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Dragon Scale Mail

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Dragon Scale Mail is made of the scales of one kind of dragon. Sometimes dragons collect their cast-off scales and gift them. Other times, hunters carefully preserve the hide of a dead dragon. In

either case, Dragon Scale Mail is highly valued. While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class, you have Advantage on saving throws against the breath weapons of Dragons, and you have

Hydra

Monsters Monster Manual

Hold Breath. The hydra can hold its breath for 1 hour. Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. Whenever the hydra takes 25 damage or more on a single turn, one of its heads dies. The hydra dies if

all its heads are dead. At the end of each of its turns when it has at least one living head, the hydra grows two heads for each of its heads that died since its last turn, unless it has taken Fire

Adult Black Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage. Acid Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Acid Breath"}. Dexterity Saving

Throw: DC 18, each creature in a 60-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line. Failure: 54 (12d8);{"diceNotation":"12d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Acid Breath", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage. Success

Ancient Black Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage. Acid Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Acid Breath"}. Dexterity Saving

Throw: DC 22, each creature in a 90-foot-long, 10-foot-wide Line. Failure: 67 (15d8);{"diceNotation":"15d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Acid Breath", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Corroding Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Corroding Breath

"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 90-foot Cone. Failure: 52 (8d12) Acid;{"diceNotation":"8d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Corroding Breath (Acid)", "rollDamageType":"Acid

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Speak with Dead, Wall of Force 1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Disintegrate, Power Word KillProtective Magic. Sammaster casts Counterspell or Shield in

as leader of these disparate zealots, whom he named the Cult of the Dragon. He perverted their fascination with his necromantic lore, revealing that dracoliches were destined to rule Faerûn

Spore Servant Octopus

Monsters Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Hold Breath. While out of water, the octopus can hold its breath for 1 hour. Water Breathing. The octopus can breathe only underwater.Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5

"} bludgeoning damage.Spore servants are dead creatures reanimated by the magical spores of a myconid leader. The final act of the myconid leader in Seagrow Caves before lapsing into its current comatose state

Dragon Scale Mail Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

a dead dragon. In either case, dragon scale mail is highly valued. While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC, you have advantage on saving throws against the Frightful Presence and breath

Orlekto

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

breathing Roleplaying Information Orlekto is in love with Princess Mirran and wants to see her become Queen of the Wyrmskull Throne. (If Mirran is dead, Orlekto aims to avenge her.) If the opportunity

to eliminate Hekaton or Serissa presents itself, Orlekto seizes it. Until then, he conceals his treacherous nature. Ideal: “Storm giants should rule the world. Weak leaders have let dragons and

Fume Drake

Monsters Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Scalding Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Scalding Breath"}. The fume drake exhales a 15-foot cone of scalding steam. Each

creature in that area must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Scalding Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed

Krull

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Hold Breath. Krull can hold his breath for 1 hour. Inescapable Destruction. Necrotic damage dealt by Krull's spells ignores resistance to necrotic damage. Spellcasting. Krull is a 14th-level

sickness 2nd level (3 slots): blindness/deafness, gentle repose, hold person, ray of enfeeblement, spiritual weapon 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, magic circle, speak with dead, spirit guardians

Underworld Cerberus

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Breath Weapon"} The cerberus exhales a 30-foot cone

of molten rock. Each creature in the cone must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Breath Weapon","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire

Two-Headed Cerberus

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Breath Weapon"}. The cerberus exhales a 15-foot

cone of molten rock. Each creature in the cone must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Breath Weapon","rollDamageType":"fire

Syndra Silvane

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

maximum drops to 0, Syndra dies and can’t be brought back from the dead until the death curse has ended (and if her soul hasn’t been devoured). Destroying the Soulmonger is the only way to halt

) spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester

Breath Drinker

Monsters The Book of Many Things

reduces the target’s Charisma to 0, the target dies. Until the breath drinker dies, the dead target can’t be returned to life by any means short of divine intervention. On a successful save

Incorporeal Movement. The breath drinker can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

in reuniting Strahd with his lost love and, in so doing, ending Barovia's curse. The Abbot has recently completed work on a flesh golem bride made from the body parts of dead women. While the Belviews

spells, requiring only verbal components: At will: detect evil and good 1/day each: commune, raise dead Magic Resistance. The Abbot has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

