coming relative ground to have required

Oil of Slipperiness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

One vial of this oil can cover one Medium or smaller creature, along with the equipment it’s wearing and carrying (one additional vial is required for each size category above Medium). Applying

the oil takes 10 minutes. The affected creature then gains the effect of the Freedom of Movement spell for 8 hours. Alternatively, the oil can be poured on the ground as a Magic action, where it

Eye and Hand of Vecna

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Concentration required), demanding that you commit an evil act. The hand might have a specific act in mind or leave it up to you. Hand of Vecna Spells Spell Charge Cost Finger of Death 5

damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage is transformed into green slime (see chapter 3) that covers the ground in its

Dabus

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

(no action required).Multiattack. The dabus makes two Flying Brick attacks. Flying Brick. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Flying Brick"} to hit

, range 90 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Flying Brick", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Grasping Ground (Recharge 6

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

condition (escape DC 17). The vine vanishes when the target is no longer grappled, or when the Gardener wills it to (no action required). A creature reduced to 0 hit points by the vine has the

or larger plant within the lair. Vine Wall. A wall of grasping vines appears on the ground within 120 feet of the Gardener. The wall is up to 60 feet long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick, and it

Witchlight Hand (Small)

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

speed of 30 feet for 1 minute. If the creature is airborne when this effect ends, it falls safely to the ground, taking no damage and landing on its feet. Spellcasting. The hand casts one of the

time. (A longer absence is equivalent to resignation, in Mister Witch’s estimation.) On-duty staff members are required to wear fake butterfly wings strapped to their backs. Mister Witch and

Witchlight Hand

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

speed of 30 feet for 1 minute. If the creature is airborne when this effect ends, it falls safely to the ground, taking no damage and landing on its feet. Spellcasting. The hand casts one of the

time. (A longer absence is equivalent to resignation, in Mister Witch’s estimation.) On-duty staff members are required to wear fake butterfly wings strapped to their backs. Mister Witch and

Ephixis, Bow of Nylea

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

roll of 19 or 20. Blessing of the Wild. If you are a worshiper of Nylea, you gain all the following benefits for which you have the required piety: Piety 10+. The bow has 1 randomly determined minor

no damage, and the target gains the benefits of the awaken spell for 8 hours. Summer. As an action, you can fire this arrow at an unoccupied space on the ground that you can see within 320 feet of

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands

. A Taste of Undeath. Orcus casts chill touch (17th level). Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These creatures magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands

Tail or Necrotic Bolt attack. Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and

Zariel

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

dangerous.Zariel’s Lair Zariel makes her lair in a basalt citadel that rises up in Avernus. From nearly a mile away, one can hear the screams coming from burned victims chained to the stronghold

ground. Any creature or object that touches the flame takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Pyres", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage, though it can take this

Star Spawn Mangler

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

attacks.A mangler is a low-slung, creeping horror with multiple gangly arms—it most often has six arms but can have any number from four to eight. Manglers creep along the ground or the walls

flame (no action required). While inflamed, the cultist has telepathy with a range of 30 feet, and it can teleport as a bonus action up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. In addition

Druid Grove

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

are gone is this spell dispelled. Solid Fog. You can fill any number of 5-foot squares on the ground with thick fog, making them heavily obscured. The fog reaches 10 feet high. In addition, every

Undergrowth. You can fill any number of 5-foot squares on the ground that aren’t filled with fog with grasping weeds and vines, as if they were affected by an entangle spell. To a creature immune to

Reduced-threat Aboleth

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

casts phantasmal force (no components required) on any number of creatures it can see within 60 feet of it. While maintaining concentration on this effect, the aboleth can’t take other lair actions

choose to be affected. Pools of water within 90 feet of the aboleth surge outward in a grasping tide. Any creature on the ground within 20 feet of such a pool must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving

Elder Brain

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

tempered by its relative immobility. Although its telepathic senses can reach for miles, moving anywhere is always a dangerous proposition. If forced outside its brine pool, an elder brain swiftly expires

at any time (no action required). The target can use an action on its turn to attempt to break the link, doing so with a successful DC 18 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the target takes

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

with interests and concerns that transcend local politics and geography, the Alliance has its own cadre of individuals who work on behalf of the organizations, wider agenda. Alliance agents are required

