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equipment
Smoothbore, muzzleloading Cannons are common fixtures on pirate ships and defensive fortifications, capable of splintering wood and reducing stone to gravel with a thunderous boom. Larger siege
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Cannon Large Object Armor Class: 19 Hit Points: 75 Cannonball (Requires Load and Aim). Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 600/2,400 ft. Hit: 44 (8d10) Bludgeoning damage. A Cannon uses gunpowder or arcane
power to propel heavy iron balls at destructive speeds. A Cannon is usually attached to a wooden frame with wheels. Loading a Cannon requires the Utilize action, and aiming it requires another Utilize action. Then a crew member can take the Cannonball action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Cannon Large Object Armor Class: 19 Hit Points: 75 Cannonball (Requires Load and Aim). Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 600/2,400 ft. Hit: 44 (8d10) Bludgeoning damage. A Cannon uses gunpowder or arcane
power to propel heavy iron balls at destructive speeds. A Cannon is usually attached to a wooden frame with wheels. Loading a Cannon requires the Utilize action, and aiming it requires another Utilize action. Then a crew member can take the Cannonball action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Lightning Cannon Medium Object Armor Class: 19 Hit Points: 30 Lightning Ball (Requires Aim). Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 300/1,200 ft. Hit: 22 (4d10) Lightning damage. A Lightning Cannon is a small
, bronze cannon inlaid with arcane runes and mounted on a heavy tripod device. It launches balls of crackling electricity. Aiming a Lightning Cannon requires the Utilize action, then a crew member can take the Lightning Ball action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Lightning Cannon Medium Object Armor Class: 19 Hit Points: 30 Lightning Ball (Requires Aim). Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 300/1,200 ft. Hit: 22 (4d10) Lightning damage. A Lightning Cannon is a small
, bronze cannon inlaid with arcane runes and mounted on a heavy tripod device. It launches balls of crackling electricity. Aiming a Lightning Cannon requires the Utilize action, then a crew member can take the Lightning Ball action.
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
device that controls the elemental cannon. This device, shown in the accompanying illustration, looks like a metal rod with a tip shaped like a bird’s head.Elemental Cannon. On initiative count 20
(losing initiative ties), Zikran uses his handheld device to fire the cannon at one creature he can see, provided the creature is in the basement or on the staircase. Zikran’s target must make a
Equipment
bombard;Bombards are built by giff. The major feature of each ship is an enormous cannon that fires massive cannon balls capable of blowing other ships to smithereens. (The cannon is included in the
cost of the ship.) A bombard can carry up to fourteen giant cannon balls, each of which weighs 10 tons. These cannon balls make up most of the weight of the ship’s cargo. A winch mounted on the
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
titanic citadel spider serves as a powerhouse weapon and mobile command post. Wedges of chitin atop a citadel spider’s back shield passengers and protect the spider’s biological cannon. A
citadel spider can launch globs of acidic webbing from its cannon that hold victims in place until the spider can eviscerate them with its serrated jaws.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"damage","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
5–6: Thunder Cannon. The hellfire engine targets a point within 120 feet of it
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
as much damage on a successful one.
Thunder Cannon. The hellfire engine targets a point within 120 feet of it that it can see. Each creature within 30 feet of that point must make a DC 20 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
ray, shatter 9th fireball, wind wall 13th ice storm, wall of fire 17th cone of cold, wall of force Eldritch Cannon 3rd-level Artillerist feature Human Artillerist with Eldritch Cannon You’ve learned
how to create a magical cannon. Using woodcarver’s tools or smith’s tools, you can take an action to magically create a Small or Tiny eldritch cannon in an unoccupied space on a horizontal surface
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
scorching ray, shatter 9th fireball, wind wall 13th ice storm, wall of fire 17th cone of cold, wall of force Eldritch Cannon At 3rd level, you learn how to create a magical cannon. Using woodcarver’s
tools or smith’s tools, you can take an action to magically create a Small or Tiny eldritch cannon in an unoccupied space on a horizontal surface within 5 feet of you. A Small eldritch cannon occupies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Bombard Bombards are built by giff. The major feature of each ship is an enormous cannon that fires massive cannon balls capable of blowing other ships to smithereens. (The cannon is included in the
cost of the ship.) A bombard can carry up to fourteen giant cannon balls, each of which weighs 10 tons. These cannon balls make up most of the weight of the ship’s cargo. A winch mounted on the aft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Bombard Bombards are built by giff. The major feature of each ship is an enormous cannon that fires massive cannon balls capable of blowing other ships to smithereens. (The cannon is included in the
cost of the ship.) A bombard can carry up to fourteen giant cannon balls, each of which weighs 10 tons. These cannon balls make up most of the weight of the ship’s cargo. A winch mounted on the aft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Waterdeep (Northeast) The siege weapon in Waterdeep’s defense zone (see Map 1.5) is a small bronze cannon inlaid with arcane runes and mounted on a heavy tripod. It launches balls of crackling
electricity. Storm Cannon Medium Object Armor Class: 18 Hit Points: 30
Lightning Ball (Requires Aim). Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 200/800 ft. Hit: 22 (4d10) Lightning damage.
