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Storm King's Thunder
others will be normal cats.
Tressym have good memories, particularly when it comes to danger. For example, a tressym that sees a human use a wand of lightning bolts remembers the danger of &ldquo
;sticks of wood held by humans” for the rest of its life. A lucky, healthy tressym can live to be 20 years old.
With the DM’s permission, a person who casts the find familiar spell can choose to conjure a tressym instead of a normal cat.Poison
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
whirlwind that disperses quickly and harmlessly. Anything she is wearing or carrying is left behind.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Aerisi fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead
melee attack, plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Windvane","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.In the Air Node
When danger threatens the Temple of Howling
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the archon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The archon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
attacker.The archons of Eldraine are enigmatic beings who fly over the perimeter where the realm meets the wilds, marking the boundary between safety (for the people of the realm) and danger. The sight of an
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Evasion. If the high fae is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only
inhuman, high fae are the oldest creatures in Eldraine, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the untamed wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Miirym fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
X-Ray Vision. Miirym can see through solid matter out to a range of 60 feet. To her, opaque creatures, objects, and obstacles within
present-day Faerûn than in fighting. Indeed, Miirym is an engaging conversationalist if one has the inclination to chat with her.
Miirym doesn’t have a treasure hoard. Instead, she protects
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
feet of it and can use an action to pinpoint the location of any creature, object, or area in that range that bears magic. This sense penetrates barriers but is blocked by a thin sheet of lead.
Tunneler
they acquire, instead choosing to protect and venerate such items. Tappers spend their long lives in the search for the source of all magic, which they believe to be hidden deep in the Underdark. They
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
within the garden.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Gardener fails a saving throw, they can choose to succeed instead.
Unfettered Steps. The Gardener is unaffected by difficult
unconscious condition but is stable instead of dying.
Breath of Tranquility (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Breath of Tranquility"}. The Gardener exhales soporific
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Sul Khatesh has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Master of Magic. Sul Khatesh has advantage on
creature within 30 feet of it. A creature that fails the saving throw but can't expend a spell slot is instead stunned until the end of its next turn.Overlords
In the first days of the world, the
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
fae fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The high fae has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The high fae makes two
they jockey for favors and status in the Kindly Lord’s court.
High Fae
Ageless and inhuman, high fae are the oldest creatures in Eldraine, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that path is long and fraught with barriers. Alhoons are mind flayers who have used a shortcut to attain a lichlike state.
Elder brains forbid mind flayers from pursuing magic power aside from psionics
like those of other liches.
Unlike a true lich;lich's phylactery, the periapt of mind trapping doesn’t restore the alhoons to undeath if they are destroyed. Instead, a destroyed alhoon’s
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
charges; the hand is made of ice, is immune to cold damage, and deals bludgeoning damage instead of force damage as a clenched fist), cone of cold (2 charges), flesh to ice (3 charges; as flesh to stone
presence in the party might put the characters in danger.
Artus Cimber’s Traits
Ideal. “The preservation of knowledge and history is important to me.”
Bond. “I long to be
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
(3/Day). If Hythonia fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Petrifying Gaze. When a creature that can see Hythonia’s eyes starts its turn within 30 feet of her, Hythonia can
; Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If Hythonia is reduced to 0 hit points, she doesn’t die or fall unconscious. Instead, she sheds her skin, regains 199 hit points, and moves up to her speed
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
succeed instead.
Innate Spellcasting. Imix’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 20, +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to
":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Lava Fountain Chance"} chance that characters in this area are close enough to an erupting lava fountain to be in danger. A lava fountain creates a vent 20
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
description — unless you’re directed to chapter 6 of this source instead.
The creature is friendly to you, your companions, and other members of your guild (unless those guild members are
hostile to you). It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the creature takes the Dodge action and moves to avoid danger.
The creature exists for a duration
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Hit. On a suc-
cessful save, the wonder drops to 1 Hit Point instead.
Wind-Up Operation. The wonder has the Unconscious
condition until another creature winds it with the won-
der’s unique
immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal
commands (no action required by you). If you don’t
issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its
movement to avoid danger. The domestic wonder is
destroyed if it drops to 0 Hit Points.
monsters
. On a successful save, the wonder drops to 1 Hit Point instead.
Wind-Up Operation. The wonder has the Unconscious condition until another creature winds it with the wonder’s unique key for 1
Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. The domestic wonder is destroyed if it drops to 0 Hit Points.
Mechanical Wonders
Mechanical Wonder;Mechanical Wonders have revolutionized life
Lizardfolk
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
; Instead, aggressive, stronger creatures register to the lizardfolk as fearsome beings to be avoided if possible. If such creatures attack, lizardfolk flee, fighting only if cornered. Lizardfolk aren
’t scared of a troll; instead, they understand that a troll is a fearsome, dangerous creature and react accordingly.
Lizardfolk never become angry in the way others do, but they act with
magic-items
any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. The domestic wonderis destroyed if it drops to 0 Hit Points.
Domestic Wonder
Medium Construct, Unaligned
AC 9 Initiative -1
a successful save, the wonder drops to 1 Hit Point instead.
Wind-Up Operation. The wonder has the Unconscious condition until another creature winds it with the wonder’s unique key for 1
Bugbear
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
commands to the severed heads to wake Hruggek if any danger threatens him.
