descend intent are beast

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

5 or more, the target falls prone. Savage (Costs 2 Actions). Yeenoghu makes a bite attack against each creature within 10 feet of him.The Beast of Butchery appears as a great battle-scarred gnoll

. Those that ate of great Yeenoghu’s kills became gnoll;gnolls, emulating their master’s ways. Few others worship the Beast of Butchery, but those who do tend to take on a gnoll-like aspect

Stalagma Steelshadow

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into

is identical to the control weather spell. Within 1 mile of the lair, winds buoy non-evil creatures that fall due to no act of the dragon’s or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of

Baphomet Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

each: dispel magic, dominate beast, hunter's mark, maze, wall of stone 1/day each: teleport Labyrinthine Recall. Baphomet can perfectly recall any path he has traveled, and he is immune to the maze

of the lair, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or descend into a madness determined by the Madness of Baphomet table. A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t

Demogorgon Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

"} necrotic damage. Maddening Gaze. Demogorgon uses his Gaze action, and must choose either the Beguiling Gaze or the Insanity Gaze effect.Prince of Demons, the Sibilant Beast, and Master of the

descend into a madness determined by the Madness of Demogorgon table. A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t be affected by this regional effect again for 24 hours. If Demogorgon dies

Adult Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form

its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Given days or longer to work, the dragon can make clouds and fog within its lair as solid as stone, forming

Ancient Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its

’s or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Given days or longer to work, the dragon can make clouds and fog within its lair as solid as stone

Water Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Water genasi descend from marids, aquatic genies from the Elemental Plane of Water. Water genasi are perfectly suited to life underwater and carry the power of the waves inside themselves. Their

type is. Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze

Tough

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

Tough Does the Tough feat have an effect for a druid while in beast form? The intent is no. The Tough feat affects a druid’s hit points, which are replaced by the beast’s hit points while using Wild Shape.

Snapping Turtle Bay

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

caves overlooking the bay. These simple creatures aren’t inherently hostile, but they are suspicious and wary around newcomers. Any show of malicious intent on the part of strangers is enough to shift

sun itself on the beaches during the day. Chultans refer to the beast as King Toba. Residual magic from the Spellplague has crystallized parts of its shell. The shell’s magic grants King Toba

Traxigor's Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Traxigor’s Tower Once the griffons land, characters are free to dismount and descend the stairs into Traxigor’s tower. After delivering the party safely to the tower, the griffons take a short rest

before flying back to Candlekeep. Read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players when the characters descend into the tower: One level down, you see a cluttered chamber illuminated by

Survivors' Tales

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

waiting to descend, or fell to their deaths as bridges and walkways collapsed under the weight of panic. Most survivors fled and saw little of what ensued. However, by asking careful questions of a number

regalia of the Cult of the Dragon followed the dragon, killing all those they found. The village’s priest stepped out to lead others in fighting the dragon, but the beast swallowed him whole. Some

Survivors' Tales

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

waiting to descend, or fell to their deaths as bridges and walkways collapsed under the weight of panic. Most survivors fled and saw little of what ensued. However, by asking careful questions of a

regalia of the Cult of the Dragon followed the dragon, killing all those they found. The village’s priest stepped out to lead others in fighting the dragon, but the beast swallowed him whole. Some

Druid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

only languages that appear in an elemental’s stat block, but the intent (RAI) is that druids retain their knowledge, including of languages, when they transform and can speak the languages they know if

an adopted form can speak. If a druid in elemental form can speak, can the druid cast spells? A druid can cast spells in a Wild Shape form only upon gaining the Beast Spells feature at 18th level. If a

Underwater Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

first dolphin. 2 Recover the treasure of a hero long ago devoured by a sea beast. 3 Carry a coastal city’s gifts and diplomatic messages to an underwater community. 4 Calm a kraken

juvenile sea monster caught in a fisher’s net to its home. 12 Protect a priest of Thassa intent on journeying to the bottom of the sea. As the people of Olantin discovered, ages of prosperity and culture mean nothing in the face of a wrathful sea (SLAWOMIR MANIAK)

4. Tortle in Torpor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

beast or humanoid with the intent to damage them. If such a creature is hostile, Amble will use magic to restrain them, and has a plethora of spells with which to accomplish this. Amble has no such

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

. You can’t move farther than 30 feet away from the caster of compelled duel by any means, including teleportation. Is the damage dealt by a beast from conjure animals considered magical? The stat

minor elementals offers four options. Here are the first two: One elemental of challenge rating 2 or lower Two elementals of challenge rating 1 or lower The design intent for options like these is that

Cavalier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

have advantage on saving throws made to avoid falling off your mount. If you fall off your mount and descend no more than 10 feet, you can land on your feet if you’re not incapacitated. Finally

cavaliers and samurai existed in the real world, our inspirations for both fighter archetypes are taken from popular culture (folk tales, movies, and comic books), not from history. Our intent is to capture

