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Spells
Player’s Handbook
Contingency, expending spell slots for both, but the contingent spell doesn’t come into effect. Instead, it takes effect when a certain trigger occurs. You describe that trigger when you cast the
two spells. For example, a Contingency cast with Water Breathing might stipulate that Water Breathing comes into effect when you are engulfed in water or a similar liquid.
The contingent spell takes
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the empyrean fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The empyrean has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Emotions, Greater Restoration, Pass without Trace, Water Breathing 1/Day Each: Commune, Dispel Evil and Good, Plane ShiftLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the empyrean fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The empyrean has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Emotions, Greater Restoration, Pass without Trace, Water Breathing 1/Day Each: Commune, Dispel Evil and Good, Plane ShiftLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
the Underdark has granted Glabbagool sentience and awareness. The ooze is genuinely curious about other creatures and wants to learn more about the world. It defends itself if attacked, but doesn't
otherwise try to harm the characters, instead asking who they are, where they come from, and why they have come to the temple.
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
’t be used again until 7 days have passed.
The diatryma uses the statistics of an axe beak, except that its beak deals piercing damage instead of slashing damage. The creature is friendly to you
and your companions, and it can be used as a mount. It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the diatryma defends itself but takes no other actions.
Magic Items
Tyranny of Dragons
you fail a saving throw, you can choose to succeed instead.
Water Breathing. You can breathe underwater.
mask and attuned to it, you gain the following benefits.
Damage Absorption. You have resistance against poison damage. If you already have resistance to poison damage from another source, you instead
Magic Items
Tyranny of Dragons
. You can speak and understand Draconic. You also have advantage on any Charisma check you make against black dragons.
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If you fail a saving throw, you can choose to succeed instead.
Water Breathing. You can breathe underwater.
following benefits.
Damage Absorption. You have resistance against acid damage. If you already have resistance to acid damage from another source, you instead have immunity to acid damage. If you
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the maw of Sekolah fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Water Breathing. The maw of Sekolah can breathe only underwater.Multiattack. The maw of
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
no effect on the sentinel and instead targets the caster.Multiattack. The sentinel makes two ram attacks.
Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Ram
, Purphoros. He gave the secret of breathing life into these metal creatures to his most devoted followers so they could mimic his works and invent new forms at their own forges.
Some anvilwroughts are
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
.
The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the creature defends itself but takes no other actions
up to 12 hours and can be ridden as a mount. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 4 days have passed.
While you are riding the plesiosaurus, you can use it to cast water breathing at will.
Magic Items
Tyranny of Dragons
, and poison damage. If you already have resistance to that damage type from another source, you instead have immunity to that damage type. If you already have immunity to that damage type from another
saving throw, you can choose to succeed instead.
Dragon Fire (Red Dragon Mask Only). If you deal fire damage to a creature or flammable object, it starts burning. At the start of each of its turns, a
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Yan-C-Bin has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. Yan-C-Bin makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon
an unoccupied space he can see. Anything Yan-C-Bin is wearing or carrying is teleported with him.
Suffocate (Costs 3 Actions). Yan-C-Bin steals the air of one breathing creature he can see within 60
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
instead.
Magic Resistance. Dyrrn has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Regeneration. Dyrrn regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn. If Dyrrn takes radiant
horrid site shaped from the leftover flesh and bones of the daelkyr’s sculpting. The walls of the palace undulate as air flows through them, as if the space were breathing. Lair Actions. While
Contingency
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
, expending spell slots for both, but the contingent spell doesn't come into effect. Instead, it takes effect when a certain circumstance occurs. You describe that circumstance when you cast the two
spells. For example, a contingency cast with water breathing might stipulate that water breathing comes into effect when you are engulfed in water or a similar liquid.
The contingent spell takes effect
Empyrean
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: greater restoration, pass without trace, water breathing, water walk
1/day each: commune, dispel
evil and good, earthquake, fire storm, plane shift (self only)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the empyrean fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The empyrean
Conjure Elemental
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions.
If your concentration is
broken, the elemental doesn't disappear. Instead, you lose control of the elemental, it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, and it might attack. An uncontrolled elemental can't be dismissed by
Wave
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
equal to half its hit point maximum.
The weapon also functions as a trident of fish command and a weapon of warning. It can confer the benefit of a cap of water breathing while you hold it, and you can
use it as a cube of force by choosing the effect, instead of pressing cube sides to select it.
Sentience
Wave is a sentient weapon of neutral alignment, with an Intelligence of 14, a Wisdom of 10
Conjure Fey
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions.
