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Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the deathwolf fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Moon’s Grace. When the deathwolf falls, it descends at a rate of 60 feet per round and
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Avoidance. If the mutate is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage
the Underdark. However, their efforts always proved fruitless, and eventually the mind flayers gave up their schemes.
Several common types of mutates exist. The individuals with stat blocks presented
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the Forest Master fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The Forest Master has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
.
The wall of briars lasts until the start of the Forest Master’s next turn. The wall blocks line of sight and counts as difficult terrain for all creatures except the Forest Master. The first time
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Trostani has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. Trostani’s weapon
). Trostani animates one or two trees she can see within 120 feet of her, causing them to uproot themselves and become awakened tree;awakened trees (see the Monster Manual for their stat blocks) for 1 minute or
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
within the garden.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Gardener fails a saving throw, they can choose to succeed instead.
Unfettered Steps. The Gardener is unaffected by difficult
unconscious condition but is stable instead of dying.
Breath of Tranquility (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Breath of Tranquility"}. The Gardener exhales soporific
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
instead resets to 350 hit points, and it recharges its Steam Breath. Additionally, the dragon turtle can now use the options in the "Mythic Actions" section for 1 hour. Award a party an additional
instead.
Unusual Nature. The dragon turtle doesn't require food or drink.Multiattack. The dragon turtle makes one Bite or Tail attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
weather, detect thoughts, ice storm
Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws
stat blocks presented here.
After finishing a long rest, Auril regains any of her forms that were destroyed, provided at least one form survives. When she transitions from one form to another, she
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Sul Khatesh has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Master of Magic. Sul Khatesh has advantage on
creature within 30 feet of it. A creature that fails the saving throw but can't expend a spell slot is instead stunned until the end of its next turn.Overlords
In the first days of the world, the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. Auril doesn’t require air, food, drink, or
, Auril is reborn at full strength during the next winter solstice, with divine power far beyond what is reflected in the stat blocks presented here.
After finishing a long rest, Auril regains any of
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Deadly Critical. Rak Tulkhesh scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice three times, instead of twice.
Innate Spellcasting. Rak Tulkhesh's spellcasting ability is Charisma
, staggering smite
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Rak Tulkhesh fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Rak Tulkhesh has advantage on saving throws against spells and
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
her to explode and die. A mephit that dies in this way does not use its Death Burst. Instead, each creature within 10 feet of the exploding mephit must succeed on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking
Monsters
Divine Contention
Amphibious. Claugiyliamatar can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Claugiyliamatar fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Innate Spellcasting. Claugiyliamatar
, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick, and it blocks line of sight. When the wall appears, each creature in its area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. A creature that fails the save takes 18 (4d8
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Spider Climb. The dragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without
.
Underground River. A river flows along the right and bottom edges of the map, providing the dragon with fresh water and an alternative entrance. Originating on the surface, the river descends through narrow
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Spider Climb. The dragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without
edges of the map, providing the dragon with fresh water and an alternative entrance. Originating on the surface, the river descends through narrow tunnels that eventually lead to the Underdark.
Hoard
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
is subjected to lightning damage, she takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.
Magic Resistance. Lynx has advantage on saving throws against
","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
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The powerful relics possessed by Lynx Creatlach and Sir Ursas (see the “Special Equipment” section of their stat blocks
Monsters
Locathah Rising
blocks the sphere.
While within the sphere, Amble and their allies gain a +5 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) and Wisdom (Perception) checks, and any light from open flames in the sphere isn’t
gaining those of the creature. If the creature has the same proficiency as Amble and the bonus in its stat block is higher, use the creature's bonus instead of Amble's.
When Amble transforms, they
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a successful save, the wonder drops to 1 Hit Point instead.
