desert innate are brute

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

;t transformed. It doesn’t change form if it dies. Innate Spellcasting (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). The yuan-ti can

’t be bound for long by brute force, and that many creatures will refuse to serve. As a result, yuan-ti first influence other creatures with the promise of wealth and power. Time and again

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

that rely on smell. Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic

the chosen prize. A giant might undertake a carefully planned robbery, making extensive use of magic to cover their presence. Or it might engage in a brute-force raid that involves tearing off the

Thri-kreen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Thri-kreen Mantid Psychics and Scavengers Habitat: Desert, Grassland; Treasure: Armaments Thri-kreen are mantis-like wanderers who harness their innate camouflage and psychic abilities to survive

. Different groups of thri-kreen have distinct carapaces, from the rocky shades of desert dwellers to the vibrant hues of those living in verdant lands. While their language has a distinctly insectile

Efreeti

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

dwell in fiery regions such as volcanoes and the burning expanses of the world’s deserts. Their love of the desert brings them into conflict with the djinn that ride the desert whirlwinds, and with the

Demise. If the efreeti dies, its body disintegrates in a flash of fire and puff of smoke, leaving behind only equipment the efreeti was wearing or carrying. Innate Spellcasting. The efreeti’s innate

Draegloth

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

Draegloth A draegloth is a half-drow, half-glabrezu demon, born of a drow high priestess in an unholy, dangerous ritual. Gifted with innate magic and physical might, it usually remains in the service

suppress its ambitions might abandon its house and strike out on its own. Whether these rebellious draegloths are part of Lolth’s plan for sowing even greater chaos is unclear. Brute Cunning and Dark

Lamia

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

Lamia Ruined desert cities and the tombs of forgotten monarchs make perfect lairs for the wicked lamias. These decadent monsters take what has been forgotten and make it the seat of their hedonistic

Perception 12 Languages Abyssal, Common Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The lamia’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells

Efreeti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Efreeti Genie of Fire Habitat: Desert, Planar (Elemental Plane of Fire); Treasure: Armaments Michael Broussard Efreet burn with the energy and unpredictability of fire. Their innate magic allows

Hags

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

adopting a group of ogres, trolls, or other loutish creatures, ruling them through brute strength, verbal abuse, and superstition. Covens. An annis hag that is part of a coven (see the “Hag Covens” sidebar

Languages Common, Giant, Sylvan Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). She can innately cast the following spells: 3/day each

Giant, Fog

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

undertake a carefully planned robbery, making extensive use of magic to cover their presence. Or it might engage in a brute-force raid that involves tearing off the roof of a merchant’s home, seizing what

or other allied fog giants. Keen Smell. The giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Inate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can

Giants

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

Languages Common, Giant Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no

path across the desert of Anauroch, but there’s a stretch that passes near the sand-swallowed ruins of a once-great arch–a portal built by giants, some say. a sandstorm rages all around it, and in the

Locations A - D

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

-aged woman with a wry sense of humor named Arleosa Starhenge (NG female Chondathan human commoner). Born in a wild magic zone, Arleosa has the innate magical ability to cast the alter self spell three

is now a desert. Northernmost Anauroch is a cold land of frost-rimed rock and the black glacier known as the High Ice. Farther south lies the waterless Plain of Standing Stones, where winds scour

Cultists of the Dead Three

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

person. He can take on an alternate appearance regardless of his current form, that of a hulking brute armed with a long, curved dagger that drips blood. In this form, he wears only a tattered loin cloth

they have resistance or immunity to such damage. Innate Spellcasting. The reaper’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no

Creating a Monster Stat Block

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

complex (and harder to run) the monster becomes. Innate Spellcasting and Spellcasting. The impact that the Innate Spellcasting and Spellcasting special traits have on a monster’s challenge rating

effective damage output, assume the breath weapon hits two targets, and that each target fails its saving throw. Brute Bugbear Increase the monster’s effective per-round damage by the amount noted in the

Chromatic Dragons

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

innate right to rule, and this belief is the cornerstone of every chromatic dragon’s personality and worldview. Trying to humble a chromatic dragon is like trying to convince the wind to stop blowing. To

treasure. With its innate toughness and tolerance for severe environmental effects, a dragon selects or builds a lair not for shelter but for defense, favoring multiple entrances and exits, and

Forge Level (X27-X37)

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

X31), has amputated its face-tentacles and removed the part of its brain that enables the mind flayer to use its psionic powers. Consequently, it has no innate spellcasting abilities and no effective

, allowing access to area X37. The portcullis can also be raised with a knock spell or similar magic. Brute force, in the form of a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, also works—but circumventing

Maelstrom Level 2

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

attunes to it. Development If the characters forge an alliance with Serissa or expose Iymrith as a villainous deceiver, the blue dragon returns to her lair in the Anauroch desert and isn’t encountered

again until chapter 12, “Doom of the Desert.” It’s possible that the characters might come into possession of a spell scroll of resurrection at some point in the adventure, in which case they could

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