both blast down carved rely

Mind Flayer Nothic

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Keen Sight. The nothic has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The nothic makes two claw attacks. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType

Blast (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Mind Blast"}. The nothic magically emits psychic energy in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a

Elder Tempest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

falls there, causing the area to be lightly obscured. Heavy rain also extinguishes open flames and imposes disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. In addition, strong winds swirl

). The tempest releases a blast of thunder and wind in a line that is 300 feet long and 20 feet wide. Objects in that area take 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType

Winter Wolf Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Keen Hearing and Smell. The wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one

","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Cold Breath"}. The wolf exhales a blast of freezing wind in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8

Tooth-N-Claw

Monsters Storm Lord’s Wrath

Keen Hearing and Smell. Tooth-N-Claw has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. Pack Tactics. Tooth-N-Claw has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at

","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Freezing Breath (Recharge 5–6). Tooth-N-Claw exhales an icy blast in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Dexterity

Narrak

Monsters Out of the Abyss

two 2nd-level spell slots, which he regains after finishing a short or long rest, and knows the following warlock spells: Cantrips (at will): eldritch blast, friends, poison spray 1st level: armor

(Perception) checks that rely on sight.Armor of Shadows (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Narrak casts mage armor on himself. Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType

Xardorok Sunblight

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. Xardorok attacks twice with a weapon or casts eldritch blast twice. Spiked Gauntlet. Melee Weapon

, requiring no material components: At will: eldritch blast (see “Actions” below), mage hand 1/day each: hold person, suggestion Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, Xardorok has

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

goliath, and fewer still can claim friendship with them. Goliaths wander a bleak realm of rock, wind, and cold. Their bodies look as if they are carved from mountain stone and give them great

elements that can tip the balance one way or the other. Goliaths happily rely on such benefits, but they are careful to remember that such an advantage can always be lost. A goliath who relies too

Halaster Blackcloak

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Special Equipment. Halaster wears a robe of eyes that lets him see in all directions, gives him darkvision out to a range of 120 feet, grants advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on

sight, and allows him to see invisible creatures and objects, as well as into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of 120 feet. Halaster wields a blast scepter (a very rare magic item that requires

Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

from him in a mighty blast of lightning. Crouching behind a stalagmite, a halfling points a finger at a charging troglodyte. A blast of fire springs from her finger to strike the creature. She ducks

chaos of Limbo, or a glimpse into the inner workings of reality. Sorcerers have no use for the spellbooks and ancient tomes of magic lore that wizards rely on, nor do they rely on a patron to grant

Elder Tempest Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

obscured. Heavy rain also extinguishes open flames and imposes disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. In addition, strong winds swirl in the area covered by the storm. The

":"damage","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Screaming Gale (Costs 3 Actions). The tempest releases a blast of thunder and

K'thriss Drow'b

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

charmed, and magic can't put him to sleep. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, K'thriss has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Innate

blast, mending, prestidigitation, thorn whip, vicious mockery 1st–3rd level (2 3rd-level slots): dissonant whispers, fly, hex, misty step, sending, shatterMultiattack. K'thriss makes two attacks with his

Drow Arachnomancer Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

long rest. It knows the following warlock spells: Cantrips (at will): chill touch, eldritch blast, mage hand, poison spray 1st–5th level (3 5th-level slots): conjure animals (spiders only), crown of

, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Web Walker. The drow ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.Multiattack. The drow makes two poisonous touch attacks or two bite

Damage Types

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

Damage Types Different attacks, damaging spells, and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as damage resistance, rely on

and the frigid blast of a young white dragon's breath deal cold damage. Fire. Ancient red dragons breathe fire, and many spells conjure flames to deal fire damage. Force. Force is pure magical energy

Damage Types

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

Damage Types Different attacks, damaging spells, and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as damage resistance, rely on

spear and the frigid blast of a young white dragon’s breath deal cold damage. Fire. Ancient red dragons breathe fire, and many spells conjure flames to deal fire damage. Force. Force is pure magical

Hobgoblin Lair Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

. Environment. The cave is carved from stone. It is scrupulously clean. The hobgoblins keep their areas tidy, and the gelatinous cube in area F2 sweeps up anything in its path. Lighting. The cave is unlit, and

its denizens rely on Darkvision or other means to see. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light source or other means of seeing in Darkness.

Nothic Lair Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

. The cave has mostly smooth stone walls with patches of unworked stone. The smooth stone walls are carved with geometric patterns and indecipherable runes. Lighting. The cave is unlit, and its denizens

rely on Darkvision or other means to see. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light source or other means of seeing in Darkness.

Winter Wolf

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

) Keen Hearing and Smell. The wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one

. Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). The wolf exhales a blast of freezing wind in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

rely on wind for maneuvering are cast adrift, unless they also have oar decks and the crew to man them. The dreadnaught dwells at the heart of the fogbank, its location hinted at by the thundering

attack is designed to strike terror into its enemies: first by striking their main deck with a blast from its Hellfire Orb, and then by ramming into their flank so to the dreadnaught’s skeletal figurehead

Halaster Blackcloak

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

) Saving Throws Int +14, Wis +11 Skills Arcana +21, History +21, Perception +11 Damage Resistances fire and lightning (granted by the blast scepter; see “Special Equipment” below) Senses

eyes that lets him see in all directions, gives him darkvision out to a range of 120 feet, grants advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight, and allows him to see invisible creatures

