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Giant Insect Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

spider becomes a giant spider, a wasp becomes a giant wasp, and a scorpion becomes a giant scorpion. Each creature obeys your verbal commands, and in combat, they act on your turn each round. The GM has

the statistics for these creatures and resolves their actions and movement. A creature remains in its giant size for the duration, until it drops to 0 hit points, or until you use an action to dismiss

True Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

before it transformed. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t reduce the creature’s

’s statistics and resolves all of its actions and movement. If the spell becomes permanent, you no longer control the creature. It might remain friendly to you, depending on how you have

Orthon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

knows which one, but not the exact location there.Explosive Retribution. In response to dropping to 15 hit points or fewer, the orthon explodes. All other creatures within 30 feet of it must each make

value the challenge of the chase and the thrill of one-on-one combat above all else. An orthon’s first loyalty is to its archduke, but one with no immediate assignment might work for anyone who

Giant Insect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

scorpion becomes a giant scorpion. Each creature obeys your verbal commands, and in combat, they act on your turn each round. The DM has the statistics for these creatures and resolves their actions and

Part 1: Welcome to Wildspace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Part 1: Welcome to Wildspace Spelljammer Academy’s newest recruits are brought to the Simulations Deck for a quick combat trial so that academy personnel can assess their skills and readiness. The

magic of the Simulations Deck puts a unique spin on the training session, dropping player characters straight into the action.

Giant Insect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

scorpion becomes a giant scorpion. Each creature obeys your verbal commands, and in combat, they act on your turn each round. The DM has the statistics for these creatures and resolves their actions and

True Polymorph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

reverts as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t reduce the creature’s normal form to 0 hit points, it isn’t

companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The DM has its statistics and resolves its actions and movement. If the spell becomes permanent, you no

True Polymorph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t reduce the creature’s normal form to 0 hit points, it

and your companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The DM has its statistics and resolves its actions and movement. If the spell becomes permanent

Beneath the Waves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

, review the rules for underwater combat in the Player’s Handbook. Death Helms a Ghost Ship After the party descends approximately 3,000 feet, the character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception

, swirling into forms vaguely resembling people. On the foredeck, a figure resolves from the cloudiness—a transparent, rough-looking sailor in crusty scale mail, whose eyes blaze. The name Girscamen is

Ferocity

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

increasing ferocity, a group of creatures who share a single stat block (such as a swarm of rats) counts as one creature. Ferocity increases round after round during combat, and there is no maximum to

any potential targets, they move as far as they can in a random direction determined by the GM, avoiding danger. When a companion who has entered a rampage resolves their action or ends their turn

The Ritual

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

, while the guards that brought the characters forward stand in shock. They are surprised and can’t move or take an action on their first turn of the combat, and they can’t take reactions until that

of panic through the kuo-toa. The young archpriest calls out “Leemooggoogoon!” just as her father strikes a final, fatal blow, dropping her before the profane altar. (If any character is also engaging the archpriest of the Deep Father, allow that character to strike the final blow.)

Horns of the Beast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

leading to the lower levels. Dwelling in the ruins are six Minotaurs of Baphomet who are Hostile to all intruders. They are spread out around the ruins but come quickly when they hear combat. The

the end of the adventure, each character earns a bonus 1,000 XP. Destroying the Artifact. The Horns of the Beast can be destroyed only by dropping it in the River Oceanus, which flows through the Upper Planes (see chapter 6). A character can learn this by casting Identify on the Artifact.

Denizens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

their caves and wait for enemies to come to them. Once they enter combat, the giants pursue enemies that attempt to flee. The Blue Bear tribe shares Kayalithica’s belief that civilization is a blight on

remain here, dropping onto creatures only when the giant commands them to do so. area 11 2 black puddings The puddings remain here. area 12 1 roper The roper remains here. area 13 2 stone giants The

Movement and Position

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

feet, take an action, and then go 20 feet. Dropping Prone On your turn, you can give yourself the Prone condition (see the rules glossary) without using an action or any of your Speed, but you can’t

table. That table lists the sizes from smallest (Tiny) to largest (Gargantuan). A creature’s space is the area that it effectively controls in combat and the area it needs to fight effectively. A

Step 4: Select Monsters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

throws are all useful indicators. Compare the damage a monster can deal to the hit point maximum of each character. Be wary of any monster that is capable of dropping a character with a single attack

can be killed with one blow. Having a significant number of foes drop in the first rounds of combat can make an encounter too easy. Likewise, look at whether a monster’s deadliest abilities call for

