causing ranging grasp to her rejection

Oshundo the Alhoon

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Magic Resistance. Oshundo has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. Oshundo makes two Chilling Grasp or Arcane Bolt attacks. Chilling Grasp. Melee Spell

Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Chilling Grasp"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Chilling

Sion

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

’s shadow.” Sion’s sorcery allows him to step in and out of shadows and create shadowy duplicates of himself. He can even exercise limited control over others’ shadows, causing

the shadows to grasp their hosts and pin them in place. Wherever Sion goes, he’s accompanied by his two pets, a ferocious hound and an oversized raven that help Sion track down his enemies. Spun

Young Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The

population, but the galeb duhr are causing trouble for local miners. 4 Two Lolth cultist;cultists seek a magical relic that attracts giant spider;giant spiders, but the relic’s resting place has

Morkoth Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

grasp 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify, shield, witch bolt 2nd level (3 slots): darkness, detect thoughts, shatter 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, lightning bolt, sending 4th level (3 slots

, or it can be normal water (ranging in clarity from murky to clear). If the morkoth dies, these regional effects end immediately.Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Vecna's Grasp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

demiplanar unrealities and dismantle them, causing the large crystal at the center of Vecna’s Grasp to disintegrate and leaving a pit in the floor that leads to the Cave of Crystal Reflection.

Vecna’s Grasp Vecna’s Grasp is a cave network in Pandesmos. Other than Vecna, only the characters can reach this cave network—and only because they carry Vecna’s Links. No portal is needed to get

Zombies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

too slow to escape its grasp. Dark Servants. Sinister necromantic magic infuses the remains of the dead, causing them to rise as zombies that do their creator’s bidding without fear or hesitation. They

Phenax as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Phenax’s Divine Schemes Phenax’s activities can have a wide-ranging impact on both the pantheon and the mortal world. The Phenax’s Divine Schemes table offers examples of the ways in which Phenax’s

engages in a shadow war with Erebos, causing pandemonium in the Underworld. As a result, droves of Returned flood the mortal world. 2 Phenax undertakes a plot to transform Erebos into one of the

Sion

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

exercise limited control over others’ shadows, causing the shadows to grasp their hosts and pin them in place. Wherever Sion goes, he’s accompanied by his two pets, a ferocious hound and an oversized raven

9. God-Watched Gates

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

leveling the sword at the locked set of doors to the south, causing them to open. As the doors swing open, the statue returns to its original pose and loosens its grip on the sword, causing the

weapon to fall from its grasp. Locked Double Door. The doors south of the statue refuse to budge, and no amount of force can pry them open. They are also immune to damage from any source. A knock spell or

Mogis's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

instrument of his wrath. 6 You have no idea why Mogis chose you, but his hate seeps into your being day by day nonetheless. Devotion to Mogis Following Mogis is a definitive rejection of ethical

Mogis, you have shown yourself to be a brutal combatant. You can call on Mogis’s favor and cast wrathful smite with this trait. Mogis’s blessing manifest as a blood-red glow around your weapon, causing

Morkoth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

void of the Astral Plane. One could float in the skies of Avernus in the Nine Hells without being destroyed and without causing harm to its residents. Whatever is on or within a certain distance of a

spell attacks). The morkoth has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): acid splash, mage hand, mending, ray of frost, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify

22. Garrux's Brewery

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

of each dwarf protrudes from the wall. Three of these hands grasp copper tankards. The stone pillar has copper pipes running through it. These pipes connect to the vats in area 22c. When the brewery

weighing 50 pounds or more steps on a pit’s cover, it swings open like a trapdoor, causing the creature to spill into the pit below and take 2d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall. The lid is spring-loaded

6. Annam's Temple

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

Their Weapons. Five of these statues grasp giant-sized weapons that can be removed. Thrym’s weapon is missing and can be found in area 7. Removing any of these weapons from the dungeon causes it to

vanish and reappear in the appropriate statue’s grasp. If the statue is destroyed, the weapon has nowhere to return to and disappears. The table shows which statue holds which weapon, as well as the

Mind Flayer Thralls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

psionic ability to send visions to a humanoid shaman, causing it to proclaim the mind flayers as emissaries of the gods. With that ruse in place, the “gods” then dictate strict rules that cause some

victims fall into their grasp. Aside from the exceptions discussed above, they tend to see orcs, bugbears, humans, and other similar humanoids as largely interchangeable. Their brains all have a similar taste, and their utility as thralls is roughly equal.