Firefinger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

rock chimney leads up to level 2. It’s a 90-foot climb with plenty of handholds but several tricky, twisty spots; a successful DC 8 Strength (Athletics) check is required to ascend or descend it

or other open flame, in which case they attack. Six months ago, an explorer who was captured by the pterafolk managed to escape and descend this far before falling prey to the stirges. Her desiccated

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

draconic magic seep into the forest, Marilissa believed she was destined to serve the wyrmling and the terrible beast he will inevitably become. She is the wyrmling’s most dedicated servant. Dealing with

Marilissa. If the characters arrive in this area and haven’t killed Sunset-Is-Nigh, Marilissa is Indifferent toward them and asks them why they’re here. If the characters express any ill intent

Spaceship Locations, Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

tubes are identical to those in area S2, except they require a violet key card to descend to the garden level; a blue key card still allows passage back up to the ship’s first level. It’s an 80-foot

illithids discovered the ship weeks ago and have been studying its technology ever since, intent on using it to conquer other worlds. Four intellect devourers loyal to the mind flayers hide under the first

Gibbet Crossing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

cage is worth 400 gp. G7: Stairs to Flooded Passage This wide passage is inlaid with roughly cut stairs that descend into murky flood waters. A subterranean waterway flooded this passage several

: Duergar Delegate Room A long, low table in this room bears bits of metal. Stairs descend to the south, beneath an archway bearing deep, jagged carvings. Drow and duergar living in this area didn’t

Halfling Gods and Myths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

halfling gods are viewed as folk heroes — mortal beings who ascended to divinity, rather than divine entities who descend from their realms to influence the world. Because of this outlook, halflings

able to warn halfling adventurers of danger while in her incorporeal form. Halflings who favor Charmalaine are usually adventurers or those who pursue other risky professions such as hunting, beast

City Celebrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

“troll scratchings” at doors and windows. Those with more malicious intent sing screechingly in the wee hours, and hurl raw eggs at windows, signs, and the heads of those who try to stop them. Have

embarrassing things done don’t sully a person’s reputation, so celebrations often descend briefly into anarchic hedonism. Misfortune is said to come to anyone who returns to their pumpkin after celebrating

Spire of Iriolarthas (Y19i-Y19hq)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

paraphernalia. A soft groaning sound emanates from a shadowy, door-sized rectangle along the curved northern wall. Staircases to the east and west descend to the lower part of the room, where a sunken

Iriolarthas escaped Ythryn’s fall. It moves toward the nearest intruder with the intent of trapping that creature into its extradimensional chamber. Anyone who is cast into this chamber must deal with

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

. This effect ends for a creature if the creature takes damage or someone uses an action to wake it. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating

must succeed on a DC 23 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet away from the dragon. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a

Locations on the Dungeon Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

dwarves chained to the floor and forced to labor making weapons. Four of them are dwarf commoners intent only on escaping if they are released, but the fifth is a veteran who volunteers to stay with the

third chest opened contains the giants’ accumulated pay, amounting to 4,800 gp. 29. False Treasure If the characters descend the stairs in area 10A and follow the obvious route, they come to a large

Demon Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

damage. Manes Souls of evil creatures that descend to the Lower Planes are transformed into manes — the lowest form of demonkind. These wretched fiends attack any non-demon they see, and they are

action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a bat (speed 10 ft. fly 40 ft.), a centipede (40 ft., climb 40 ft.), or a toad (40 ft., swim 40 ft.), or back into its true form. Its statistics are

Grimskalle Locations (G15-G23)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

this time, if the characters haven’t already engaged him, Isarr knows they’re around and is looking forward to killing them as well and leaving their corpses as tribute to Malar the Beast Lord. If the

, indestructible, and impassable. Any spell cast with the intent of bypassing the door fails and is wasted. Worshipers of Auril. If the characters failed enough of the Frostmaiden’s tests to make it impossible for

Meenlock

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

(450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Fear Aura. Any beast or humanoid that starts its turn within 10 feet of the meenlock must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the start of

brain’s intent. From across great distances, it implants subconscious suggestions or subtly influences dreams to compel creatures toward a course of action that benefits its grand plan. When its

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. Chain Lightning Stadium The air around this amphitheater is charged with static. Cracked steps descend to the stadium floor, where a tiny glittering object rests on a pedestal of black stone. Three

collector of such works. Kingsport Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 5 (1d8 + 1) Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 6 (−2) DEX 12 (+1) CON 12 (+1) INT 10 (+0

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

tunnels might be surprised to find that some of them descend for miles, in some cases all the way to the Underdark.) Hundelstone’s few score human residents are mostly sellswords or would-be adventurers

who earn a living as caravan guards or beast hunters in the crags. One notable resident of Hundelstone is an inventor named Thwip Ironbottom (CG male rock gnome commoner). A spy for the Harpers, Thwip

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