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Tyranny of Dragons
, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic, shield, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): cloud of daggers, hold person, see invisibility
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, dispel
drinks are spoiled — wine turning to vinegar, for instance.
Divination spells cast within the lair by creatures other than the mummy lord have a 25 percent chance to provide misleading results
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Zelennor, watches over the wizard’s frozen remains. It uses the weasel stat block in the Monster Manual but is a fey instead of a beast. If Zelennor is reduced to 0 hit points, Nass’s
. Nass’s personal sigil is inscribed on the spine, which also bears the title Lantomir’s Traveling Libram. The tome contains the following spells: clairvoyance, cloud of daggers, counterspell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
another way in your campaign. For instance, Queen Bargnot’s stat block could be used for any action-oriented goblin in your game.
Unique Creatures All of the action-oriented creatures in this book are unique. They have a specific name and backstory, though you can ignore these if you wish to use the creature’s stat block in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Does all magical Darkness block Darkvision? Magical Darkness blocks Darkvision only if the rules text for a particular instance of Darkness says it does. For example, the Darkness spell specifies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
. For instance, if an NPC ranger has an owlbear they work with, that creature would use the normal owlbear stat block and be played by the GM as normal. But if the characters are charged with rescuing
NPCs with Companions Companion creatures are designed to accompany player characters on adventures. If an NPC has a pet or creature servant, it’s recommended you use the creature’s normal stat block
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
spells. If a stat block says its creature is a spellcaster of a particular guild — an Izzet spellcaster, for instance — that creature’s spell list includes one or more spells from that guild’s spell list. See chapter 2 for the guilds’ lists.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
equipment is still usable. A battered suit of armor made for a monster is rarely usable by someone else, for instance. If a spellcasting monster needs material components to cast its spells, assume that it has the material components it needs to cast the spells in its stat block.
Equipment A stat block rarely refers to equipment, other than armor or weapons used by a monster. A creature that customarily wears clothes, such as a humanoid, is assumed to be dressed appropriately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
item that is either magical or psionic. For instance, a creature’s stat block might say they’re resistant to “bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from mundane attacks.” This means that when you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
cleric surrounded by eighteen shade minions uses Turn Undead. When many minions with the same stat block need to make a saving throw against the same effect at the same time, you can make one saving
throw for a group of up to five minions at a time. All minions in a group use the result of the saving throw. For instance, if thirty-four goblin minions need to make a saving throw against a hypnotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Equipment A stat block rarely refers to equipment, other than armor or weapons used by a monster. A creature that customarily wears clothes, such as a humanoid, is assumed to be dressed appropriately
recoverable after the creature is slain and whether any of that equipment is still usable. A battered suit of armor made for a monster is rarely usable by someone else, for instance. If a spellcasting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Basic Statistics A ship stat block has three main parts: basic statistics, components, and action options. Ships can’t take any actions on their own. Without effort from its crew, a ship might drift
on the water, come to a stop, or careen out of control. Size Most ships are Large, Huge, or Gargantuan. A ship’s size category is determined by its length or width, whichever is longer. For instance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Stat Block Overview A monster has a stat block that contains the rules necessary to use it in the game. Stat blocks are divided into the following parts, which correspond with the example stat block
+7
Resistances Necrotic
Immunities Charmed (except from its vampire master)
Gear Daggers (10)
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Stat Block Overview A monster has a stat block that contains the rules necessary to use it in the game. Stat blocks are divided into the following parts, which correspond with the example stat block
+7
Resistances Necrotic
Immunities Charmed (except from its vampire master)
Gear Daggers (10)
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
Group Attacks Each minion has at least one group attack action that speeds up play. In a group attack, two to five minions of the same stat block who share a turn can all use their action to join the
many minions join a group attack. For instance, if five minions surround a target, the GM may decide to have all five attack at once to speed up combat, or may break up the attacks among smaller groups
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Fiend Folio published in 1981. Many of these monsters, old and new alike, are ideal for use with the earlier chapters of this book. For instance, the demons and devils presented here — lesser varieties as
. If you are unfamiliar with the monster stat block format, read the introduction of the Monster Manual before proceeding further. It explains stat block terminology and gives rules for various monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Stat Block A stat block contains the game statistics of a monster. Each stat block includes the following information presented after the monster’s name. Size. A monster is Tiny, Small, Medium, Large
and then provides the save’s DC, a description of which creatures must make the save, and what happens on a failed or a successful save. Damage Notation. A stat block usually provides both a static
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
block usually provides both a static number and a die expression for each instance of damage. For example, an attack might deal 4 (1d4 + 2) damage on a hit. The DM determines whether you use the static number or the die expression in parentheses; you don’t use both.
Stat Block A stat block contains the game statistics of a monster. Each stat block includes the following information presented after the monster’s name. Size. A monster is Tiny, Small, Medium, Large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
takes half as much damage (round down) as targets that fail the save, while also ignoring all other parts of the effect. Damage Notation A stat block usually provides both a number and a die expression
for each instance of damage. For example, an attack might deal 4 (1d4 + 2) damage on a hit. You decide whether to use the number or the die expression in parentheses; don’t use both. Multiattack Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
as much damage (round down) as targets that fail the save, while also ignoring all other parts of the effect. Damage Notation A stat block usually provides both a number and a die expression for each
instance of damage. For example, an attack might deal 4 (1d4 + 2) damage on a hit. You decide whether to use the number or the die expression in parentheses; don’t use both. Multiattack Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
temporary hit points last? Unless a feature says otherwise, temporary hit points last until you finish a long rest (PH "Temporary Hit Points"). Does all magical darkness block darkvision? Magical darkness
blocks darkvision only if the rules text for a particular instance of darkness says it does. For example, the darkness spell specifies that it produces a magical darkness that obstructs darkvision. That obstruction is a feature of the spell, not of magical darkness in general.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
address every instance of petty crime. The Guild’s operations widen to numerous commercial ventures, such as gambling dens, animal fights, races, and brawling tournaments. Their traffickers also maintain
double her proficiency bonus to the damage she deals on ranged attacks made with daggers (already factored into her attacks).