Aiming a Storm Cannon requires the Utilize action, then a creature can take the Lightning Ball action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
ray, shatter 9th fireball, wind wall 13th ice storm, wall of fire 17th cone of cold, wall of force Eldritch Cannon 3rd-level Artillerist feature Human Artillerist with Eldritch Cannon You’ve learned
how to create a magical cannon. Using woodcarver’s tools or smith’s tools, you can take an action to magically create a Small or Tiny eldritch cannon in an unoccupied space on a horizontal surface
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
scorching ray, shatter 9th fireball, wind wall 13th ice storm, wall of fire 17th cone of cold, wall of force Eldritch Cannon At 3rd level, you learn how to create a magical cannon. Using woodcarver’s
tools or smith’s tools, you can take an action to magically create a Small or Tiny eldritch cannon in an unoccupied space on a horizontal surface within 5 feet of you. A Small eldritch cannon occupies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Waterdeep (Northeast) The siege weapon in Waterdeep’s defense zone (see Map 1.5) is a small bronze cannon inlaid with arcane runes and mounted on a heavy tripod. It launches balls of crackling
electricity. Storm Cannon Medium Object Armor Class: 18 Hit Points: 30
Lightning Ball (Requires Aim). Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 200/800 ft. Hit: 22 (4d10) Lightning damage.
Aiming a Storm Cannon requires the Utilize action, then a creature can take the Lightning Ball action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
fired, it must be loaded and aimed. It takes one action to load a weapon, one action to aim it, and one action to fire it. Each ballista or flame cannon is a Large object with AC 15, 50 hit points, and
immunity to poison and psychic damage.
A ballista is a massive crossbow that fires heavy bolts. A flame cannon is a bulky mechanical contraption that hurls casks of alchemist’s fire that explode on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
fired, it must be loaded and aimed. It takes one action to load a weapon, one action to aim it, and one action to fire it. Each ballista or flame cannon is a Large object with AC 15, 50 hit points, and
immunity to poison and psychic damage.
A ballista is a massive crossbow that fires heavy bolts. A flame cannon is a bulky mechanical contraption that hurls casks of alchemist’s fire that explode on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
: +6 to hit, range 120/480 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d10) piercing damage. Cannon Large object Armor Class: 19 Hit Points: 75 Damage Immunities: poison, psychic A cannon uses gunpowder to propel heavy
balls of cast iron through the air at destructive speeds. In a campaign without gunpowder, a cannon might be an arcane device built by clever gnomes or wizardly engineers. A cannon is usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
: +6 to hit, range 120/480 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d10) piercing damage. Cannon Large object Armor Class: 19 Hit Points: 75 Damage Immunities: poison, psychic A cannon uses gunpowder to propel heavy
balls of cast iron through the air at destructive speeds. In a campaign without gunpowder, a cannon might be an arcane device built by clever gnomes or wizardly engineers. A cannon is usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
initiative count load, aim, and fire each of the flame cannons. The hobgoblins discovered these siege engines during their initial exploration of Trobriand’s Graveyard. A flame cannon is a bulky mechanical
aim it, and one action to fire it. Each flame cannon has three casks of alchemist’s fire resting next to it. Flame Cannon. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
initiative count load, aim, and fire each of the flame cannons. The hobgoblins discovered these siege engines during their initial exploration of Trobriand’s Graveyard. A flame cannon is a bulky mechanical
aim it, and one action to fire it. Each flame cannon has three casks of alchemist’s fire resting next to it. Flame Cannon. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
holds a cannon mounted on a swivel. A dull blue glow emanates from the inside of the cannon’s barrel.
In the middle of the room is a glimmering white crystal, eight feet tall and four feet wide. It
spell in addition to his other spells. While in the basement, he gains a special action option (see “Elemental Cannon” below). Genasi have strong ties to the Inner Planes and the blood of genies flowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
spider. The titanic citadel spider serves as a powerhouse weapon and mobile command post. Wedges of chitin atop a citadel spider’s back shield passengers and protect the spider’s biological cannon. A
citadel spider can launch globs of acidic webbing from its cannon that hold victims in place until the spider can eviscerate them with its serrated jaws. “Citadel spiders aren’t smart, but for sheer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
spider. The titanic citadel spider serves as a powerhouse weapon and mobile command post. Wedges of chitin atop a citadel spider’s back shield passengers and protect the spider’s biological cannon. A
citadel spider can launch globs of acidic webbing from its cannon that hold victims in place until the spider can eviscerate them with its serrated jaws. “Citadel spiders aren’t smart, but for sheer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
holds a cannon mounted on a swivel. A dull blue glow emanates from the inside of the cannon’s barrel.
In the middle of the room is a glimmering white crystal, eight feet tall and four feet wide. It
spell in addition to his other spells. While in the basement, he gains a special action option (see “Elemental Cannon” below). Genasi have strong ties to the Inner Planes and the blood of genies flowing
Vehicles
Bombards are built by giff. The major feature of each ship is an enormous cannon that fires massive cannon balls capable of blowing other ships to smithereens.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
ship is only seen from a distance, but it is as hazy as the smoke from a cannon and emits a low moaning sound that carries across the water. She hasn’t personally seen the ghost ship, but she feels obligated to pass along the information.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
ship is only seen from a distance, but it is as hazy as the smoke from a cannon and emits a low moaning sound that carries across the water. She hasn’t personally seen the ghost ship, but she feels obligated to pass along the information.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
features you get at each level. The descriptions of those features appear in the “Artificer Features” section. The gnome artificer Vi and her cockatrice-like Eldritch Cannon battle foes atop a lightning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
features you get at each level. The descriptions of those features appear in the “Artificer Features” section. The gnome artificer Vi and her cockatrice-like Eldritch Cannon battle foes atop a lightning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
magical cannon powered by elemental air. Though its function as a cannon is obvious, only characters who succeed on a DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check can understand the images well enough to operate
such a cannon if they find one. A character who gets a 20 or higher on this check knows that the device can be operated manually or by a command word, but there’s no command word written on the diagrams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
magical cannon powered by elemental air. Though its function as a cannon is obvious, only characters who succeed on a DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check can understand the images well enough to operate
such a cannon if they find one. A character who gets a 20 or higher on this check knows that the device can be operated manually or by a command word, but there’s no command word written on the diagrams.