Bugbears admire the qualities of both brothers. Because of Hruggek, they consider bravery and physical superiority to be their
instead of killing them, he showed mercy and even honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Ogre Zombie Relentless Reanimated Corpse Ogre zombies serve as tireless labor and undying weapons of war. These massive zombies possess the size and strength to break through barriers that repel
damage taken) unless the damage is Radiant or from a Critical Hit. On a successful save, the zombie drops to 1 Hit Point instead.
Actions
Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Bludgeoning damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Ogre Zombie Ogre zombies serve as tireless labor and undying weapons of war. These massive zombies possess the size and strength to break through barriers that repel smaller zombies. Ogre Zombie
is Radiant or from a Critical Hit. On a successful save, the zombie drops to 1 Hit Point instead.
Actions
Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Bludgeoning damage.
Orc
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death.
Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who
rarely keep records or write down their thoughts. When orcs need to communicate in writing, they use crude symbols to convey basic information, such as “food stored here,” “danger close
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
characters arrive at Ironspine Keep to meet with the knight at the start of the adventure. If this employment isn’t sufficient to interest the players, you might use one of the following hooks instead
: Allies in Danger. A character’s family or loved ones in the Western Heartlands send word about how dangerous the area has become and how happy they are to hear that the nearby Ironspine Keep is being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
pose little danger in small numbers, packs of stirges can be a formidable threat, reattaching as quickly as their weakening prey can pluck them off. Stirge
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14
the target. While attached, the stirge doesn’t attack. Instead, at the start of each of the stirge’s turns, the target loses 5 (1d4 + 3) hit points due to blood loss.
The stirge can detach itself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
ward (cantrip), expeditious retreat (1st level), spider climb (2nd level), gaseous form (3rd level) Levistus has no cult in the traditional sense. Instead, he offers favors to those who are desperate to
pledge their souls to him a single chance to escape from danger, but some cunning folk strike a deal with Levistus, pledging their souls to him in return for escape at a future date. This boon takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
comes to danger. For example, a tressym that sees a human use a wand of lightning bolts remembers the danger of “sticks of wood held by humans” for the rest of its life. A lucky, healthy tressym can
live to be 20 years old. With the DM’s permission, a person who casts the find familiar spell can choose to conjure a tressym instead of a normal cat. Tressym
Tiny Monstrosity, Any Alignment
Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
possibly against the dangers they perceive from the city’s less-well-off districts, which all lie outside the main wall. The walls are impressive barriers of massive, fitted stone. Like other structures
carnivores or undead. A volunteer citizens’ brigade keeps watch for approaching danger. When residents of the outer wards hear the long blast of warning horns, day or night, they scramble for the safety
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
like goblins, which tend to squabble among themselves and cooperate only when threatened by a strong leader. Kobolds avoid combat on a large scale, instead sticking to hit-and-run raids using smaller
attract enemies and draw the foes into greater danger, which can be especially effective if the invaders have made camp, are injured, or are otherwise compromised (such as having to move by climbing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
its next meal.
Stirges feed on the blood of living creatures, attaching and draining them slowly. Although they pose little danger in small numbers, packs of stirges can be a formidable threat
. While attached, the stirge doesn’t attack. Instead, at the start of each of the stirge’s turns, the target loses 5 (1d4 + 3) hit points due to blood loss.
The stirge can detach itself by spending 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Danger in the Streets Astral blights roam the streets. Members of the local militia (use the guard stat block) try to hold the blights at bay long enough for unarmed civilians to flee the vicinity
tremors become full-blown earthquakes as the crystalline vines plunge their roots into the earth and reach hundreds of feet into the air. Characters who press on in this direction instead of heading back to the docks are eventually rescued (see “Emergency Airlift” below).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
recently fought a number of lizardfolk and lost one of its teeth. Angered and hungry, it sulks in its lair, lost in primal dreams of rending and tearing. It is found in the deep marshes in Danger at
)
Hold Breath. Thousand Teeth can hold its breath for 30 minutes.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Thousand Teeth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
summer, but weather conditions reflect the emotional tone of creatures in the garden. In times of danger, thunderstorms shake the sky. During times of melancholy or mourning, chill rain patters
daylight hours, it emits bright light, but at night, it never reaches full darkness, becoming dim light instead. Memory Loss. Unless otherwise stated, a creature that leaves the domain must make a DC 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, instead choosing to protect and venerate such items. Tappers spend their long lives in the search for the source of all magic, which they believe to be hidden deep in the Underdark. They are in awe
magic. This sense penetrates barriers but is blocked by a thin sheet of lead.
Tunneler. The tomb tapper can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and leaves a 10-foot-wide, 20-foot-tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
to face, instead receiving assignments and sending reports by way of secret message drops and codes. Goals of the Dimir House Dimir is all about secrets and misinformation, even where its own members
most; their erratic methods of decision-making, combined with their unflinching approach to danger, can quickly undermine any Dimir strategy designed to contain them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
presence begins to erode the barriers between their location and the Abyss. It can take a few years for weaker demons to warp their environment, while changes begin to occur around the location of a
foul-smelling tumors instead of leaves as their branches wither and die. Bodies of water in the area become tainted and sometimes poisonous, and the weather might feature extremes of heat, cold, wind