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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
restrained, has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the dead flesh, and takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Flesh Entomb","rollDamageType":"necrotic
marches, zombies might suffer all manner of trauma, potentially reducing them to masses of crawling limbs (see swarm of zombie limbs), infecting them with terrible diseases (see zombie plague spreader), or crushing an entire horde into a single, rotting titan.Poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Speed A creature has a Speed, which is the distance in feet the creature can cover when it moves on its turn. See also “Climbing,” “Crawling,” “Flying,” “Jumping,” “Swimming” and “Playing the Game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
to go. Climbing, Swimming, and Crawling Each foot of movement costs 1 extra foot (2 extra feet in difficult terrain) when you’re climbing, swimming, or crawling. You ignore this extra cost if you
jump, you cover a number of feet up to your Strength score if you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately before the jump. When you make a standing long jump, you can leap only half that distance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
living creatures it sees. A crawling claw wearing an obsidian ring on one stubby finger (see “Treasure”) lurks amid the offal mounds. These mounds are difficult terrain to Small and Medium creatures
, and the fungi growing atop them provide cover to Tiny creatures. The shriveled gray hand once belonged to Pelek the svirfneblin (see “Development”). The crack in the southeast wall between the mounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Speed A creature has a Speed, which is the distance in feet the creature can cover when it moves on its turn. See also “Climbing,” “Crawling,” “Flying,” “Jumping,” “Swimming” and chapter 1 (“Combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
to go. Climbing, Swimming, and Crawling Each foot of movement costs 1 extra foot (2 extra feet in difficult terrain) when you’re climbing, swimming, or crawling. You ignore this extra cost if you
long jump, you cover a number of feet up to your Strength score if you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately before the jump. When you make a standing long jump, you can leap only half that distance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
victims and drag them close to ropers’ toothy maws. If these tentacles are severed, ropers rapidly grow replacements.
Ropers can move, albeit slowly. Crawling on the sticky cilia that cover their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
lintels run the length of the passage. The corridor abruptly widens to a cube fifteen feet on a side with a corrugated floor. In the ceiling of this area, a bronze, circular trapdoor is set. The cover is
bludgeoning damage and isn’t knocked prone. A creature that moves only by crawling on the floor, using the corrugated surface to maintain one’s grip, is safe from the wind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
) bludgeoning damage, and the creature is buried under rubble. A creature buried in this way is blinded, restrained, and has total cover. It can try to dig itself free as an action, ending the blinded and
restrained conditions on itself and crawling to the surface with a successful DC 16 Strength (Athletics) check. A creature that fails this check three times can’t attempt to dig itself out again. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and powders. Books are stacked between the glassware and chemicals. Yellowed paper charts and blackboards full of complex formulas cover the walls.
The books here cover chemical science and alchemy
have absorbed enough magical energy to become crawling claws. They push the lid off their jar and attack when any creature comes within 5 feet of them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
inspiration. On later occurrences of this encounter, the platter holds a crawling claw that attacks the nearest character. 2 A silver goblet (worth 50 gp) filled to the brim with wine. A character who drinks
attracts 1d4 hungry vampire spawn (see below), which arrive in 1d4 + 1 rounds. 6 A wizard’s spellbook with a black velvet dust jacket over its stitched leather cover. The book contains all the spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
laboratory’s equipment to return to its original body. Instead of being thankful, however, the devil turns against the characters at the first opportunity. Kwalish’s Journal. The cover of Kwalish’s
, the gears on the cover deactivate the treasury engine, which begins to sputter. The characters have 3 rounds to flee this area before the treasury plunges down into the valley to be destroyed, along
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Swarm 3rd-level Swarmkeeper feature A swarm of intangible nature spirits has bonded itself to you and can assist you in battle. While you’re alive, the swarm remains in your space, crawling on you or
Gathered Swarm, it gives you half cover until the start of your next turn. Swarming Dispersal 15th-level Swarmkeeper feature You can discorporate into your swarm, avoiding danger. When you take damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
character of giant size stands in the amphitheater and loudly challenges Iymrith, the dragon’s ego gets the better of her, and she responds to the challenge by crawling out of her lair to destroy her
save, the creature takes 22 (4d10) bludgeoning damage from falling stone and is buried under stone and sand. While buried, the creature is prone and blinded. It also can’t breathe and has total cover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
slots): blight, wall of fire
5th level (1 slot): telekinesis
When the characters arrive, Withers is working at his desk. Seven crawling claws follow him around and obey his commands. Withers is
scholar’s pack. A manual of golems (clay) lies open on his desk next to a spellbook containing all the spells he has prepared. On the inside back cover of the spellbook is what appears to be a name
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
fire, poison, and psychic damage). Anyone who peers down into area 5 after the grate is removed and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check spots several fist-sized spiders crawling along the
walls of the passage below. The spiders immediately scuttle away from any noise or light. 2. Altar to Lolth A rough stone altar dominates this cabin. Strange markings cover its surface, dried mud cakes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Dusty sheets cover most of the room’s furnishings. Cobwebs stretch between the antlers, wolf heads, and other hunting trophies mounted on the walls above the wainscoting. A pale rectangle above the
for different reasons (see area C12 for details). A hag stole Heluthe’s corpse a few years ago and replaced it with a scarecrow and two crawling claws that try to murder anyone who releases them. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
inside the skull has three-quarters cover against attacks made from outside the skull. The skull is big enough to hold one Medium creature. It has AC 15, 50 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic
Intelligence (Investigation) check to find. The glyph deals 5d8 thunder damage when triggered. Opening the lid releases four crawling claws that fight until destroyed. Also contained in the chest are various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
through a fey crossing by entering a clearing, passing through the surface of a pool, stepping into a circle of mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. A few warlocks seek out such places to
power and influence for me. Slay, and let the rot cover all. Fear me, and obey.” Tyranthraxus, also called the Possessing Spirit and the Flamed One, seeks to rule the world through the bodies of others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
interior is hollow, with broken beams showing where upper floors existed long ago. Webs cover the tower’s walls, with two anchor points to the northwest and northeast.
