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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Contortionist. The fomorian can enter a space large enough for a Large creature without squeezing.
Crawling Stance. While the fomorian has the prone condition, crawling does not cost it extra
needing to make an ability check.Multiattack. The fomorian makes two Slam attacks and uses Crawling Hex if it is available.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
shaker is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes into 7 (1d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d4+5","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Reconstruction"} crawling claw;crawling claws. After 6 (1d12;{"diceNotation":"1d12
","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Reconstruction"}) days, if at least two of those crawling claw;crawling claws are alive, they teleport to the location of the soul shaker’s death and merge
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Turn Immunity. The foot is immune to effects that turn undead.Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Stomp"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3
(1d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d4+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Stomp","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Stomping feet are the lesser known and smellier cousins to the crawling claw.Poison
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d4+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite
rarely encountered alone. They rampage in dense swarms, crawling and leaping over each other to rip, shred, and devour everything in their path.
Gibberlings are named for their incoherent chattering
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
points.Multiattack. The swarm makes two Gnashing Teeth attacks.
Gnashing Teeth. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Gnashing Teeth"} to hit, reach 0 ft
than a nuisance—a babbling, hairy creature that darts about, attacking whatever it can find. Unfortunately, gibberlings are rarely encountered alone. They rampage in dense swarms, crawling and
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Flaming Whip"} to hit, reach 30 ft., one target. Hit: 25 (5d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"5d6+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Flaming Whip", "rollDamageType":"fire
":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Lightning Blade"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8);{"diceNotation":"3d8+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lightning Blade
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Undead Mass"} to hit, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarm’s space. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType
, reach 0 ft., one creature in the swarm’s space. Hit: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Grasping Limbs","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 9 (2d8
into a dragon’s maw until the monster chokes. In the course of their relentless marches, zombies might suffer all manner of trauma, potentially reducing them to masses of crawling limbs (see
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d8+5","rollType":"damage
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
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Silver Needle"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 1 piercing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType
porcelain dolls are the most common, all manner of deadly stuffed animals, crawling jack-in-the-boxes, bloodthirsty poppets, murderous jewelry box ballerinas, and so forth might be carrionettes. These
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 7 (2d6
.
From a distance or in poor light, a spawn of Kyuss looks like an ordinary zombie. As it comes into clearer view, however, the scores of little green worms crawling in and out of it become visible. These
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
":"Energy Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Energy Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage
as a crawling claw or a Will-o'-Wisp;will-o'-wisp.
Vampirate
Vampirates are the walking, talking husks of dead pirates who refused to go quietly into the afterlife. They ply the void in their
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
turrets — and then uses Stomp.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +18;{"diceNotation":"1d20+18","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 29 (3d12 + 10
; (Colossus WX-12) squats in the Crawling Swamp, in the northwest corner of the Shadow Marches. How it got there, no one knows.
Hollow Structure. Although it can operate without a crew, a warforged colossus
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
has a creature grappled.
Tentacle Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tentacle Whip"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d10 + 8
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Extract Brain"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one incapacitated creature grappled by Dyrrn. Hit: 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollType":"damage
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Monsters
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1;{"diceNotation":"1d20+1","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 (1d4 - 1);{"diceNotation":"1d4-1","rollType":"damage
memories of its previous life.
Hades is crawling with larvae. Night hag;Night hags, lich;liches, and rakshasa;rakshasas harvest them for use in vile rituals. Other fiends like to feed on them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Crawling Claws Severed Appendages with Malicious Will Habitat: Any; Treasure: None Crawling claws are severed hands that move and act of their own murderous accord. These deathless appendages can
spring to life from the severed limbs of killers and villains, and sinister magic-users might animate crawling claws as foul servants. Crawling claws appear in a variety of forms, from decaying human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Crawling Claw “Makes you wonder what can be done with all those other murderer parts, doesn’t it?”
