consisting remains grasping to have reading

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties. The Book of Vile Darkness

remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book

Wastrilith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

lightly obscured;lightly obscures the area until a current clears it away. Water in containers remains corrupted until it evaporates. A creature that consumes this foul water or swims in it must make a

saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The wastrilith makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks, and it uses Grasping Spout. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9

Molten Magma Roper

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

False Appearance. While the roper remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal cave formation, such as a stalagmite. Grasping Tendrils. The roper can have up to six tendrils at a time

Witherbloom Professor of Growth

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

telepathically with this groff while it remains. The groff remains for 10 minutes, until it or the professor dies, or until the professor dismisses it as an action.Professors of growth nurture the essence of

traditional material components. In battle, they flood their allies with vital essence, healing wounds and soothing ailments. Their foes face the wrath of nature itself, from grasping plants and

Conclave Dryad

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

: druidcraft 3/day each: dispel magic, entangle, plant growth, spike growth 1/day each: moonbeam, grasping vine, wall of thorns Magic Resistance. The dryad has advantage on saving throws against spells and

the dryad. The mount remains for 8 hours, until it or the dryad dies, or until the dryad dismisses it as an action. The mount uses the stat block of an elk (see the Monster Manual) with these changes

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

animate dead, plant growth 4th giant insect, grasping vine 5th cloudkill, insect plague Golgari magic is often accompanied by a sickly green glow and a rotting

stole something valuable. 8 I found a baby beast and sold it to a Rakdos wrangler who remains grateful to me. 9 A Selesnya druid and I share an interest in the same garden, and we have

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify

must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to neutral evil. The Book of Vile Darkness remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil

Nurvureem

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Pools of water that the dragon can see within 120 feet of it surge outward in a grasping tide. Any creature on the ground

centered on a point the dragon chooses within 120 feet of it. The cloud spreads around corners and remains until the dragon dismisses it as an action, uses this lair action again, or dies. The cloud is

Olhydra

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

uses her lair action to cause one of the following effects: Pools of water in the lair surge outward in a grasping tide. Any creature within 20 feet of such a pool must succeed on a DC 20 Strength

attempts to leave the area, remaining frightened while within it. On a failure, the creature becomes highly aggressive and remains in the area for 24 hours. While in this state, the creature gains advantage

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

next turn. On a failed save, it has the unconscious condition, and on a successful save, the effect ends on it. An unconscious creature is no longer poisoned and remains unconscious for 1 hour, until

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

Vine Blight Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

False Appearance. While the blight remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a tangle of vines.Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Entangling Plants"}. Grasping roots and vines sprout in a 15-foot radius centered on the blight, withering away after 1 minute. For the duration, that area is

Roper Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

False Appearance. While the roper remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal cave formation, such as a stalagmite. Grasping Tendrils. The roper can have up to six tendrils at a time

Wastrilith Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

lightly obscures the area until a current clears it away. Water in containers remains corrupted until it evaporates. A creature that consumes this foul water or swims in it must make a DC 18

underwater, it can cause all water within 60 feet of it to be difficult terrain for other creatures until the start of its next turn.Multiattack. The wastrilith uses Grasping Spout and makes three

Exalted Assembly of the Feline Court

classes

The entities of the Cthulhu Mythos have many enemies. Not all who learn of these terrible creatures fall victim to their promises of forbidden power. Across the cosmos, a grand conspiracy consisting

ensure that their centuries of work domesticating humans remains uninterrupted. For all their skill at providing food, warmth, and shelter, humans are all too prone to corruption, meddling in powers far

Exalted Assembly of the Feline Court

classes

The entities of the Cthulhu Mythos have many enemies. Not all who learn of these terrible creatures fall victim to their promises of forbidden power. Across the cosmos, a grand conspiracy consisting

ensure that their centuries of work domesticating humans remains uninterrupted. For all their skill at providing food, warmth, and shelter, humans are all too prone to corruption, meddling in powers far

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify

must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to neutral evil. The Book of Vile Darkness remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil

Adult Black Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Pools of water that the dragon can see within 120 feet of it surge outward in a grasping tide. Any creature on the ground within 20

point the dragon chooses within 120 feet of it. The cloud spreads around corners and remains until the dragon dismisses it as an action, uses this lair action again, or dies. The cloud is lightly

Ancient Black Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Pools of water that the dragon can see within 120 feet of it surge outward in a grasping tide. Any creature on the ground within 20 feet

the dragon chooses within 120 feet of it. The cloud spreads around corners and remains until the dragon dismisses it as an action, uses this lair action again, or dies. The cloud is lightly obscured

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

individuals in a group typically number fewer than a dozen, consisting of siblings and their mates as well as a handful of offspring and an elder or two. A gang lives in and around a small enclosure

. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert

First Floor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

— the remains of the tower’s former owner. Treasure Searching through the remains turns up two empty potion bottles and a potion of mind reading.

Yaguara's Heart

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

nestled among treacherous cliffs and grasping forest. In the blood-painted caverns hidden beneath the temple lies a stone altar bearing the still-beating heart of Darklord Chakuna. Here, an aspiring

borders. Only Chakuna, the displacer beast Yana, and von Kharkov’s remains know the location of Chakuna’s heart and how to claim her power.

The Darkening

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

The Darkening At the beginning of the adventure, set the scene by reading following boxed text aloud: For the last few moon cycles, a war has waged among those who dwell above the waves. The lands

from the surface have sunk in this ‘darkening’ and the coral has quickly grown to envelope the remains, so quickly as to no doubt be unnatural. The elders are worried, as the source of this

17. War Wizards

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

. A female githyanki gish (see appendix A) named Vheza sits in one chair, reading a tome. If Vheza sees intruders, she flees to area 17b with her book and makes her stand there. Treasure. The book

that Vheza is reading is written in Gith and titled The Ascension of Vlaakith. It chronicles Vlaakith the Lich-Queen’s rise to power in githyanki society and postulates that her absolute rulership

What Sarah Knows

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

occluded her memories of the details of the ritual and of her own death.) The book that Sarah observed Viallis reading was the source of the ritual, and a work of evil. The souls of Lady Maria, Malik

, Janus, and Tianna have not moved on since their deaths. All four are trapped in the mortal realm until their physical remains can be buried in hallowed ground. The remains of those victims are missing

T6. Guard Tower Rooftop

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

. The skeletons are the remains of four guards who held this post long ago. Characters who search the remains find tattered bits of cloth, broken longbows and arrows, rusted blades in ruined sheaths

, and rusty chain mail. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, read: The swirling snow assumes the forms of thin, young women. The wind howls, “Begone! The treasure is

D13. Big Barkless

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

hovering over the lake. Big Barkless is a tree blight, a carnivorous, ambulatory Plant of menacing disposition (see the accompanying stat block). While it remains motionless, it easily passes for a dead

three-quarters cover. Big Barkless remains rooted to the spot until it’s required to act in its own defense, whereupon it uproots itself and attacks all creatures it perceives as threatening. That

Skeletons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

necromancers and foul spirits. Whether they’re the remains of the ancient dead or fresh bones bound to morbid ambitions, they commit deathless work for whatever forces reanimated them, often serving as

with other skeletons, despite being hacked to animate splinters. 3 Mimics ways it entertained itself in life, such as acting, dancing, or reading. 4 Performs a familiar task, such as cleaning, cooking, mining, or praying. 5 Repeats its final moments of life. 6 Stands guard at the post it protected in life.

K15. Chapel

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

figure slumped on the altar is all that remains of Gustav Herrenghast, a lawful evil human cleric who tried to obtain the Icon of Ravenloft and did not survive the attempt. See “Treasure” below for

golden thread (worth 250 gp) and a suit of chain mail, both nonmagical. Gustav’s black mace is a mace of terror. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies on

Wastrilith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

away. Water in containers remains corrupted until it evaporates. A creature that consumes this foul water or swims in it must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the

water within 60 feet of it to be difficult terrain for other creatures until the start of its next turn. Actions Multiattack. The wastrilith uses Grasping Spout and makes three attacks: one with

When Strahd Attacks

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

When Strahd Attacks Strahd isn’t a villain who remains out of sight until the final scene. Far from it—he travels as he desires to any place in his realm or his castle, and (from his perspective) the

card reading. His combat details are available in appendix D. When Strahd wants to terrorize the characters, he pays them a visit, either under the cloak of night or beneath overcast skies during the

Dzaan Lives!

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

anyone in Ten-Towns. See Dzaan’s description in appendix C for information about modifying the simulacrum’s stat block to account for its transformation into a clone of Dzaan. Krintaas remains by

others by reading their thoughts. Her weakness is that she’s always looking ahead, never behind her.” “Vellynne Harpell is a human necromancer, as cold and uncaring as the corpses she animates. She’s a withered old fool whose greatest asset—her family name—does her no good in Icewind Dale.”

A Hasty Retreat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

chapter as the characters join them by reading the following text: Kalaman’s surviving soldiers made camp on a bluff east of the City of Lost Names—or what remains of it. In the distance, a

Vine Blight

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

. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 10 Languages Common Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) False Appearance. While the blight remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a tangle of vines

target is restrained, and the blight can’t constrict another target. Entangling Plants (Recharge 5–6). Grasping roots and vines sprout in a 15-foot radius centered on the blight, withering away

Wastrilith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

clears it away. Water in containers remains corrupted until it evaporates. A creature that consumes this foul water or swims in it must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the

attacks, and it uses Grasping Spout. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (4d12 + 4) piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one

Ankheg

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

successful one. An ankheg resembles an enormous many-legged insect, its long antennae twitching in response to any movement around it. Its legs end in sharp hooks adapted for burrowing and grasping its

these tunnels, one might find the remnants of molted ankheg chitin, hatched ankheg eggs, or the grisly remains of ankheg victims, including coins or other treasures scattered during the creature’s attack.

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