burned blades diffusing core remains

Rod of Lordly Might

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

on a hit. Button 2. The rod’s flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic Battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage

ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength (Athletics) checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers. Button 6. The rod assumes or remains in its normal form and indicates

Oathbreaker

Classes Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

An Oathbreaker is a paladin who breaks his or her sacred oaths to pursue some dark ambition or serve an evil power. Whatever light burned in the paladin’s heart has been extinguished. Only

darkness remains. A paladin must be evil and at least 3rd level to become an Oathbreaker. The paladin replaces the features specific to his or her Sacred Oath with Oathbreaker features.

Statue of Talos

Monsters Storm Lord’s Wrath

False Appearance. While the statue remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an inanimate statue.Multiattack. The statue makes five attacks: one with its headbutt and four with its lightning

bolt blades. Headbutt. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Headbutt"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType

Oathbreaker (DMG)

Classes Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

An Oathbreaker is a paladin who breaks his or her sacred oaths to pursue some dark ambition or serve an evil power. Whatever light burned in the paladin’s heart has been extinguished. Only

darkness remains. A paladin must be evil and at least 3rd level to become an Oathbreaker. The paladin replaces the features specific to his or her Sacred Oath with Oathbreaker features.

Flesh Colossus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Berserk. If the core inside the colossus is destroyed, the colossus goes berserk. On each of its turns while berserk, the colossus attacks the nearest creature it can see. If no creature is near

enough to move to and attack, the colossus attacks an object. Once the colossus goes berserk, it remains berserk until it is destroyed. Immutable Form. The colossus is immune to any spell or effect that

Caradoc

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Knight of Solamnia, Caradoc burned when Dargaard Keep was consumed in the fires of the Cataclysm. As with many of Soth’s retainers, Caradoc was cursed with undeath. Being duplicitous and cowardly

at his core, the seneschal didn’t return as a skeletal knight but rather as an intangible spirit. Caradoc’s Undead form suits him well, allowing him to possess the living and use unwilling

Corpse Flower

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

necromancer or the remains of powerful Undead creatures. Unless it is uprooted and burned while it is still a seedling, the corpse flower grows to enormous size over several weeks, then tears itself free

remains of up to nine Humanoids. These remains have total cover against attacks and other effects outside the corpse flower. If the corpse flower dies, the corpses within it can be pulled free. Spider

Prophetess Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

can call on her spells and abilities in times of need, and remains in constant practice with Confessor, her maul. At her core, she believes that the gods help those who help themselves, and that

Assassin Bug

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

the bite wound before the end of the target's next turn deals 1 fire damage to the target and kills these assassin bug maggots. After this time, the maggots are too far under the skin to be burned. If

of druids (possibly in service to Malar or Talos) who cultivated the first of these creatures. However, it remains unknown whether their intent was to create a benign means of breaking down monstrous

Zariel Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Teleport action.Zariel’s Lair Zariel makes her lair in a basalt citadel that rises up in Avernus. From nearly a mile away, one can hear the screams and moans coming from the burned victims chained

to the stronghold’s wall, the dying remains of those who failed to impress the archdevil. The stronghold, covering five square miles, is surrounded by walls reinforced with high turrets. Devils

Arrant Quill

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

cheekbone down to his jaw. If asked about the scar, he explains that he got it years ago when the man who burned down his home village slashed his face with a dagger. It serves as a constant reminder of his

and eliminate agents of tyranny. As long as Quill remains in Wisteria Vale, he is immune to all damage and automatically succeeds on all saving throws. This feature is suppressed if Quill wills it (no action required) or while he is within 15 feet of Renekor the beholder.

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the first time on a turn or ends its turn there, that creature must make the same save. The slime lasts for 1 hour or until it is burned away with fire. If the slime is set on fire, it burns away

as it remains in the slimy area or until it breaks free. The restrained creature, or another creature that can reach it, can use its action to try to break free and must succeed on a DC 21 Strength

Zariel

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

dangerous.Zariel’s Lair Zariel makes her lair in a basalt citadel that rises up in Avernus. From nearly a mile away, one can hear the screams coming from burned victims chained to the stronghold

’s wall—the dying remains of those who failed to impress the archdevil. The stronghold, covering five square miles, is surrounded by walls reinforced with high turrets. Devils of all kinds

Moonblade Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, some blades have faded from the world, their magic lost as family lines have become extinct. Other blades have vanished with their bearers during great quests. Thus, only a few of these weapons remain

. A moonblade passes down from parent to child. The sword chooses its bearer and remains bonded to that person for life. If the bearer dies, another heir can claim the blade. If no worthy heir exists

Astral Projection Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

statistics and possessions. The principal difference is the addition of a silvery cord that extends from between your shoulder blades and trails behind you, fading to invisibility after 1 foot. This

cord is your tether to your material body. As long as the tether remains intact, you can find your way home. If the cord is cut--something that can happen only when an effect specifically states that

Rod of Lordly Might Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

opposite the rod's flanged head (you choose the type of sword). If you press button 2, the rod's flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic

battering ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers. If you press button 6, the rod assumes or remains in its normal form and

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. The slime lasts for 1 hour or until it is burned away with fire. When the slime appears, each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Strength

remains in the slimy area or until it breaks free. The restrained creature, or another creature who can reach it, can use its action to try to break free and must succeed on a DC 21 Strength check

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Guild took over your family business, ran it into the ground, and burned the building for insurance money. You were driven into crime yourself, but you’ll never work for the Guild. You take

Characteristics Criminals might seem like villains on the surface, and many of them are villainous to the core. But some have an abundance of endearing, if not redeeming, characteristics. There might be honor

