both both doesn crawling reason

Soul Shaker

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

shaker is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes into 7 (1d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d4+5","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Reconstruction"} crawling claw;crawling claws. After 6 (1d12;{"diceNotation":"1d12

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Reconstruction"}) days, if at least two of those crawling claw;crawling claws are alive, they teleport to the location of the soul shaker’s death and merge

Gibberling

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

30 feet of the gibberling and doesn’t have the deafened condition has disadvantage on Constitution saving throws to maintain concentration on spells and similar effects.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack

rarely encountered alone. They rampage in dense swarms, crawling and leaping over each other to rip, shred, and devour everything in their path. Gibberlings are named for their incoherent chattering

Sivis Scribe

monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Words of Reason. Allies in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the scribe have Advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the Charmed or Frightened condition. This trait doesn’t function if

Swarm of Gibberlings

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

feet of the swarm and doesn’t have the deafened condition has disadvantage on Constitution saving throws to maintain concentration on spells and similar effects. Swarm. The swarm can occupy

than a nuisance—a babbling, hairy creature that darts about, attacking whatever it can find. Unfortunately, gibberlings are rarely encountered alone. They rampage in dense swarms, crawling and

Carrionette

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to discern that the carrionette is animate. Unusual Nature. The carrionette doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Silver Needle. Melee

otherwise uses the controlled body’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. If the carrionette’s body is destroyed, both the

Swarm of Zombie Limbs

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

temporary hit points. Unusual Nature. The swarm doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The swarm makes one Undead Mass attack and one Grasping Limbs attack. Undead Mass. Melee

relentless marches, zombies might suffer all manner of trauma, potentially reducing them to masses of crawling limbs, infecting them with terrible diseases (see zombie plague spreader), or crushing an entire horde into a single, rotting titan (see zombie clot).PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing

Zombie Plague Spreader

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead. Unusual Nature. The zombie doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Viral Aura. Any creature that starts its turn within 10 feet of the

into a dragon’s maw until the monster chokes. In the course of their relentless marches, zombies might suffer all manner of trauma, potentially reducing them to masses of crawling limbs (see

Zombie Clot

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead. Unusual Nature. The zombie doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The zombie makes two Slam attacks

marches, zombies might suffer all manner of trauma, potentially reducing them to masses of crawling limbs (see swarm of zombie limbs), infecting them with terrible diseases (see zombie plague spreader), or crushing an entire horde into a single, rotting titan.Poison

Spawn of Kyuss

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the spawn’s next turn. The spawn is destroyed only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate

. From a distance or in poor light, a spawn of Kyuss looks like an ordinary zombie. As it comes into clearer view, however, the scores of little green worms crawling in and out of it become visible. These

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

prefer simple, non-gender-specific names that are usually no more than two syllables. If a tortle doesn’t like its name for whatever reason, it can change it. A tortle might change its name a dozen

test, and make new acquaintances. Life of a Tortle A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend

Caradoc

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. Rejuvenation. If Caradoc dies, he reforms within Dargaard Keep in 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. Unusual Nature. Caradoc doesn’t require air, food, drink

then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. Caradoc now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target of awareness. Caradoc can’t be targeted by any

Vampirate Captain

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

needing to make an ability check. Unusual Nature. The captain doesn’t require air or drink.Energy Drain. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

as a crawling claw or a Will-o'-Wisp;will-o'-wisp. Vampirate Vampirates are the walking, talking husks of dead pirates who refused to go quietly into the afterlife. They ply the void in their

Warforged Colossus

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

; (Colossus WX-12) squats in the Crawling Swamp, in the northwest corner of the Shadow Marches. How it got there, no one knows. Hollow Structure. Although it can operate without a crew, a warforged colossus

is built to carry wizards, artificers, magewrights, and elite troops. For this reason, these constructs are largely hollow on the inside, with tunnels, ladders, storage areas, and observation decks

Stone Giant Dreamwalker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

there is permanent, so nothing there is real. What happens on the surface doesn’t matter. Promises and bargains made there needn’t be honored. Life and even art hold less value there

themselves become lost in the dream. Other stone giants are banished to the surface as punishment. Regardless of the reason they ended up on the surface, if they don’t take shelter under stone

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Hutijin dies only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. Hutijin makes

figure, known only to the most learned infernal scholars. He has no cults of his own, and his servants are few in number. The reason is simple: Hutijin hates mortals. When summoned from the Hells, he

Dyrrn

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of its next turn. Dyrrn dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Teleport. As a bonus action, Dyrrn can