Personality Trait 1 I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. 2 I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Guild took over your family business, ran it into the ground, and burned the building for insurance money. You were driven into crime yourself, but you’ll never work for the Guild. You take

Guild. If either of them ever finds out, your life as you know it will be over. 6 A close friend or relative joined the Guild and vanished mysteriously. You’ve worked your way into the lower

Akmon, Hammer of Purphoros

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Purphoros’s hammer works wonders and disasters, the god of the forge using it to craft ground-breaking marvels and dangerous inventions in equal measure. Purphoros rarely bestows Akmon on

required piety: Piety 10+. The hammer has 1 randomly determined minor beneficial property. Piety 25+. The hammer has 1 randomly determined major beneficial property. Piety 50+. The hammer has 1

Baba Yaga's Mortar and Pestle

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

required). As a quarterstaff, the pestle is a magic weapon that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The pestle has 12 charges. When you hit with a melee attack using the

command the mortar to travel, you can instead throw out the dust or paste of something ground by the mortar and name a location on a different plane of existence or a different world on the Material

Oil of Slipperiness Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

(one additional vial is required for each size category above Medium). Applying the oil takes 10 minutes. The affected creature then gains the effect of a freedom of movement spell for 8 hours

. Alternatively, the oil can be poured on the ground as an action, where it covers a 10-foot square, duplicating the effect of the grease spell in that area for 8 hours.

Shub-Niggurath

monsters

. Horrid Garden. Horrid vines, slick acidic dew and covering in flesh, gnawing mouths erupt from the ground in a 120-foot Emanation originating from Shub-Niggurath. The effect of this trait depends on

creatures. Level 0. No effect. Level 1. The ground in the Emanation is Difficult Terrain for non-Plants. At the end of Shub-Niggurath’s turns, including the turn in which this trait reached level

Zariel Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Teleport action.Zariel’s Lair Zariel makes her lair in a basalt citadel that rises up in Avernus. From nearly a mile away, one can hear the screams and moans coming from the burned victims chained

from the ground. Any creature or object that touches the flame takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Regional Effect","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage, though it can

Aboleth Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aboleth takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: The aboleth casts phantasmal force (no components required) on any number

aboleth surge outward in a grasping tide. Any creature on the ground within 20 feet of such a pool must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 20 feet into the water and knocked

Conjure Elemental Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

appears in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of it. For example, a fire elemental emerges from a bonfire, and an earth elemental rises up from the ground. The elemental disappears when it drops to 0

that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions. If your concentration is

Imprisonment Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

chains, firmly rooted in the ground, hold the target in place. The target is restrained until the spell ends, and it can't move or be moved by any means until then. The special component for this

the target. The condition can be as specific or as elaborate as you choose, but the GM must agree that the condition is reasonable and has a likelihood of coming to pass. The conditions can be based on

Rezmir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Rezmir Because they are enemies, Rezmir does not warn Talis that attackers might be coming through the portal on her heels, but instead slips off to Skyreach Castle (see chapter 8) with the intent of

letting the adventurers destroy Talis. If the characters slew Rezmir, the lodge’s relative lack of watchfulness is not surprising. If Rezmir survived the earlier chapter, the half-dragon meets with

Rezmir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Rezmir Because they are enemies, Rezmir does not warn Talis that attackers might be coming through the portal on her heels, but instead slips off to Skyreach Castle (see chapter 8) with the intent of

letting the adventurers destroy Talis. If the characters slew Rezmir, the lodge’s relative lack of watchfulness is not surprising. If Rezmir survived the earlier chapter, the half-dragon meets with

Otto the Faerie Dragon

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

combat more than once, but it keeps coming back. The dragon has concluded that the only way to get rid of the homunculus for good is to forcibly remove it from the castle and trap it elsewhere. If

the castle, the faerie dragon is 12 feet long relative to its surroundings, because its size is not altered by the castle’s shrinking magic. It has a challenge rating of 3 (700 XP) and the following

Otto the Faerie Dragon

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

combat more than once, but it keeps coming back. The dragon has concluded that the only way to get rid of the homunculus for good is to forcibly remove it from the castle and trap it elsewhere. If

the castle, the faerie dragon is 12 feet long relative to its surroundings, because its size is not altered by the castle’s shrinking magic. It has a challenge rating of 3 (700 XP) and the following

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