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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, insatiable thirst for blood remains.
Indistinguishable from fog aside from the charnel reek it exudes, a vampiric mist descends on a creature and causes the blood in the creature’s body to ooze
. In battle, a mist focuses its attacks on injured targets, since open wounds are a more ready source of blood.PoisonAcid, Cold, Lightning, Necrotic, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
staircase descends into the cold bedrock. Eerie green light emanates from goat skulls embedded in the walls at regular intervals.
No guards are posted at the entrance. The staircase descends 50 feet to the entry (area T1), where guardians await.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
out of thick ice and have hinged iron clamps holding them in place. When the doors are open, they allow access to a 30-foot-wide vertical shaft that descends 220 feet to area X26. X13. Western Gear Room
juts out of the east wall. Braziers heaped with hot coals do little to offset the cold air that blows through the arrow slits in the south wall.
The two duergar are hostile toward non-duergar. On
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K31a. Elevator Shaft Cold air fills this rectangular shaft, the walls of which are coated with mildew and worn smooth. Taut iron chains extend up and down the shaft. The links of the chains are thick
, descends in the eastern half of the shaft, acting as a counterweight. Both stone blocks have thick iron chains bolted to them, by which they are hoisted and lowered them as needed. Scaling the shaft is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
tower’s highest floor, a fifteen-foot-diameter hole drops into the cold heart of Ravenloft itself. Cold air rushes up out of the shaft, sending a chill through you. Arrow slits line the walls, and
(area K18a) that descends 450 feet to the castle catacombs (area K84). Pidlwick II Hiding in the rafters is Pidlwick II (see appendix D). A character spots Pidlwick II with a passive Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
approaching from the south can see the prison’s south entrance and the trail that leads up to it. Extreme Cold The temperature outside is at or below 0 degrees Fahrenheit (−18 degrees Celsius) while
the characters are at the prison. A creature exposed to the cold must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw at the end of each hour or gain 1 level of exhaustion. Creatures with resistance or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Cellar (C1-C3) C1. Storage Cellar To reach this cellar, the characters must descend a flight of stone steps from area C4. This cold, damp, oddly shaped cellar has an eight-foot-high wooden ceiling
’ Quarters The door to this room is closed and stuck, having swollen in its frame. A creature can use an action to try to force it open, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength check. This cold, windowless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
approaching from the south can see the prison’s south entrance and the trail that leads up to it. Extreme Cold The temperature outside is at or below 0 degrees Fahrenheit (−18 degrees Celsius) while
the characters are at the prison. A creature exposed to the cold must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw at the end of each hour or gain 1 level of exhaustion. Creatures with resistance or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
players when their characters reach the lowest level of Bel’s fortress: A wrought iron spiral staircase descends into a cavernous forge. Channels of bubbling lava wind through the complex, casting fiery
machine is Bel’s secret weapon in his cold war to overthrow Zariel. When the characters arrive here, the infernal machine is still under construction and far from complete.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
side is a fifteen-foot-diameter hole in the floor that seems to be the upper end of a tunnel.
The ice slide descends to area H23. H23. Remorhaz Nest This bulbous cavern has walls as smooth as glass
a Medium object with AC 13, 6 hit points, and resistance to cold and fire damage. Reducing an egg to 0 hit points kills the unborn remorhaz inside it. Left alone, the eggs won’t hatch until they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
damage the portico make enough noise to attract the two white dragon wyrmlings in area Q4. One makes its way through area Q3 to confront intruders head-on while the other descends the chute in area Q4 and
either gate or the rattling of chains, alerts the two white dragon wyrmlings in area Q4. One confronts intruders head-on while the other descends the chute in area Q4 and swoops in from behind. Q4. Waste
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
, insatiable thirst for blood remains. Indistinguishable from fog aside from the charnel reek it exudes, a vampiric mist descends on a creature and causes the blood in the creature’s body to ooze through
Resistances acid, cold, lightning, necrotic, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
are jet black. Night Haunters. By the light of day, an oni hides its true form with magic, gaining the trust of those it intends to betray when darkness descends. These creatures can change their size
components:
At will: darkness, invisibility
1/day each: charm person, cone of cold, gaseous form, sleep
Magic Weapons. The oni’s weapon attacks are magical.
