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Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Amplify Lightning. Whenever a spell that deals lightning damage includes one or more fluxchargers in its area, the spell deals an extra 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction
tried binding elemental lightning, fire, and smoke into a framework made of the magical alloy mizzium. The experiment was partly successful: the resulting weird, a fluxcharger, doesn't explode like
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. Any creature can use an action to kill or remove the scarabs with fire or a weapon that deals piercing damage, causing 1 damage of
nefarious powers grip an area, populations of maggots, scarabs, and similar scavenging insects explode and become aggressive predators. Roll on the Swarm Behavior table to see how such swarms might
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Whenever you use a spell slot to cast a spell that deals acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison damage, roll a d6, and you gain a bonus equal to the number rolled to one of the spell’s damage
monster, Rime's binding ice*
Gem. Rary's telepathic bond, Raulothim's psychic lance*
Metallic. Fizban's platinum shield,* legend lore
Dragon-Touched Focus (Ascendant);Ascendant (Legendary). The Ascendant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Appendix A: Diabolical Deals A hallmark of devils is their delight in striking deals with mortals. These deals are more than mere agreements; they are cosmically binding exchanges in which a devil
grants a mortal character some measure of power for a price. Once an agreement is reached, the deal is sealed with a binding contract, which both parties must sign. A devil’s ultimate goal is to claim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Entering into a Deal Despite their thirst for trapping mortal souls in binding contracts, devils can enter into deals only in specific circumstances. The easiest way for a devil to forge a deal is to
enter into binding deals without some extraordinary circumstances. A deal consists of a proposal that covers the terms each party expects, and a contract that seals the deal and makes it binding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Fluxcharger In an effort to create a weird that could be more easily controlled, Izzet mages tried binding elemental lightning, fire, and smoke into a framework made of the magical alloy mizzium. The
that deals lightning damage includes one or more fluxchargers in its area, the spell deals an extra 9 (2d8) lightning damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The fluxcharger makes two slam attacks or uses Arc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
salve. The merchant prince Kwayothé controls the sale of both. Neither kind of repellent protects against giant insects or the vile swarms of insects described in appendix A of the Monster Manual. A block
of incense sells for 1 sp. When lit, it burns for 8 hours and repels normal insects within a 20-foot-radius centered on it. A gourd or vial of salve, which sells for 1 gp, contains 20 applications of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
before crossing the thicket. Each 5-foot-square area of fungi has AC 10 and 10 hit points. Any attack that deals fire damage has a 50 percent chance of igniting a torchstalk mushroom (see “Fungi of the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) Staff of healing Staff Yes (bard, cleric, or druid) Staff of swarming insects Staff Yes (bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) Staff of the woodlands
wounding Weapon Yes Tentacle rod Rod Yes Vicious weapon Weapon No Wand of binding Wand Yes (spellcaster) Wand of enemy detection Wand Yes Wand of fear Wand Yes Wand of fireballs Wand Yes (spellcaster) Wand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Caverns filled with smoke or gas. 3 Dead magic* or wild magic* zones. 4 The lair of a creature it is trying to bait out. 5 A nest of rats, insects, or other vermin. 6 Patches of brown mold* or green
Poison and Psychic damage). Damaging the tentacle deals no damage to the roper, and a destroyed tentacle regrows at the start of the roper’s next turn.
Reel. The roper pulls each creature Grappled by it up to 30 feet straight toward it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
the characters close in, the wizards cast area spells that include themselves and the party. If a shrine of binding (see below) exudes a magical effect to which creatures in the room can become inured
zealously. Contact Stones. There are no contact stones in this sector. Shrines of Binding Each chamber of this zone features an identical 3-foot-high shrine whose arcane power extracts energy from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Robust Patronage No matter what your pact, the process of binding yourself to power has prepared you well for life in an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise. Gathering secret information from the
lawful leaves a lot of wiggle room. The Fiend When people speak of doing deals with the darkness, you know just what they’re talking about. As a warlock of the Fiend, you have a ton of experience
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
body, and the creature takes 3 (1d6) piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. Any creature can use an action to kill or remove the scarabs with fire or a weapon that deals piercing damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s breath weapon and deals damage of that type with its special properties. A magic weapon recovered from a dragon’s
hoard carries some of the dragon’s magic Slumbering (Uncommon). Whenever
weapon has the Slumbering property. In addition, you gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made using the weapon. On a hit, the weapon deals an extra 1d6 damage of the type dealt by the dragon’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
work with Head Office. You advance your franchise by using documancy for communication, insisting on recording all deals in writing, retaining records, destroying other records, and recalling vital
Proficiency: In addition to the proficiencies noted below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to organize lore, analyze official or arcane documents, or convey a legally binding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
. It is impossible to notice a pit passively; finding one requires a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. Each pit is filled with dead insects, so falling into one deals only half damage. Someone
) check hears distant chittering. Light. None. The sunken floor of this huge hall is covered in dead insects, their dried shells shifting and whispering in a faint breeze. Dozens of demonic faces are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Charming 78–79 Staff of Swarming Insects 80–81 Staff of Withering 82 Stone of Controlling Earth Elementals 83–84 Wand of Binding 85–86 Wand of Fear 87–90 Wand of Fireballs 91–94 Wand of Lightning Bolts 95
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the demon is reduced to half its hit points or less, a swarm of insects (wasps) forms around it. The swarm considers creatures other than the demon to be enemies. 5 Extra Arm. The demon gains advantage
resistance to all damage except psychic damage, and all damage it deals is halved. 18 Long Arms. The demon’s reach is 5 feet longer than normal. 19 Eyeless. The demon is blind. It has blindsight with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
53. Crypt of the Sun Queen The walls of this room are adorned with tile mosaics of a jungle city intermingled with frescoes of flowering plants, birds, insects, and humans wearing gold skirts and
, which deals 42 (12d6) fire damage. The sun and its chain are treated as a single Small object with AC 15; 22 hit points; and immunity to fire, poison, and psychic damage. The sun loses its magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, gleaming sword (use the flying sword stat block in the Monster Manual) appears within 60 feet of an aberration, a fiend, or an undead, which becomes the sword’s target. The sword deals radiant damage
, writing on foggy glass, or insects swarming to create messages. 76–80 During the next night, one sleeping character in the region receives a vision as if the target of the dream spell. The dream is brief
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Illusion is meant to be like a stool or a rock, not an atmospheric effect. Does Planar Binding summon the creature to be bound, or is that done separately? Planar Binding doesn’t summon a creature
deals damage. The Grapple and Shove options of an Unarmed Strike do none of these things. If I cast Shillelagh on my Quarterstaff and have the Polearm Master feat, does the bonus attack use a d4 or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
that roams the chasms of Khyber.
