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Adult Silver Dragon
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replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action
flying speed.A Silver Dragon’s Lair
Silver dragons dwell among the clouds, making their lairs on secluded cold mountain peaks. Though many are comfortable in natural cavern complexes or abandoned
Ancient Silver Dragon
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otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary
its flying speed.A Silver Dragon’s Lair
Silver dragons dwell among the clouds, making their lairs on secluded cold mountain peaks. Though many are comfortable in natural cavern complexes or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question the githyanki interlopers, who promptly
realize star lancers are reincarnations of the dead god’s most ardent worshipers. When a star lancer dies, its soul instantly returns to the Great Cavern that forms the hollow heart of the dead god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
internal structure enables them to easily slip into narrow fissures and niches in the walls of their cavern homes. They lurk in these spots, silent and unseen, waiting for prey to happen by. A choker’s usual
starfish-shaped hands dart out of its hiding spot, wrap around the victim’s throat, and pin the unfortunate creature against the cavern wall. Because its arms are so long, the choker can keep its body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
cairnwight, the giant petrifies the creature, places the resulting statue outside as a warning, then reseals its cavern vault. Cairnwight Huge Undead, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 19 (natural armor
tasks, retreating into a spacious cavern and blocking out all distractions. Creating a masterwork can become such a driving obsession that death can’t stop it: a giant who dies while creating art might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
5. Overpass Where a high tunnel passes through the larger tunnel cavern below, the goblins have set up a bridge guard post. The stream passage continues up beyond another set of uneven steps ahead
, bending eastward as it goes. A waterfall sounds out from a larger cavern somewhere ahead of you.
If the characters didn’t spot the bridge while navigating area 4, they spot it now. Add: A rickety
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Violet Fungus Violet fungi are giant purplish mushrooms that use root-like feelers to creep across cavern floors. They use the four stalks protruding from their central mass to lash out at prey
, rotting flesh with the slightest touch. Violet Fungus
Medium Plant, Unaligned
Armor Class 5
Hit Points 18 (4d8)
Speed 5 ft.
STR
3 (−4)
DEX
1 (−5)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
scraping of their hooks as they wend their way up cliffs and along cavern walls. Hook Horror
Large monstrosity, neutral
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d10 + 20)
Speed 30 ft
climbing skills to ambush prey from above. They hunt in packs, working together against the largest and most dangerous opponents. If a battle goes poorly, a hook horror quickly climbs a cavern wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
internal structure enables them to easily slip into narrow fissures and niches in the walls of their cavern homes. They lurk in these spots, silent and unseen, waiting for prey to happen by. Sly Trappers. A
starfish-shaped hands dart out of its hiding spot, wrap around the victim’s throat, and pin the unfortunate creature against the cavern wall while choking out its life. Because its arms are so long, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Grell A grell resembles a bulbous floating brain with a wide, sharp beak. It prefers to ambush lone creatures or stragglers, hovering silently near the ceiling of a passage or cavern until a suitable
, neutral evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10)
Speed 10 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
15(+2)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
13(+1)
INT
12(+1)
WIS
11(+0)
CHA
9(−1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Cave Locations The following locations are keyed to map 4.1. Mike Schley Map 4.1: Wave Echo Cave View Player Version W1: Cave Entrance The entrance tunnel leads into a large natural cavern supported
lamp oil, pickaxes, shovels, and other gear. Amid the supplies, you see the body of a dwarf, dead for at least a week.
The northeastern section of the cavern has collapsed, forming a ten-foot-wide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Giant Ice Toad In a cavern within the glacial rift (Against the Giants), a group of ice toads vigorously guard their territory. Waves of cold radiate from the creature, afflicting those that try to
approach it, and anyone unfortunate enough to be swallowed suffers injury from cold as well as from the toad’s digestive juices. Giant Ice Toad Large monstrosity, neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. They are private creatures, hiding their lives and art away from the world. Inhabitants of a Stone World. Secluded caves are the homes of the stone giants. Cavern networks are their towns, rocky
.
In their dark, quiet caves, stone giants wordlessly chip away at elaborate carvings, measuring time in the echoing drip of water into cavern pools. In the deepest chambers of a stone giant settlement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, slug-like upper body that lets the piercer move across cavern walls and ceilings to position itself for prey. With its eye and mouth closed, the piercer is difficult to distinguish from ordinary
join in the feast. Piercer
Medium monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9)
Speed 5 ft., climb 5 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Darkmantle A darkmantle clings to cavern ceilings, remaining perfectly still as it waits for creatures to pass beneath it. From a distance, it can pass itself off as a stalactite or a lump of stone
companions. “Remind me again why we’re on this quest?”
— Ethelrede the fighter, after his first darkmantle encounter
Darkmantle
Small monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 22 (5d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
chamber contains a Potion of Healing (greater) and a Sword of Vengeance (longsword). G2: Cavern of Corpses This gruesome cave is either a burial crypt or a trophy room. The walls of the vaulted cavern are
enter the cavern, the spirit and specters attack, eager to feed off the characters’ life force. Treasure. Scattered on the floor at the far end of the chamber are 480 gp, 800 sp, twenty assorted gems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
might find a suitable home in an ancient forest, a deep canyon, or an immense cavern in the Underdark. Some gargantuas seek only peace and solitude, while others lash out fiercely at a world that fears
destroy them. Gargantua Gargantuan Aberration, Typically Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 388 (21d20 + 168)
Speed 60 ft.
