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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
solid surface, such as a wall, ceiling, or floor. If it has no surface to attach to, the living spell is destroyed (see “Planar Destruction” below).
Extradimensional Chamber. When the living spell
, target, or deal damage to the living spell; however, they can damage the room around them. Each 5-foot-square section of ceiling, wall, and floor in the chamber has AC 17, 50 hit points, immunity to poison
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Unusual Nature. The parasite doesn’t require air or sleep.Cling. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Cling"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature
the size of a dinner plate. Its dorsal surface is soft and glossy, while its ventral surface is lined with bony hooks. The parasite uses its hooks to attach to a wall or ceiling until suitable prey
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Unusual Nature. The skeleton doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The skeleton makes two greataxe attacks.
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to
":"damage","rollAction":"Freezing Stare","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage and be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.Necromancers can transform the inanimate bones of long-dead frost giants into malevolent juggernauts that love to harm the living.Cold, PoisonBludgeoning
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Storm King's Thunder
. In this guise, she has infiltrated Hekaton’s court. While concealing her true nature and agenda from the giants, Iymrith offers counsel to Princess Serissa and at the same time secretly feeds
the anger and jealousy of Serissa’s older siblings, with the ultimate goal of thrusting the giants into war with the small folk. The dragon also wants to wrest the Wyrmskull Throne from the
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the shield (save DC 17). The spell does not require concentration and lasts for 1 minute. Once you cast the spell from the shield, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest
has the properties of a +1 weapon. The bonus increases to +3 when the weapon is used against one of the following creature types, chosen by you at the time of the magic weapon’s creation: aberrations, celestials, constructs, dragons, elementals, fey, fiends, giants, or undead.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the archaic fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The archaic doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The
creature encounters a solid object (such as a ceiling) in this fall, it strikes the object just as it would during a downward fall. If the creature reaches the top of the area without striking anything
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
diameter with a ceiling 100 feet high. Like a stomach, it contains the remains of past meals. The dreadnought can’t be harmed from within the demiplane. If the dreadnought dies, the demiplane
silver cord instead of dealing damage.
Unusual Nature. The dreadnought doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The dreadnought makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Devout giants live a monastic life at a sacred site with vast magical power—power the adventurers require to deal with a cosmic threat.
From the perspective of smaller people, a roving giant
Band Irina Nordsol A small band of hill giants hunts
across a ruin-studded landscape
The giants most commonly encountered in the world are bands of two to four who are united by a common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Natural columns of rock support the cave ceiling, the walls of which depict unfinished carvings of lanky stone giants hurling rocks. The cave is otherwise empty. 15b. Gym This cave’s walls are bereft of
15. Qurrok’s Den The stone giants stopped sculpting these caves when they encountered soft sandstone beneath the harder stone. Qurrok has turned this area into a private den. 15a. Unfinished Cave
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Dungeon Master’s Guide). 12a. Hell Hounds Ceiling. This hall has an arched, 30-foot-high ceiling.
Hounds. Five hell hounds patrol the hall. They obey the commands of fire giants and attack intruders on
blackened stone. The curved ceilings in these chambers are 20 feet high. Three fire giants (two females named Dralkana and Ingritt and a male named Yarshoss) are stationed here, one at each forge. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Ballroom Pillars and Ceiling. Ten pillars carved with friezes of drow warriors support the 50-foot-high arched ceiling, which is engraved with web-like patterns. Two pillars have toppled at the
and broken.
Muiral injected two drow prisoners with magic elixirs that forever transformed them into hideously deformed giants with bulging muscles, charcoal-black skin, and long, dirty-white hair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
to the cavern’s ceiling is the petrified body of a primordial giant. The figure’s arm stretches up, breaching the cavern ceiling, and its fingers emerge on the surface above as Dreamer’s Reach (in this
, leading characters to seek a way to end the cycle by soothing the slumbering titan’s nightmares, which might require climbing its mountainous form and carving the Giant rune for “friend” into its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
all the memories and skills it enjoyed in life. In all respects, it is identical to its living self, including its game statistics. Though souls can enjoy the acts of eating, drinking, and sleeping
, they don’t require them. They feel hunger and thirst and might be tormented by deprivation, but they don’t suffer the effects of exhaustion because of it.