If your concentration is broken, the fey creature doesn't disappear. Instead, you lose control of the fey creature, it becomes
Animate Objects
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete
appendages it can use for locomotion, it instead has a flying speed of 30 feet and can hover. If the object is securely attached to a surface or a larger object, such as a chain bolted to a wall, its
Monsters
Locathah Rising
Amphibious. Gar can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Gar fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Spellcasting. Gar is a 13th-level spellcaster. His
, mirror image*, misty step*, pass without trace, protection from poison3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals, dispel magic, tidal wave, water breathing*, water walk*4th level (3 slots): charm monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ankylosaurus Thick armor plating covers the body of the plant-eating ankylosaurus, which defends itself against predators with a knobbed tail that delivers a devastating strike. Some varieties of
ankylosaurus have spiked tails that deal piercing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. Ankylosaurus
Huge beast, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 68 (8d12 + 16)
Speed 30 ft
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
for both, but the contingent spell doesn’t come into effect. Instead, it takes effect when a certain trigger occurs. You describe that trigger when you cast the two spells. For example, a Contingency
cast with Water Breathing might stipulate that Water Breathing comes into effect when you are engulfed in water or a similar liquid. The contingent spell takes effect immediately after the trigger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, expending spell slots for both, but the contingent spell doesn’t come into effect. Instead, it takes effect when a certain circumstance occurs. You describe that circumstance when you cast the two
spells. For example, a contingency cast with water breathing might stipulate that water breathing comes into effect when you are engulfed in water or a similar liquid. The contingent spell takes effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
for both, but the contingent spell doesn’t come into effect. Instead, it takes effect when a certain trigger occurs. You describe that trigger when you cast the two spells. For example, a Contingency
cast with Water Breathing might stipulate that Water Breathing comes into effect when you are engulfed in water or a similar liquid. The contingent spell takes effect immediately after the trigger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, expending spell slots for both, but the contingent spell doesn’t come into effect. Instead, it takes effect when a certain circumstance occurs. You describe that circumstance when you cast the two
spells. For example, a contingency cast with water breathing might stipulate that water breathing comes into effect when you are engulfed in water or a similar liquid. The contingent spell takes effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Adult Bronze Dragon Matt Stewart An adult bronze dragon defends the deep from a ravenous giant shark Adult bronze dragons often dwell near places they defend or where they help others work toward
, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Repulsion Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
action required by you), as long as they don’t violate its alignment. If you don’t issue any commands to the fey creature, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions. If
your concentration is broken, the fey creature doesn’t disappear. Instead, you lose control of the fey creature, it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, and it might attack. An uncontrolled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
damage instead of slashing damage. The creature is friendly to you and your companions, and it can be used as a mount. It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the diatryma defends itself but takes no other actions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
action required by you), as long as they don’t violate its alignment. If you don’t issue any commands to the fey creature, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions. If
your concentration is broken, the fey creature doesn’t disappear. Instead, you lose control of the fey creature, it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, and it might attack. An uncontrolled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes
no actions. If your concentration is broken, the elemental doesn’t disappear. Instead, you lose control of the elemental, it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, and it might attack. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes
no actions. If your concentration is broken, the elemental doesn’t disappear. Instead, you lose control of the elemental, it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, and it might attack. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
sentience and awareness. The ooze is genuinely curious about other creatures and wants to learn more about the world. It defends itself if attacked, but doesn’t otherwise try to harm the characters
, instead asking who they are, where they come from, and why they have come to the temple. Other oozes won’t attack Glabbagool, so it can block a passageway to help the adventurers fend them off. However
Ancient Deep Dragon
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Spells Known
Ancient Deep Dragon;Ancient
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command, dissonant whispers, faerie fire, passwall, water breathing
Deep Dragon Adventures
The
share the same basic structure as the sapphire dragon lair shown on map 5.12, but instead of being formed from stone, it might consist of chambers hollowed out within a fungus network growing near an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Bubble-Pop Teapot A twenty-foot-tall teapot rests on a wooden platform, its painted surface whirling with moving imagery of flying dragons breathing streams of bubbles. A door at the base of the
ride works, he might say the following: “Toil and trouble” instead of “bubble” “Gnarly tree knot” instead of “teapot” “Bramble thicket” instead of “ticket” If a character engages with Treaclewise in
Orc
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death.
Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who
fraught with tests of strength, fierce competition and nothing in the way of maternal or paternal love. From the time a child can wield a stick or a crude knife, it asserts itself and defends itself