Regeneration. The oni regains 10 hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
only an unholy, insatiable thirst for blood remains. Blood Thief. Indistinguishable from fog aside from the charnel reek it exudes, a vampiric mist descends on a creature and causes the blood in its
)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
7(-2)
Saving Throws Wis +3
Damage Resistances acid, cold, lightning, necrotic, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
leads up to it. Guards on Watch The prison has four guard towers (see area R9), and three guards (veterans) in cold weather clothing are stationed atop each one. If you need to make Wisdom (Perception
of the ordinary, such as an approaching ship or group of visitors or a monster flying overhead, one guard descends into the tower to alert the rest of the prison while the others stay at their post
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
allow easy passage. A few natural columns remain. Two natural pools are incorporated into the initiation rite: new initiates bathe in the larger pool and then drink from the smaller pool, whose cold and
bitter waters are said to make them more receptive to the vision that awaits them in the final chamber. The path through the cave descends steadily as it winds away from the entrance; the final
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
not have resistance or immunity to cold damage gain vulnerability to cold damage. The characters can see the frost giant apparitions only if they step into the ring under the light of a full moon
apparitions intone ancient words in Giant, causing Reggaryarva to fade away as his throne rises 30 feet into the air, revealing a hidden staircase that descends to area J2. If she is present, Yselm Bloodfang
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
stat blocks in appendix C. This room contains wrecked furnishings that suggest it was once used as a frost giant’s bedchamber. A bitterly cold wind blows down a staircase to the east, at the bottom of
. Ice Rink The staircase descends into a vaulted chamber. A nine-foot-high railing of sculpted ice hugs the staircase as it descends to the chamber floor, which, like the stairs, is smooth and gleaming. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
a gang of slavers and thieves. A cold breeze fills this large natural cavern, carrying with it the faint scent of decaying flesh. A crevasse divides the cavern and is flanked by two rough stone
“Difficult Terrain” in the Basic Rules). The bottom of the crevasse feels unnaturally cold. When viewed with a detect magic spell, the area emanates a faint necromantic aura. The magic causes all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
. Most visitors are content to swap stories by the hearth, but sometimes a group driven by greed, ambition, or desperation pays the toll for entry and descends the well. Most don’t survive to make the
-filled. Patrons talk in low voices, and anyone attempting to strike up a conversation without making a clear intent to pay can expect a cold reception. Paranoia and suspicion run rampant here, as befits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Kelvin’s Cairn, in the middle of the tundra. Blizzard When the characters get within a couple miles of the sled, a blizzard sweeps down from the north and engulfs them: A blizzard descends on you
for food and treasure, as well as creatures to enslave, but they are cold and eager to return home. Izobai fights only in self-defense. If defeat seems inevitable, she uses her torch to set fire to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
with a remove curse spell or similar magic, the afflicted creature has vulnerability to cold damage. This curse negates any resistance or immunity to cold damage the creature might otherwise possess. 4B
pay. If she spots any party members, she crawls out of the bell’s cold confines and rushes forth to destroy them, thinking they have come to plunder her hoard (area 4H). She prefers to lurk among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
enter the first floor of the tower, a cloud giant wizard named Zephyros descends from the second floor (using a levitate spell) to greet them. Zephyros is an eccentric cloud giant with windswept white
, levitate, magic missile
1/day each: cone of cold, contact other plane (cast as 1 action), greater invisibility, mass suggestion, nondetection, Otiluke’s resilient sphere, protection from energy, tongues
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
intellect, and speculates about the secrets of the multiverse. It brings to its scientific pursuits a flaming passion that turns its search for knowledge into an insatiable hunger, makes its cold
experimental value. In the words of one researcher, “The only action worth taking is one with an unknown outcome.” As Ravnica descends into increasing turmoil, the Izzet have further intensified their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
-sloping tunnel that descends 100 feet before opening onto area 1 of the lower level (see map 6.4). 11. Cave of Bones This place is the disposal area for unwanted bodies and similar refuse tossed into
11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) cold damage on a hit, and carving great chunks out of those held fast by his Chilling Gaze. Treasure. The yeti leader has a hoard of eleven ivory tusks, each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, effectively under no one’s control.