Every time a soul dies in the Underworld, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
spirals cover the ceiling.
Crystal Formations. Three dramatic crystal formations explode from the floor, each one roughly 10 feet wide and 15 feet tall. Broken shards of crystal litter the floor around
them.
The stone giants eat the crystals that grow in this chamber. Ten pounds of crystals provide a giant with the equivalent of a nutritious meal. The crystal formations regrow at a steady pace, thanks to Halaster’s magic. Most humanoids would not consider them edible.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
leader. Realizing that the village couldn’t defend itself against the cloud giants’ bombardment, he led his fellow villagers to the Dripping Caves. In the confusion and panic, Morak left behind his
). 8a. Dining Room This room is strewn with wreckage. A giants’ rock punched through the roof and landed here, destroying a dining table and a pair of long benches. The remains of a bed and a wardrobe
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
dwarfhold, the orcs will butcher any dwarf that stands against them, but it’s really all about the property—they would be just as happy if all the dwarves ran away.
Strength Respects
their savagery. Green dragons, for instance, sometimes use orcs as sentinels or shock troops. Orcs are sometimes attracted to the service of frost giants or fire giants, who then “reward&rdquo
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
other ideas that might help, such as asking for aid from the stone giants of Gracklstugh or stealing magic weapons from the drow. Some quests might take time to complete, since they require travel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
13. Giants’ Living Quarters This cluster of 30-foot-high caverns serves as the living quarters for the stone giant family. 13a. Obsidia and Rhodos Two stone giants named Obsidia and Rhodos have been
tasked with carving abstract designs into the roof of this empty cave. To reach the ceiling, Obsidia rides on her brother’s broad shoulders. She is using a chisel to smooth out some of the rough spots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
ceiling is a quarter of a mile high and has the appearance of a strangely rough-looking blue sky. The microclimate within the cavern features cloudy and rainy weather in addition to sunshine. Map 4.1
is rife with natural hazards, including razorvine (explained in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Ruins. Ancient structures built by giants lie in ruins, partially swallowed by the verdant jungle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
The Cauldron Caves A cave network extends into the snow-swept cliffs along the shore of Lac Dinneshere. This complex once contained a sacred hot spring where elderly frost giants came to end their
otherwise harmless. Ice Everywhere. Slippery ice covers every wall, ceiling, and floor (see “Slippery Ice” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Characters with crampons strapped to their boots can traverse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
adventurer’s funeral takes a surprising turn when a silver dragon arrives to pay respects.
3 A disgraced knight tries to escape the attention of the silver dragon whose kindness the knight once
ancient yuan-ti leader reborn.
6 A young silver dragon performs nightly to entertain a village of cloud giants, hoping to earn their help in securing a new lair.
