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Giant Dragonfly

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

dragonfly halves the damage it takes from an attack made against it, provided it can see the attacker.A giant dragonfly has a 20-foot wingspan. It drones loudly as it hovers and darts through the air, searching for smaller insects to consume.

Nurvureem

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

, the dragon has resistance to damage that isn’t force, psychic, or radiant. Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the dragon can take the Hide action as a bonus action. Sunlight

within 20 feet of such a pool must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 20 feet into the water and knocked prone. A cloud of swarming insects fills a 20-foot-radius sphere

Shard of Xeluan

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

bonus to your spell attack rolls. Enhanced Strength. Your Strength score increases by 4 while the shard is on your person. The shard can’t raise your Strength score above 22. Curse. Attuning to

or be knocked prone. 4 The shard releases three glowing darts of magical force that target one random creature within 30 feet of you. If no such target exists, you become the target. Each dart

Rahadin

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Deathly Choir. Any creature within 10 feet of Rahadin that isn't protected by a mind blank spell hears in its mind the screams of the thousands of people Rahadin has killed. As a bonus action

attacks three times with his scimitar, or twice with his poisoned darts. Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Scimitar"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

Star Spawn Larva Mage

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Return to Worms. When the mage is reduced to 0 hit points, it breaks apart into a swarm of insects (see the Monster Manual) in the same space. Unless the swarm is destroyed, the mage reforms from it

", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Tharizdun's Spark"}. As a bonus action, the cultist touches a simple or martial weapon or a natural weapon, if it has one. The next creature hit by the touched weapon

Rope of Entanglement Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This rope is 30 feet long and weighs 3 pounds. If you hold one end of the rope and use an action to speak its command word, the other end darts forward to entangle a creature you can see within 20

feet of you. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or become restrained. You can release the creature by using a bonus action to speak a second command word. A target restrained by

Star Spawn Larva Mage Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: eldritch blast (3 beams, +3 bonus to each damage roll), minor illusion 3/day: dominate monster 1/day

: circle of death Return to Worms. When the larva mage is reduced to 0 hit points, it breaks apart into a swarm of insects in the same space. Unless the swarm is destroyed, the larva mage reforms from it

Needler Pistol

Equipment

pistol gives the pistol 10 charges. As an action while holding this pistol, you can expend 1 of its charges to fire a burst of glowing, needlelike darts from the pistol in a 15-foot cone. Each creature

or half as much damage on a successful one. Replacing the Energy Cell. While the pistol has charges remaining, its energy cell can’t be removed. Once the pistol has 0 charges, you can replace the energy cell with a new cell by using an action or a bonus action.

Needler Pistol

Equipment

pistol gives the pistol 10 charges. As an action while holding this pistol, you can expend 1 of its charges to fire a burst of glowing, needlelike darts from the pistol in a 15-foot cone. Each creature

or half as much damage on a successful one. Replacing the Energy Cell. While the pistol has charges remaining, its energy cell can’t be removed. Once the pistol has 0 charges, you can replace the energy cell with a new cell by using an action or a bonus action.

Giant Dragonfly

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Giant Dragonfly A giant dragonfly has a 20-foot wingspan. It drones loudly as it hovers and darts through the air, searching for smaller insects to consume. Giant Dragonfly Large Beast, Unaligned

(–4) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages — Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Drone. When it beats its wings, the dragonfly emits a loud droning sound that can be heard out to a

Cockatrice

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, flowers, and small animals such as insects, mice, and frogs — things they can swallow whole. They would be no threat to anything else if not for their fierce and frenzied response to even a hint of

danger. A cockatrice flies into the face of any threat, squawking and madly beating its wings as its head darts out to peck. The smallest scratch from a cockatrice’s beak can spell doom as its victim

Rope of Entanglement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Rope of Entanglement Wondrous item, rare This rope is 30 feet long and weighs 3 pounds. If you hold one end of the rope and use an action to speak its command word, the other end darts forward to

entangle a creature you can see within 20 feet of you. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or become restrained. You can release the creature by using a bonus action to speak a

