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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
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1/day each: goodberry, pass without trace, tonguesHailing from Ysgard, bariaurs are centaur-like Celestials with the lower bodies of goats, humanoid torsos, and curved horns
eagerly suggesting gate-town attractions and other points of interest. Throughout their travels, these hardy wanderers absorb ambient planar energies, adapting to the vast and varied terrains of the Outer
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Tales from the Yawning Portal
/Day). The aboleth targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be magically charmed by the aboleth until the aboleth dies or until
, an aboleth can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aboleth takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
The aboleth
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Dyrrn fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
within the Palace of Sinew, Dyrrn can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Dyrrn can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; it
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
it. It can use its Eye Ray through any creature within 120 feet of it, as though it were in that creature’s space.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Belashyrra fails a saving throw, it can
, Belashyrra has a challenge rating of 23 (50,000 XP).
Lair Actions.
While within the Citadel of Lidless Eyes, Belashyrra can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing
magic-items
The most infamous of mythos tomes, the Necronomicon contains within its pages untold secrets of the mythos.
Language: Infernal.
Attunement Check: Intelligence (Arcana) DC 20. To end your attunement
to the Necronomicon, you must defeat a mythos deity in combat.
Benefits: While attuned to the Necronomicon, you gain the following benefits:
You double your proficiency bonus if it applies to an
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to whatever strange realm he dwells in as his defeated form is torn apart by unseen forces. Mythos creatures with a combined CR of up to 20 emerge from the pile of gore, occupying the nearest, empty
space. These creatures attack those who were hostile to Nyarlathotep and fight to the death.
Legendary Resistance (4/day). If Nyarlathotep fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
magic-items
gain one additional spell slot of the highest level you can use.
You can cast gate once per day without expending a spell slot. Wisdom is your casting ability for this spell. When you cast it, you open
deity since claimed by agents of the Cthulhu mythos.
Drawbacks: You have an overwhelming drive to use the books to visit the realms it allows you to access. If you go a week without using the gate
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using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At Will: Charm Person, Scorching Ray, Thunderwave.
1/day: Cone of Cold, Fear, Ice Storm.Legendary Action
, forbidding corners of the world. In their heyday, the elder things dug deep into the lore around the Cthulhu Mythos. They crafted the first shoggoths, and used them to erect great, cyclopean cities. They
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ability (spell save DC 14):
At Will: Darkness, Hold Person, Invisibility, Magic Missile, Ray of Sickness
1/day: Bestow Curse, Dispel Magic, Fear, ShatterLegendary Action Uses: 1. Immediately after
Command. The lesser crawling one chooses up to three willing Undead or Mythos creatures it can see. Each of the chosen creatures can take a Reaction to move up to its Speed, and each creature gains
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Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18).
At Will: Cone of Cold, Darkness, Greater Invisibility, Hold Monster, Invisibility, Wall of Force
1/day: Bestow
following actions. The greater crawling one regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
By My Command. The greater crawling one chooses up to three willing Undead or Mythos
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, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At Will: Detect Thoughts, Mage Hand
1/Day Each: Dispel Magic, Fabricate, Legend Lore, Stone Shape
Legendary Action
... no voice save the imitated accents of their bygone masters.
—H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness
Shoggoths are among the most powerful and loathsome of Mythos monsters. As vast
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ability (spell save DC 15):
At Will: Darkness, Hypnotic Pattern.
1/Day: Cone of Cold, Disintegrate, Wall of Force
They were pinkish things about five feet long; with
mining operations. They use their magic, along with promises of magical power and support, to draw humans and other folk into serving them. The mi-go tend to worship Mythos entities, and they recruit
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object.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If Belcorra fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. If she does, she can’t use Etherealness, and her Incorporeal
Strike
2/Day Each: Comprehend Languages, Confusion, Detect Thoughts, Dispel Magic, Fireball, Hold Monster, Hypnotic Pattern, Phantasmal Killer, See Invisibility, Shield, Teleportation Circle
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Aboleth
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Basic Rules (2014)
+ 5);{"diceNotation":"3d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Tail","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Enslave (3/Day). The aboleth targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of
most of its existence underwater, surfacing occasionally to treat with visitors or worshipers.
Lair Actions
When fighting inside its lair, an aboleth can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions
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as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
At Will: Dispel Magic, Entangle, Pass without Trace, Plant Growth
1/Day Each: Call Lightning, Cone of Cold, Insect Plague, Tree StrideLegendary Action
tree when its shape was cast against the moon. The smell was appalling, like the stench of open graves.
—Malleus Monstrorum Volume I: Monsters of the Mythos
These horrid abominations are
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, Suggestion.
1/Day Each: Cone of Cold, Forcecage, Hold Monster, Wall of ForceLegendary Action Uses: 2. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the greater star-spawn of Cthulhu can expend a
agents in the world. They venture forth from the ocean depths when called by a cult of Cthulhu, protecting the cult from its enemies and lending the Mythos lore needed to enact the cult’s aims
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Plant’s melee attack gains the Prone condition.
Legendary Resistance (4/day). If Shub-Niggurath fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Shub-Niggurath makes four
;Iä! Iä! Shub-Niggurath! The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young!”
—H.P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness
Shub-Niggurath is a primordial Mythos entity who
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for 10d10;{"diceNotation":"10d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Even Death May Die"} years.
Horrid Aura. A non-mythos entity that starts its turn within 30 feet of Great Cthulhu takes 10 psychic
damage.