Wind-Up Operation. The wonder has the Unconscious condition until another creature winds it with the wonder’s unique key for 1
detach itself from one of these cords. A creature attached to a cord can leap from the gyrocopter wonder and glide, moving up to 5 feet horizontally for every 1 foot it descends in the air. If a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, this level of the tower was bricked over. The pit descends 30 feet to area 31 below. Echoes from the Pit. As characters approach the pit, they hear their voices echo down the hole. Randomly determine
one character whose voice doesn’t echo. Instead, a pale amber light ignites in the dark below and something whispers the character’s name from the pit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, descends in the eastern half of the shaft, acting as a counterweight. Both stone blocks have thick iron chains bolted to them, by which they are hoisted and lowered them as needed. Scaling the shaft is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Traversing the Tunnel The winding tunnel between Phandalin and Illithinoch is 12 miles long, curving in different directions as it descends 2 miles beneath the town. The tunnel has a gentle but
for a missing tribe member who’s been acting strangely. 8 1d6 troglodytes and a barlgura are looking for a fight. 9 A patch of 2d4 shriekers blocks the way ahead; if they shriek, roll 1d8 on this table to see what creatures come to investigate. 10–20 No encounter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
on the Urban Chase Complications table on its turn. Crowded Street If Willifort flees in a hire-coach, his getaway is thwarted on the third round of the chase when a large crowd blocks the road
the crowd on foot. Any creature in the crowd has half cover, and any attack that misses the creature because of the cover hits an innocent commoner instead. If Willifort is incapacitated, a raven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
salamanders brought from the Elemental Plane of Fire by Mekkalath’s magic. The salamanders serve Mekkalath, patrolling the hill and performing errands for him. A stairway in the back of the hall descends
elemental (or a fire elemental myrmidon from Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse) dwells here, along with a few more fire elementals as minions. Rubble blocks another stairway descending to
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against
Adventurer’s Guide.) Use one of the warlock stat blocks in appendix B to represent this goblin, adding darkvision and the Nimble Escape traits common to all goblins.
Booyahg Booyahg Booyahg. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, as described in the text. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix B. When a creature’s
name appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue for you to look up the creature’s stat block in the Monster Manual, unless the adventure’s text instead refers you to the monster appendix in this book
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
helpful but not necessary. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix A. When a creature’s
name appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue for you to look up the creature’s stat block in the Monster Manual, unless the adventure’s text instead refers you to the monster appendix in this adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
helpful but not necessary. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix A. When a creature’s
name appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue for you to look up the creature’s stat block in the Monster Manual, unless the adventure’s text instead refers you to the monster appendix in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
tree uproots and blocks a character’s path, mimicking their movements. 7 Gorguth the chimera (see area G7) flies overhead and lets out a fearsome roar. If the characters draw Gorguth’s attention, he
descends to meet them. 8 The Gardener (see appendix B) strolls through the area, humming merrily to themself, inspecting plants, and greeting the garden’s inhabitants.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
rocks to navigate this obstacle. The character must succeed on three DC 14 Strength (Athletics) checks to leap from rock to rock. A character safely ascends or descends 10 feet with each successful
appendix B for both stat blocks) spots the characters and attacks. At the end of the first round of combat, roll a die. If you roll an even number, a random draconian is affected as if by the levitate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
helpful but not necessary. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix A. When a creature’s
name appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue for you to look up the creature’s stat block in the Monster Manual, unless the adventure’s text instead refers you to the monster appendix in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
helpful but not necessary. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix A. When a creature’s
name appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue for you to look up the creature’s stat block in the Monster Manual, unless the adventure’s text instead refers you to the monster appendix in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
. The Dungeon Master’s Guide contains guidance for modifying existing stat blocks. Alternatively, choose a stat block of CR 5 or higher that has one of the following creature types: Beast, Elemental, Fey
the following traits: Fey Rebirth. If the archfey dies in its Domain of Delight, it revives with all its hit points 1d4 days later in a safe location in that domain.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the archfey fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Medium characters to squeeze through. Metallic rubble blocks the tunnel that leads north. One round after the circle is activated, a drone patrol arrives from area 7 to escort any new arrivals to the
stasis pods in area 5. Huge prisoners are taken to massive stasis pods in area 18 instead. Prisoners who put up an especially strong resistance might be taken directly to an isolation chamber in area 20.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
).
Behind the Design: Save Ends Effects
Save ends effects are one way of saving space in stat blocks and making them less complex for GMs to run at the table. Much like how stat blocks just reference the
poisoned condition instead of spelling its rules out each time, we didn’t want to fill up the pages by repeating long sentences similar to this one: “A target poisoned in this way can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of their turns, ending the effect on themself on a success.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
3. False Entrance After 20 feet, a puzzle door sealing off a small chamber beyond blocks this false entrance into the tomb. A short tunnel ends at a slab of worked stone, whose edges are marked by
cavities. If puzzle cubes representing every trickster god except Unkh are inserted into the cavities in such a way that the cubes of rival gods are opposite to one another, a stone block slowly descends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
as they try to escape Kollema Hall; use one or more of the college apprentice stat blocks in chapter 7 to represent them. Any characters in the infirmary are among the first people the delirious
students rush onto the second floor and seek to escape, attacking anyone who comes close, while yelling things like “Stay back, monster!” and “Help, they’re trying to kill me!” The resulting scene descends