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Monster Manual
itself. After 24 hours, the seeds become creatures under the blight’s control. Roll 1d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Blight Seeds"} for each seed to determine the
"} Necrotic damage, and the target has the Grappled condition (escape DC 17) from one of six roots. Until the grapple ends, the target has the Restrained condition and takes 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
creatures, or eight Tiny creatures. A creature inside a cavity has three-quarters cover against attacks and other effects that originate outside the cavity. The yggdrasti’s cavities aren’t
Conduit. If the yggdrasti is subjected to lightning damage, it is unhurt, and the lightning damage is instead divided evenly among all creatures it is grappling. In addition, the yggdrasti regains one
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Curse of Strahd
or more slashing damage to it on one attack. Cutting the root doesn’t hurt the blight but ends the grapple.Blights (as described in the Monster Manual) are evil, ambulatory plant creatures, and
a tree blight is a particularly enormous variety. It looks like a dead tree or treant, 30 feet tall, with spongy wooden flesh, thorny branches, and rubbery roots that trail behind it. It has blood
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Candlekeep Mysteries
a point on the ground that the lich can see within 120 feet of it. The lich is unaffected by the roots and vines. For all other creatures, the area becomes difficult terrain, and each creature in the
count, and obeys the lich’s commands. The shambling mound dies after 1 hour or when the lich uses this lair action again.
Rotten roots and vines magically erupt in a 20-foot radius centered on
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and vines erupt in a 20-foot radius centered on a point on the ground that the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. That area becomes difficult terrain, and
each creature there must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
damage at the start of each of the scion’s turns.
The scion’s stomach can hold up to two creatures at a time. If the scion takes 60 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it
, the scion must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, each of which falls in a space within 10 feet of the scion and has the prone
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
spells take the form of shattering mirrors.
COMPANION CREATURES
Various creatures serve the witches of Dunbarrow. It’s not uncommon to see ravens and bats flitting through the canopy, or cats
or otters scurrying through the undergrowth, to deliver messages to allies or rivals across the marsh. Some witches animate bundles of sticks and roots to do their errands about the marsh for them
Monsters
Divine Contention
(losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and vines erupt in a 20
or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt away when the dragon
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a bipedal form.
This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is
might die. If it is freed from its specific duties, a wood woad might roam to find another place of natural beauty or fey influence to watch over.
Wood woads are drawn to creatures that have close ties
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
;Selesnya. As a member of the Selesnya Conclave, you are surrounded by people and other creatures who share your worldview and your longing for deeper spiritual communion with the world, and you have a
nature is always a worthwhile endeavor. (Good)
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Humility. Ambition and pride are the roots of strife. (Good)
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Evangelism. When all have joined the Selesnya Conclave, Ravnica will
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
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Frightening Presence (Costs 2 Actions). Illmarrow targets up to three creatures she can see within 30 feet of her. Each target must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1
. Illmarrow is a fiefdom on the isle of Farlnen — home to a community of elves exiled from Aerenal, who have practiced necromancy for centuries. But Lady Illmarrow’s roots extend far beyond her
Vine Blight
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
","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
difficult terrain for nonplant creatures. In addition, each creature of the blight’s choice in that area when the plants appear must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or become restrained. A
Adult Green Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and vines
saving throw or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt away when
Ancient Green Dragon
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initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and
Strength saving throw or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt
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glove fungus feeds voraciously off decaying matter, unwary insects, and small creatures. Resembling a long-fingered hand, they grow from bulbous roots that look like leathery, white eggs and constantly
Scent of Death. Creatures that can smell have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks made to find the devil’s glove.
Spider Climb. The devil’s glove can climb difficult surfaces
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. Response: The maidenwood gains 10 Temporary Hit Points.Maidenwoods are creatures birthed from tree stumps by old magics, often arising from curses that turn the forest against a transgressor. They scuttle
on roots like legs, and the broken trunk becomes a fierce, grinding maw. The maidenwood’s tendrils blossom into lifelike figures it uses to lure its prey close.
Secret. The curse that maintains
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You conjure animated plants that appear as a Large mass of vines, stems, shoots, roots, and leaves in an unoccupied space you can see within range. The vegetation lasts for the duration.
While you
’re within 5 feet of the plants or sharing a space with them, you are considered to be in a Lightly Obscured area. Other creatures cannot enter the same space as the plants. When you move on your
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bodies of the living or the dead, twisting them into woodwarped. These wooden creations of tangled roots and bark take shape into a crude yet eerily familiar imitation of their hosts. Those that slay
bodies but their bond to the forest. The mere sight of an axe is enough to hold the creatures at bay, and the bite of its blade slices them like smoke.Bludgeoning, Piercing
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Swallow. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 25, one Large or smaller creature Grappled by the leviathan (it can have up to four creatures swallowed at a time). Failure: The target is swallowed and no longer
succeed on a DC 25 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, each of which falls in a space within 10 feet of the leviathan and has the Prone condition. If
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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
":"recharge", "rollAction":"The Earth Hungers"}. Strength Saving Throw: DC 25, creatures of Shub-Niggurath’s choice within 200 ft. of Shub-Niggurath and the ground. Failure: The target takes 110 (20d10
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Neither bugs nor bears, bugbears are the hulking cousins of goblins and hobgoblins. With roots in the Feywild, early bugbears resided in hidden places, in hard-to-reach and shadowed spaces. Long ago
. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
.