A monstrous demon is moving
scraps of cloth atop a table made of crumbling stone. The demon is covered with countless tiny, crawling spiders that appear and disappear at random.
Camlash (see the accompanying stat block) plans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
itself.
Adamantine shields cover the observatory’s windows. A large chunk of stone from another building has crashed through the roof and embedded itself in the floor like a jagged stone knife. This
has a different cover showing a humanoid figure that represents one of the siblings: the Martyr (with a noose around its neck), the Traitor (with a knife held behind its back), the Bewitched (with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Travel The rules in the “Exploration” section in the Player’s Handbook cover the basics of travel on a scale ranging from minutes to days. The tools in this section can add excitement to a longer
stages of the journey, however many miles each square or hex might be. (This style of play is sometimes called “hex crawling.”)
In this kind of wilderness exploration, you can take one of two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
spear and an oblong shield lean against the wall. The shield bears the symbol of a humanoid skull with spiders crawling from its eye sockets. Two weathered humanoid skulls hang from wooden pegs on the
scuttle for cover. These areas contain nothing of interest. 10. Unholy Shrine The floor of this chamber is covered with runes written in blood. A circle has been carved into the floor’s wooden planks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
beneath the forest canopy. Growths of green, brown, and gray lichen cover the cave mouth, and a small stream flows deeper into the yawning darkness.
The character who has the highest passive Wisdom
. Alchemist’s Alcove Spiderwebs and mold cover everything inside this room. A rotting wood table and a set of shelves stand along the far wall. Glass jars, a mortar and pestle, and various other alchemical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
lead to the Temple of Chaos and to the Abyssal Gate. 17. Crawling Hall Two enormous pillars on the far side of this chamber emit brilliant white light that holds the attention of dozens of giant vermin
crawling on and around them. The vermin occasionally fight among themselves, but most of these creatures move sluggishly, as if the light has subdued them.
Glowing Pillars. The pillars emit magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
slaad tadpole. Hiding in the dark corners of the hidden room are two crawling claws. If one or more characters enter the hidden room, the claws start pushing the jars with slaad tadpoles off the shelves
and onto the ground, releasing the tadpoles. On its turn, a crawling claw can move to a specimen jar and take an action to release the slaad tadpole trapped within. Treasure. On the shelf along the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
pit fills and eventually clamber out. Trap C. Nearly invisible runes cover the floor in this area. The runes radiate conjuration to a detect magic spell or similar effect, or can be detected with a
. Ten of the feet in the room are stomping feet, the lesser known and smellier cousins to the crawling claw. A stomping foot uses the crawling claw stat block with these changes: Its speed is 30 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
carved this cave. The aberration used the cave to meditate and rest. Glowing Mosaic. Pink, purple, and blue crystals cover the walls in a mosaic that depicts merfolk raising their hands toward an
statue. C4. Bleached Reef This small reef is stark white and covered by twenty crabs crawling over it. This reef marks Ogrorlo’s grave. The aboleth’s loyal slaves buried the remains after Lenth killed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
white and black specimens among them. Glistening spiderwebs cover the rosebushes.
The webs belong to three ettercaps that recently crawled up from the forest of Thither. They lurk under the soil
crawling up and over the nearby palace wall. Chromatic Roses. Any character who explores the rose garden spots a magic rosebush growing near its center: In the heart of the rose garden, coiled around a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
double doors to this room are locked. Lady Wachter and her servants carry keys. This room is crawling with cats. Bookshelves hug the walls, but most of the shelves are bare. Other furnishings include a
cover debts, and the books that remain aren’t particularly valuable. Use the Random Books table (see chapter 4, area K37) to determine the subject matter of a particular book. A section of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
–10 A mass migration of insects begins, with waves of Tiny bugs crawling over everything in the region. Creatures cannot take a short or long rest in the region for the next 24 hours. 11–15 A swarm of
rot disease (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) from minute parasites. 66–70 Dung-colored bugs cover the ground. Creatures that move at half their normal walking speed can ignore the bugs. Those that move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of tough silk over metal frames. Against the west wall stands a metal cabinet adorned with symbols of coins crawling on spider legs.
When the mind flayers attacked, the drow denizens moved the large
chilled the water enough to create a thin crust of ice. G23: Killing Hall Narrow slits line the west side of this twisting hall.
The arrow slits provide three-quarters cover to creatures in area G24
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Perrenland.” P37. Dretch Nursery Flies buzz throughout this chamber, and the grimy marble floor is crawling with maggots. Eight wicker cradles stand upright in the filth. Lashed to each cradle is a three
effect on it. If the characters remove a book from the shelves, they see that the cover, like the spine, has no title. Opening any of the books reveals that its pages are blank apart from the first page