Movement and Position

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

have a Speed of 30 feet, you could go 10 feet, take an action, and then go 20 feet. Dropping Prone On your turn, you can give yourself the Prone condition (see the Rules Glossary) without using an

shown on the Creature Size and Space table. That table lists the sizes from smallest (Tiny) to largest (Gargantuan). A creature’s space is the area that it effectively controls in combat and the area

Orthon

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

and the thrill of one-on-one combat above all else. An orthon’s first loyalty is to its archduke, but one with no immediate assignment might work for anyone who promises it a worthy struggle against a

attack roll. Reactions Explosive Retribution. In response to dropping to 15 hit points or fewer, the orthon explodes. All other creatures within 30 feet of it must each make a DC 17 Dexterity saving

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

the captain board the characters’ vessel, hoping to draw the characters into one-on-one combat. Round 3 A second airship drops out of the clouds! This ship has no visible crew and no weapons, but it

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

perfect assassins.” If she and her wights have the upper hand in combat, or if all the wights are destroyed, she calls for a break in hostilities. She proudly talks of the sentient oozes that will wreak

three contain ochre jellies (O). Usually, wights use ooze prods to keep the oozes in the vats. If the wights are engaged in combat, roll a d6 at the end of every round. If the indicated ooze is still in

Geode Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

(Deception) check contested by the guards’ Wisdom (Insight) checks; if all the characters succeed, the guards are fooled and allow them to pass. If combat erupts here, two earth elementals burst up

mouth atop its stony ovoid body. Casually dropping gemstones into the creature’s gaping mouth is a creepy-looking earth cultist. A stonemelder (see chapter 7) named Keltar keeps vigil with a xorn he

Cragmaw Castle Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

intruders that enter the area before dropping down to strike. Characters in the hall must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check or be surprised. The grick knows that goblins are not to be eaten unless

(Religion) check to identify the deities that were once revered here: Oghma (god of knowledge), Mystra (god of magic), Lathander (god of dawn), and Tymora (god of luck). Development. If combat erupts

Cragmaw Castle Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

room. It quietly observes intruders that enter the area before dropping down to strike. Compare the grick’s Dexterity (Stealth) check to the characters’ Wisdom (Perception) checks (or their passive

knowledge), Mystra (goddess of magic), Lathander (god of dawn), and Tymora (goddess of luck). This is an obvious sign that the builders of the castle were human. Developments If combat erupts here, the

Howling Caves Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

loud enough that sounds of combat in this cave can’t be heard elsewhere. N16. Tortured Cavern The walls have a smoothed, rippled look about them, as if the stone was melted. Squat stalagmites and

be sacrificed to Yan-C-Bin in area N19. Two invisible barlguras guard the prisoners. The demons lurk among the columns in the upper reaches of the cave, dropping down to attack intruders who dare free

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

bejeweled necklaces are conjured above it and immediately attack any creatures in the room. On their first turn in combat, the genies target intruders with their phantasmal killer spells, maintaining

, four on either side of the room. It can be reached by descending the ramps, dropping a rope down from above, or any other way the characters might devise. Each canopic jar is ceramic and approximately 2

Faerûn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

populace. Where once a long royal line sat its throne and ruled over a unified kingdom, now a Grand Council sits around a table and struggles to combat the presence of demons, and demon worship, within the

overextend themselves and fall — sometimes crumbling over time, and sometimes dropping like stones from the sky. Now that Netheril and Myth Drannor have fallen, those two great powers can no longer exert

Redbrand Hideout Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

construction with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. Any creature, including Ssarnak, can dislodge one end of either bridge, dropping it into the crevasse, as an action. A creature that falls into

demanding he join their band, but the terrified Droop just wants to go home. When combat breaks out, Droop hides and avoids the fight. Droop knows the general layout of the Redbrands’ hideout, as well as the

Areas of the Water Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

its highest point almost 50 feet above the water. The lake is 20 feet deep near the cavern walls, dropping to 60 feet in the middle. The lake earns its name from a trick of acoustics. A mere whisper

round of combat. C8. Ancient Silos There are two of these rooms, both identical. This large room is strewn with crumbling masonry. A dry pit lies in the middle of the floor, ringed by a five-foot-wide

Tomb Locations

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

count 20 of the next round (losing initiative ties). The ceiling is too heavy to be stopped by any braces, but an Immovable Rod or similar item can prevent it from dropping so far as to crush anyone. T11

Wisdom (Insight) check without taking an action. On a successful check, the character discerns a melancholy tone to Rerak’s words, as if he loathed that he must kill them. During combat, a character can

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