Adult Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

creature is immune to the dragon's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours. Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Breath Weapons"}. The dragon uses one

of the following breath weapons. Cold Breath. The dragon exhales an icy blast in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw, taking 58 (13d8

Ancient Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, the creature is immune to the dragon's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours. Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Breath Weapons"}. The dragon

uses one of the following breath weapons. Cold Breath. The dragon exhales an icy blast in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 24 Constitution saving throw, taking 67 (15d8

Velomachus Lorehold

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

"} slashing damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it is knocked prone. Battle Tide Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Battle Tide Breath

":"damage","rollAction":"Battle Tide Breath","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and 45 (7d12);{"diceNotation":"7d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Battle Tide Breath","rollDamageType":"thunder

Adult Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Breath"}. The dragon exhales lightning in a 90-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in

that line must make a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw, taking 66 (12d10);{"diceNotation":"12d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Breath","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a

Ancient Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Breath"}. The dragon exhales lightning in a 120-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature

in that line must make a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw, taking 88 (16d10);{"diceNotation":"16d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Breath","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Paralyzing Breath (Recharge 5-6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Paralyzing Breath"}. The

back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Sweeping the Dead

Marine

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

your character. D6 HARDSHIP 1 Nearly Drowned. You hid underwater to avoid detection by enemies and held your breath for an extremely long time. Just before you would have

;You enabled the escape of your fellow soldiers, but at great cost to yourself. Some of your past comrades may think you’re dead. 4 Juggernaut. No reasonable explanation can explain

Moonstone Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage. Breath Weapon

(Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Breath Weapon"}. The dragon uses one of the following breath weapons: Dream Breath. The dragon exhales mist in a 90-foot

Eater of Hope

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Breath of Hopelessness (Recharge 5–6

);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Breath of Hopelessness"}. The eater of hope exhales a miasma of Underworld winds in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14

Needle Lord

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

implacable foe. Driven only by a desire to conquer and rule, it wages endless war with its army of mobile dead against all creatures it views as a threat to its domination. It might even forge treaties with

Aspect of Bahamut

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

regains 71 (13d10);{"diceNotation":"13d10","rollType":"heal","rollAction":"Exalting Breath"} hit points, and each creature in that area of the aspect’s choice that has been dead for no longer

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

Moloch Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Medium when changing his appearance), animate dead, burning hands (as a 7th-level spell), confusion, detect magic, fly, geas, major image, stinking cloud, suggestion, wall of fire 1/day each: flame

throw or be pulled up to 30 feet in a straight line toward Moloch. Breath of Despair (Recharge 5-6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Breath of Despair"}. Moloch exhales in a

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered

impossible to manipulate, influence, or control by nonmagical means, even as it seeks to control other creatures through terror, pleasure, and awe. Yuan-ti know that the world they hope to rule can

Chromatic Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

and in the deadly energy of their breath weapons. Theirs is the raw elemental fury of the volcano, of biting arctic winds, and of raging lightning storms, as well as the subtle whisper of swamp and

, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as

Dragon Turtle Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

+ 3);{"diceNotation":"1d12+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Steam Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge

","rollAction":"Steam Breath"}. The dragon turtle exhales steam in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6","rollType":"damage

Dragonflesh Grafter

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

that covers the grafted areas of its body. A dragonflesh grafter can belch forth a gout of corrosive acid in a mockery of dragon breath. As a universal effect of their experimentation, grafters become

scarred or dead, a few survive as wretched horrors. Their minds become twisted by magical malevolence, with only a shadow of their former selves remaining. In the most extreme cases, the resulting

Adult Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

"} slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. Time Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType

":"recharge", "rollAction":"Time Breath"}. The dragon exhales a wave of shimmering light in a 60-foot cone. Nonmagical objects and vegetation in that area that aren’t being worn or carried crumble to

Young Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

(2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge

", "rollAction":"Breath Weapon"}. The dragon uses one of the following breath weapons: Dream Breath. The dragon exhales mist in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 14

Lady Illmarrow

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

missile, shield, sleep 2nd level (3 slots): blur, detect thoughts, mirror image 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball, fly, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): blight, confusion

effect on itself on a success. Poison Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Poison Breath"}. Illmarrow exhales poisonous gas in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in

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