Staff of Power

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Staff of Power Staff, Very Rare (Requires Attunement by a Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard) This staff has 20 charges and can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack rolls and

damage rolls made with it. While holding it, you gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class, saving throws, and spell attack rolls. Spells. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the

13. Chamber of Three Chests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7

two characters leaning over the chest so as to be in the line of fire will take 1d4 attacks each if they are exposed to the path of these missiles. The darts have a range of 60 feet, a +11 bonus to hit

) check while examining the box and the chest notices the box is set into the chest bottom. When this box is lifted from the supposed bottom of the chest, eight darts will fire upward, and the one or

Needler Pistol

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

cell in the pistol gives the pistol 10 charges. As an action while holding this pistol, you can expend 1 of its charges to fire a burst of glowing, needlelike darts from the pistol in a 15-foot cone

has charges remaining, its energy cell can’t be removed. Once the pistol has 0 charges, you can replace the energy cell with a new cell by using an action or a bonus action.

4. Fungi Thicket

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Underdark” in chapter 2). The first time a Small or larger character reaches the tunnel intersection, two swarms of insects (centipedes) emerge from nests under the thicket and attack. Two more swarms

of insects (spiders) arrive on the second round of combat, plus another swarm of insects (centipedes) on the third round. Treasure The abundance of fungi in the thicket makes it easy to forage here

Maschin-i-Bozorg

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

enemies to crush them with its immense weight. It can also fire poison darts with deadly precision, jab creatures with similar darts attached to extendable arms that retract inside its body, and spray

Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages understands Gnomish but can’t speak Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Overheat. When the maschin-i-bozorg is reduced to 0

Sample Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

attack with a +8 bonus against a random target within 10 feet of the pressure plate (vision is irrelevant to this attack roll). (If there are no targets in the area, the darts don't hit anything.) A

on a successful one. Poison Darts Mechanical trap When a creature steps on a hidden pressure plate, poison-tipped darts shoot from spring-loaded or pressurized tubes cleverly embedded in the

Grim Champion of Pestilence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Harrow’s three leaders, the Grim Champion of Pestilence is nonetheless a fearsome entity of sickness and blight. A swarm of insects surrounds him in a mockery of a halo, and debilitating plagues flow from

, frightened, poisoned, stunned, unconscious Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17 Languages Common, Infernal Challenge 15 (13,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5 Halo of Pestilence. The

Staff of Power

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Staff of Power Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) Staffs Left to Right: Insects, Healing, Power, Magi, and Frost This staff can be wielded as a magic

quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. While holding it, you gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class, saving throws, and spell attack rolls. The staff has 20 charges for the

Lizardfolk Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

slain beast, construct, dragon, monstrosity, or plant creature of size Small or larger to create one of the following items: a shield, a club, a javelin, or 1d4 darts or blowgun needles. To use this

natural armor. Hungry Jaws. In battle, you can throw yourself into a vicious feeding frenzy. As a bonus action, you can make a special attack with your bite. If the attack hits, it deals its normal

Shard Description

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

a +1 bonus to your spell attack rolls. Enhanced Strength. Your Strength score increases by 4 while the shard is on your person. The shard can’t raise your Strength score above 22. Curse. Attuning to

each creature within 10 feet of you must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone. 4 The shard releases three glowing darts of magical force that target one random creature within

Gibberling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Gibberling A single gibberling is little more than a nuisance—a babbling, hairy creature that darts about, attacking whatever it can find. Unfortunately, gibberlings are rarely encountered alone

Perception 8 Languages Gibberling Challenge 0 (10 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Aversion to Fire. If the gibberling takes fire damage, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Ritual Casting You can cast a druid spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and

. Alder is associated with air, and it might be used for thrown weapons, such as darts or javelins. Druids from regions that lack the plants described here have chosen other plants to take on similar uses. For instance, a druid of a desert region might value the yucca tree and cactus plants.