Home. The castle returns to its place of origin, in the Spine of the World (a cold mountain range to the north).
North, South, East, and West. The castle moves in the
.
Rise. The castle ascends at a rate of 10 feet per round.
Sink. The castle descends at a rate of 10 feet per round. If it comes into contact with the ground, it lands.
Spin. The castle rotates gently
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, effectively under no one’s control.
Home. The castle returns to its place of origin, in the Spine of the World (a cold mountain range to the north).
North, South, East, and West. The castle moves in the
.
Rise. The castle ascends at a rate of 10 feet per round.
Sink. The castle descends at a rate of 10 feet per round. If it comes into contact with the ground, it lands.
Spin. The castle rotates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
roughly 40 pounds and has AC 13, 5 hit points, vulnerability to bludgeoning and fire damage, and immunity to cold, poison, and psychic damage. Smashing any of the sculptures alerts the kobold vampire
cold sepulcher! Where were you centuries years ago when he was in the prime of life? Where were you when the frigid darkness consumed him? You are no good to Drakareth now! Nothing remains of him but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
shaft descends into a worked stone hallway. One end of the hall has collapsed, and the other terminates in a pair of giant ebony doors. A thin layer of mist swirls over the floor and the air is
unnaturally cold. As you step onto the flagstones, a voice from nowhere whispers:
“Who is dead but cannot die, the Lord of Bones, whose embrace is patient but sure?”
A detect magic spell reveals that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ladder descends twelve feet to a hall made of mortared stone lit and heated by four sputtering torches. Extending from the east end of the hall is a water-filled cistern. A small rowboat is tied off
near the water’s edge.
A 5-foot-wide, 8-foot-high passage in the north wall leads to area C17. For more information about the cistern and the rowboat, see area C18. C17. Cold Storage This room is empty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
footlockers (where the cultists keep their cold weather clothing). A copper brazier full of hot coals is situated in the middle of the room. Protruding from the brazier’s base is a bellows that can be
. This tower has two additional features on its ground level: a stone trapdoor in the floor, beneath which is a ladder that descends to area C16, and a secret passage to the speaker’s office (area C9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
duergar named Dreck huddles in the southwest corner, trying to avoid detection. Despite his effort, any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notices the duergar’s cold
iron gate on the west side of the cage slides open when the car arrives at this level from above or below. The 10-foot-wide stone shaft climbs 100 feet to area X13 and descends 100 feet to area X22
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
staircase descends 10 feet to area E2, and another ascends 10 feet to area E6. Urstul Floxin. If he survived earlier encounters with the characters, Urstul Floxin (see appendix B) stands at the table
circle falls within an antimagic field, or if dispel magic (DC 17) is successfully cast on it. E7. Manshoon’s Simulacrum This room is extremely cold and contains the following features: Frigid air blows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
pool requires DC 10 Strength (Athletics) checks due to the swirling currents. Any creature that fails such a check is swept into the stream. The stream is 4 feet deep, cold, and swift. Any creature
. A set of slick stone steps descends into the spray-filled bowl to the north, while a passage to the west holds steps leading upward.
A creature swept over the falls lands in a water-filled basin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
their hit points move behind the chokepoint (area O5), leaving the ogre zombie to cover their retreat if it comes to that. Well. The well descends 10 feet to an underground cistern. The sides of the
her feet to fight off the cold. Barred Openings. Vertical iron bars spaced 6 inches apart are embedded in the stone frames of three 5-foot-tall rectangular openings. As an action, a character can try