger 7 Dire wolf 8 Giant elk Rust Bag of Tricks d8 Creature 1 Rat 2 Owl 3 Mastiff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. See the Monster Manual for the creature’s stat block. The creature vanishes at the next dawn or when it is reduced to 0 Hit Points. The creature is Friendly to you and your allies, and it acts
Creature 1 Weasel 2 Giant Rat 3 Badger 4 Boar 5 Panther 6 Giant Badger 7 Dire Wolf 8 Giant Elk Rust Bag of Tricks 1d8 Creature 1 Rat 2 Owl 3 Mastiff 4 Goat 5 Giant Goat 6 Giant Boar 7 Lion 8 Brown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
glitches across the Outlands. R04M provides the following information: R04M was part of the last Great Modron March. The contingent he belonged to became lost in the Outlands. R04M has deduced that the
the modrons escape (see the “Unity of Rings” section later in this chapter for details). R04M can’t haggle or offer any greater reward, but he can hypothesize on the dire ramifications of the modrons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
elemental forces. These unusual forms can also be produced and shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the case for dire trolls. Vaprak the Destroyer Although
. Dire Troll Trolls kill and eat almost anything—including, in rare cases, other trolls. This cannibalism has the effect of causing a troll to grow to an unusually large size. The resulting dire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of a deadly battle, assuring dire consequences for the victorious A poem, rhyme, or song foretelling doom A carved epitaph on a gravestone discouraging robbers The last words of a dying person—either
, they must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, or their hit point maximum is reduced by 1d10. If this reduces their hit point maximum to 0, the victim dies, and their body crumbles to dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
reduces you to 0 hit points, you can make a Charisma saving throw (DC 5 + the damage taken). On a success, you instead drop to 1 hit point. You can’t use this feature if you are reduced to 0 hit
you. The hound uses the dire wolf’s statistics (see the Monster Manual or appendix C in the Player’s Handbook), with the following changes: The hound is size Medium, not Large, and it counts as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
attuned depends on the plane where the hag dwells—hopeful and prosperous in the Feywild or dire and doomed in the Shadowfell. Fate hags carry gleaming magical shears they use to snip strands of fate
magically tangles a creature it can see within 60 feet of itself in spectral silver threads. The creature must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw, or its speed is reduced to 0 until the end of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Adventurers and dragons alike pray to Bahamut to uphold honor and justice, or when they need courage to face a great threat. In the most dire situations, a powerful follower of Bahamut who makes a
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Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 30 (155,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +9
Platinum Brilliance (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the aspect would be reduced to 0 hit points, his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Characters who enter the fields find visibility reduced to 10 feet. A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Survival) check finds the trail of whatever just moved through the fields and can easily follow
man has no hope of defending himself against the creatures. Massive coyotes are a persistent threat in the Rattle. The three coyotes use the dire wolf stat block, while the farmer they pursue is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
they met their doom. U2. Dire Wolf Den A hungry dire wolf haunts this dark cave, the uneven floor of which is strewn with animal and humanoid bones. Unless the characters offer it fresh meat, the dire
won’t give up her lair or the magic cauldron without a fight. If she is reduced to 9 hit points or fewer, Maud tries to make a deal. She agrees to surrender the cauldron and promises to deliver a chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
cake. Forced into Undersigil when their faction didn’t quite take, the Cakers aggressively knead nonbelievers into members of their cake-based contingent. Mike Schley Map 2.1: Caker Tea Party View
reduced to 0 hit points, a hostile vargouille reflection sprouts from their corpse. Portals Each of the lettered sewer pipes on map 2.1 contains a portal to one of the others in this room. The pipes are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Deathlocks The forging of a pact between a warlock and a patron is no minor occasion—at least not for the warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A
(1d8 + 2) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
matching red goggles. An oversized birdcage dangles from her broom.”