Adult Silver Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
3. Boulderfall Hall The ceiling in this hall is 60 feet high, sloping down to 40 feet as it moves toward area 2. Although the ceiling remains level heading eastward, its distance from the floor
railings or battlements. Giants once stood atop these ledges, ready to hurl rocks at interlopers that passed below. Five niches are carved into the back wall of each ledge. Each one holds an iron sconce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
5. Thanes’ Tomb This cave, open to the sky, has 100-foot-high walls. The cave floor is bowl-shaped, with a 10-foot-deep pool of rainwater in the middle. Five fossilized stone giants wearing stone
tall and weigh several tons, but are well balanced on their hinges; a character can pull one open with a successful DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. This room contains two stone giants that have gained
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
to the fire giant king. In addition, each hill giant wears a fur cloak worth 1,000 gp. 25. Visitors’ Cave Two stone giants have come to the rift to pay their respects to the jarl and to see how well
. Empty Ice Cave If loud noise is made in the unoccupied chamber south of the guardroom, the ceiling of ice and icicles in this area partially collapses. A creature beneath the ceiling must make a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
features; for example, level 16, the Crystal Labyrinth, has walls, floors, and ceilings made of crystal. Ceilings It’s helpful to know the height of a ceiling, particularly if creatures in the area can
climb or fly. Rooms. A room’s ceiling is at least as high as the room is wide, often higher. If a room’s ceiling height isn’t specified in the text, assume it’s the minimum height. Tunnels. A tunnel’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
, devils, and slaadi are just as likely to be found on the Astral Plane as they are on any Material Plane world. The same can be said for aboleths, giants, mind flayers, umber hulks, vampires, and other
life in Wildspace. You can turn any terrestrial creature into a Wildspace-dwelling variant by giving it the following trait, if nothing else: Unusual Nature. The creature doesn’t require air.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
respects to their ancestors. Some of these visits, especially by elderly giants who know they will soon take their place there, last for weeks or even months. Storm Giants Storm giants, the most powerful
Stone Giants Stone giants — reclusive, reflective, and inscrutable — take pains to remain apart from the world of sunlight and sky. Only when they’re surrounded by stone do they consider themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the frost giant brothers in area 9. Both ends of the lodge are exposed to the air, and its roof is intact despite the amount of ice on it. The lodge’s interior is one big, open space with a ceiling
the balcony, but the ladder crumbles under the weight of 500 pounds or more. Stacked in the corners of the ground floor nearest the grotto are dozens of ale barrels that the frost giants have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Frost Giant Skeleton Necromancers can transform the inanimate bones of long-dead frost giants into malevolent juggernauts that love to harm the living. Frost Giant Skeleton
Huge undead, lawful evil
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Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Unusual Nature. The skeleton doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The skeleton makes two greataxe attacks.
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
information about their origins, their dispositions and behaviors, and their lairs — above and beyond what is written in the Monster Manual. To give every monster such grand treatment would require
Giants
Hags
Orcs
Gnolls
Kobolds
Yuan-ti
If you plunder this chapter for ideas and maps the next time you create an adventure or a villain, then this material has served its purpose. We hope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Birthplaces and Hometowns Your character might hail from a location steeped in giants’ history and primordial magic. From ancient ruins to underground caverns to elemental nexuses, this section
provides various locales to tie to your character’s backstory. Ancient Giant Ruins You grew up amid the ruins of one of the giants’ civilizations. Perhaps the history of your home settlement is well-known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stone giants, an adventurer used a mirror to trick the basilisk into targeting itself with its own petrifying gaze. It has remained a fixture of this cavern ever since. A detect magic spell reveals an
. Inside the belly of the basilisk is a gold ring set with moonstones (250 gp) and a wand of conducting. The wand, a common magic item, has 3 charges and doesn’t require attunement. The holder of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
inches to 5 feet tall. The stone giants consider the mushrooms a delicacy and eat them raw. A narrow stream originating from a fissure in the northeast tunnel feeds the pool before snaking westward and
greatclub. Characters with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score lower than 16 are surprised by the giant as it rises from the pool. Clinging to the 50-foot-high ceiling are ten piercers. As a bonus action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
unfolds; it’s simply a reflection of Iymrith’s mood. Storm giants who stride boldly toward the amphitheater with weapons in hand draw fire from the trebuchets (see area 1). The characters can let the storm
giants bear the brunt of these attacks while they approach from another direction, or they can join the giants in their direct assault. When storm giants or characters of giant size come within 1,000
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
holes in the ceiling above the door allow the giant in area 24 to rain acid down upon intruders who try to breach the castle by this route. The door can be barred shut from the inside, though the
giants do this only when expecting a major attack. A wooden bar hangs on the wall next to the door. The bar weighs 800 pounds, and the braces that hold it in place are mounted 15 feet above the floor