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Monster Manual
Freeze. If the elemental takes Cold damage, its Speed decreases by 20 feet until the end of its next turn.
Water Form. The elemental can enter an enemy’s space and stop there. It can move
two Medium or smaller creatures at a time with Whelm. As an action, a creature within 5 feet of the elemental can pull a creature out of it by succeeding on a DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. Success: Half damage only.PoisonAcid, Fire
Monsters
Monster Manual
Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Vampire Weakness. The vampire has these weaknesses:
Forbiddance. The
(3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic
Monsters
Monster Manual
regains 1 Hit Point after spending 1 hour there.
Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Vampire Weakness. The
", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains Hit Points
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
by any means while your soul remains imprisoned.
Adjusted Ability Scores. One ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to
cast that spell again from it until the next dawn.
Vile Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such as
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
conversations, a few clues to their true nature exist. A character who observes one or more of the commoners closely and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices a faint clicking sound
whenever a villager touches a hard surface. The villagers are also cold to the touch, which can be ascertained only through physical contact. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check
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surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The nosferatu takes 20 Radiant damage if it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and the
monsters
Spider Climb. The mind flayer can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The mind flayer takes 20 Radiant damage if
Exhaustion level. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Psychic damage taken, and the mind flayer regains Hit Points equal to that amount.
Mind Burst (Recharge 5–6
monsters
after spending 1 hour there.
Spider Climb. Strahd can climb difficult surfaces, including ceilings, without making an ability check.
Vampire Weakness. Strahd has these weaknesses:
Forbiddance
", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and Strahd regains Hit Points equal to that amount. A Humanoid
Book of Vile Darkness
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
reading and studying the book, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your
can’t use this property again until the next dawn.
Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your ability scores again
property again until the next dawn.
Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such as lore about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of common hazards sailors might face on the sea. Group Checks To determine how a ship fares against these hazards, each threat requires the ship’s officers and crew to make a special group check (see
chapter 7 of the Player’s Handbook for how group checks work). The description of a hazard specifies which officers can roll to contribute to the group check. That description also states what ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
score. If the check total is between 1 and 9, the crew’s quality score decreases by 1. If the check total is 0 or lower, the crew mutinies. They become hostile to the officers and might attempt to
as -10 and as high as +10. It decreases as a crew takes casualties, suffers hardship, or endures poor health. It increases if the crew enjoys high morale, has good health care, and receives fair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
DC 15 Intelligence check, adding its proficiency bonus to the check if it’s proficient with the tools used to make repairs. If the check succeeds, the vehicle’s exhaustion level decreases by 1. If the
, removing a level of exhaustion, or restoring the damaged vehicle’s hit points. Each option is discussed below. End a Mishap A creature can use its action to make an ability check based on the nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. If this weapon hits a vehicle’s hull, that vehicle’s speed decreases by 2d10 feet until the start of the attacker’s next turn. Explosive Rounds Drawing on powerful evocation magic, this weapon’s
attacking ship can end this effect, and the target can end it by taking an action and succeeding on a DC 14 Strength check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
decreases to 40 feet on the landing in front of area 4 because of the staircase leading up to that location. Overlooking the hall to the north and south are unguarded 20-foot-high ledges that have no
light sources can’t surprise the Uthgardt barbarians in area 4. If the party advances quietly without light sources, the characters can surprise the Uthgardt with a successful group DC 14 Dexterity (Stealth) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
(Stealth) check. An effective distraction might lower the DC or even bypass this check entirely. At night, the DC of this check decreases to 9. Interior Security Characters who learned the guard
decreases to 12. Bribing. A character can convince a guard to look the other way with a 50 gp bribe and a successful DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) check. Hiding. Before entering a room, a character can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the character succeeds on the Wisdom check and chooses the better path, the characters’ travel time decreases by a day, but their path is lined with omens that foretell terrible events when they reach
terrain for many miles. Ask the character who flipped the card to make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception or Survival) check to choose the best path. Day 1 Reward or Ruin: Comet. Comets are harbingers of doom. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
successful DC 17 Strength check. Once the plug is removed, the aquarium’s water level decreases at a rate of 1 foot per minute. It takes 15 minutes for all the water to drain from the car. The car’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
DC for this check is 10 + the number of hours the ship has been immersed in the Shadowfell fog. If the crew fails this check, their quality score decreases by 1 while within the Shadowfell fog and for
contains the souls of murder victims whose bodies were thrown into the sea. A DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that this mist is ghost fog. The souls of the dead want the living to join them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
conversations, a few clues to their true nature exist. A character who observes one or more of the commoners closely and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices a faint clicking sound
whenever a villager touches a hard surface. The villagers are also cold to the touch, which can be ascertained only through physical contact. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
its mishap threshold. The infernal war machine fails an ability check (or its driver fails an ability check using the vehicle’s ability) by more than 5. If a mishap has a repair DC, the mishap can be
checks and Dexterity saving throws until this mishap ends. 15 (Str)
5–7 Furnace Rupture. The vehicle’s speed decreases by 30 feet until this mishap ends. 15 (Str)
8–10 Weapon Malfunction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
knowledge from outlaws crossing into the monastery, asking about good-aligned topics might negate its advantage on the Intelligence check it makes to answer. Alternatively, you might decide that the dock
decreases to ability scores) might then be usable by their original owners to reverse the decrease. If any of those owners are still alive, the stones might help guide the characters to them, allowing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
effects.
