both before distract could round

Adult Copper Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

valuable ores, art objects, and other oddities it has collected over its lifetime. Worthless items are put on display in open caves to tantalize treasure seekers and distract them from where the real

the next round, the mud hardens, and the Strength DC to work free increases to 20. Regional Effects The region containing a legendary copper dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic

Ancient Copper Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

seekers and distract them from where the real treasure is hidden. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects

2 feet of movement. On initiative count 20 on the next round, the mud hardens, and the Strength DC to work free increases to 20. Regional Effects The region containing a legendary copper dragon

Battle in the Skies!

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

characters each have a round to cast a spell or drink a potion. But otherwise, the action is continuous. Dropping out from behind a dark cloud is an airship held aloft by a large balloon — emblazoned with

hires, so none of them have the iconic affiliate of the Six features. They employ the following strategy, hoping to distract the characters while they steal the orrery housing and as many of its

Lower Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

master’s home, so they have advantage on skill checks and saving throws against attempts to distract, bamboozle, or charm them. The ceiling of the entryway is two stories tall. In some homes, it’s open

charcoal burners or hot stones, but in the homes of the merchant princes, a trapped fire elemental provides round-the-clock heat, and a servant is always available to massage tired muscles. 8. Bath

Sparkrender's Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

action to recharge before he can use it on the characters this time. He fights to the death—he has too much riding on the success of this ritual to abandon it now. Dragon Spirits. At the end of each round

saving throws until initiative count 0 of the next round, as the brass light shimmers and sparks around them. Freeing Aidron. Aidron is bound by three heavy chains that keep him restrained. He can

Gold Dragon Lairs

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

treasury hall holds the dragon’s hoard, which serves to distract would-be thieves from a store of dangerous and corrupting artifacts hidden in a secret vault opposite the hoard chamber. Pantry. A rough

-radius sphere centered on the dragon; each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. Regional Effects Any

Battle Tactics

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

see its opponents before 60-foot darkvision sees it. A beholder always has several backup plans ready. When dealing with one, I have three plans of my own: run, hide, and distract. Rival adventurers

Actions The beholder’s ability to use legendary actions effectively doubles the number of times it can shoot rays in a round. Each legendary action a beholder takes gives it an opportunity to react to a

Idyllglen Events

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

distract enemies in combat. A character who makes a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check can convince the mastiff to stay out of the fight and find shelter. Hezrou. On its turn, the demon

to kill everyone within. At the start of the second round of combat, a gnoll pack lord and six gnolls join the fray from the south. At the start of the third round of combat, a vrock swoops down from

Rogue Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

the same turn. Level 13: Versatile Trickster You gain the ability to distract targets with your Mage Hand. When you use the Trip option of your Cunning Strike on a creature, you can also use that

Subclass Level 3: Assassinate You’re adept at ambushing a target, granting you the following benefits. Initiative. You have Advantage on Initiative rolls. Surprising Strikes. During the first round of each

Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

Combat Does surprise happen outside the initiative order as a special surprise round? No, here’s how surprise works. The first step of any combat is this: the DM determines whether anyone in the

, initiative is rolled as normal. Then, the first round of combat starts, and the unsurprised combatants act in initiative order. A surprised creature can’t move or take an action or a reaction until its

Lower Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

that flutter around the wearer) P16. Palace Kitchen An eight-foot-tall, three-foot-diameter, multitiered cake rests on a large round table in this kitchen, which also contains a stove and an assortment

might distract it long enough to allow characters to flee its presence without risk of pursuit. Befriending the jabberwock isn’t an option. Iggwilv the Witch Queen (see her stat block at the end of

Fighter Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

landing in its space. Distracting Strike When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can expend one Superiority Die to distract the target. Add the Superiority Die roll to the attack’s damage

plus half your Fighter level (round down). Riposte When a creature misses you with a melee attack roll, you can take a Reaction and expend one Superiority Die to make a melee attack roll with a weapon

Metallic Dragons

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

count 20 on the next round. A thunderclap originates at a point the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. Each creature within a 20-foot radius centered on that point must make a DC 15 Constitution

it has collected over its lifetime. Worthless items are put on display in open caves to tantalize treasure seekers and distract them from where the real treasure is hidden. Lair Actions On initiative

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