—Evangeliza Lavain, necromancer
Crawling claws are the severed hands of murderers animated by
dark magic so that they can go on killing. Wizards and warlocks of a dark bent use crawling claws as extra hands in their labors. Magical Origins. Through dark necromantic rituals, the life force of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Swarm of Crawling Claws Swarms of crawling claws are typically animated by depraved necromancers. Occasionally, these grotesque swarms arise from mass graves or after tragedies, refusing to let their
murderers escape their grasp. Swarm of Crawling Claws Medium Swarm of Tiny Undead, Neutral Evil
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 49 (11d8)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
up. You can't stand up if you don't have enough movement left or if your speed is 0. To move while prone, you must crawl or use magic such as teleportation. Every foot of movement while crawling
costs 1 extra foot. Crawling 1 foot in difficult terrain, therefore, costs 3 feet of movement. INTERACTING WITH OBJECTS AROUND YOU
Here are a few examples of the sorts of thing you can do in tandem with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
up. You can’t stand up if you don’t have enough movement left or if your speed is 0. To move while prone, you must crawl or use magic such as teleportation. Every foot of movement while crawling
costs 1 extra foot. Crawling 1 foot in difficult terrain, therefore, costs 3 feet of movement. INTERACTING WITH OBJECTS AROUND YOU
Here are a few examples of the sorts of thing you can do in tandem with
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
your arms half your height above yourself during the jump. Thus, you can reach above you a distance equal to the height of the jump plus 1 1/2 times your height.
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
your arms half your height above yourself during the jump. Thus, you can reach above you a distance equal to the height of the jump plus 1 1/2 times your height.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
attempt perilous. A creature trying to reach the top of the ledge must succeed on a DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. On a failed check, a creature takes 3 (1d6) slashing damage and remains in the pit
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Bad Dreams The characters’ sleep in the slave pen is troubled and fitful, filled with strange dreams and disturbing images. Dark shadows seem to move and reach out toward them as the characters
crawling masses of maggots or insects. At least one or more of the characters should wake in a cold sweat from these nightmares after every rest, feeling as though something is out there in the dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
larva stat block.
Hades is crawling with larvae. Night hags, liches, and rakshasas harvest them for use in vile rituals. Other fiends like to feed on them.
Larva Medium fiend, neutral evil
Perception 10
Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 (1d4 - 1) piercing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
VARIANT: FAMILIARS
Any spellcaster that can cast the find familiar spell (such as an archmage or mage) is
likely to have a familiar. The familiar can be one of the creatures described in the spell (see the Player’s Handbook) or some other Tiny monster, such as a crawling claw, imp, pseudodragon, or quasit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
characters teleport to the sundial, they are greeted by the terrible sound of villagers screaming, a dragon roaring, and lightning bolts tearing houses to splinters. When they reach the edge of the garden
paraphrase the following. “The mask, fools! The mask is what I’ve come for. Give it to me, and I’ll leave these crawling ants with their miserable lives. The Queen is returning! Who are you to hope to stop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
characters teleport to the sundial, they are greeted by the terrible sound of villagers screaming, a dragon roaring, and lightning bolts tearing houses to splinters. When they reach the edge of the
, read or paraphrase the following. “The mask, fools! The mask is what I’ve come for. Give it to me, and I’ll leave these crawling ants with their miserable lives. The Queen is returning! Who are you to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Multiattack. The fomorian makes two Slam attacks and uses Crawling Hex if it is available.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target
Underdark, the fomorians’ bodies and souls twisted until they became the fomorians of today. Fomorian Deep Crawler Deep crawlers are fomorians whose bodies are adapted to crawling through the tunnels of
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
Bite attacks.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) Piercing damage.
Tentacle. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 60 ft. Hit: The target has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
collapse. He survives only if the characters reach the roof and encourage him to flee back down the stairs immediately or save him via some other method. Desperate to escape, he eagerly follows the
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->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
accompanied by an undying companion, such as a crawling claw or a will-o’-wisp. Vampirate Captain
Medium Undead, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (10d8 + 40)
Speed 30
captain doesn’t require air or drink.
Actions
Energy Drain. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 22 (4d10) necrotic damage. A Humanoid reduced to 0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. They rampage in dense swarms, crawling and leaping over each other to rip, shred, and devour everything in their path. Gibberlings are named for their incoherent chattering. Loud and shrill, their
concentration on spells and similar effects.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage.
Swarm of Gibberlings Large Swarm of Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Carrionettes might appear as any type of toy or piece of art. While marionettes and porcelain dolls are the most common, all manner of deadly stuffed animals, crawling jack-in-the-boxes, bloodthirsty
. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 1 piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma saving throw or become cursed for 1 minute
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
green worms crawling in and out of it become visible. These worms jump onto nearby Humanoids and burrow into their flesh. A worm that penetrates a Humanoid body makes its way to the creature’s brain
, or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The spawn of Kyuss makes two Claw attacks, and it uses Burrowing Worm.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing