breathe before decide chance returns

Merfolk Skirmisher

Monsters Monster Manual

Amphibious. The merfolk can breathe air and water.Ocean Spear. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Ocean Spear"}, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60

", "rollAction":"Ocean Spear", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. If the target is a creature, its Speed decreases by 10 feet until the end of its next turn. Hit or Miss: The spear magically returns to the merfolk’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.

Marid

Monsters Monster Manual

Amphibious. The marid can breathe air and water. Elemental Restoration. If the marid dies outside the Elemental Plane of Water, its body dissolves into brine, and it gains a new body in 1d4

;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Elemental Restoration"} days, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere on the Plane of Water. Wishes. The marid has a 30 percent chance of knowing

Alter Self

Spells Player’s Handbook

. Aquatic Adaptation. You sprout gills and grow webs between your fingers. You can breathe underwater and gain a Swim Speed equal to your Speed. Change Appearance. You alter your appearance. You decide

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Amphibious. Biha Babir can breathe air and water. Elemental Restoration. If Biha Babir dies outside the Elemental Plane of Water, her body dissolves into brine, and she gains a new body in 1d4

punished.Acid, Cold, LightningFluid Form. Biha Babir Shape-Shifting;shape-shifts into a form resembling a Beast or Humanoid that is Medium or smaller, while retaining her game statistics (other than her size), or returns to her true marid form.

Alter Self Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

action to gain the benefits of a different one. Aquatic Adaptation. You adapt your body to an aquatic environment, sprouting gills and growing webbing between your fingers. You can breathe

underwater and gain a swimming speed equal to your walking speed. Change Appearance. You transform your appearance. You decide what you look like, including your height, weight, facial features, sound of your

Bronzefume

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The dragon turtle makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. It can make one tail attack in place of its two

western end of the lake, waiting for the water prophet to decide the time is right to seize control of the river. If a boat ventures into her half of the lake, Bronzefume surfaces to investigate. The

Drow Inquisitor

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, and their authority is equaled only by that of the drow matron mother of the noble houses. Anyone they decide is at odds with the hierarchy faces painful interrogation and usually an excruciating death

attempts to magically summon a yochlol (see the Monster Manual), with a 50 percent chance of success. If the attempt fails, the drow takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage

Kelpie

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Amphibious. The kelpie can breathe air and water. Seaweed Shape. The kelpie can use its action to reshape its body into the form of a humanoid or beast that is Small, Medium, or Large. Its

kelpie returns to its true form if it takes a bonus action to do so or if it dies. False Appearance. While the kelpie remains motionless in its true form, it is indistinguishable from normal

Drow Inquisitor (Summoner Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, true seeing Summon Demon (1/Day). The drow attempts to magically summon a yochlol (see the Monster Manual), with a 50 percent chance of success. If the attempt fails, the drow takes 5 (1d10

only by that of the drow matron mother of the noble houses. Anyone they decide is at odds with the hierarchy faces painful interrogation and usually an excruciating death.Spectral Dagger (Recharges

Plasmoid

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Plasmoids are amorphous beings with no typical shape. In the presence of other folk, they often adopt a similar shape, but there’s little chance of mistaking a plasmoid for anything else. They

consume food by osmosis, the way an amoeba does, and excrete waste through tiny pores. They breathe by absorbing oxygen through another set of pores, and their limbs are strong and flexible enough to

Kobold Inventor Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

initiative. At the end of each of the swarm’s turns, there’s a 50 percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Dispersal"} chance that the swarm disperses. Green Slime Pot

doesn’t need to breathe or is immune to poison automatically succeeds on the saving throw. Once the skunk has sprayed its musk, it can’t do so again until it finishes a short or long rest

Fathomer

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

the serpent form during the change, inaccessible until the fathomer returns to its true form. The fathomer reverts to its true form after 4 hours, unless it can expend another use of this trait. If the

fathomer is knocked unconscious or dies, it also reverts to its true form. While in serpent form, the fathomer gains a swimming speed of 40 feet, the ability to breathe underwater, immunity to poison

Deep Scion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious (Hybrid Form Only). The deep scion can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The deep scion makes two Battleaxe attacks, or it makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Battleaxe. Melee

;s desires. Sometimes a deep scion returns to their former home—unexpectedly found alive when all hope was lost. At other times the deep scion takes on a new identity. In any case, it is the

True Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

form. It retains its alignment and personality. The target assumes the hit points of its new form, and when it reverts to its normal form, the creature returns to the number of hit points it had

creature’s challenge rating is 9 or lower. The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The GM has the creature

Yan-C-Bin

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

feet of him. The target must make a DC 21 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target drops to 0 hit points and is dying. On a successful save, the target can’t breathe or speak

beneath the open sky have a five percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Thunderstorm Chance"} chance of being struck by lightning. A creature struck by lightning must make a

Adult Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

that make up its lair if that lair is invaded. The dragon then burrows out, leaving its attackers to be crushed and suffocated. When it returns later, it collects its possessions — along with the

unable to breathe or stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a

Carrionette

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

carrionette and the target die. A protection from evil and good spell cast on the controlled body drives the carrionette out and returns the consciousness of both creatures to their original bodies

. The swap is also undone if the controlled body takes damage from the carrionette’s Silver Needle.Carrionettes arise from innocent intentions. Heartfelt wishes breathe life into a beloved toy and