Legendary Resistance (6/day). If Great Cthulhu fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Great Cthulhu makes six Crushing Claw attacks.
Crushing Claw. Melee Attack
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Person, Banishment, Dispel Magic, Fly, Lightning Bolt, Misty Step.
1/Day: Dominate Monster, Foresight, Meteor SwarmLegendary Action Uses: 2. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the
cosmos. In this bizarre time, they existed in an uneasy truce with other, strange creatures of the Cthulhu Mythos. Eventually, they were among the creatures swept away by the arrival of the dreaded flying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Temperature The ambient temperature on the Astral Plane is about the same as on a moderate summer day in the temperate region of most worlds. Since there are no seasons in Wildspace or the Astral Sea
16 degrees Fahrenheit), and clouds of ice particles swirl in the vacuum within its boundaries. Of course, as one approaches a star that puts out heat, the ambient temperature increases.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Temperature The ambient temperature on the Astral Plane is about the same as on a moderate summer day in the temperate region of most worlds. Since there are no seasons in Wildspace or the Astral Sea
16 degrees Fahrenheit), and clouds of ice particles swirl in the vacuum within its boundaries. Of course, as one approaches a star that puts out heat, the ambient temperature increases.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Day and Night The staircase doesn’t experience day or night, existing in a perpetual state of twilight. Distant doors, twinkling like stars, provide dim light to the dreamlike realm, as does the staircase itself, which gives off an ambient glow in some stretches.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Day and Night The staircase doesn’t experience day or night, existing in a perpetual state of twilight. Distant doors, twinkling like stars, provide dim light to the dreamlike realm, as does the staircase itself, which gives off an ambient glow in some stretches.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
interest. Throughout their travels, these hardy wanderers absorb ambient planar energies, adapting to the vast and varied terrains of the Outer Planes and frequently taking on aspects of those planes
: dancing lights, druidcraft
1/day each: goodberry, pass without trace, tongues
Bonus Actions
Mighty Leap. The bariaur jumps a distance up to its walking speed.
Claudio Pozas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
interest. Throughout their travels, these hardy wanderers absorb ambient planar energies, adapting to the vast and varied terrains of the Outer Planes and frequently taking on aspects of those planes
: dancing lights, druidcraft
1/day each: goodberry, pass without trace, tongues
Bonus Actions
Mighty Leap. The bariaur jumps a distance up to its walking speed.
Claudio Pozas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
they’re never seen together. They enforce the town’s cardinal rule: “Do no evil.” Evil, as it stands, isn’t as plain as day and night. Though violence is rare, musing spirits inspire townsfolk to push the
influenced by the magic of Elysium, creating one or more of the following effects in and around the gate-town: Ambient Benevolence. Residents in Ecstasy are friendly toward visitors that aren’t hostile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
they’re never seen together. They enforce the town’s cardinal rule: “Do no evil.” Evil, as it stands, isn’t as plain as day and night. Though violence is rare, musing spirits inspire townsfolk to push the
influenced by the magic of Elysium, creating one or more of the following effects in and around the gate-town: Ambient Benevolence. Residents in Ecstasy are friendly toward visitors that aren’t hostile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
within 10 miles of each other. The holder of the token can hear only the hag’s voice, not those of any other creatures or any ambient noise around the hag. Similarly, the hag can hear the holder of
Languages Common, Giant, Sylvan
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). She can innately cast the following spells:
3/day each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
within 10 miles of each other. The holder of the token can hear only the hag’s voice, not those of any other creatures or any ambient noise around the hag. Similarly, the hag can hear the holder of
Languages Common, Giant, Sylvan
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). She can innately cast the following spells:
3/day each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
fateful day,
When we can bask beneath your rays.”
–Excerpt from a prayer recited in Excelsior
Gate Excelsior’s gate rests in its tallest tower, the Godstrand. A lucent, alabaster pillar
of Light. Excelsior’s auriferous streets and temples produce a warm, ambient glow, even at night. Evil creatures find the light repulsive. Euphoric Utopia. Excelsior is perfection incarnate. Fruits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
fateful day,
When we can bask beneath your rays.”
–Excerpt from a prayer recited in Excelsior
Gate Excelsior’s gate rests in its tallest tower, the Godstrand. A lucent, alabaster pillar
of Light. Excelsior’s auriferous streets and temples produce a warm, ambient glow, even at night. Evil creatures find the light repulsive. Euphoric Utopia. Excelsior is perfection incarnate. Fruits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
120 feet of it, as though it were in that creature’s space.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Belashyrra fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Belashyrra has
its lair, Belashyrra has a challenge rating of 23 (50,000 XP). Lair Actions. While within the Citadel of Lidless Eyes, Belashyrra can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
120 feet of it, as though it were in that creature’s space.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Belashyrra fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Belashyrra has
its lair, Belashyrra has a challenge rating of 23 (50,000 XP). Lair Actions. While within the Citadel of Lidless Eyes, Belashyrra can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
cold (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) for 1 day. 41–45 One random creature in the region with spell slots becomes a focal point for ambient magic for 1 hour. At the end of each of the creature’s turns
damage greater than its Constitution score. A creature becomes charmed or frightened. A creature experiences telepathic communication. Animals converse after gaining sapience from ambient psychic energy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
cold (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) for 1 day. 41–45 One random creature in the region with spell slots becomes a focal point for ambient magic for 1 hour. At the end of each of the creature’s turns
damage greater than its Constitution score. A creature becomes charmed or frightened. A creature experiences telepathic communication. Animals converse after gaining sapience from ambient psychic energy