Elder Tempest

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

Elder Tempest Terrifying storms manifest in the body of the elder tempest. A being carved from clouds, wind, rain, and lightning, the elder tempest assumes the shape of a serpent that slithers

Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. In addition, strong winds swirl in the area covered by the storm. The winds impose disadvantage on ranged attack rolls. The winds extinguish open flames

Elder Tempest

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

Elder Tempest Terrifying storms manifest in the bodies of elder tempests. Beings carved from clouds, wind, rain, and lightning, elder tempests assume the shape of serpents that slither through the

imposes disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. In addition, strong winds swirl in the area covered by the storm. The winds impose disadvantage on ranged attack rolls. They

Monsters as NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

. If a beholder mastermind is behind the criminal activities in a city, don’t rely solely on the entry in the Monster Manual to describe the creature’s appearance and personality. Take the time to

. It craves powerful magic items and surrounds itself with gold, platinum, and precious gems. Its bond is to its lair — an elaborate cavern complex carved out between the twisting sewers of Waterdeep

4. Flumph Cloister

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Door. A secret door in the south wall is carved to resemble natural stone. The flumphs telepathically share the following information with friendly visitors: Mind flayers have established a

rely on the illithid colony for sustenance. The flumphs would rather feed on the psionic energy of the mind flayers, who couldn’t care less, than the energy of the githyanki, who abhor the flumphs and attack them on sight.

12. Ballroom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

12. Ballroom Pillars and Ceiling. Ten pillars carved with friezes of drow warriors support the 50-foot-high arched ceiling, which is engraved with web-like patterns. Two pillars have toppled at the

Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Replace the cloud giant’s spells with the following: dancing lights at will, and darkness and faerie fire (save DC 15) each once per day.

15. Arcanaloth's Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

-high granite pedestal. Dozens of eyes are carved into the wizard’s robe, and he holds a stone staff topped with a flickering magical flame (created by a continual flame spell). Desk. Resting before

the statue is a tremendous oak desk, behind which stands a high-backed chair carved with screaming faces (see below). Pneumatic Tubes. Fifteen copper pneumatic tubes span the northwest wall, with a

It's Your World

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

element and give details on how to flesh out your world with gods, factions, and so forth. The assumptions sketched out above aren’t carved in stone. They inspire exciting D&D worlds full of adventure

remote, and even angels never make contact with mortals? In the Dark Sun setting, the gods are extremely distant — perhaps nonexistent — and clerics rely instead on elemental power for their magic.

Targets

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

area where the Weave has been torn. But surrounded by the Weave, a spellcaster can shape lightning to blast foes, transport hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye, or even reverse death itself. All

magic depends on the Weave, though different kinds of magic access it in a variety of ways. The spells of wizards, warlocks, sorcerers, and bards are commonly called arcane magic. These spells rely on

K'thriss Drow'b

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

sunlight, K’thriss has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Innate Spellcasting. K’thriss’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save

warlock spells: Cantrips (at will): chill touch, eldritch blast, mending, prestidigitation, thorn whip, vicious mockery 1st–3rd level (2 3rd-level slots): dissonant whispers, fly, hex, misty step

Locations in the City

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

carnivores or undead. A volunteer citizens’ brigade keeps watch for approaching danger. When residents of the outer wards hear the long blast of warning horns, day or night, they scramble for the safety

of the Market Ward and Merchants’ Ward until the all clear sounds. TROUBLESHOOTING There’s enough happening in Port Nyanzaru that you won’t need to rely on random encounters to keep things

Duergar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

) checks that rely on sight. Actions Multiattack. The duergar makes two melee attacks. It can replace one of those attacks with a use of Mind Mastery. Mind-Poison Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to

innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: eldritch blast (see

Menzoberranzan

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

motivates the slaves of drow. If you’re lucky, you’ll only feel normal shackles and the occasional whip or light spell-blast. A bit less luck or more malice, and the serpent-headed whips of the

the city is filled with tall spires, and homes both great and small are carved into the stalagmites and stalactites that pierce the darkness. Gentle illumination from magic or glowing fungus decorates

Yuan-ti Cities

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

paved. Fountains, gardens, and carved, freestanding columns are common elements. Six-foot-high walls high divide the community into city blocks or districts, with open arches allowing traffic to pass

outpost of an evil empire bent on cannibalism and world domination, but it usually has a sacrificial slab tucked away in a corner for special events. Particularly in their cities, yuan-ti rely on poison

39. Big Ears Watch Post

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

(three bugbears, nineteen goblins, and two ettins) rely on a shrieker to warn them of intruders. 39a. Hall of the Two-Headed King Characters will most likely enter this hall through the secret door in

stands atop a 3-foot-high circular stone dais in front of the hearth. Hammer. Hanging above the anvil from thick iron chains is a 7,000-pound stone hammer, 10 feet long and 8 feet wide. Carved into

Reinforcements

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

-foot-high staircase carved into the cliffs (area 1) and either attacking or infiltrating the yakfolk village (areas 3–area 6). Yakfolk Village. The yakfolk village is built on the mountainside and

. On a failed check, the door doesn’t open. Fireplaces. Ironslag’s fireplaces are hewn out of the rock and have basalt mantelpiece ornately carved with images of hell hounds and fire elementals

Drow Arachnomancer

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

, +8 to hit with spell attacks). It regains its expended spell slots when it finishes a short or long rest. It knows the following warlock spells: Cantrips (at will): chill touch, eldritch blast, mage

make an ability check. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Web Walker. The drow ignores

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