Random Encounters in Yon

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

Reacts. If the kite takes damage, but not enough to reduce it to 0 hit points, it uses its reaction to yank the string from Feenia’s grasp (causing Feenia to age as described above). On subsequent

thing. Yanking the string from Feenia’s grasp releases the goblin child from the pact but also ages her 10 years for every bow that is attached to the kite. The most she can age is 50 years—enough to

Howling Hatred Cultists

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

melee attack. Howling Hatred Initiate Howling Hatred initiates are attracted by the cult’s philosophy of non-attachment and the rejection of material things, unaware of the cult’s true nature. The

is from appendix B): Cantrips (at will): blade ward, gust,* light, prestidigitation, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): feather fall, shield, witch bolt 2nd level (3 slots): dust devil,* gust

Guilds and Groups

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

opportunity to peruse archives and talk with other members. Circle members are often willing to do minor favors for other members—gathering information, embarrassing a minor noble, causing a distraction

in the guild. Sorcerers must prove their grasp of arcane theory to earn a place, and warlocks are rarely accepted as members. The hall of the Esoteric Order of Aureon is in the district of Clifftop in

Meenlock

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

with spell attacks). The alhoon has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): chill touch, dancing lights, mage hand, prestidigitation, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): detect

on saving throws against any effect that turns undead. Actions Chilling Grasp. Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) cold damage. Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6). The

Adventure Models

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

and a dragon are oblivious to the destruction they’re causing Delve into the Past The best reason for delving into the past is to discover a path to a better future. —Diancastra In the world of

1 The ghost of a murdered giant monarch appears to the monarch’s heirs and demands they claim vengeance. The heirs and the murderer end up in a wide-ranging conflict that threatens to devastate

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

punchline. Baron Vallakovich has convinced himself that if he can make everyone in Vallaki happy, the town will slip free of Strahd’s dark grasp. The baron has a brittle ego, and he lashes out at

wall of this otherwise empty closet is a badly beaten man wearing nothing but a loincloth. The iron shackles have cut into his wrists, causing blood to trickle down his hands. The man is a Vallakian

Magical Phenomena

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

, causing creatures to create works of art on the spot and obsess over them Joy: Appears in glens or flowering fields, inspiring creatures to dance, relax, and sing Love: Appears along beaches or

actions. On initiative count 20 (losing all ties), the mimic colony takes a lair action, causing one of the following effects; it can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: The mimic colony

Encounter Locations

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

. Thunderwing was Xanthoria’s friend until the druid’s mind became twisted by the influence of Zuggtmoy, causing Xanthoria to conduct grisly experiments on living creatures. Thunderwing is one of

ranging from three to eight feet tall. The air smells heavily of mildew. The mushroom ring in the center of the room is a fey crossing. It was through this gateway that Thunderwing and Bunny Blossom

Fighter Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

modifier (your choice). Precision Attack When you miss with an attack roll, you can expend one Superiority Die, roll that die, and add it to the attack roll, potentially causing the attack to hit

cantrips of your choice from the Wizard spell list (see that class’s section for its list). Ray of Frost and Shocking Grasp are recommended. Whenever you gain a Fighter level, you can replace one of

Illithinoch Locations

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

practicing arcane magic. It’s obvious that this rejection still stings Oshundo, who refers to Illithinoch’s long-dead leaders as “ignorant fools” who are “closed to the flexibility and power of arcane magic

Bonus +4 Magic Resistance. Oshundo has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Actions Multiattack. Oshundo makes two Chilling Grasp or Arcane Bolt attacks

Scions of Giants' Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

double damage to objects and structures. Actions Multiattack. The scion makes one Crystal Club attack and two Slam attacks, then uses Entombing Grasp if available. Alternatively, the scion makes two

condition. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. Entombing Grasp (Recharge 6). The scion wreathes its hand in petrifying magic and touches one Huge or smaller creature it

NPCs by Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

grasp 1st level (4 slots): guiding bolt, shield, thunderwave, witch bolt 2nd level (3 slots): blur, levitate 3rd level (2 slots): lightning bolt Actions Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5

, causing one of the following effects; the Golgari can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: If the Golgari can see any sewer openings, they can cause sewage to overflow. Any creature within 20

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

portion of the cemetery’s cliff into the river below, causing the remaining bone-houses and markers to shift and lean, while also exposing numerous crypts and tomb-tunnels to the air, prompting a fresh

As horses and other beasts of burden aren’t allowed inside the city walls, the Outer City overflows with stables and hostlers, ranging from muddy pens to barns nicer than most inns. Of these, the

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, causing the remaining bone-houses and markers to shift and lean, while also exposing numerous crypts and tomb-tunnels to the air, prompting a fresh rush of grave robbing. Though Baldurians rarely bury their

the city walls, the Outer City overflows with stables and hostlers, ranging from muddy pens to barns nicer than most inns. Of these, the largest is Garynmor Stables, which offers the unique benefit

Paliset Hall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

weird anomalies, Eliphas begins to wonder if Zorhanna is causing the anomalies because she is trapped somewhere in Paliset Hall and trying to reach out to them. If a character suggests the anomalies

one or more characters close to melee distance, she casts shocking grasp and misty step on her next turn, using the latter spell to teleport to another rock. As an action, a character can make a DC

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, with locals standing atop a rocky promontory and dumping their refuse over the edge of the embankment. Instead of clearing the debris away, Torimesh used magic to nurture the local plants, causing a

blind, biting shrimp that dwell there. Though long-term incarceration is rare in the city, there are always a few inmates rotting in these cells, ranging from petty criminals to political prisoners

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

over the edge of the embankment. Instead of clearing the debris away, Torimesh used magic to nurture the local plants, causing a forest of green to grow up over the garbage, rusting away debris and

always a few inmates rotting in these cells, ranging from petty criminals to political prisoners locked away on trumped-up charges. Characters who run seriously afoul of the law in Baldur’s Gate might wind

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