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You can cast the speak with animals spell at will, but can use it to communicate only with insects.
Disturbing whispers on the edge of hearing haunt all creatures within 30 feet of you
, causing those creatures to recall their saddest memories.
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You have a +1 bonus to Wisdom (Insight checks) involving creatures you can see.
Your body is ghostly and translucent except for your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
topmost branches leading the way and their withered roots trailing behind them. Each one has its own gravity plane and air envelope. Creatures sometimes try to hitch a ride on an yggdrasti to take
advantage of its air envelope. A typical yggdrasti specimen has cavities inside its trunk in which Medium or smaller creatures can lurk. Yggdrasti attack any settlements or spelljamming ships they come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
topmost branches leading the way and their withered roots trailing behind them. Each one has its own gravity plane and air envelope. Creatures sometimes try to hitch a ride on an yggdrasti to take
advantage of its air envelope. A typical yggdrasti specimen has cavities inside its trunk in which Medium or smaller creatures can lurk. Yggdrasti attack any settlements or spelljamming ships they come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Features of Hither The portion of Prismeer known as Hither is an enormous swamp containing huge tangles of mangrove roots, expanses of thick marsh, and mysterious sites half-sunk in the muck. Weird
and haunting creatures call Hither home, and the land is dotted with old wells that belch out and slurp up the sludgy water that saturates the land. At its heart, the hag Bavlorna Blightstraw makes her lair in Downfall. HitherView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
L1. Root Bridges These two bridges have the same features. When the characters first approach one of them, read: A gnarled bridge formed by tangled tree roots spans a rocky, dried-up riverbed.
The
bridges sway and creak when crossed. To avoid making a racket, each creature traveling along a bridge must make a DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check. On a failed check, the creatures stationed in the goblin market (area L2) are alerted; they take no action immediately but can’t be surprised.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
L1. Root Bridges These two bridges have the same features. When the characters first approach one of them, read: A gnarled bridge formed by tangled tree roots spans a rocky, dried-up riverbed.
The
bridges sway and creak when crossed. To avoid making a racket, each creature traveling along a bridge must make a DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check. On a failed check, the creatures stationed in the goblin market (area L2) are alerted; they take no action immediately but can’t be surprised.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Features of Hither The portion of Prismeer known as Hither is an enormous swamp containing huge tangles of mangrove roots, expanses of thick marsh, and mysterious sites half-sunk in the muck. Weird
and haunting creatures call Hither home, and the land is dotted with old wells that belch out and slurp up the sludgy water that saturates the land. At its heart, the hag Bavlorna Blightstraw makes her lair in Downfall. HitherView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Blight, Tree Blights (as described in the Monster Manual) are evil, ambulatory plant creatures, and a tree blight is a particularly enormous variety. It looks like a dead tree or treant, 30 feet tall
, with spongy wooden flesh, thorny branches, and rubbery roots that trail behind it. It has blood for sap and is so saturated with blood that it doesn’t catch fire easily. Vicious Carnivore. A tree
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Blight, Tree Blights (as described in the Monster Manual) are evil, ambulatory plant creatures, and a tree blight is a particularly enormous variety. It looks like a dead tree or treant, 30 feet tall
, with spongy wooden flesh, thorny branches, and rubbery roots that trail behind it. It has blood for sap and is so saturated with blood that it doesn’t catch fire easily. Vicious Carnivore. A tree
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Peylon Tree Locations The following locations are keyed to map 6.1. Dyson Logos Map 6.1: Peylon Tree View Player Version P1: Rotted Roots Thick, gnarled roots spread in all directions. A gaping
successful check, the character spots vague humanoid footprints in the soft dirt. The tracks lead into area P2. Alternative Entrance. A character who scales the roots that form a mound along the east
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Peylon Tree Locations The following locations are keyed to map 6.1. Dyson Logos Map 6.1: Peylon Tree View Player Version P1: Rotted Roots Thick, gnarled roots spread in all directions. A gaping
successful check, the character spots vague humanoid footprints in the soft dirt. The tracks lead into area P2. Alternative Entrance. A character who scales the roots that form a mound along the east
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
spirits caused unnatural growths to manifest—spirit blisters that corrupt the land and its creatures. Gradually, this sickness encroached on Pangil ng Buwan’s lair. While the ancient bakunawa slept
, strangling roots enveloped it and poured poison into its being for centuries. When Pangil ng Buwan awoke not long ago, its corruption caused it to hate all it once loved. After raging across Lambakluha, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
spirits caused unnatural growths to manifest—spirit blisters that corrupt the land and its creatures. Gradually, this sickness encroached on Pangil ng Buwan’s lair. While the ancient bakunawa slept
, strangling roots enveloped it and poured poison into its being for centuries. When Pangil ng Buwan awoke not long ago, its corruption caused it to hate all it once loved. After raging across Lambakluha, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Roots of Bathalang Puno The swamps grow drier and more densely forested within a couple miles of Bathalang Puno, with vines and mangroves ensnaring ancient, overgrown ruins. A character who succeeds
hostilities break out, the dragon hunters defend themselves, using the stat blocks of five veterans (see “The Dragon Hunters” earlier in this adventure). The Bakunawa’s Lair Map 10.2: roots of bathalang