Morkoth Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

core of the warren, where the pearly matter of the island is also located. Sections of the lair and its center might be kept dry to better protect and preserve collected objects and creatures, but most

failure, the creature has misplaced one possession (chosen by the player, if the creature is that player's character). The possession remains nearby but concealed for a short time, so it can be recovered

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

indolence offers no clue to how vicious the creatures are. Bugbears are capable of bouts of incredible ferocity, using their muscular bodies to exact swift and ruthless violence. At their core

. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert

Traps

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

Traps Traps can be found almost anywhere. One wrong step in an ancient tomb might trigger a series of scything blades, which cleave through armor and bone. The seemingly innocuous vines that hang

their deaths, be burned alive, or fall under a fusillade of poisoned darts. A trap can be either mechanical or magical in nature. Mechanical traps include pits, arrow traps, falling blocks, water-filled

Traps

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

Traps Traps can be found almost anywhere. One wrong step in an ancient tomb might trigger a series of scything blades, which cleave through armor and bone. The seemingly innocuous vines that hang

deaths, be burned alive, or fall under a fusillade of poisoned darts. A trap can be either mechanical or magical in nature. Mechanical traps include pits, arrow traps, falling blocks, water-filled

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

fragments that make up the island’s core are also located. Sections of the lair and its center might be kept dry to better protect and preserve collected objects and creatures, but most of the lair

saving throw. On a failure, the creature has misplaced one possession (chosen by the player, if the creature is that player’s character). The possession remains nearby but concealed for a short

Warforged Ossuary

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

warforged artificer thought to be an advisor to the Lord of Blades, who is touring a series of ossuaries and inspecting the remains. 4 Steal a House Cannith spellbook and workshop log from before the Day of

Warforged Ossuary A warforged ossuary is a former temple, crypt, or warehouse deep in the Mournland that now houses the remains of slain warforged. It is a place of honor and reflection for the Lord

16. Arcane Sanctum

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

and used multiple fireball spells to destroy the room’s contents. Burned Shelves and Racks. The walls are lined with burned bookshelves and scroll racks. Charred Furnishings. The charred remains of

16. Arcane Sanctum Three invisible will-o’-wisps linger in this area in case Vertrand or Berlain require their services. 16a. Burned Library Berlain (see area 18b) lost her temper here a tenday ago

Statue of Talos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

) False Appearance. While the statue remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an inanimate statue. Actions Multiattack. The statue makes five attacks: one with its headbutt and four with

its lightning bolt blades. Headbutt. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. Lightning Bolt Blades. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) slashing damage.

Improvising Damage

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

Improvising Damage The Improvising Damage table gives guidelines for determining damage on the fly. Improvising Damage Damage Examples 1d10 Burned by coals, hit by a falling bookcase, pricked by

steel blades, wading through lava 18d10 Submerged in lava, hit by a crashing flying fortress 24d10 Tumbling into a vortex of fire on the Elemental Plane of Fire, crushed in the jaws of a godlike

31. Northeast Guest Room

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

as one approaches the bed. If the characters draw back the shroud covering it, they find the charred skeleton of a human lying on the bed, clad in burned robes and clutching the blackened stub of a

wooden wand. The bed is undamaged, though its covers are stained with ash from the skeletal remains. The skeleton is all that remains of Aggorax Darksworn, a wizard snared and killed by Maddgoth long ago.

Current Chamber State

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

remains intact. Current Chamber State d20 Features 1–3 Rubble, ceiling partially collapsed 4–5 Holes, floor partially collapsed 6–7 Ashes, contents mostly burned 8–9 Used as a campsite 10–11 Pool

Example Complex Traps

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

to make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw, which ends the frightened condition on itself on a success. Dynamic Elements. The blades and the rune become more dangerous the longer the trap remains active

Example Complex Traps The following complex traps can be used to challenge characters or to inspire your own creations. Path of Blades Complex trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) Hidden within a

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

the trail to lead to a two-story farmhouse next to a pond. West of the farmhouse are the charred remains of a barn and smithy that have been burned to the ground. Pigs harmlessly wander the fields

Improvising Damage

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

suggestions for when you do so. Improvising Damage Dice Examples 1d10 Burned by coals, hit by a falling bookcase, pricked by a poison needle 2d10 Being struck by lightning, stumbling into a fire pit

4d10 Hit by falling rubble in a collapsing tunnel, stumbling into a vat of acid 10d10 Crushed by compacting walls, hit by whirling steel blades, wading through a lava stream 18d10 Being submerged in

12. Paradise Lost

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

, pungent smoke hangs in the air throughout these caverns. 12a. Southern Forest Burned Remains. Blackened and smoldering zurkhwood stalks, their caps destroyed by fire, stand amid the charred remains of

12. Paradise Lost These 40-foot-high caverns once housed a thriving fungus forest and a colony of peaceful myconids. The hobgoblins slaughtered the myconids, then burned down the forest. A thin

Super-Evil Supercomputer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

old world and concluded no place would be safe from the inevitable destruction caused by their kind. Midway through its journey, Aphelion adopted a new core directive: eliminate every member of the

rise to the vegepygmies that now haunt the ship. One crew member remains. A lone scientist lies in a cryogenic sleep below the ship’s garden, but the froghemoth elder that dwells within has destroyed

3. East Caves

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

down into a hollow central cavity. Lying near the base of the stalagmite are the badly corroded remains of two goblin scimitars. A black pudding has taken residence inside the stalagmite’s hollow core

is inserted into one of the stalagmite’s holes. The pudding has total cover while inside the stalagmite’s core. If left undisturbed, the pudding remains inside the stalagmite until the characters

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