Valaara. The Crawling Queen works its will on insects, arachnids, and other vermin. Swarms with malign sentience, worms that consume victims from within, cultists that
slowly become insects—all of these delight Valaara.
Held Loosely in Space. The daelkyr have lairs within Khyber, but these are no mere caverns. Each daelkyr’s domain is a demiplane reflecting the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
a thick layer of rot and debris, within which can be seen scraps of leather, the husks of countless dead insects, and bits of rusted metal. A doorway in the far wall has collapsed and is fully blocked
debris and dead insects coats the floor of this area, its contents remain largely intact. Four trestle tables, a side table set with what looks like cups, and two dozen chairs stand covered in dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to work for the franchise, think through the potential ramifications, and how you could use them later in your campaign. Like other deals, this one has potential benefits and possible drawbacks. Even
lighthouse and the lantern room.
Resting in the glass tank among wilting plants and countless dead insects is a multicolored spider called Rainbow. Rainbow is the familiar of Wizzy Fotz, the gnome wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
web in the doorway leading from area 4 or when any creature enters area 5 after that web is removed. Six swarms of insects (spiders) lie elsewhere in this area, with two swarms joining the fight each
the water filling the hold deals no damage, but it catches the attention of the ghouls in the hold. The grate can be opened or broken through easily by anyone who recognizes its condition before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Claws attack against a random character if she can. Dealing with Onyx. Onyx cannot be overcome or killed by combat. Any weapon attack against her that hits AC 12 makes contact but deals no lasting damage
character attracts the attention of three huge cockroaches, and must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to pass the enormous insects unimpeded. On a failed check, the character takes 3 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
resting or spending Hit Dice. A victim who finishes a long rest can attempt a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the victim shakes off the disease. Failure deals the character
(Perception) check can hear a faint crunching sound emanating from the bodies. Creatures. The crunching is a clue that the rift contains two swarms of insects feasting on the dead bodies. When any character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
can use an action to rip a skull from Alazub’s flesh, but doing so deals 7 (2d6) piercing damage to the devil. This damage is considered magical and therefore ignores Alazub’s resistance to piercing
offer the information it knows or anything else within its power in exchange for freedom. If Lulu is with the characters, she urges the characters not to make any deals with the devil and grows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
cast on it (DC 19) deals 16 (3d10) force damage to it. The first time damage is dealt to the rune, a red slaad magically springs forth from it and attacks all creatures in the hallway. When the rune is
character can detect the shelf and discern how to open it with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. Tugging on the book causes the compartment to pop open, revealing Duhlark’s wand of binding hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
quarterstaff that deals 1d4 force damage instead of the normal damage of that weapon. The prod suffers no damage from contact with oozes. In addition, an ooze hit by a prod has its speed reduced to 0 until
and 1 foot deep, connect the fountain to the vats. The whole system contains necrotic essence that prepares oozes for binding to undead. A creature that enters the necrotic essence for the first time on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
16 (15,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
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
powerful combatant, but when a seer deals psychic damage to a hulk, the hulk isn’t hurt, and the effect ricochets off and expands to assault other creatures. Star Spawn Seer
Medium Aberration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
predecessor, Zdenia. Izoni is known for her ability to control insects and spiders, and she is never encountered without the company of one or more swarms of insects crawling over and around her
.
Poor Depth Perception. Borborygmos has disadvantage on any attack roll against a target more than 30 feet away.
Siege Monster. Borborygmos deals double damage to objects and structures.
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
doors. Innkeeper Nalaskur Thaelond (N male half-elf spy) keeps watch over who comes and goes, for this is where Zhentarim operatives meet to broker deals involving smuggled goods, poisons, dangerous magic
buzzing insects, are only somewhat dampened by the roadhouse’s walls and doors. The superintendent of the Carnath Roadhouse is a brusque but well-educated half-orc named Bog Luck (N male half-orc veteran
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. 19: Knight A being composed of golden light and clad in plate armor rests on one knee in the center of the room. Chains of shadow wrap around its neck, wrists, and waist, binding it to the floor. A
show her courtesy or at least respect, she lets them pass unharmed. Dying Curse. If the medusa is killed, any character who targeted the medusa with an attack or spell that deals damage is cursed; the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
its slam attack is a blade attack that deals slashing damage. When all other business is done, Rizwin addresses the wedding party one last time. “Your vault awaits, ready for the gifts each family has
ally and resource.
TWO DRY CLOAKS
Two Dry Cloaks’s wands pulse with magical light, though only two of them have actual useful properties. The first is a wand of binding that glows purple. The second