Actions
Multiattack. Nine-Fingers attacks three times with her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
one permanent door, which leads to the guildhall’s tavern entrance. Across from it stands a double door guarded by two werewolves and two werevultures (see chapter 21 for the werevulture stat block
prisoner from a rival thieves’ guild (use the spy stat block) is locked in one cell; Kathra Bitterwind visits occasionally to interrogate the prisoner. 4: Audience Hall A carpeted dais stands at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
attacks. 5th 33 (6d8 + 6) Proficiency Bonus. Iriad’s proficiency bonus increases by 1, so make the following changes in her stat block: increase the bonuses in the Saving Throws and Skills entries by
Survival bonuses and her passive Perception score. 9th 55 (10d8 + 10) Proficiency Bonus. Iriad’s proficiency bonus increases by 1, so make the following changes in her stat block: increase the bonuses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
gain the Spellcaster class, a creature must have at least one language in its stat block that it can speak. A sidekick gains the following class features as it gains levels in this class, as
, Persuasion, and Religion. The sidekick gains proficiency with light armor, and if it is a humanoid or has a simple or martial weapon in its stat block, it also gains proficiency with all simple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
dwarf “coat racks” are moving slightly. Both are designed to serve as attendants and use the duodrone stat block. Without professors to control them, the coat racks attack the characters either when
the Strixhaven campus guide stat block (see chapter 7). Without anyone to correct it, the butler believes the characters are burglars. It shouts a warning in Common—“The Earl commands you to leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Initiative Modifier Tiny +5 Small +2 Medium +0 Large -2 Huge -5 Gargantuan -8 Don’t apply the same modifier more than once on a creature’s turn. For example, a rogue fighting with two daggers gains
turn, remembering never to apply the same modifier twice. For instance, a paladin casts a 2nd-level spell as a bonus action and then attacks with a shortsword. The paladin takes a -2 penalty for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
block), is startled when the characters appear. After his initial surprise, he introduces himself to the characters and expresses his delight that they have opened the portal to the mansion. He has been
weapon rack holding staffs and daggers, all lit by indigo-tinted light streaming through a window. The floor is stained and scorched. At the far end of the room, a broom hovers in the air, sweeping the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
head of the Swordmaiden sits in a stand of tall trees in the center of the block of the North Ward bounded by Hassantyr’s Street, Tarsar’s Street, Whaelgond Way, and Ussilbran Street. The center of
another in whispered tones about events in the city. If they are interrupted, their reaction reportedly varies from being helpful to engaging in murderous spell-slinging.
Three Daggers Alley. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
mash the beans with the various cooking knives at the table (treat them as daggers), their own tools, or other methods. Each pile is a single Small object with AC 10; hp 15; and immunity to cold
the prepared beans to the woks. Prawn Preparation. The large tank contains four 8-foot-long jagged koi prawns (use the giant sea horse stat block). Participants must slay one of the prawns. Waiting sous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
case, pick two spells, or combine the effects of a spell cast using a 9th-level and a 5th-level slot. For instance, a fireball spell of this sort would deal 24d6 fire damage on a failed saving throw
tweak its effects to fit the trap’s nature. For instance, you can easily change the damage type a spell delivers or the saving throw it requires. Disarming a Simple Trap Only one successful ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
particular neighborhood. The Harborhands, for instance, can be found across the Lower City wherever a neighborhood touches the water, but would rarely try to flex its claim outside of the actual docks
is the result of a citywide crew having a natural local nexus, such as the Porters’ Union and the Butchers’ Block tending to dominate Eastway, as their members congregate near the Basilisk Gate for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
particular neighborhood. The Harborhands, for instance, can be found across the Lower City wherever a neighborhood touches the water, but would rarely try to flex its claim outside of the actual docks
is the result of a citywide crew having a natural local nexus, such as the Porters’ Union and the Butchers’ Block tending to dominate Eastway, as their members congregate near the Basilisk Gate for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
one’s crew, and such “drowners” are universally shunned. The dozens of crews calling Baldur’s Gate home are as different in attitude and approach as the city’s residents. For instance, everyone in the
Butchers’ Block or the mercenaries and “security consultants” of the Bannerless Legion. Other crews, such as the Scribes and Sages or the Honorable Order of Moneylenders, would never dream of getting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Companion stat block, which uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in several places. Whenever you summon the drake, choose a damage type listed in its Draconic Essence trait. You can determine the cosmetic
your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the drake can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
can take are listed in “Actions” earlier in this chapter. A character’s features and a monster’s stat block also provide action options. “Movement and Position” later in this chapter gives the rules
to use an action for any of these activities when it needs special care or when it presents an unusual obstacle. For instance, the DM might require you to take the Utilize action to open a stuck door