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
26 (+8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Khyber, published in THE KORRANBERG CHRONICLE
Floating Ambushers. A grell prefers to ambush lone creatures or stragglers, hovering silently near the ceiling of a passage or cavern until a suitable
aberration, neutral evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10)
Speed 10 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
evil
Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
13 (+1)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
. Whether they lair in cavern complexes, dungeons, ruins, or forests, they protect their strongholds with ditches, fences, gates, guard towers, pit traps, and crude catapults or ballistae. Legion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
wake. The steel-hard chitin of its body can withstand the cave-ins, tunnel collapses, and rock falls that commonly follow it. Burrowing into the wall of a cavern or passageway, an umber hulk lies in wait
evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 93 (11d10 + 33)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 20 ft.
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
9 (−1)
WIS
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of their cavern homes are smeared with grime, oily secretions, and the debris of their foul feasting. Single-Minded Brutes. Troglodytes are devoted almost entirely to procuring food. They rarely plan
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
6 (−2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
6 (−2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Alignment and NPC Class tables to determine specifics) 16 Kuo-toa 17 Lich 18 Mind flayers 19 Yuan-ti 20 No creator (natural caverns) Cults and Religious Groups d20 Cult or Religious Group 1
–18 Neutral evil 19–20 Chaotic evil NPC Class d20 Class 1 Barbarian 2 Bard 3–4 Cleric 5 Druid 6–7 Fighter 8 Monk 9 Paladin 10 Ranger 11–14 Rogue 15 Sorcerer 16 Warlock 17–20 Wizard Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
as much damage only. H5: Overpass The stream continues beyond another set of uneven steps ahead, bending eastward. A waterfall burbles in a larger cavern somewhere ahead of you.
The goblins have
set a bridge guard where a high tunnel passes through the larger cavern below. One goblin stands watch here and is well concealed, requiring a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to spot it. Like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
caverns. Strong winds, such as those created by the gust of wind spell, cause the gases to dissipate for 5 minutes before they refresh. During this time, a cavern is dark. Modron Tracks. A rut of tracks
cavern walls. See the “Fungal Observers” section for details. Planar Uncertainty. Gzemnid veils his realm in uncertainty. Only portals and permanent teleportation circles allow reliable transportation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
eaten alive. A behir’s monstrous form resembles a combination of centipede and crocodile. Its scaled hide ranges from ultramarine to deep blue in color, fading to pale blue on its underside. Cavern
adventurers in the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
Behir
Huge monstrosity, neutral evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 168 (16d12 + 64)
Speed 50 ft., climb 40 ft.
STR
23 (+6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
strands forms a kind of fence around a sprawling compound of structures laid out on the plateau at the top of Menzoberranzan’s great cavern. Dozens of massive stalagmites and stalactites have been carved
modifications: Quenthel has an Armor Class of 19 (+3 scale mail) and 132 (24d8 + 24) hit points. She has an Intelligence of 18 (+4) and a Wisdom of 20 (+5). Her saving throw bonuses are as follows: Con +8, Wis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Zargon’s Lair Zargon’s lair is a slimy cavern beneath the lost city of Cynidicea. The elder evil lurks in the depths, feasting on sacrifices cast down by its worshipers. Lair Actions On initiative
the region’s typical climate. If Zargon dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days. Zargon the Returner Huge Aberration, Lawful Evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 253 (22d12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
their territories with the corpses of their enemies, painting their cavern walls with blood or stitching together limbs and body parts to make mockeries of the creatures they have killed.
Ruined
deformed, gaining a glimpse into the pain and malice that has consumed this evil race.
Fomorian
Huge giant, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 149 (13d12 + 65)
Speed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
the legendary kraken, resembling that great tentacled titan but with a jagged-toothed maw that drips constantly with acid. Thessalkraken
Gargantuan monstrosity (titan), chaotic evil
Armor Class 16
thessalkraken’s next turn.
A Thessalkraken’s Lair A thessalkraken lives in the dark depths, usually a sunken rift or a cavern filled with detritus, treasure, and the remains of sacrificial victims. Lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
air in this cavern has a mineral tang. In the southeast corner, a pool of dark water lies behind a low wall of stalagmites.
Three despondent commoners from Phandalin are trapped here: a sawyer named
appendix B). Grell Psychic Medium Aberration, Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12)
Speed 10 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
13
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
into the rapids below (Nafik’s choice). The arm has Armor Class 19, 30 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage.
Destroying Nafik. Nafik’s heart resides in area P64. To vanquish the high
instructions. They eventually hollowed out a cavern to safeguard the high priest’s heart (see area P64). P63: Burial Chamber Six open sarcophagi rest in this octagonal room. This room was supposed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
wares, either shipping them out through the cavern to the south or packaging them for storage in the stronghold. This area is the north end of a large natural cavern, but it has been finished with dressed
stone block walls and a flagstone floor. Several barrels are stored against the walls here, along with empty crates, straw for packing, hammers, pry bars, and nails.
The cavern continues for some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Beholder Beholder
Large aberration, lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 180 (19d10 + 76)
Speed 0 ft., fly 20 ft. (hover)
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
is typically a large, spacious cavern with high ceilings, where it can attack without fear of closing to melee range. A beholder encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 14 (11,500 XP). Lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
appear in a region. As such chaotic magic is inherent to a chimera’s being, these monsters often manage to shrug off spells cast against them. Theran Chimera
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class
it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
4 Swamp Creature. The chimera’s body is that of a swamp creature or a cavern-dweller, such as a giant lizard or spider. The chimera gains a climbing speed equal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 297 (17d20 + 119)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15
action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.
Legendary Actions
The dragon can take 3