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Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Shapechanger. Baba Lysaga can use an action to polymorph into a swarm of insects (flies), or back into her true form. While in swarm form, she has a walking speed of 5 feet and a flying speed of 30
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Summon Swarms of Insects (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
takes effect. You must draw each card you declared no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. Unless a card states otherwise, if you fail to draw the chosen number, the remaining number of cards fly
, while leaving your hands free.
Celestial. You sprout a pair of softly luminescent, feathered wings from your back and gain a flying speed of 30 feet.
Construct. A homunculus appears in an
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragonsâ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a
Queen has declared war on an ancient sapphire dragon who has annexed the heart of her cultâs Underdark territory.
Sapphire Dragon Lairs
Sapphire dragons make their lairs in enormous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
above can fool adventurers into thinking they have escaped Undermountain and found their way back to the surface. Birds, insects, and tree-dwelling mammals live here alongside Wyllowwoodâs fiercer
denizens. The forests are real and nourished by magic, and Halaster regularly repopulates them with birds, insects, rodents, and larger mammals. The main caverns have 100-foot-high ceilings hidden by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Dark Fantasy Plots Adventures in dark fantasy domains involve unlikely or reluctant heroes (or rival villains) striking back against the evil at work in the land. This might involve taking on a world
spiders thatâs declared war on bipeds.
5 Prevent a mighty spell that a coven of witches is casting using a volcanic caldera as a cauldron.
6 Keep a nation from tearing itself apart when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. Inside were hundreds of well-preserved corpses suffused with a latent necromantic power that Mazirek activated, bringing the corpses back to a shambling semblance of life. This new race of undead is
like manes, acting as extra layers for their already tough hide and facilitating their regeneration. Insects and Arachnids Beetles, centipedes, spiders, and countless other insects and arachnids infest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
.
4 The Darklord canât control their transformation into a beast and back.
5 The voices of those the Darklord have wronged scream endlessly from inside them.
6 The Darklord aches daily
with a monstrous, unceasing hunger.
7 The Darklord is perpetually gravid with monstrous egg sacs that hatch waves of insects.
8 The Darklord has extraneous limbs that tear the Darklord apart then re-stitch the pieces.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd back to health but also delivered him safely home. As a reward for their generosity, Strahd declared that all Vistani had the right to come and go from his land as they please, and this privilege
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
coffin atop it. A swarm of insects (centipedes) boils out of the back wall and attacks if the coffin is disturbed. 23E. Roseâs Crypt The stone slab is etched with the name Rosavalda Durst. The chamber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
of Insects (spiders) 3 One Darkmantle and three Piercers 4 A patch of yellow mold (see âHazardsâ in chapter 3) on a minerâs remains 5 One Gelatinous Cube 6 Sounds of Terror (see below) Sounds of
those sounds and markingsâthe Hook Horror. The creature is hungry, but what it really wants is to find its way back to the Underdark. It retreats from a fight that is going badly for it. Underdark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
passive Perception 13
Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Giant
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Shapechanger. Baba Lysaga can use an action to polymorph into a swarm of insects (flies), or
back into her true form. While in swarm form, she has a walking speed of 5 feet and a flying speed of 30 feet. Anything she is wearing transforms with her, but nothing she is carrying does.
Blessing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, read or paraphrase the following: Thunderous footsteps shake the ground as you approach a horned, red-furred demon over twenty feet tall. Two winged shapes flank its towering form. On its back is a
tented palanquin occupied by demonic soldiers swarming like insects.
The hulking goristro is flanked by two vrocks. Inside the goristroâs palanquin are two hezrous and five quasits, as well as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, lashed to a tree by vines. (This explorer was captured by Batiri goblins, doused in honey, and left to be devoured by hungry insects.) 3 The crushed remains of an unarmored dwarf, showing signs that she
the blade of a shortsword poking out its back. (If the frog is cut open, the partially digested body of a halfling is found inside.) 14 A tabaxi spread-eagled on the ground, but with its limbs and head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
theft-proof tomb, a solemn pyramid unlike anything the region had ever seen. To fund this elaborate and impenetrable fortress, he declared war on Bakarâs neighboring lands and taxed his own people
into destitution. A Curse on the Land Downtrodden and impoverished, the citizens of Bakar revolted against Amun Sa to take back their kingdom. During a riot at the capital, Amun Sa appeared before his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
area L3. If the characters fight the snake, the snake attacks once before it tries to flee back through the lairâs entrance (area R4).
R4: Lair Entrance This is the entrance to Death-at-Sunsetâs
(Persuasion) check. On a success, Armin stops fighting, and his attitude becomes Friendly. Armin wonât confront the wyrmling, and he asks the characters to escort him back to the village. Armin knows the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
dinner, this space is occupied at night by a clockwork butler nicknamed the Earl, which paces back and forth. The Earl wears a silver waistcoat, a black jacket with tails, and a cravat, and it uses
, and a plaque with insects mounted on it. The insects are wearing tiny top hats.
Flanking the double door leading to area C4 are two shining sets of antique plate armor. If a character touches either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
forest of fungi, including barrelstalks, timmasks, tongues of madness, and trillimacs (see âFungiâ).
Giant Insects. Six giant centipedes and four giant fire beetles are meandering among the fungi
from the earthen floor. The walls are lined with ripplebark (see âFungiâ).