Ancient Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

that make up its lair if that lair is invaded. The dragon then burrows out, leaving its attackers to be crushed and suffocated. When it returns later, it collects its possessions — along with

unable to breathe or stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on

Kobold Inventor

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s turns, there’s a 50 percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Basket of Centipedes"} chance that the swarm disperses. Green Slime Pot. The kobold throws a clay

’t need to breathe or is immune to poison automatically succeeds on the saving throw. Once the skunk has sprayed its musk, it can’t do so again until it finishes a short or long rest. Wasp

Cloud Giant Destiny Gambler

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

damage plus 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Flying Staff", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage. Hit or Miss: The staff magically returns to the giant’s

games of chance and wit. A destiny gambler is a cloud giant who has won increasingly high-stakes wagers against other giants, smaller folk, and even beings from the Outer Planes. Destiny gamblers wear

Storm Giant Quintessent

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The giant makes two Lightning Sword

lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a storm giant quintessent’s lair is warped by the giant’s presence, which creates one or more

Storm Giant Quintessent Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The giant makes two Lightning Sword attacks or uses Wind Javelin twice. Lightning Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14

flames in its area. Protected flames, such as those of lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a storm giant quintessent's lair is warped by the

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

me with conflicted feelings. 5 I helped a minor Gruul chieftain acquire an Izzet weapon. 6 Roll an additional Izzet contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival. 7

An Orzhov banker financed my laboratory’s current work and expects great returns. 8 I have a cousin in the Cult of Rakdos, and we get along quite well. 9 A former attendant from the

Iymrith

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

that lair is invaded. The dragon then burrows out, leaving its attackers to be crushed and suffocated. When it returns later, it collects its possessions — along with the wealth of the dead

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Collapsing Ceiling","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone and buried. The buried target is restrained and unable to breathe or

Powered Armor

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

). Translate any writing you can see in any nonmagical language, to a total of one thousand words over 1 minute (1 charge or 5 hit points). Fill the armor with air, allowing you to breathe normally in

Power. Powered armor originally required energy cells to fuel it, but was adapted by Kwalish to be fueled by the life energy of the creature wearing it. You might decide that the armor can also draw

Merfolk Skirmisher

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Wis 14 +2 +2 Cha 12 +1 +1 Senses Passive Perception 12 Languages Common, Primordial (Aquan) CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2) Traits Amphibious. The merfolk can breathe air and water

feet until the end of its next turn. Hit or Miss: The spear magically returns to the merfolk’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.

Missing Players

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

should strive to keep the character alive and use resources wisely. Run the character yourself. It’s an extra burden for you, but it can work. Decide the character isn’t there. Invent a good reason for

the character to miss the adventure, perhaps by having him or her linger in town or continue a downtime activity. Leave a way for the character to rejoin the party when the player returns. Have the

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, where they join Gruumsh’s army and fight on his behalf in the endless war against the goblinoid followers of Maglubiyet. Gruumsh sees this conflict as a chance to pit his people against an eager

raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the

Resolving Outcomes

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

Resolving Outcomes You decide when a player makes a D20 Test based on what the character is trying to do. Players shouldn’t just roll ability checks without context; they should tell you what their

you decide: Is a D20 Test Warranted? If the task is trivial or impossible, don’t bother with a D20 Test. A character can move across an empty room or drink from a flask without making a Dexterity check

Fate of Lord Viallis

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

guilt before his execution, and the tragic tale of the Yellowcrest family comes to a close. If Lord Viallis teleports out of the temple, his destination is for you to decide. Though he has lost the

fruits of all his labor, his connection to Gaernoo remains strong, and he starts work immediately to regain what he has lost. Whether he returns to Waterdeep or emerges in some other location, his plots might spawn new adventures for the party.

Concluding the Campaign

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

Evil, for now. Over the next few months, the region returns to its tranquil state. It’s still a frontier, but monster predations and banditry decline. The weather returns to normal, even if the people

disperse within a tenday of the cults’ defeat. Bereft of leadership and reeling from the events, the cultists decide the Dessarin Valley isn’t the place for them. Some go to nearby cities, especially

Death in Prismeer

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

Death in Prismeer Whenever a creature—including a player character—dies in Prismeer, its death has a chance of triggering one of several magical effects put in place by Zybilna. The effect is

in an opalescent film like the skin of a bubble. Any further damage to the corpse breaks the spell. 8 The creature instantly returns to life with 1 hit point, as though affected by a revivify spell.

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

they don’t believe they have a reasonable chance of success. This reaction isn’t out of cowardice, but practicality—yuan-ti value their own lives much too highly to risk them when the

another society and wish to be part of it. 3 I respect my superiors and obey them without question. My fate is theirs to decide. 4 I have an interest in an unsuitable mate, which I can&rsquo

14. Detention Hall

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

14. Detention Hall There’s a 50 percent chance that a red-robed tiefling mage named Violence (see “The Horned Sisters”) is here, serving a detention for threatening a guest lecturer. The area

greater punishment. If the characters approach her in a friendly manner, Violence tells them to leave before the headmaster returns, and recommends that they speak to Turbulence, her sister, who’s in the

Wilderness Encounters

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

perilous nature of the setting, or create fun roleplaying opportunities. You decide if and when random encounters occur. Use them judiciously. One or two per game session is usually enough. If you’re not

sure how often to schedule random encounters in a 24-hour period, you can leave it to chance by rolling a d8 and consulting the Number of Wilderness Encounters table. Number of Wilderness Encounters

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