Daelkyr Modifications table for inspiration. Creatures within 1 mile of the passage frequently feel as if something is crawling under their skin. If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile of the

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

a born gambler who can’t resist taking a risk for a potential payoff. 5 I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to. 6 Sarcasm and insults are my

there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and title from those who

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

, Mahadi loses this action option.Mahadi appears as a wealthy merchant lord. Though extremely powerful, Mahadi doesn’t believe in taking unnecessary risks, particularly in the Nine Hells where he

rank most highly in his esteem. Of course, guests leaving Infernal Rapture are expected to pay their bills in full prior to departure. If a guest cannot pay for whatever reason, the contract they

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

away. Auril instantly reappears in her Auril (Second Form);second form, in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where her first form disappeared. Her initiative count doesn’t change. Innate

against spells and other magical effects. Unusual Nature. Auril doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. Auril attacks twice with her talons. Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +7

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

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

Nature. A demilich doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. So great is a demilich’s will to survive that it always has the maximum number of hit points for its Hit Dice, instead of average

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

hold and controls their actions. In contrast, lizardfolk see emotions as traits assigned to other creatures, objects, and situations. A lizardfolk doesn’t think, “I’m scared.&rdquo

lizardfolk doesn’t share those feelings, but instead assesses them in the same clinical manner. Yes, the fallen dwarf might be most useful as a meal, but hacking the body into steaks provokes aggression

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

want. 4 I’m a born gambler who can’t resist taking a risk for a potential payoff. 5 I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to. 6 Sarcasm and

. 3 Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Unusual Nature. Auril doesn’t require air, food, drink, or

time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is incapable of showing mercy or compassion. Play her as a supremely cold and

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do

visit prosperous Bloomridge to try a fashionable restaurant or boutique, or watch a spectacle at the Oasis Theater, the patriars have little reason to venture into the dirtier, more dangerous parts of the

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

ice, whereupon Auril instantly reappears in her Auril (Third Form);third form, in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where her second form was destroyed. Her initiative count doesn’t change

effects. Unusual Nature. Auril doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. Auril attacks twice with her ice morningstar or hurls three ice darts. Ice Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and

, giving each individual and every generation a reason to feel pride and self-respect. The kobolds prefer to run away than fight, to live off the scraps of others, and they are often dominated by larger

March to Nowhere

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

much climbing as crawling. At the end of this time, the adventurers emerge onto a shelf 15 feet up the wall of a broad, straight tunnel some 20 feet high. A curious procession of creatures marches along

them that it and its fellows are on a mission of supreme importance, though it doesn’t reveal the nature of that mission. A character can puzzle out the reason why the modrons might be here by making a

Warforged Colossus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Crawling Swamp, in the northwest corner of the Shadow Marches. How it got there, no one knows. Hollow Structure. Although it can operate without a crew, a warforged colossus is built to carry wizards

, artificers, magewrights, and elite troops. For this reason, these constructs are largely hollow on the inside, with tunnels, ladders, storage areas, and observation decks. A colossus might be filled with

Ruins Locations

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

Venomfang the dragon in area U7, she’ll provide directions. If the characters attack her for any reason, Reidoth transforms into a gray squirrel and scurries from the cottage through a crack in the wall

before ending in an overgrown field. The thicket east of this ruin is crawling with twelve twig blights and two needle blights. Any disturbance in the ruined farmhouse (for example, characters rooting

Thundertree Areas

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

dragon in area 7. If they succeed, Reidoth will honor his part of the agreement but will not accompany the party inside the mine. If the characters attack him for any reason, Reidoth transforms into a

continues south a short distance past the ruin before ending in an overgrown field. The thicket east of this ruin is crawling with eight twig blights. Any disturbance in the ruined farmhouse (for

Upper Palace Locations

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

Perrenland.” P37. Dretch Nursery Flies buzz throughout this chamber, and the grimy marble floor is crawling with maggots. Eight wicker cradles stand upright in the filth. Lashed to each cradle is a three

gift to Iggwilv from the archmage Mordenkainen and is worth 2,500 gp. Its pieces mutter under their breath when they are taken off the board. The chessboard is one reason why Nemesatra and Trizzian

Locations E - H

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

), commander of Everlund’s army and a windbag High Sorcerer Vaeril Rhuidhen (NG male sun elf archmage), a quiet voice of moderation and reason who keeps the peace between the council’s more fractious

Ancient Relic Many small chambers are hidden between the exposed roots of Grandfather Tree. A Medium or smaller creature can reach these chambers by crawling among the roots. Half buried in the root

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