Sovereign. A 9-foot-tall myconid sovereign stands near the back of the cave. Its bioluminescent cap sheds bright light in a 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
City of Guilds In all their fantastic diversity, the cosmopolitan citizens of Ravnica go about their daily business in bustling markets and shadowy back alleys. Shambling pack animals (mammals
, reptiles, insects, and bizarre hybrids alike) carry their loads through the streets, while untamed wild things lurk in verdant greenbelts, rubble-strewn ruins, and sewers. And interwoven throughout it all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lordâs Wrath
voices rises above the droning of insects. Several carts fitted with sled rails are being pulled by giant snails with thick appendages protruding from their heads. Most of the carts carry lizardfolk
lizardfolk next to him to go off into the swamp, scout for enemies, and bring back something to cook. The eight humans inside the two cages include the four soldiers from Leilon, one of whom is Private
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
effect. As soon as you draw a card, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card you declared no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. Unless a card states otherwise, if you fail to draw the
, down, across vertical surfaces, and along ceilings, while leaving your hands free. Celestial. You sprout a pair of softly luminescent, feathered wings from your back and gain a flying speed of 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
. Throne Swarm Trap. The 20-foot-tall white throne is a magic trap that the Thayans might use if desperate. When any non-undead creature climbs onto it, a swarm of stinging insects pours out of the back of
) 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->Monster Manual (2014)
spins its cocoon, each leaf and branch upon which a bright butterfly rests its tired wings.
In a unicornâs forest, a sense of calm pervades. From wolves and foxes to birds, squirrels, and tiny insects
in the affairs of the mortal realm. It is a holy alliance made to cleave the heads from demons and banish devils back to the Nine Hells.
Unicorn
Large celestial, lawful good
Armor Class 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
an action lowers the weapons back into the cargo hold. Magic Statue. An 8-foot-tall, 4,000-pound stone statue of Drizzt DoâUrden, a famous drow ranger, stands near the front of the main deck, posed
boxed text aloud: Silk pillows and discarded robes surround a central two-foot-high table attached to the floor. At the back of the room, a small wooden chest is built into the wall.
The inside lid of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
mighty beasts, mighty magic, and the might of the Seldarine themselves. Elves of all types from all over the world journeyed to Evermeet seeking solace. And when the elves declared their Retreat from the
. Had the elf killed me on the spot, my soul would have gone to Garl and demanded a ship so that I could sail right back to Evermeet. My dumb wonderment caused the elf to turn and look, and he too was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
boat and much of Easthavenâs harbor is trapped in ice, and Speaker Waylen has declared that ferry service must cease until the ice thawsâwhich, given Aurilâs temperament, seems unlikely to happen
. Lurking in the cabin is Durth Sunblight. He knows when someone else boards the ship by the creaking of the deck. As a precaution, he turns invisible and stands in an empty corner at the back of the cabin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Random Encounters (D-S) Ezmerelda dâAvenir Ezmerelda has cast a greater invisibility spell on herself and is stealthily exploring the castle. Choose one character in the back rank of the partyâs
, at which point he tries to flee the castle. 5 A dead Barovian that serves as host to a swarm of insects (spiders). The baby giant spiders (each one the size of a tarantula) crawl out of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
easternmost tunnel branch opens into the back wall of a giant dormitory (area 8). Tunnel Intersections. The first time one or more party members reach a tunnel intersection, four ice spiders come
floor at the back of the cave. Although theyâre made of ice, the webs are sticky (like frozen metal). They use the same rules as normal webs (see the âDungeon Hazardsâ section in chapter 5 of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
trying to banish the demon lords back to the Abyss, he offers Bregan Dâaertheâs assistance. If theyâre amenable, he leads them to a Bregan Dâaerthe safe house until a meeting with Jarlaxle, the leader
otherwise defiled, the statue opens its mouth and disgorges a swarm of insects (spiders). These spiders crawl down the statue and attack whoever touched or defiled the statue. Once the statue disgorges a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
time a creature touches the altar, eight swarms of insects (spiders) magically pour out of it. The spiders quickly enshroud the altar and attack all creatures within 5 feet of it, pursuing prey that
flees. If they are left alone, the spiders crawl back into the altar and disappear after 1 hour, whereupon the trap resets. During his last visit to the nave, Muiral took any items of value from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
sivak draconian (see appendix B) stands guard in human guise. Itâs using its Shape Theft reaction to take the form of a Kalaman soldier it killed. If slain, it shifts back to its true form. Two
she insisted she be allowed to explore the fort. In the days since, she has told Lanal every story she knows twice and has declared him her adopted cousin. Sheâs convinced his name is Flannel, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
alcove, across from which is a simple work desk covered in papers and books. Mounted on the back wall is the sculpted bust of a smiling red dragon.
The desk is covered with notes about magical constructs
Michel A holographic red dragon sleeps next to the final rod piece The walls of this cavernous space are made of faceted, ruby-red crystal. A thin tunnel juts from the back of the cavern and leads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
light in the fireplace from a small, highly reflective object.
Two swarms of insects (spiders) infest this room. One swarm descends on anyone who approaches the fireplace, and the other descends
support significant weight. A successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Survival) check enables a character to detect recent tracks that lead from the door to the window, and back again
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
discovered the crash site removed the command console and brought it back to civilization, not understanding its true purpose or powers. In later years, the console came into the possession of Baron
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07
You can cast the speak with animals spell at will, but can use it to communicate only with insects.
Disturbing whispers on the edge of hearing haunt all creatures within 30 feet of you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
warns in a deep, dire tone, âTurn backâthis is not the way!â A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a gemstone in its mouth
littered with broken bones. Near the back wall lies a busted skeleton with a horned bovine head splintered with cracks. Two leather sacks brimming with gold rest near the skeleton.
The skeleton is that of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
beside it animates and warns in a deep, dire tone, âTurn backâthis is not the way!â A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a
waterâs surface is 40 feet below the tunnelâs exit. L5: Littered Cave This small cave is littered with broken bones. Near the back wall lies a busted skeleton with a horned bovine head splintered with