Spider Climb. The chasme can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Proboscis. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 16
(4d6 + 2) Piercing damage plus 21 (6d6) Necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, its Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken.
Bonus Actions
Drone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
.
Spider Climb. The nosferatu can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The nosferatu takes 20 Radiant damage if it
. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 5 ft. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) Piercing damage plus 11 (2d10) Necrotic damage. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Vampire Weakness. The vampire has these weaknesses:
Forbiddance. The vampire can’t enter a residence without an invitation from an occupant
, Incapacitated, or Restrained condition. Failure: 5 (1d4 + 3) Piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) Necrotic damage. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
attempt a DC 15 Intelligence check to answer the question, with advantage on the check (and look for further options in appendix B). Each time the enhanced sphinx successfully answers a question, it
demands that the characters pay the toll to cross: either one character’s Intelligence score permanently decreases by 1, or two characters each have another ability score of their choice permanently
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
and caved in. The well’s winch and pulley have been smashed to pieces.
A character who inspects the well can make a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check. On a successful check, the character
low, gurgling growl coming from the well. A character who succeeds on a DC 17 Intelligence (Nature) check concludes that this growl is most likely coming from an irritated creature. Talking to Ander
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Speed decreases by 20 feet until the end of its next turn.
Water Form. The elemental can enter an enemy’s space and stop there. It can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra
feet of the elemental can pull a creature out of it by succeeding on a DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. Success: Half damage only.
Chris Cold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
approach (as detailed in the “Evading Guards” section), the DC of those checks decreases by 2 against the off-duty guards. Locked Door. The door to area T3 is locked. Each guard in the vault has a key
southwest wall of this room contains a secret door to the exterior. Vidorant uses this door often. A character who examines the wall and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check spots the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
until it finishes a long rest.
3–4. The creature’s hit point maximum decreases by 5 (2d4), and the reduction can’t be removed until the disease ends. The creature dies if its hit point maximum drops to
).
Spider Climb. The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Ravenous Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check and can use an action to try to remove it, doing so with a successful DC 10 Dexterity check. On a check that fails by 5 or more or if a character opens
decreases by 10 (3d6) for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by a remove
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check; the golem must be able to hear its creator. If this check succeeds, the golem ceases being berserk until the start of its next turn, at which point it resumes
150/600 ft. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) Cold damage, and the target’s Speed decreases by 10 feet until the end of its next turn.
Bonus Actions
War Cry (Recharge 5–6). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
by any means while your soul remains imprisoned. Adjusted Ability Scores. One ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to
cast that spell again from it until the next dawn. Vile Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3
target (save DC 18). You can’t use this property again until the next dawn. Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
a successful DC 15 Strength check made to block up the statue with a cloak or similar object, decreases the poison damage by 5 (1d10). Once a character succeeds on the check, someone must remain next
Rune of Fear increases the trap’s power. Each successful check on an attempt to disable the rune increases the damage of the blades and the crushing pillars by 5 (1d10) and increases the rune’s