Example Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Depth Bludgeoning Damage 5–10 30 feet 10 (3d6) 11–16 60 feet 21 (6d6) 17–20 120 feet 42 (12d6) Poisoned Darts Deadly Trap (Levels 1–4) Trigger: A creature moves onto a pressure plate Duration

: Instantaneous When a creature moves onto this trap’s pressure plate for the first time on a turn, poisoned darts shoot from tubes embedded in the surrounding walls. The holes that house these tubes

Swarmkeeper

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Swarmkeeper I love insects—organized, relentless, specialized little champions. And aligning their single-minded will with your own: beautiful. Just keep them out of my lab. Tasha Feeling a deep

insects 2 Miniature twig blights 3 Fluttering birds 4 Playful pixies Once on each of your turns, you can cause the swarm to assist you in one of the following ways, immediately after you hit a

Nupperibo

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

fiendish power commands it. Individually, nupperibos are weak, but they’re rarely alone and can be dangerous when gathered into packs. Clouds of stinging insects, stirges (see the Monster Manual), and

Languages understands Infernal but can’t speak Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Cloud of Vermin. Any creature, other than a devil, that starts its turn within 20 feet of one or more

Gem Stalker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, and its skin is studded with bright crystals that pulse with psychic energy. These crystals give the gem stalker its telepathy, as well as its ability to fling crystal darts and create a protective link

Resistances psychic Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13 Languages understands Draconic but can’t speak, telepathy 60 ft. Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Spider Climb. The gem

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

+ your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Ritual Casting You can cast a druid spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual

shields. Alder is associated with air, and it might be used for thrown weapons, such as darts or javelins. Druids from regions that lack the plants described here have chosen other plants to take on similar uses. For instance, a druid of a desert region might value the yucca tree and cactus plants.

Miner Difficulties

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

of Insects (spiders) 3 One Darkmantle and three Piercers 4 A patch of yellow mold (see “Hazards” in chapter 3) on a miner’s remains 5 One Gelatinous Cube 6 Sounds of Terror (see below) Sounds of

hurries here to rejoin its kin. As long as the characters stay out of its way, it ignores them as it scrambles back through the hole, never to plague the mine again. Each character then earns a bonus 200 XP.

Basilisk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

umber hulk or a troglodyte. 7 Someone caught in a comic pose or making a regrettable face. 8 A victim now being used as a nest for insects or other vermin. Basilisk Medium Monstrosity, Unaligned AC

. Bonus Actions Petrifying Gaze (Recharge 4–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 12, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. If the basilisk sees its reflection in the Cone, the basilisk must make this save. First

Swarms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Swarms Base creatures are among the first to respond to sinister forces at work in a land. As nefarious powers grip an area, populations of maggots, scarabs, and similar scavenging insects explode

, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages — Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and

Example Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Bludgeoning Damage 5–10 30 feet 10 (3d6) 11–16 60 feet 21 (6d6) 17–20 120 feet 42 (12d6) Poisoned Darts Deadly Trap (Levels 1–4) Trigger: A creature moves onto a pressure plate Duration

: Instantaneous When a creature moves onto this trap’s pressure plate for the first time on a turn, poisoned darts shoot from tubes embedded in the surrounding walls. The holes that house these tubes are obscured

Kobold Inventor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

(+2) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 8 (−1) Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages Common, Draconic Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Pack Tactics. The kobold

-foot-square space within 20 feet of it. A swarm of insects (centipedes; see the Monster Manual) with 11 hit points emerges from the basket and rolls initiative. At the end of each of the swarm’s turns

Chitine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

insects such as ants. They are divided into worker and warrior castes; choldriths, when present, occupy the top levels of a colony’s hierarchy. Each chitine has a social position that comes with

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages Undercommon Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Fey Ancestry. The chitine has advantage on saving throws against being charmed

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