The dragon is Renesnuprah, now a time dragon wyrmling (see Morte’s Planar Parade) reduced to 10 hit points. The dragon quickly spots
she wants it back. Reenee doesn’t elaborate, but the wyrmling knows Trikante has dire plans for her. If the characters don’t stop Trikante, the mage easily recaptures Reenee and departs. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Divine Intervention As with Callaphe the Mariner’s desperate cry to Thassa, heroes in dire straits sometimes implore their gods for help. Occasionally, the gods answer. Whether a response is elicited
retains the benefit of a blessing until it is taken away by the god who granted it, which might happen if a character’s piety score is reduced. Unlike a magic item, a divine blessing can’t be suppressed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
make the ocean their ally, using it to defend their people or enact Thassa’s wishes. While dire threats from the land might bring them to coastal shallows, most masters of waves keep to the ocean’s
Frost (Cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 60 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (3d8) cold damage, and the target’s speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of the triton’s next turn.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
lingering curse. A dying dragon might pronounce a bitter magical oath upon any who would plunder the dragon’s hoard, or a living dragon might inscribe a dire warning about the foul magic that will be
Each affected creature’s speed is reduced by 10 feet.
5 Affected creatures can’t spend Hit Dice to regain hit points during a short rest.
6 When an affected creature dies, its soul becomes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
category. The Eye of Aurnozci might also take interest in a mortal who draws the Flames card from a Deck of Many Things—a tantalizing opportunity for the cult to make good on the card’s dire prophecy
: Burning Corpse. When the creature dies, its body is reduced to a pile of smoldering embers in the space where it fell. The ashes take 1 minute to cool. Until then, a creature takes 3 (1d6) fire damage when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
freckled gnome Hands of Havoc fire starter with a penchant for destruction. If reduced to 0 hit points while disguised as an alter ego, Farrow reverts to their true form. Any excess damage carries over to
disclose their employer’s name due to Shemeshka’s dire reputation; Farrow hopes they’ve done enough to earn the characters’ trust in the meantime. Farrow offers to guide the characters through Undersigil, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Minions d20 Creatures 1–3 1d4 + 2 dire wolves 4–6 1d6 + 3 ghouls 7–9 1d4 + 2 Strahd zombies (in this appendix) 10–12 2d4 swarms of bats 13–15 1d4 + 1 vampire spawns 16–18 3d6 wolves 19–20 None If the
damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and Strahd regains hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Throughout this middle area, bright light extends no more than 20 feet from any source of illumination, with the normal area of bright light beyond that range reduced to dim light and dim light turned
13 1d3 dire wolves 1 banshee 2d6 mummies 14 1d4 green hags 1 night hag 2d4 + 2 shadows 15 1d3 treants 1 lamia 1d3 vampires 16 2d4 kobolds 1d3 wraiths 1d3 night hags 17 1 unicorn 1d3 gorgons 2d4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
windows, the city’s towers shudder, and the ruins begin to rise into the air.
Belephaion has activated the throne’s magic, with dire ramifications for the city (see “Helm” below). Belephaion
priest, while retaining his alignment, damage immunities, hit points, Hit Dice, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. This transformation ends if he is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
places, deep within the woods of the Eldeen Reaches and Droaam. The common people of Khorvaire still see lycanthropes as a dire threat. Most folks don’t understand that good-aligned lycanthropes exist
corrupted creature’s flesh twists in alien ways. The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls, its speed is reduced by half, and if it tries to cast a spell, it must first succeed on a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
companion into battle and fights at its side. Heldalf and his mammoth flee if either of them is reduced to 30 Hit Points or fewer.
Talking with Heldalf. If the characters want to converse and know Giant
. Ralvald is in dire need of advice. He takes the counsel of any characters who seem genuinely invested in his plight. The characters might discuss these options with him: Depart the Lair. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
rumors of Dory’s terrible skin condition are partly true. Several of the Tharizdun cultists were turned to skum to better serve Sgothgah, but Dory was too clever and important to be reduced to a simple
attacks to finish off the party. If the situation becomes dire, he casts etherealness in an attempt to escape. Development. If the golem is defeated and Dory is captured, his bravado vanishes. He begs